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  9 School Teachers Among 11 Dead In Iraq Minibus Crash

  Eleven people including nine schoolteachers died in a head-on road crash south of Baghdad as they returned from a Ramadan meal, Iraqi authorities said Saturday, blaming speed.

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  Iraq Prime Minister's Main Backers Agree To Oust Him Following Protests

  Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's two main backers have agreed to work to remove him from office as protests against his government gained momentum in Baghdad and much of the Shi'ite south only to be met with violence.

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  Suicide Bomber Kills 20 At Market In South Of Baghdad

  A suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in the town of Musayyib, south of Baghdad, on Friday killing at least 20 people, medical and security sources said.

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  ISIS-Claimed Suicide Bombings Kill 35 In Iraq: Officials

  Suicide bombings at checkpoints in Baghdad and south Iraq claimed by the ISIS killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens more, officials said on Saturday.

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  Number Of Deaths In Iraq Bombing Claimed By ISIS Rises To 73

  Iraqi hospital and police officials say the death toll from a car bombing south of Baghdad claimed by the ISIS has risen to 73, including about 40 Iranian pilgrims.

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  Suicide Truck Bomb Kills More Than 80 In Iraq

  A suicide truck bomb killed more than 80 people, most of them Iranian Shia pilgrims, at a petrol station in the city of Hilla 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources said.

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  Suicide Bomber Kills 30 After Football Game In Baghdad: Police

  A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd on Friday after a local football game in a village south of Baghdad, killing at least 30 people, police and medics said.

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  Suicide Bomber Kills 26, Wounds 71 South Of Baghdad: Official

  A suicide attacker detonated an explosive belt in a park outside Baghdad today, killing 26 people and wounding 71, said the security head in Babel province where the bomb -- claimed by ISIS-- went off.

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  ISIS Truck Bomb Kills At Least 60 People South Of Baghdad

  A truck bomb at an Iraqi checkpoint south of Baghdad killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 70 on Sunday, medical and security officials said, and ISIS claimed responsibility for the blast.

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  Baghdad Bombing Kills 47, ISIS Claims Responsibility

  The ISIS today claimed responsibility for a suicide truck bomb blast that killed at least 47 people Sunday south of Baghdad.

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  Suicide Truck Bomb Kills 47 South Of Baghdad: Police

  A truck bomb exploded at a crowded checkpoint outside the city of Hilla, south of Baghdad, on Sunday, killing at least 47 people, officials and medical sources said.

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  At Least 9 Killed As Iraq Military Helicopter Crashes: Officers

  An Iraqi military helicopter crashed south of Baghdad today killing nine people due to a "technical problem", a security spokesman said.

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  Iraq PM Vows To Hunt Down Mosque Bombers

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the security forces were tracking down the perpetrators of attacks against Sunni religious targets south of Baghdad on Monday.

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  Islamic State Claims Baghdad Mosque Attack That Killed 10

  The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad following Friday prayers that Iraqi officials say killed 10 people.

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  Bombings Near Iraq Shia Mosque Kill 6: Officials

  A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bombing near a Shia mosque south of Baghdad killed at least six people and wounded 19 today, security and medical officials said.