Checkpoint blasts kill 28 in northern Iraq

Checkpoint blasts kill 28 in northern Iraq
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) June 09, 2014 - A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bomber detonating an explosives-rigged truck at a police checkpoint in northern Iraq killed 28 people Monday, while seven people died in other attacks. Militants have launched major operations in five different provinces in recent days, killing scores of people and highlighting both their long reach and the weakness of Iraq's security forces. Iraq is ... more

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