As Militants Sweep Iraq, Suicide Bomber Kills 12 In Baghdad

Iraqi civilians gather the morning after a string of car bombs tore through busy shopping streets in several neighborhoods in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. At least 50 people were killed on Wednesday as the ... Iraqi civilians gather the morning after a string of car bombs tore through busy shopping streets in several neighborhoods in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. At least 50 people were killed on Wednesday as the army announced that one of its airstrikes had killed tens of militants in the northern city of Mosul. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) MORE LESS
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a suicide car bomber has rammed his explosives-laden car into a police checkpoint in Baghdad, killing at least 12 people.

The official said seven civilians were among the dead in Thursday’s attack that took place in the predominantly Shiite northern neighborhood of Kazimiyah. He added that 25 other people were wounded.

A medical official confirmed the causality figure. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.

Since Islamic militants seized much of the country’s north and west, there has been a campaign of bombings against Baghdad. A string of car bombs killed 51 Wednesday night.

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  1. Most people don’t remember but PNAC was the brainchild of Jeb Bush and his friends Cheney, Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld. A lot of Jebs friends helped bring the seeds of democracy to Iraq, mission accomplished.

  2. What’s the over/under date for evacuation and abandonment of the US embassy in Baghdad?

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