Suicide car bomb, once a fixture in Ramadi but now rare,

  • 12/15/2022
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kills at least 6 in Anbar capital BAGHDAD, Nov 21, SPA -- A suicide car bomb exploded Wednesday at anIraqi police checkpoint guarding a courthouse in Ramadi,killing at least six people in the largest attack on Anbarprovince's capital in months, AP quoted police sources as saying. The dead included three women, said Col. Jubair RashidNaief, a provincial police official. Another 13 people werewounded, he said. Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, wasonce a base for Sunni insurgents, but has seen a hugesecurity improvement since many Sunni tribesmen beganpartnering with U.S. forces last year. Wednesday's suicide blast was the largest such attack inRamadi in months. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/501949

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