Iraq: At Least 6 Killed in Suicide Attack West of Baghdad

A suicide car bomber on Saturday attacked Iraqi forces west of the capital, Baghdad, killing at least six troops, officials said, as the Canadian prime minister paid a surprise visit to Iraq. The attacker drove an explosive-rigged Humvee into a military headquarters in the town of Garma, where government forces and allied militias have been battling Islamic State militants, a police officer said. The dead included three soldiers and three militia members, he added. Nine other troops...

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