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Attack on Iraqi Army Post Near Baghdad Kills 5 Soldiers

   VOA News 24 March 2010

   Iraqi  officials say insurgents have attacked a military checkpoint on
   the southern outskirts of Baghdad, killing five soldiers.
   Authorities  say the attack on the army post happened Wednesday in the
   village  of  Radhwaniyah. No other details were immediately available.
   Gunmen  had attacked an Iraqi police watchtower in the same village on
   Monday, killing two officers.
   In  another  incident,  police say a roadside bomb went off in eastern
   Baghdad Wednesday, wounding three people.
   Violence  has dropped significantly across Iraq since its peak between
   2005 to 2007, but attacks remain common in some areas, including parts
   of Baghdad.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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