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                     Suicide Bombing Kills 17 Near Baghdad

   by VOA News

   Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber targeting pro-government Sunni
   militiamen has killed at least 17 people in an attack near the
   country's capital.

   The blast happened early Wednesday in the town of Madaen, about 45
   kilometers south of Baghdad.

   Officials said most of the dead were pro-government fighters who had
   gathered to receive their salary. Three Iraqi soldiers were among those
   killed. The bombing wounded at least 33 other people.

   The militiamen were part of a group of fighters known as Sahwa, who
   oppose the Sunni militant Islamic State group and helped U.S. forces
   battle al-Qaida in Iraq.
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