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Mourners chant slogans against the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), while carrying a flag-draped coffin of Shawki Rahim during his funeral procession in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 17, 2014. The Iraqi Army officer was killed during clashes with al-Qaida fighters in Hillah last night, his family said. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)

Gunmen attack Iraq military base, kill 10 soldiers

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN - Associated Press

Gov’t: Case against a Blackwater guard in jeopardy

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Iraqi officials: Gunmen attack military base in the country’s north, kill at least 10 soldiers

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Iraqi civilians inspect debris left in the aftermath of a car bombing on a commercial street in Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Sadr City, Iraq, Friday, April 11, 2014. Two car bombs exploded in Shiite neighborhoods of Iraq's capital Thursday night, killing and wounding scores of people, as violence roars on before a crucial election later this month, authorities said. Last year, Iraq weathered its deadliest bout of violence since it pulled back from the brink of civil war in 2008. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraq: Official disputes assassination allegation

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press