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Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout

Iraq Attacks

A look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: - Sept. 9: Insurgents kill at least 82 people in a wave of attacks, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs.

 

US auditors: $200M wasted on Iraqi police training

U.S. auditors have concluded that more than $200 million was wasted on a program to train Iraqi police that Baghdad says is neither needed nor wanted. The Police Development Program -- which was drawn up to be the single largest State Department program in the world -- was envisioned as a five-year, multibillion-dollar push to train security forces after the U.S. military left last December. But Iraqi political leaders, anxious to keep their distance from the Americans, were unenthusiastic.

 

At least 58 killed in Iraq bombings; Shiite mosques hit

Homemade bombs planted around the houses of Iraqi policemen killed seven people Friday, including a soldier trying to defuse ...

 

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