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US forces arrive in Baghdad to advise Iraqi troops

 The first US troops deployed to assist the Iraqi army in combating a growing Sunni militant insurgency have arrived and begun work, the Pentagon has said.

30 killed, 43 wounded in attacks in Iraq

 At least 30 people were killed and 43 others wounded in separate attacks in northern and central Iraq on Thursday, police said.

Iraq bombing wave kills more than 60

 More than 60 people were killed and over 200 others wounded in a wave of bombings attacks across Iraq on Saturday, mostly in the capital Baghdad, according to latest data given by officials and local media.

Series of blasts kill 11, wound 50 in north Iraq

 A series of blasts rocked Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday night, killing at least 11 people and wounding 50 others, a local police source told Xinhua.