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Now playing Next Iraq Twin car bombs at top Baghdad hotels kill 10, wound 30 Car bombs exploded in the parking lots of two luxury hotels in central Baghdad late on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30. The 29/05/2015
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Now playing Next Iraq ISIL militants attack Kurdish forces near Kirkuk ISIL militants have killed a senior Kurdish commander and five other fighters after launching a major offensive in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk 30/01/2015
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