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A bomb exploded amid Sunni worshippers leaving a mosque in west Baghdad, one of two attacks Friday that left seven dead in Iraq, officials said.Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain the country's most relentless round of violence since the 2011 U.S. military withdrawal. Over 30 Sunni mosques have been hit in the past two months and over 100 worshippers killed, in addition to attacks on Shiite neighborhoods, security forces, and other targets.Police officials said the bomb left by the side of the road at the Omar mosque killed four people and wounded 11 others as they were walking away after Friday prayers.Meanwhile, police said that two carloads of gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in the city of Fallujah early Friday policemen, killing three. Two other policemen were also wounded in the attack in Fallujah, a former al Qaeda stronghold 40 miles west of Baghdad.Health workers confirmed the casualties. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not auth...
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