"Separate attacks in Iraq killed five members of an anti-militant militia on Friday as an Al Qaeda splinter group claimed responsibility for a spate of Baghdad bombings that killed at least 19 people the day before.
In one of Friday’s attacks, gunmen opened fire from a speeding car, targeting a security checkpoint manned by anti-Al-Qaeda fighters (Sahwa) near the town of B
Three fighters were killed and four were wounded in that attack, police officials said. Hours later, a roadside bomb targeted a patrol of militiamen just north of Baghdad, killing two fighters and wounding four. Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures.
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