Multiple bombings kill 40 in northern Iraq

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080715/wl_nm/iraq_dc_10

By Tim Cocks
Tue Jul 15, 9:49 AM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombers killed around 40 people and wounded scores in several attacks in northern Iraq on Tuesday, days after the government vowed to expand a crackdown against militants in a region where al Qaeda retains influence.

In the worst attacks, two suicide bombers killed 27 people and wounded 68 when they blew themselves up outside an army recruitment centre in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said.

The U.S. military said 20 recruits were killed and 55 wounded, saying the attackers blew themselves up in a line of men outside the centre in Baquba, capital of Diyala province.

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1. Yep, the "surge" is certainly working.

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2. Only if they're surging to the grave n/t