Iraqis carried the coffin of a relative who was killed in a suicide attack in Baghdad on Sunday. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images (New York Times)US Says 12,000 US Troops To Leave Iraq By Sept. -- Yahoo News/AP
BAGHDAD – The U.S. military announced Sunday that 12,000 American and 4,000 British troops will leave Iraq by September — hours after a suicide bomber struck police and recruits lined up at the entrance of Baghdad's main academy, killing 32 people.
The blast — the second major attack to hit Iraqis in three days and the deadliest to strike Baghdad in nearly a month — was a bloody reminder of the ability of insurgents to defy security improvements and stage dramatic attacks as the U.S. begins to draw down its forces.
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