Carnage In Baghdad

Iraq Suicide Bomber Targets Iraqi Recruits Amid US Troop Withdrawal -- Christian Science Monitor

An Iraq suicide bomber killed more than 50 people and wounded at least 100 on Tuesday outside an Iraqi Army recruitment center in Baghdad.

More than 50 people were killed and another 100 were wounded Tuesday morning when an Iraq suicide bomber struck an Army recruiting center in Baghdad.

The attack comes as United States troops in Iraq are set to switch from a combat to a training role at the end of this month. Though the US withdrawal from Iraq appears to be in track, the country's internal politics remain gridlocked. It has been almost six months since Iraq elections, and the political factions have yet to reach agreement with each other on forming a new government.

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