Iraq: suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 12 in Mosul

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Source: AP

A suicide truck bomber plowed through a sandbag barrier to strike a police station in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 12, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

It was yet another sign that security forces have still not managed to stamp out extremists in Mosul, only three months before U.S. troops are due to withdraw from Iraqi cities.

The British military, meanwhile, transferred over coalition command of the oil-rich southern province of Basra to the United States on Tuesday. It was the latest step toward the withdrawal of the remaining 4,100 British troops from Iraq by midsummer.

The British troops will be withdrawn in phases, with combat operations due to end at the end of May and all but about 400 troops withdrawn by the end of July. Those staying behind will be involved in training Iraqis, according to the British Ministry of Defense.

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