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Iraqi officials say over 200 killed, 300 hurt in four suicide attacks

By The Associated Press

Four suicide bombers struck nearly simultaneously at communities of a small Kurdish sect in northwestern Iraq, killing at least 200 people and wounding 300 more, Iraqi military and local officials said.

The death toll was the highest in a concerted attack since November 23, when 215 people were killed by mortar fire and five car bombs in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City.

The bombs tore through the districts near Qahataniya, 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of Mosul, Iraq's third-largest city, said Abdul-Rahman al-Shimiri, the top government official in the area, and Iraq army Capt. Mohammed Ahmed.

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They said at least 30 homes were destroyed in the bombings.

Yazidis are members of an ancient, primarily Kurdish, religious sect that worships an angel figure that some Christians and Muslims believe to be the devil.

Dhakil Qassim, mayor of Sinjar, a town near the attacks, said Al-Qaida in Iraq was behind the bombings, citing what he said were Kurdish government intelligence reports.

"This is a terrorist act and the people targeted are poor Yazidis who have nothing to do with the armed conflict," Qassim said. Al-Qaida fighters are very active in this area near the Syrian border.

The United States condemned the bombings as "barbaric attacks on innocent civilians," and extended its sympathies to families of the victims.

"Extremists continue to show to what lengths they will go to stop Iraq from becoming a stable and secure country," the White House said in a statement.

"We will continue to work with the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Security Forces to stabilize the country and beat back these vicious and heartless murderers."

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1.	Honest, I didn`t know	02:09	\|	Mark Lincoln	15/08/07

2.	The zionists must be responsible	02:11	\|	Paul Freedman	15/08/07

3.	More killings.	02:48	\|	sandra chitayat	15/08/07

4.	I doubt it Paul, I don`t think	03:03	\|	Mark Lincoln	15/08/07

5.	mark lincoln,,,"conquer Iraq"???? thats a bit radical,	04:58	\|	terrornator	15/08/07

6.	Mark Lincoln, Aipac AEI, PNAC,	05:00	\|	JC	15/08/07

7.	I Fear For The Survival of the Yazidis In Iraq	05:16	\|	Harry D	15/08/07

8.	thankyou, CHENEY/BUSH!	05:36	\|	Akiva Patysh	15/08/07

9.	Mark Lincoln....I can do you one better on predictions	05:36	\|	The Equalizer	15/08/07

10.	Sandra Chiayat	05:42	\|	Mark Lincoln	15/08/07

11.	Why in the world would Muslims	06:12	\|	Gina	15/08/07

12.	Thank you Moveon.org	06:38	\|	A man above time	15/08/07

13.	Note the deafening silence of Euro-human rights "activists"...	06:50	\|	Dr. L. Brnd	15/08/07

14.	horrific slaughter of innocent civilians	06:51	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	15/08/07

15.	Time Man - AQ Dit it, Not moveon.org	07:01	\|	Mark of Lewiston	15/08/07

16.	This war may be a long time losing	07:04	\|	Natallie Durson	15/08/07

17.	Gina - They are Muslims like Jim Jones was Christian	07:07	\|	Mark of Lewiston	15/08/07

18.	JC .. read this is you can actually read	07:39	\|	GZLives	15/08/07

19.	Mark of Lewiston: I Dare You	08:22	\|	Brad	15/08/07

20.	EVEN DEEPER INTO THE ABYSS	08:26	\|	indrajaya	15/08/07

21.	Gina`s Right	08:29	\|	Brad	15/08/07

22.	#16, Durson	08:33	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	15/08/07

23.	#13, Dr. L. Brand	08:36	\|	Cipora Julianna Kohn	15/08/07

24.	Brad - I`m Not looking for Martyrdom	08:56	\|	Mark of Lewiston	15/08/07

25.	Indrajaya	08:59	\|	Mark of Lewiston	15/08/07

26.	#3 sandra chitayat - Pandora`s box	09:11	\|	Yonatan	15/08/07

27.	# 25, MARK OF LEWISTON	09:43	\|	indrajaya	15/08/07

28.	The Iraq`s future is in Iraqis hands	09:45	\|	Jonathan	15/08/07

29.	# 28, JONATHAN	10:09	\|	indrajaya	15/08/07

30.	# 28, JONATHAN	10:09	\|	indrajaya	15/08/07

31.	Roland Nilsson Sweden , response should be posted	11:46	\|	Roland Nilsson	15/08/07

32.	Muslim (Islamofascists) mass murders in action	13:34	\|	maurice	15/08/07

33.	the revolution is alive!	14:45	\|	Leon Rosgarten	15/08/07

34.	Neanderthals fighting the Cro-Magnons in Iraq	16:12	\|	Murray of Montreal	15/08/07

35.	JC - You jest!	16:28	\|	Mark Lincoln	15/08/07

36.	Mark of Lewiston - we didn`t set off the bombs - true	16:34	\|	Mark Lincoln	15/08/07

37.	Johnathan - Only Iraqis can fix it	16:39	\|	Mark Lincoln	15/08/07

38.	Foreign influences in Iraq	16:43	\|	Mark Lincoln	15/08/07

39.	27 Indrajaya - Justifying the Indefenseable	17:06	\|	Mark of Lewiston	15/08/07

40.	36 Mark Lincoln - No Doubt	17:28	\|	Mark of Lewiston	15/08/07

41.	500 Dead according to CNN	00:42	\|	Murray of Montreal	16/08/07

42.	Mark Lincoln	22:40	\|	P. J. Casey	16/08/07

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