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| At least 18 people have been killed and 35 others wounded in a suicide bombing at a Sunni funeral west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. | At least 18 people have been killed and 35 others wounded in a suicide bombing at a Sunni funeral west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. |
| The bomber detonated his explosive belt in front of the mourners during an vigil in the village of Abu Minasir. | |
| Police said the funeral was for the head teacher of a local grammar school. | |
| The bombing came hours after it was announced that Prime Minister Nouri Maliki was supervising an offensive against Sunni insurgents in Mosul. | The bombing came hours after it was announced that Prime Minister Nouri Maliki was supervising an offensive against Sunni insurgents in Mosul. |
| Mosul is seen as the last urban stronghold of al-Qaeda in Iraq. | Mosul is seen as the last urban stronghold of al-Qaeda in Iraq. |
| Elsewhere, a ceasefire between the government and Shia militiamen in the Sadr City district of Baghdad is reported to be holding. | |
| However some skirmishes were still reported overnight in the area, with hospital officials saying five people had been killed. |