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| A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Baghdad cafe crowded with young people late on Thursday, killing at least 26 people and wounding dozens in the runup to provincial elections scheduled for the weekend. | A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Baghdad cafe crowded with young people late on Thursday, killing at least 26 people and wounding dozens in the runup to provincial elections scheduled for the weekend. |
| The cafe bomber struck about 9.30pm, a rare evening attack, bringing the number of people killed across the country on Thursday to 30. | The cafe bomber struck about 9.30pm, a rare evening attack, bringing the number of people killed across the country on Thursday to 30. |
| Police said two children and a woman who were passing by at the time of the blast were among the dead. More than 50 people were wounded. | Police said two children and a woman who were passing by at the time of the blast were among the dead. More than 50 people were wounded. |
| The cafe, on the third floor of a building in the predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Amiriyah, was packed with young people enjoying water pipes and playing pool. | The cafe, on the third floor of a building in the predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Amiriyah, was packed with young people enjoying water pipes and playing pool. |
| Earlier in the day, a car bomb struck an army convoy in Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad, killing three soldiers and wounding five others. Hours later, a policeman was killed and three others were wounded when gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in western Baghdad, police said. | Earlier in the day, a car bomb struck an army convoy in Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad, killing three soldiers and wounding five others. Hours later, a policeman was killed and three others were wounded when gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in western Baghdad, police said. |
| Violence has been rising during the approach to Saturday's provincial elections for officials in several provinces, including the capital. | Violence has been rising during the approach to Saturday's provincial elections for officials in several provinces, including the capital. |
| Also on Thursday, Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region announced that new parliamentary and presidential elections would be held on 21 September. | Also on Thursday, Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region announced that new parliamentary and presidential elections would be held on 21 September. |
| A Kurdish government statement said Masoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdish region, approved the date and called for a fair election. | A Kurdish government statement said Masoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdish region, approved the date and called for a fair election. |
| Following the invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, the Kurdish area was recognised as an autonomous region that is politically independent from Baghdad in many ways . Since then, the two main Kurdish parties – the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Democratic Party of Kurdistan – have joined forces to rule the oil-rich region. | Following the invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, the Kurdish area was recognised as an autonomous region that is politically independent from Baghdad in many ways . Since then, the two main Kurdish parties – the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Democratic Party of Kurdistan – have joined forces to rule the oil-rich region. |
| Baghdad and the Kurds have been at loggerheads for years over several issues, including oil and control over disputed areas claimed by both sides. The vote for a new 111-seat national assembly will be the third election in the three-province Kurdish region since 2005. | Baghdad and the Kurds have been at loggerheads for years over several issues, including oil and control over disputed areas claimed by both sides. The vote for a new 111-seat national assembly will be the third election in the three-province Kurdish region since 2005. |
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