At least 31 people were killed and scores wounded in attacks against Iraqi security forces and civilians as followers of a radical Shiite cleric marched in Baghdad to demand a US withdrawal. Tens of thousands of supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr marked the second anniversary Saturday of Saddam Hussein’s downfall to demand US troops leave Iraq. In the most deadly attack, a roadside bomb killed 15 Iraqi soldiers and wounded others on the main highway through Latifiyah, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Baghdad, a defense ministry official said. The bomb exploded at 7:30 am (0330 GMT) as a convoy of Iraqi troops passed through the town, the official said. No other details were immediately available. Full Story
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