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Gunmen kill four anti-al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq

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Armed men have launched an attack on a military checkpoint west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least four anti-al-Qaeda fighters, security officials say.

According to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Sunday, the assailants attacked the checkpoint belonging to Sahwa fighters in Abu Ghraib area, killing the fighters and injuring three others.

The gunmen later fled the scene and their whereabouts are unknown.

The al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq network often targets Sahwa fighters.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been blamed for some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country since the US-led invasion in March 2003.

According to Iraqi officials, the al-Qaeda-linked groups seek to destabilize the Arab country.

The United Nations says at least 8,000 people have lost their lives due to terrorist acts in Iraq so far this year.

On October 23, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned that Iraq is facing a “war of genocide.”

“It has become clear … that Iraq is subjected to a war of genocide targeting all of its components,” the Iraqi premier said in a press conference.

Maliki blamed the al-Qaeda militant group for killing thousands of people in Iraq, saying that the group is “destroying the houses of citizens and killing them, and blowing up government departments.”

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