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Series of bombings across Iraq kill at least 31, injure dozensa

Qais al-Bashir, The Associated PressPublished: Sunday, August 27, 2006

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BAGHDAD -- A series of explosions left at least 31 people dead and wounded dozens Sunday as Iraq’s relentless violence remained unabated despite an appeal from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for an end to sectarian fighting.

A U.S. soldier was killed Saturday night southeast of Baghdad when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb explosion, the U.S. military said. At least 2,600 U.S. military personnel have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.