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An attack on a Shia family living near Baghdad has left at least 16 people dead.

They were killed after militants bombed two adjacent houses belonging to brothers from a Shia family in Latifiya. At least five women and six children are believed to be among the dead. Violence has surged across Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008. More than 800 people were killed in August alone, with Baghdad province worst affected. Gunmen opened fire on 16 members of the same family overnight before blowing up the two homes, medical and police officials say.

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