An Iraqi tribal leader has been killed in a suicide bombing at his house south-east of Baquba, police say.
Thaer Ghadban al-Karkhi was a member of the mainly Sunni Arab Awakening councils, allied with the US military against al-Qaeda in Iraq.
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Sunni militias have been credited with helping to bring down the level of violence in Iraq in recent months.
However, its members have frequently been targeted for attack by al-Qaeda militants.
(BBC)
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