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The Iraqis died and 80 others were hurt when mortar rounds hit an Iraqi National Guard base near Taji, north of Baghdad, at about 9:45 a.m. local time today, according to a military statement e-mailed from the capital.
Iraq's fledgling security forces are a frequent target for militants opposed to the US-backed government.
"A national guard base was attacked this morning, four people were killed and 80 wounded, all of them national guards," a defence ministry official told the AFP news agency.