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BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces arrested more than a dozen activists in Baghdad over the past week in a sweep that rights groups called a pre-emptive strike to prevent a flickering reform movement from springing back to life. The detentions in Baghdad came just days before the government faces a self-imposed deadline to demonstrate improvements in services and government reforms.
In Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province west of Baghdad, a series of explosions Thursday aimed at security forces killed 15 people and wounded 20, local officials said.
