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IRBIL, Iraq (AP) \u2014 Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq where U.S. forces are stationed, and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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