At least 31 soldiers killed in an attack near a military base near Baghdad

The bomber drove the car to a group of soldiers and recruits who were on the outside of the base of Taji, 20 kilometers north of the capital. At least 31 people have died, mostly soldiers, and 50 were injured. "The blast occurred at the time when several army recruits out of the base and the buses were waiting for them, "said a police officer, Ahmed Jalef. In another attack , at least two soldiers were wounded by an armed group against the guards of an elementary school in the district of Dora in southern Baghdad, the source added. Iraq has experienced in the last year an increase in violencewith frequent attacks on Shiite targets and security forces since the withdrawal last December, U.S. troops.