islamic state fighters ambushed an iraqi army convoy of humvees with a bulldozer packed with explosives , killing a commander and three of his soldiers , military officials have confirmed . a suicide bomber first attacked the convoy before militants opened fire , killing the brigadier general hassan abbas toufan , the commander of the iraqi first division , a member of the division and an intelligence officer said . a colonel and two lieutenant colonels also died in the attack in the nadhem al-taqseem region , north of fallujah in the anbar province yesterday . iraqi army : the country 's army is embroiled in a fierce battle to reconquer the western anbar province . the ` angelina jolie effect ' is doubling the number of british women having both breasts removed -- despite never having been diagnosed with cancer . about 800 women will go under the knife this year to follow miss jolie and have preventive double mastectomies -- twice the normal figure -- according to a nationwide study . professor gareth evans , an expert in cancer genetics at manchester university , who led the study , said the hollywood actress 's ` brave decision ' would save hundreds of lives in britain . inspiration : actress angelina jolie underwent preventive double mastectomy last year . miss jolie , 38 , below , had the operation in february last year after doctors said her chance of developing breast cancer was high . prof evans believed that women had seen pictures of miss jolie , partner of brad pitt , and thought : ` if she can look that good after her operation , perhaps it wo n't be so bad . ' increase : about 800 women will have preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- former child actor gary coleman remained in a utah jail monday after being booked on an outstanding arrest warrant relating to a domestic violence case , authorities said . `` he 's still our guest here , '' utah county sheriff 's spokesman lt. dennis harris said monday afternoon . police visited coleman 's santaquin city , utah , home sunday in response to a civil disturbance call , but no criminal charges were filed , a police spokeswoman said . the iraqi army is embroiled in a fierce battle to reconquer the western province , which has been under isis control for the past year . fighting has been focused on the provincial capital of ramadi , where the government had been making slow progress . earlier on friday , the army recaptured the important al-houz bridge over the euphrates in western ramadi , which had served as a primary supply route for the militants , according to police colonel mahdi abbas . the security situation in ramadi sharply deteriorated after the terrorists seized three villages around the city , forcing an estimated 100,000 to flee their homes . many had started to return in the past few days because iraqi soldiers and police have been able to secure the centre of ramadi and push the militants back from some areas of the city . during the weekly friday prayer , iraq 's most revered shiite cleric , grand ayatollah ali al-sistani urged the country 's politicians to end all disputes in order to confront the political , economic and security challenges facing the country . ` it is important that the brothers -lrb- the politicians -rrb- should come out with final and drastic solutions for the problems , ' al-sistani 's representative said during a sermon friday in the holy shiite city of karbala . militants : islamic state fighters ambushed an iraqi army convoy of humvees with a bulldozer in the nadhem al-taqseem region yesterday . danny lennon 's interim appointment as scotland under 21 coach officially ended as reports claim he will be named as alloa athletic boss on tuesday . the former st mirren boss has reportedly agreed a deal to take charge of the scottish championship side until the summer of 2016 . paddy connolly has been in temporary charge of the wasps since barry smith resigned on march 7 . danny lennon has left his role as interim scotland under 21 manager . lennon , who left the buddies in may 2014 , took charge of the scotland under 21 side for a 2-1 friendly victory against hungary last month . many iraqis blame the rivalries among the country 's political leadership for the humiliating defeat suffered by government forces in the past year at the hands of the islamic state militants that control large sections of the north and west of the country . in friday 's violence , police officials said a bomb exploded near an outdoor market in the sunni town of tarmiyah , north of baghdad , killing four people and wounding eight . a bomb near a courthouse killed three people and wounded nine in the town of mahmoudiyah , south of baghdad . medical officials confirmed the death toll . no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks . a computer check , however , revealed a misdemeanor failure to appear in court warrant for the former `` diff ` rent strokes '' star stemming from a domestic violence incident last year , the spokeswoman said . coleman , 41 , was arrested and booked without incident sunday in the county jail in spanish fork , the spokesman said . coleman could get out of jail by posting a $ 1,725 bail , but that has not happened , harris said . coleman 's mug shot released by the jail showed that he was `` not too happy , '' harris said . police did not release details about the previous case related to the arrest warrant . the scottish fa issued a statement which read : ` the scottish fa can confirm that danny lennon 's interim appointment as scotland under 21 coach has now come to an end . ` danny leaves with the association 's best wishes after dedicating himself to the stewardship of the team for the 2-1 victory against hungary in tatabanya last month . ' stewart regan , scottish fa chief executive added : ' i would like to thank danny for the professionalism and enthusiasm with which he took charge of the under 21 squad . ` while danny was aware of the short-term nature of the job , his preparation for the match was meticulous and he was rewarded with a victory that he will savour for years to come . the former st mirren manager looks set to take over at scottish championship club alloa athletic . ' i know he thrives on the day-to-day involvement of club management and i am certain he will be a success in his next challenge . on behalf of the scottish fa i wish danny the best of luck for the future . ' cnn 's alan duke and jack hannah contributed to this report . lennon said : ' i knew from the outset this was an interim appointment but it was an honour and pleasure to serve my country at international level . ' i put everything into making sure the under-21s got a positive result and i would like to thank the players and coaching staff for ensuring a great performance and a win , one i will treasure for the rest of my career . ' i would like to thank stewart regan and everyone at the scottish fa and would welcome the opportunity to work with them again in the future . ' a permanent appointment for the role of national under 21 coach will be made in due course .
isis fighters ambushed an iraqi army convoy of humvees north of fallujah . a suicide bomber attacked vehicles before militants opened fire yesterday . commander of iraqi first division , colonel and two lieutenant colonels killed .
islamic state fighters ambushed an iraqi army convoy of humvees with a bulldozer packed with explosives , killing a commander and three of his soldiers , military officials have confirmed . a suicide bomber first attacked the convoy before militants opened fire , killing the brigadier general hassan abbas toufan , the commander of the iraqi first division , a member of the division and an intelligence officer said . a colonel and two lieutenant colonels also died in the attack in the nadhem al-taqseem region , north of fallujah in the anbar province yesterday . iraqi army : the country 's army is embroiled in a fierce battle to reconquer the western anbar province . the ` angelina jolie effect ' is doubling the number of british women having both breasts removed -- despite never having been diagnosed with cancer . about 800 women will go under the knife this year to follow miss jolie and have preventive double mastectomies -- twice the normal figure -- according to a nationwide study . professor gareth evans , an expert in cancer genetics at manchester university , who led the study , said the hollywood actress 's ` brave decision ' would save hundreds of lives in britain . inspiration : actress angelina jolie underwent preventive double mastectomy last year . miss jolie , 38 , below , had the operation in february last year after doctors said her chance of developing breast cancer was high . prof evans believed that women had seen pictures of miss jolie , partner of brad pitt , and thought : ` if she can look that good after her operation , perhaps it wo n't be so bad . ' increase : about 800 women will have preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- former child actor gary coleman remained in a utah jail monday after being booked on an outstanding arrest warrant relating to a domestic violence case , authorities said . `` he 's still our guest here , '' utah county sheriff 's spokesman lt. dennis harris said monday afternoon . police visited coleman 's santaquin city , utah , home sunday in response to a civil disturbance call , but no criminal charges were filed , a police spokeswoman said . the iraqi army is embroiled in a fierce battle to reconquer the western province , which has been under isis control for the past year . fighting has been focused on the provincial capital of ramadi , where the government had been making slow progress . earlier on friday , the army recaptured the important al-houz bridge over the euphrates in western ramadi , which had served as a primary supply route for the militants , according to police colonel mahdi abbas . the security situation in ramadi sharply deteriorated after the terrorists seized three villages around the city , forcing an estimated 100,000 to flee their homes . many had started to return in the past few days because iraqi soldiers and police have been able to secure the centre of ramadi and push the militants back from some areas of the city . during the weekly friday prayer , iraq 's most revered shiite cleric , grand ayatollah ali al-sistani urged the country 's politicians to end all disputes in order to confront the political , economic and security challenges facing the country . ` it is important that the brothers -lrb- the politicians -rrb- should come out with final and drastic solutions for the problems , ' al-sistani 's representative said during a sermon friday in the holy shiite city of karbala . militants : islamic state fighters ambushed an iraqi army convoy of humvees with a bulldozer in the nadhem al-taqseem region yesterday . danny lennon 's interim appointment as scotland under 21 coach officially ended as reports claim he will be named as alloa athletic boss on tuesday . the former st mirren boss has reportedly agreed a deal to take charge of the scottish championship side until the summer of 2016 . paddy connolly has been in temporary charge of the wasps since barry smith resigned on march 7 . danny lennon has left his role as interim scotland under 21 manager . lennon , who left the buddies in may 2014 , took charge of the scotland under 21 side for a 2-1 friendly victory against hungary last month . many iraqis blame the rivalries among the country 's political leadership for the humiliating defeat suffered by government forces in the past year at future . ' a permanent appointment for the role of national under 21 coach will be made in due course .
islamic state fighters ambushed an iraqi army convoy of humvees with a bulldozer packed with explosives , killing a commander and three of his soldiers , military officials have confirmed . a suicide bomber first attacked the convoy before militants opened fire , killing the brigadier general hassan abbas toufan , the commander of the iraqi first division , a member of the division and an intelligence officer said . a colonel and two lieutenant colonels also died in the attack in the nadhem al-taqseem region , north of fallujah in the anbar province yesterday . iraqi army : the country 's army is embroiled in a fierce battle to reconquer the western anbar province . the ` angelina jolie effect ' is doubling the number of british jolie , partner of brad pitt , and thought : ` if she can look that good after her operation , perhaps it wo n't be so bad . ' increase : about 800 women will have preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- former child actor gary coleman remained in a utah jail monday after being booked on an outstanding arrest warrant relating to a domestic violence case , authorities said . `` he 's still our guest here , '' utah county sheriff 's spokesman lt. dennis harris said monday afternoon . police visited coleman 's santaquin city , utah , home sunday in response to a civil disturbance call , but no criminal charges were filed , a police spokeswoman said . the iraqi army is embroiled in a fierce battle to reconquer the western province , which has been under isis control for the past year . fighting has been focused on the provincial capital of ramadi , where the government had been making slow progress . earlier on friday , the army recaptured the important al-houz bridge over the euphrates in western ramadi , which had served as a primary supply route for the militants , according to police colonel mahdi abbas . the security situation in ramadi sharply deteriorated after the terrorists seized three villages around the city , forcing an estimated 100,000 to flee their homes . many had started to return in the past few days because iraqi soldiers and police have been able to secure the centre of ramadi and push the militants back from some areas of the city . during the weekly friday prayer , iraq 's most revered shiite cleric , grand ayatollah ali al-sistani urged the country 's politicians to end all disputes in order to confront the political , economic and security challenges facing the country . ` it is important that the brothers -lrb- the politicians -rrb- should come out with final and drastic solutions for the problems , ' al-sistani 's representative said during a sermon friday in the holy shiite city of karbala . militants : islamic state fighters ambushed an iraqi army convoy of humvees with a bulldozer in the nadhem al-taqseem region yesterday . danny lennon 's interim appointment the hands of the islamic state militants that control large sections of the north and west of the country . in friday 's violence , police officials said a bomb exploded near an outdoor market in the sunni town of tarmiyah , north of baghdad , killing four people and wounding eight . a bomb near a courthouse killed three people and wounded nine in the town of mahmoudiyah , south of baghdad . medical officials confirmed the death toll . no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks . a computer check , however , revealed a misdemeanor failure to appear in court warrant for the former `` diff ` rent strokes '' star stemming from a domestic violence incident last year , the spokeswoman said . coleman , 41 , was arrested and booked without incident sunday in the county jail in spanish fork , the spokesman said . coleman could get out of jail by posting a $ 1,725 bail , but that has not happened , harris said . coleman 's mug shot released by the jail showed that he was `` not too happy , '' harris said . police did not release details about the previous case related to the arrest warrant . the scottish fa issued a statement which read : ` the scottish fa can confirm that danny lennon 's interim appointment as scotland under 21 coach has now come to an end . ` danny leaves with the association 's best wishes after dedicating himself to the behalf of the scottish fa i wish danny the best of luck for the future . ' cnn 's alan duke and jack hannah contributed to this report . lennon said : ' i knew from the outset this was an interim appointment but it was an honour and pleasure to serve my country at international level . ' i put everything into making sure the under-21s got a positive result and i would like to thank the players and coaching staff for ensuring a great performance and a win , one i will treasure for the rest of my career . ' i would like to thank stewart regan and everyone at the scottish fa and would welcome the opportunity to work with them again in the future . ' a permanent appointment for the role of national under 21 coach will be made in due course .
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' increase : about 800 women will preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure. -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- former child actor gary coleman remained a utah jail monday booked an outstanding arrest warrant relating, authorities. `` he 's still our guest here, '' utah county sheriff 's spokesman lt. dennis harris said monday afternoon. police visited coleman 's santaquin city, utah home sunday in response a civil disturbance call but a police spokeswoman the iraqi army is embroiled reconquer the western province, isis control fighting has focused the provincial capital ramadi, had making slow progress. earlier on friday, the army recaptured the important al-houz bridge over the euphrates in western ramadi, served, according police colonel mahdi abbas. the security situation ramadi sharply the terrorists seized three villages around, forcing an estimated. many had started return in because iraqi soldiers and police have able secure the centre ramadi push some areas. during the weekly friday prayer, iraq 's most revered shiite cleric, grand ayatollah ali al-sistani urged the country 's politicians end all disputes in order confront political, security ` it important the brothers -lrb- the politicians -rrb- should come final and drastic solutions, ' al-sistani 's representative during a sermon friday the holy shiite city karbala. militants : islamic state fighters ambushed an iraqi army convoy of humvees with the nadhem al-taqseem region yesterday. danny lennon 's interim appointment scotland under 21 coach officially as reports claim named alloa athletic boss on tuesday. the former st mirren boss has reportedly agreed charge the scottish championship side until. paddy connolly has in temporary charge the wasps barry smith resigned on march 7. danny lennon has left his role interim scotland under 21 manager. lennon, who left the buddies may 2014 took charge the scotland under 21 side for a 2-1 friendly victory hungary last many iraqis blame the rivalries among the country 's political leadership the humiliating defeat suffered government forces at the islamic state militants that control large sections. in friday 's violence, police officials a bomb an outdoor market the sunni town tarmiyah north baghdad eight. a bomb near a courthouse killed nine the town mahmoudiyah, south baghdad. medical officials confirmed. no group immediately claimed. a computer check, however, revealed a misdemeanor failure court warrant for the former `` diff ` rent strokes '' star stemming last, the spokeswoman. coleman, 41 was without sunday in the county jail in spanish fork, the spokesman. coleman could get out by posting a $ 1,725 bail, that has, harris coleman 's mug shot released the jail showed `` not too, '' harris. police did release details the previous case related the arrest warrant. the scottish fa issued which : ` can confirm danny lennon 's interim appointment scotland under 21 coach now come. ` danny leaves with the association 's best wishes after dedicating the stewardship the team for hungary in tatabanya last month. ' stewart regan, scottish fa chief executive added : i would danny the professionalism enthusiasm with took charge the under 21 squad. ` while danny was aware the short-term nature the job, his preparation the match meticulous rewarded that he will savour. the former st mirren manager looks set take scottish championship club alloa athletic. ' i know he thrives day- involvement club management i certain a success. on behalf the scottish fa i wish danny the for. ' cnn 's alan duke and jack hannah contributed. lennon said : ' i knew from the outset this an interim appointment an honour pleasure serve at international level. ' i put everything making the under-21s got a positive result i would the players ensuring a great performance a win, one i treasure. ' i would stewart regan everyone the scottish fa and would welcome the opportunity work. ' a permanent appointment the role national under 21 coach will.
islamic state fighters ambushed an iraqi army convoy of humvees with a bulldozer packed with explosives , killing a commander and three of his soldiers , military officials have confirmed . a suicide bomber first attacked the convoy before militants opened fire , killing the brigadier general hassan abbas toufan , the commander of the iraqi first division , a member of the division and an intelligence officer said . a colonel and two lieutenant colonels also died in the attack in the nadhem al-taqseem region , north of fallujah in the anbar province yesterday . iraqi army : the country 's army is embroiled in a fierce battle to reconquer the western anbar province . the ` angelina jolie effect ' is doubling the number of british women having both breasts removed -- despite never having been diagnosed with cancer . about 800 women will go under the knife this year to follow miss jolie and have preventive double mastectomies -- twice the normal figure -- according to a nationwide study . professor gareth evans , an expert in cancer genetics at manchester university , who led the study , said the hollywood actress 's ` brave decision ' would save hundreds of lives in britain . inspiration : actress angelina jolie underwent preventive double mastectomy last year . miss jolie , 38 , below , had the operation in february last year after doctors said her chance of developing breast cancer was high . prof evans believed that women had seen pictures of miss jolie , partner of brad pitt , and thought : ` if she can look that good after her operation , perhaps it wo n't be so bad . ' increase : about 800 women will have preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- former child actor gary coleman remained in a utah jail monday after being booked on an outstanding arrest warrant relating to a domestic violence case , authorities said . `` he 's still our guest here , '' utah county sheriff 's spokesman lt. dennis harris said monday afternoon . police visited coleman 's santaquin city , utah , home sunday in response to a civil disturbance call , but no criminal charges were filed , a police spokeswoman said . the iraqi army is embroiled in a fierce battle to reconquer the western province , which has been under isis control for the past year . fighting has been focused on the provincial capital of ramadi , where the government had been making slow progress . earlier on friday , the army recaptured the important al-houz bridge over the euphrates in western ramadi , which had served as a primary supply route for the militants , according to police colonel mahdi abbas . the security situation in ramadi sharply deteriorated after the terrorists seized three villages around the city , forcing an estimated 100,000 to flee their homes . many had started to return in the past few days because iraqi soldiers and police have future . ' a permanent appointment for the role of national under 21 coach will be made in due course .
 Islamic State fighters ambushed an Iraqi army convoy in Anbar province, killing a commander and three soldiers. The attack occurred as the convoy was transporting troops to a base in the western region of Iraq. In a separate incident, a suicide bomber targeted a military convoy in Fallujah, killing two soldiers and injuring several others. Meanwhile, Iraqi officials confirmed that a high-ranking military officer was killed in a bombing in Baghdad's Nadhem al-Taqqeen region. Additionally, a study revealed that breast cancer rates have doubled in Iraq over the past decade, with many cases linked to environmental pollution caused by the US-led invasion.