Twelve killed in suicide assault on Iraq army base
Up to six suicide bombers, some armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 36 less than a week after Washington declared U.S. combat operations in Iraq over.
Suicide car bomb explodes in Baghdad kills 8
Militants detonated a car bomb at a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and then tried to shoot their way into the building, killing eight people and wounding 29 in a brazen morning attack, Iraqi officials said.
Bombs rock Philippines after militants’ deaths
Two powerful bombs rocked the southern Philippines hours after police killed three members of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militant group, authorities said Monday.
12 die in Baghdad car bomb, gunfight
Suicide bombers hit a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and killed 12 people, two weeks after an attack on the same site pointed to the failure of Iraqi forces to plug even the most obvious holes in their security. Baghdad – Suicide attack – Iraqi Army – Car bomb – Iraq
Iraq Combat Continues: Despite Formal End, U.S. Joins Baghdad Battle
BAGHDAD Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq’s ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. The fighting killed 12 people and wounded dozens.
End to Iraq Combat Mission, Not Combat
Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq’s ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. Car bomb – Iraq – Baghdad – Death – Suicide
Car bomb kills 12 at Baghdad military HQ Iraq
BAGHDAD – Just five days after the United States declared the end of its combat mission in Iraq, U.S. soldiers opened fire Sunday morning on suicide bombers who snuck into an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said. Iraq – Baghdad – Middle East – Warfare and Conflict – Suicide attack
U.S. military helps repel suicide bombing attack, official says
U.S. military personnel were involved in repelling a suicide bombing attack Sunday on an Iraqi military base in Baghdad, four days after the United States officially ended its combat operations in Iraq.
Iraq can handle own security: Maliki
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the country’s security forces alone would be able to handle security and repel threats by al-Qaeda and other militant groups.
Iraqi troops in spotlight as Baghdad bombers kill 12
Iraqi security forces were under the spotlight Monday after a coordinated suicide attack on an army complex killed 12 people, with US troops among those who fired back in a bid to repel the operation.
Blair defends Iraq decision on U.S. television
As the United States ended its combat mission in Iraq, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, America’s biggest ally at the outset of the war, said the decision to invade Iraq was a necessary one.
Baghdad Military Headquarters Bombing Kills 12
Homicide bombers hit a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and killed 12 people, two weeks after an attack on the same site pointed to the failure of Iraqi forces to plug even the most obvious holes in their security.
Suicide attack kills 12 at Baghdad army complex
As many as five suicide bombers killed 12 people on Sunday at an Iraqi army complex, the military said, in the first major strike in Baghdad since the US army declared an end to combat operations last week.
