A suicide car bomber killed nine U.S. soldiers and injured 20 in an attack on a patrol base northeast of Baghdad in one of the deadliest attacks on coalition forces in Iraq since the 2003 invasion.
The bomber detonated the blast next to a U.S. military base yesterday in Diyala province, where fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents has increased in recent months. Fifteen soldiers were returned to duty after medical attention, five others and an Iraqi civilian are being treated in a coalition medical center, the U.S. military said in an e-mailed statement.
The bomber detonated the blast next to a U.S. military base yesterday in Diyala province, where fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents has increased in recent months. Fifteen soldiers were returned to duty after medical attention, five others and an Iraqi civilian are being treated in a coalition medical center, the U.S. military said in an e-mailed statement.
A separate bombing on a checkpoint near Diyala's provincial council headquarters killed seven Iraqi policemen and wounded 12, the military said.
U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi forces are fighting an insurgency and attempting to stem sectarian violence between Shiite and Sunni Muslim communities. More than 70 U.S. service members have been killed in action this month as they intensify efforts to quell violence in Baghdad and the western province of al-Anbar.
U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi forces are fighting an insurgency and attempting to stem sectarian violence between Shiite and Sunni Muslim communities. More than 70 U.S. service members have been killed in action this month as they intensify efforts to quell violence in Baghdad and the western province of al-Anbar.
Two car bombs detonated close to the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad today, state television reported. At least one civilian was injured. The embassy is close to the fortified Green Zone, where government offices and Embassies are located.
Bombings across Iraq yesterday killed at least 33 people and wounded about 49. The worst attack took place in the western city of Ramadi, where at least two car bombs killed 15 people and wounded five others, state television reported.
Bombings across Iraq yesterday killed at least 33 people and wounded about 49. The worst attack took place in the western city of Ramadi, where at least two car bombs killed 15 people and wounded five others, state television reported.
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