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Iraq Insurgents Gain Deadly New Weapon

Posted Jul 10, 08 9:18 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Shiite insurgents in Iraq have been attacking US forces with a new weapon the military fears could kill dozens of troops at a time, reports the Washington Post. Rocket-propelled bombs, made of propane tanks packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives, have killed at least 21 people this year, including three US troops—and are being used with increasing frequency.

Commanders worry that the powerful bombs will be used with devastating effect as the surge winds down and US troops move to small outposts in crowded Baghdad neighborhoods. Bases have been fortified and the military is offering rewards in the tens of thousands of dollars for information that could thwart bomb attacks.

Source Washington Post

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U.S. army soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment search an abandoned insurgent fighting position in west Baghdad's Ghazaliyah neighborhood.   (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
A May 21, 2008, file photo shows the Iraqi police force displaying weapons and explosives discovered during a recent raid on a village just east of Karbala, Iraq.   (AP Photo)
A US Army soldier from the 3rd Special Troops Battalion takes up a position in front of a patrol base in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
An Iraqi national policeman carries a weapon seized by Iraqi security forces during recent operations in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, June 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, Pool)
Mortar rounds the US military says are made in Iran on display during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, April 11, 2007.   (AP Photo/Joe Raedle, Pool)
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