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16 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack on Base

Bomber was dressed in Iraqi army uniform: colonel

By the Associated Press

Posted Apr 16, 2009 9:27 AM CDT

(AP) – A suicide bomber dressed in an Iraqi army uniform detonated an explosives belt today among Iraqi soldiers lined up for lunch at a base west of Baghdad, killing at least 16 and wounding 50, Iraqi officials said. Iraqi soldiers and US troops share the base, in the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Habbaniyah, two Iraqi officers said. It was unknown whether any American soldiers were nearby.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but suicide bombings are a tactic used by al-Qaeda in Iraq and some other Sunni insurgents. One officer ruled out the possibility that the attacker had entered the base through checkpoints at the camp gates, where security is tight, and speculated he sneaked through gaps in the wire fence surrounding the camp.

Map locates Habbaniyah, Iraq, where a suicide blast occurred.
Map locates Habbaniyah, Iraq, where a suicide blast occurred.   (AP)
Iraqi army soldiers are seen during training outside  Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, April 6, 2009.
Iraqi army soldiers are seen during training outside Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, April 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraqi Army and U.S. Army soldiers participate in a training mission outside  Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, April 6, 2009.
Iraqi Army and U.S. Army soldiers participate in a training mission outside Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, April 6, 2009.   (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Mad
Apr 16, 2009 3:52 AM CDT
So, the officer knows the security is strong at the gates, and ALSO knows there are apparently many gaps along the fence. .... okay ....
Mad
Apr 16, 2009 3:50 AM CDT
Yes, yes, let us wage war honorably... >SNORT<
Fondue
Apr 16, 2009 2:44 AM CDT
Such an un-honorable and unmemorable way to wage war.

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