Suicide Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 22

Suicide Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 22
Published: 12/7/07, 6:25 PM EDT
By ROBERT H. REID

BAGHDAD (AP) - A woman with explosives strapped to her body attacked the office of a Sunni group that had turned against al-Qaida in Iraq - one of two suicide bombings in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad that left at least 22 people dead Friday.

An Iraqi official claimed the woman was seeking revenge for her two sons who were killed fighting for al-Qaida.

The two brazen attacks were the latest in a series of al-Qaida assaults against members of the new "awakening groups" - mostly Sunnis including former insurgents who have begun cooperating with the Americans to rid their communities of extremists.

The first attack occurred at midmorning in Muqdadiyah when a woman detonated explosives in front of the building housing the office of the 1920 Revolution Brigade, a Sunni insurgent group whose members in the area switched sides this year and joined the fight against al-Qaida.

Police chief Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-Tamimi said 15 people were killed and 20 wounded. U.S. officials put the toll at 12 dead and 17 wounded.

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:sarcasm:

I hate all the lies about how great things are going there

and it's barely even mentioned on the news anymore!! :grr:

U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: -

3886

Latest Coalition Fatality: Dec 05, 2007

Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation: 0

Total - 3886

K & R'd