Friday, April 10, 2009

5 U.S. soldiers killed in northern Iraq blast


5 U.S. soldiers killed in northern Iraq blast

By Hamid Ahmed - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Apr 10, 2009 11:58:28 EDT

BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden truck into a sandbagged wall Friday in northern Iraq, killing five American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen in the single deadliest attack against U.S. forces in more than a year.

A sixth American soldier and 17 Iraqi policemen were wounded in the blast that took place near the national police headquarters in southwestern Mosul, Iraq’s third-largest city and al-Qaida’s last urban stronghold.

Suicide bombings — a hallmark of al-Qaida’s attack style — continue to threaten the city, which U.S. troops must leave by June 30 under an agreement with the Iraqis. The approaching deadline
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5 U.S. soldiers killed in northern Iraq blast

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