Suicide Truck Bomb Kills 11 in Baghdad

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Suicide Truck Bomb Kills 11 in Baghdad
Suicide Truck Bomb Strikes Sunni Area in Southern Baghdad;
11 People Killed, 23 Wounded

By SAMEER N. YACOUB

BAGHDAD Mar 24, 2007 (AP)— A suicide truck bomber with
explosives hidden under a load of bricks struck a police station
in a mainly Sunni area in southern Baghdad on Saturday, killing
at least 11 people and wounding 23, police said.

The blast could be heard across the city and sent up a huge plume
of black smoke over the skyline.

The attacker detonated his explosives at the concrete blast walls
protecting the gate of the Dora police station because he could
not go any farther, but the building was heavily damaged, police
said.

Those killed included four policemen and seven civilians, including
some detainees, while 15 officers and eight civilians were wounded,
according to the authorities. Policemen were searching the debris
for survivors or more victims, including detainees who were being
held in a room inside the station.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2978505

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Source: Reuters

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, March 24
24 Mar 2007 09:15:45 GMT

March 24 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq
as of 0900 GMT on Saturday:

BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber driving a truck packed with explosives
attacked a police station in the volatile southern Dora district of
Baghdad, killing at least five policemen and wounding 10 others,
a police source said.

-snip-

BAGHDAD - The bodies of 26 people were found shot dead in different
parts of Baghdad on Friday, a police source said.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PAR433038.htm

[Eugene]

1. US, Iraqi troops seal off central Baghdad area

Source: Reuters

US, Iraqi troops seal off central Baghdad area
24 Mar 2007 10:00:01 GMT

By Ross Colvin

BAGHDAD, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi troops sealed off
the Karrada district in the heart of Baghdad on Saturday, stopping
all vehicles and pedestrians from entering the area, which has
suffered a spate of deadly car bombs in recent weeks.

The Karrada operation appeared to be part of a major U.S.-
backed security crackdown aimed at quelling the daily bombings
and shootings that have killed thousands and sparked fears Iraq
is sliding into full-scale civil war.

While the crackdown has succeeded in reducing the number of
sectarian shootings car bombs remain a major problem and U.S.
officials say they are devoting more resources to curbing them.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24221714.htm

[maddezmom]

2. Suicide bomber kills 20, wounds 26 in police station attack

Suicide bomber kills 20, wounds 26 in police station attack
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A suicide bomber speeding towards an Iraqi police station in a truck exploded himself Saturday morning, killing at least 20 people and wounding 26 others in southern Baghdad's Dora District, a Baghdad police official told CNN.

Thirteen police officers were killed and 15 were wounded -- along three detainees, the official said. The blast also damaged the building, which was undergoing reconstruction.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/24/saturday/index.html

[Eugene]

3. Suicide bomb at Baghdad police station kills 20

Source: Reuters

Suicide bomb at Baghdad police station kills 20
24 Mar 2007 12:18:57 GMT

-snip-

By Ross Colvin

BAGHDAD, March 24 (Reuters) - A suicide truck bomber struck a
police station in Baghdad on Saturday, killing 20 people, while
three car bombers launched almost simultaneous attacks against
a police station and checkpoints in western Iraq.

Officers said the 20 killed in the attack on the police station
in the volatile southern district of Dora included 14 policemen
and three detainees as well as three others working in the
building. Another 26 were wounded, most of them police.

The blast caused major damage to the building, burying many
victims in the rubble.

Dr Hamdi al-Alousi at al Qaim hospital put the death toll from
the attacks in the Qaim area near the Syrian border at six
with 17 people, mostly police, wounded. Anbar provincial police
said eight people had died and 20 wounded.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24221714.htm

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63 killed in bombings, clashes across Iraq Saturday:
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, March 24 - Reuters

[maddezmom]

4. did you look at the FactBox from today yet?

:(

* BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb while on foot patrol south of Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military said.

* QAIM - Three car bombers launched almost simultaneous attacks against a police station and checkpoints in western Iraq, near the Syrian border. Dr Hamdi al-Alousi of Qaim hospital said six people were killed and 17 wounded. Anbar provincial police put the toll at eight dead and 20 wounded.

* HILLA - A suicide truck bomber exploded near a Shi'ite mosque in the town of Haswa about 60 km south of Baghdad, police said. Hilla hospital said at least five people were killed and 33 wounded.

* FALLUJA - The bodies of 12 people were found in Falluja, in western Iraq, police said.

* FALLUJA - Iraqi and U.S. forces clashed with gunmen in Falluja and a medical source said four people were killed.

* RUTBA - In the Rutba area near the Jordanian border, the U.S. military said it killed three suspected insurgents in an airstrike on their car. A fourth suspect blew himself up. A U.S. statement said U.S. forces detained 12 more suspects in other operations against al Qaeda and foreign fighter facilitators in Mosul and Baghdad.

and there is much more here:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PAR433038.htm

[Eugene]

5. I was editing it in as you posted.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. They'll run out of trucks sooner or later.

[SpiralHawk]

7. "The 'Surge' is working brilliantly." - Commander AWOL

"I mean, Mission Accomplished, and all that shit.
Well, at any rate, my republicon cronies are making
Massive War Profits. That's working brilliantly."

- Commander AWOL

[Eugene]

8. Suicide bomber kills 8 in Iraq's Tal Afar

Source: Reuters

Suicide bomber kills 8 in Iraq's Tal Afar
24 Mar 2007 13:20:32 GMT

BAGHDAD, March 24 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up
in a market in the northwestern Iraqi town of Tal Afar on Saturday,
killing eight people and wounding 10, the mayor of the town said.

Brigadier Najim al Jibouri, mayor of Tal Afar, said the attacker was
wearing a suicide vest and targeted a market in the town near the
Syrian border.

Link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PAR447924.htm

[maddezmom]

9. Suicide bombers strike in Iraq, killing dozens over 60 killed

Suicide bombers strike in Iraq, killing dozens
24 Mar 2007 14:03:48 GMT
Source: Reuters
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Background
Iraq in turmoil
More (Updates with Tal Afar bombing)

By Ross Colvin

BAGHDAD, March 24 (Reuters) - Suicide bombers struck across Iraq on Saturday in a sharp upsurge in violence that killed more than 60 people, many of them policemen.

In the worst attack, a man driving a truck packed with explosives blew it up outside a police station in Baghdad's volatile southern district of Dora, killing 20. The blast sent a large column of smoke into the air and rattled windows kilometres away in the centre of the city.

Officers said the dead included 14 policemen and three detainees as well as three others working in the building. Another 26 were wounded. The blast caused major damage to the station, burying many victims in the rubble.

Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops are sweeping through Baghdad in a major operation to stem communal bloodshed. They have succeeded in reducing the number of sectarian shootings, but curbing daily car bombings has proved more difficult.

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL448143.htm