Sunday, March 8, 2009

Major attacks in Iraq so far this year

Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1, when a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact took effect:
_ March 7 — Suicide bomber strikes police academy in Baghdad, killing about 30.
_ March 5 — Car bomb tears through livestock market in Hillah, killing 13.
_ Feb. 13 — Female suicide bomber targets Shiite pilgrims in Musayyib, killing 40.
_ Feb. 12 — Suicide bomber blows herself up among Shiite pilgrims in Karbala, killing eight.
_ Feb. 11 — Twin car bombs explode at a bus terminal and market area in Baghdad, killing 16.
_ Jan. 4 — Female suicide bomber strikes Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 38.
_ Jan. 2 — Suicide bomber hits luncheon at a tribal leader's home in Youssifiyah, killing 23.
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