Suicide Bomber Hits Iraqi Army Base

Reuters reports:

Five suicide bombers armed with rifles tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding 29 less than a week after Washington declared U.S. combat operations in Iraq over.

Two attackers blew themselves up at the back gate of the compound after being shot, while a third detonated a minibus packed with explosives at the entrance. The remaining two fought an hour-long gunbattle with troops before being killed, said Baghdad security spokesman Major General Qassim al-Moussawi.

Sunday’s assault took place in broad daylight, just over two weeks after dozens of Iraqi army recruits and soldiers were killed by another suicide bomber at the same base and a few days after the August 31 end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq.

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