skippy the bush kangaroo: the surge is working

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

the surge is working - christmas edition

at least 33 people were killed in two separate bombings in iraq. reuters:

two suicide bombings targeting u.s.-backed neighborhood patrols on tuesday killed 33 people, highlighting the volatile situation north of baghdad, where the u.s. military says al qaeda gunmen are regrouping.

in the city of baiji, salahuddin province, a suicide bomber driving a vehicle rigged with explosives blew up at a checkpoint near a residential complex.

iraqi army major shamil mohammed and a senior provincial police official said 23 people were killed and 77 others wounded. the u.s. military and interior ministry in baghdad earlier put the death toll at 20.

in the province of diyala north of baghdad, a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives struck a funeral in the city of baquba, killing 10 people and wounding five, the u.s. military said. iraqi police said the blast wounded 21 people and said all casualties were members of the neighborhood patrols.

but the surge is working!

Labels: iraq war, violence