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Iraq |
Teenage Girl Used In Suicide Bombing |
2008-05-14 |
A teenage girl strapped with explosives has blown up and killed an Iraqi army captain. The bomb was detonated by remote control, injuring four soldiers in addition to the one who died, an Iraqi Army spokesman said. Local authorities imposed a curfew in the area and American troops launched a search for those responsible. US soldiers originally said an eight-year-old girl was used in the attack, which took place near Youssifiyah, south of the capital, Baghdad. But the US army now believes the girl was around 16-years-old. The horrific bombing came as Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki flew to Mosul to take charge of a major offensive against al Qaeda. The US military says the northern city is the terror group's last major urban stronghold in Iraq. Military officials hope the offensive will deliver a knockout blow. Sunni Islamist al Qaeda gunmen have regrouped in Mosul and the surrounding province of Nineveh after being pushed out of Baghdad and western Anbar province by US and Iraqi forces. |
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
#7 Correct, JosephM, but in the third paragraph it says they now believe the girl was 16, hence a teenager. But it is the kind of act that will send the perpetrators to Hell, if there is a Hell. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2008-05-14 23:11 |
#6 IIRC, Age EIGHT is officially a CHILD, NOT A "TEEN" NOR EVEN "PRE-TEEN"!? |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-14 22:39 |
#5 1) it helps with morale for troops to see the leadership out there with them; 2) it helps his political credibility; and 3) it sends a message to the enemy that the government is serious about removing them. |
Posted by: Shieldwolf 2008-05-14 22:10 |
#4 It worked OK in Basra. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-05-14 19:13 |
#3 Maliki needs to show that he's in charge of the Iraqi army. |
Posted by: buwaya 2008-05-14 18:36 |
#2 I think to show the flag and make sure the IA commanders understand that it has to be done right. Just my guess. |
Posted by: Steve White 2008-05-14 18:01 |
#1 Why is Maliki going too mosul too take charge of a military op? |
Posted by: sinse 2008-05-14 17:55 |