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Iraq suicide bomber kills 25 at Shiite-Sunni meeting

Sep-25-2007 » Filed Under: 4/2 SBCT

If you follow the link to the full article you will see a photo of 1-38 INF, 4/2 SBCT soldiers providing security following the bombing.

By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times

BAGHDAD -- As top Shiite and Sunni Muslim leaders broke their fast together in a symbolic show of unity Monday, a suicide bomber struck in their midst, killing as many as 25 people and injuring 40 in the turbulent city of Baqubah.

The attack apparently targeted Diyala provincial and tribal leaders who are part of U.S. efforts to forge an alliance against Sunni extremists, who once controlled large parts of the city 35 miles northeast of the capital.

Gov. Raad Tamimi was injured in the blast, which killed the Baqubah police chief, Brig. Gen. Ali Dilayyan, and other senior officials, Iraqi security officials said.

No Americans were killed, but two soldiers were wounded, said Lt. Col. Michael Donnelly, a military spokesman based in Tikrit. They were treated and returned to duty. Donnelly could not confirm casualty figures provided by Iraqi police.

The U.S. military has sought to replicate its progress in Anbar province, where violence decreased after an alliance of Sunni tribal leaders revolted last year against the Sunni militant group Al Qaeda in Iraq.

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