Baghdad bombs leave 30 dead
Baghdad bombs leave 30 dead
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Saturday, 17, Jun 2006 08:23
About 30 people have been killed by bombs in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in the latest round of violence to hit the city despite a massive security presence.
As many as six separate incidents have happened today, with insurgents targeting security checkpoints, public transport and markets, with civilians and army personnel among the dead.
Major General William Caldwell, senior spokesman for the US army in Iraq, said: "We are using all available assets, coalition and Iraqi - ground, air and water - to locate and determine the duty status of our soldiers."
On Wednesday the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki announced the immediate beginning of increased security in Baghdad, with new curfews and checkpoints introduced as Iraq attempts to finally defeat al-Qaida.
The Iraqi government stationed 50,000 extra troops of its own in the capital, while the US increased its presence by 7,500.
Earlier this month, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, was killed in a US air strike, and the coalition and Iraqi authorities are keen to gain an irrevocable advantage over the terrorists by making insurgency impossible.
But today's mortar and bomb attacks follow a suicide bombing in a Shia mosque only yesterday.