A US Marine radioing other marines during an operation in the al-Anbar province of Iraq on June 11, 2008.
From Yahoo News:
BAGHDAD - A bomb struck a municipal council building Tuesday in Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City district, killing four Americans, including two soldiers and two U.S. government civilian employees, U.S. officials said. At least six Iraqi civilians also died.
U.S. troops captured a suspect who tested positive for explosive residue after fleeing the scene, the military said. It blamed Shiite extremists for the attack.
The blast occurred at 9:30 a.m., about half an hour before a scheduled meeting to elect a chairman of the local council in the Shiite militia stronghold, an Iraqi official said, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons.
Read more ....News On Iraq From Other Sources:
Iraq Briefings -- Small Wars Journal
U.S.-allied Iraqi politician kills 2 U.S. troops, wounds 4 -- McClatchy
US forces kill al Qaeda's leader in Mosul -- Long War Journal
Two U.S. soldiers killed in ambush near Baghdad -- L.A. Times
American soldier killed, 5 others wounded in Iraq -- Yahoo News
“Lost” province will come under Iraqi control this month -- Hot Air
Iraq Will Take Control of 2 More Provinces in Coming Day -- Gateway Pundit
U.S. says Iraqi forces still need American help -- Reuters
Iraqi forces to take control of security in Anbar Province -- International Herald Tribune
Iraqi forces to launch new crackdown on al-Qaida -- China View
Calm Returns to Mosul Following Weeks of Al Qaeda Attacks -- FOX News
What Oil Companies Will Get in Iraq -- Time Magazine
The Booze Is Back in Baghdad -- Newsweek
Trying To Get News On Iraq From The Major Networks -- Belmont Club
My Comment: While the overall violence has gone done for he entire country, violence and the dead-enders will be around for a long time. Saddam Hussein's rule and the violence of the past five years has left many families destroyed with their survivors obsessed with revenge. U.S. forces will be in Iraq for a long time .... if for the simple reason that they are the only neutral force in the region.
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