U.S. Soldiers Involved In Repelling Deadly Insurgent Attack In The Heart Of Baghdad

U.S. Soldiers Help Repel Deadly Attack On Iraq Army Headquarters -- L.A. Times

At least 18 people, none of them Americans, are killed and 39 wounded in the attack by insurgents. The incident comes five days after President Obama declares an end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq.

Reporting from Baghdad — American soldiers helped Iraqi troops battle insurgents in downtown Baghdad on Sunday, repelling a major attack in the heart of the capital city five days after President Obama declared an end to U.S. combat operations.

At least 18 people were killed and 39 injured in the midday attack in which a group of suicide bombers and gunmen attempted to storm the Iraqi army's headquarters for eastern Baghdad, located in a former Ministry of Defense building in a busy market district alongside the Tigris River.

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More News On Today's Attack In Baghdad

Baghdad Attack Kills at Least 18 -- Wall Street Journal
Despite formal combat end, US joins Baghdad battle -- Yahoo News/AP
Baghdad Attack Highlights Still Dangerous Role of U.S. Troops -- New York Times
Despite formal combat end, US joins Baghdad battle -- AP
US troops repel attack on Baghdad military base -- The Guardian
Car bomb kills 12 at Baghdad military HQ Iraq -- Washington Post
Iraq suicide car bomb kills twelve -- Press Association
US troops called in as Iraqi army base attacked -- BBC

My Comment: The audacity of this attack .... in broad daylight .... cannot be ignored. But with no agreed upon government in Iraq, and the Iraqi military being pressured from all sides, I expect more attacks and more incidents in which U.S. forces will become involved.