Suicide Bombers Storm Iraq Ministry Building, 24 Killed -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Six suicide bombers burst into an Iraqi ministry building, took hostages and killed at least 24 people including themselves on Thursday before security forces regained control, security officials said.
The brazen attack on the building belonging to the Ministry of Transportation in northeast Baghdad coincided with a month-long standoff between the Iraqi army and anti-government fighters in the western province of Anbar.
No group claimed responsibility but suicide bombings in Iraq are the trademark of al-Qaeda linked groups. State buildings are a target for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and its allies that have been regaining momentum in a campaign to destabilize the Shi'ite Muslim-led government.
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More News On The Continuing Violence In Iraq
Iraq police storm Baghdad ministry building to end hostage crisis -- The Guardian
Iraq forces free hostages as January toll tops 900 -- AFP
Iraqi troops 'end Baghdad hostage crisis' -- BBC
6 gunmen killed as police retake Iraq ministry, security sources say -- CNN
Iraqi security forces storm building, rescue hostages in Baghdad -- UPI
ISIS suicide team assaults Iraqi ministry -- Long War Journal
Gunmen storm Iraqi government building as Maliki shops for US helicopters -- Christian Science Monitor
Iraqi government forces make progress in fight against insurgents -- UPI
To retake cities, Iraq turns to Sunni tribes -- Washington Post
Anbar standoff could spread throughout Iraq , Al Hashemi says -- Gulf News/Reuters
Iraq picture may not be as bleak as it seems -- Ben Connable, Special to CNN
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