3 Marines killed, 4 injured in Iraq bombings

[unhappycamper]

3 Marines killed, 4 injured in Iraq bombings
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Apr 22, 2008 17:58:07 EDT

BAGHDAD — A bomb-rigged truck exploded at a checkpoint Tuesday near the western city of Ramadi, killing two Marines and wounding three others in an apparent strike by al-Qaida in Iraq in one of its former strongholds.

At least one civilian also died and two dozen were injured in the blast, the latest in a string of recent strikes in areas where local Sunnis have joined U.S. forces to battle al-Qaida.

Ramadi is the capital of Anbar province, which was once held by insurgents. But it has been relatively peaceful since local Sunni tribal leaders joined forces with the U.S. military against the terror movement.

Iraqi police said the suicide attacker drove a small water tanker packed with explosives to the checkpoint and detonated them when he reached the guards. The U.S. military said two Marines were killed and three injured.

Also Tuesday, the U.S. command announced that an Marine was killed and another wounded the day before when a roadside bomb struck a U.S. convoy in Basra.


Rest of article at: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/04/ap_3dead_042208/



uhc comment: To date four thousand forty five soldiers have been killed in the invasion and occupation of Iraq --> http://icasualties.org/oif/

[w8liftinglady]

1. sadly,this doesn't even warrant a news blurb anymore.