Suicide bombing strikes peaceful Kurdish city in Iraq; 1st attack in 3 years

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http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=496ea2d9-a84b-4d1e-9f65-7b3d1bc817af&k=96758

BAGHDAD (AP) - A suicide truck bomber devastated the security headquarters of one of Iraq's most peaceful cities Wednesday, killing at least 15 people, wounding more than 100 and showing that no corner of Iraq is immune from violence.

It was the first major attack in Irbil, the capital of the Kurdish self-governing region, in more than three years. The victims were among 72 people killed or found dead countrywide.

The Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaida front group, claimed responsibility for the Irbil blast, saying it was in retaliation for the Kurdish regional government's decision to send Kurdish troops to Baghdad to take part in the security crackdown in the capital.

The claim, posted on an Islamic extremist website, could not be verified. If true, it would be the first known attack by the Islamic State so far north. Most of the group's operations have been in Baghdad and the provinces of Anbar and Diyala.

[MadMaddie]

1. So if all our troops are focused on Baghdad they can't be

in these outreaching towns can they?

This is a disaster....