Sydney Morning Herald logo Sydney Morning Herald 1 month ago

Outrage follows Baghdad bombings

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces were on high alert yesterday, a day after suicide bombs in a truck and a car blamed on al-Qaeda killed 99 people and injured more than 700 at government offices in Baghdad. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

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  1. U.S. soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment queue to get their Thanksgiving dinner at the JSS War Eagle operating base in the Adahmiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 as U.S. soldiers in Iraq celebrate the thanksgiving holiday away from their families.
  2. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 09: Afghan workers work on concrete blast walls at a construction company that manufactures the security barriers November 09, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  3. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: An Iraqi worker adjusts a control valve at the Daura oil refinery on November 5, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
  4. An injured man leaves the Karama hospital on October 25, 2009. Twin suicide car bombs blasted the justice ministry and the provincial offices in central Baghdad killing 95 people and injuring over 712 others.
  5. BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2: Iraqis change a flat before a car race on October 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi car enthusiasts gather once a month to hold a car race in Baghdad.
  6. US President Barack Obama passes a United Nations flag during a break at the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, NY, September 23, 2009. The flag was recovered from the debris of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that was bombed on 19 August 2003.
  7. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 31: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) smiles as he meets with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (R), on August 31, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
  8. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 22: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (2nd L), inspects damage to his ministry building after a bombing on Wednesday on August 22, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. 11 high-ranking security officials from the Iraqi army and police were detained for investigation.
  9. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 19: People gather at the site of a massive explosion in front of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry next to the Green Zone on August 19, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. A series of explosion claimed the lives of at least 75 and injured many more.

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