Baghdad Is Rocked by Blasts That Kill 20, Including 2 American Soldiers

By artappraiser on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 11:22pm |

By Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, May 22/23, 2011

BAGHDAD — A series of explosions, including one that struck a United States military patrol, shook Baghdad on Sunday, killing 20 people, including 2 American soldiers and 8 Iraqi policemen, according to an Iraqi security official.

The attacks, 17 in all, marked one of the more violent days in the capital in recent months, and demonstrated that Iraqi authorities are still struggling to stem the mayhem directed against security forces as the United States prepares to withdraw its troops by the end of the year.

At least 80 people were wounded in the attacks, including three American soldiers. There were bombings in both Shiite and Sunni neighborhoods....

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