Bombers Kill Iraq Army Recruits
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"Iraqi army sources said the bombers - one dressed in an Iraqi military uniform, the other in civilian clothing - mingled with the crowds of young recruits before blowing themselves up.
"We were about 30 people standing at the entrance," 17-year-old Falah Ali Hussein, who was injured in the blasts, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
"They had just called our names when suddenly there was a big explosion."
US military spokesman Maj Gen Mark Hertling told the BBC that Diyala remained a centre of insurgent activity despite US operations.
"We have been very forceful in pursuing al-Qaeda and other insurgents out of the major cities in Diyala," he said.
"They, the enemy, are trying to re-assert themselves into the major cities... But we've pursued al-Qaeda and other terrorists into the more rural areas."
Gen Hertling said that the suicide bombing cell responsible for the attack had been one of two that security forces were watching closely.
"We knew that they were about to strike but it's very difficult as you can understand to prevent something like this from happening.""
How can we help rebuild Iraq and their military when we can't stop bombings even if we KNOW it's going to happen?
Sh*t is going to really hit the fan when we leave!
"We were about 30 people standing at the entrance," 17-year-old Falah Ali Hussein, who was injured in the blasts, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
"They had just called our names when suddenly there was a big explosion."
US military spokesman Maj Gen Mark Hertling told the BBC that Diyala remained a centre of insurgent activity despite US operations.
"We have been very forceful in pursuing al-Qaeda and other insurgents out of the major cities in Diyala," he said.
"They, the enemy, are trying to re-assert themselves into the major cities... But we've pursued al-Qaeda and other terrorists into the more rural areas."
Gen Hertling said that the suicide bombing cell responsible for the attack had been one of two that security forces were watching closely.
"We knew that they were about to strike but it's very difficult as you can understand to prevent something like this from happening.""
How can we help rebuild Iraq and their military when we can't stop bombings even if we KNOW it's going to happen?
Sh*t is going to really hit the fan when we leave!
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- DeliaTheArtist
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