[Ragtime Cowgirl]

From the former CJTF-7:

 now Multi-National Corps-Iraq and Multi-National Force-Iraq:

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Suicide bomb kills president of Iraqi Governing Council

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An apparent suicide car bomb killed six Iraqis and wounded one other near an entrance to the Coalition Green Zone around 9:30 a.m. May 17.

Reports indicate among those killed is Izzedine Salim, the current President of the Iraqi Governing Council.

There are no reports of Coalition personnel wounded.  

Release #040517a

http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/May%202004/040517a.htm

 

[skeeter]

There are no reports of Coalition personnel wounded.

There were no coalition(American) casualties because the 'stop point' at this checkpoint was moved 100 meters further away from our guys after the last car bombing of a week ago.

If nothing else, at least our guys are learning a few things.