Dose anyone know which base?
*excerpt* update:
By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer
3 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents launched a brazen coordinated attack on a U.S. combat post Monday, sending in a suicide bomber and clashing with American troops. Two U.S. soldiers were killed and 17 wounded, the military said.
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The assault began with a suicide bomber exploding a vehicle outside the base north of Baghdad, said the military statement. It gave no further details beyond the number of dead and wounded.
Residents said U.S. forces fought with militants after the suicide bomber tried to break through barriers around the base near Tarmiyah, about 30 miles north of Baghdad. For hours, helicopters were seen landing at the base and leaving.
As far as I can tell 2ndClassCitizen, it looks like it may be Camp Taji.
U.S., Iraqi forces make town oasis of security in a desert of violence
By Tom Lasseter July 2, 2006
TARMIYAH, Iraq – While much of the area around the town of Taji, Iraq, is racked with sectarian violence and insurgent attacks on U.S. troops, Tarmiyah is one of the successes.
Soldiers used to call the main road in Tarmiyah “the racetrack.” When patrols came through the Sunni town, north of Baghdad, they gunned their engines and drove as fast as possible, hoping not to be hit by a shower of rocket-propelled grenades.
AdvertisementTarmiyah was controlled by insurgents who roamed the streets with AK-47s. There were 20 policemen in a town of 45,000 residents.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060702/news_1n2success.html