I do believe . . . that the ability of these insurgents to conduct sustained high-intensity operations [in Baghdad] as they did last year -- we've mostly eliminated that . . . I would say in the next couple of months we will not see sustained, long, bloody months in Baghdad.
Maj. Gen. William Webster, Jr.
Commander of Multinational Division Baghdad
Press Briefing
July 8, 2005
A suicide bomber detonated a blast at an Iraqi army recruitment center in the capital today, witnesses said. A doctor at Yarmouk hospital said 20 people were killed and several were injured. The blast occurred just before 9 am (0500 GMT) at a western Baghdad recruiting center that had been hit several times by suicide attackers.
NDTV
July 10, 2005
Up to 27 people, including seven children, have been killed and at least 18 wounded by a car bomb in Baghdad. The attack on Wednesday occurred near a patrol of US forces, police sources said. US troops said one US soldier and many Iraqi civilians were killed by the blast, including at least seven Iraqi children. Three US soldiers were among the wounded.
Aljazeera
July 13, 2005
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