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
At least 22 people have been killed by a suicide bomber who blew up a lorry laden with explosives at a police station in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
BBC July 24, 2005
Two car bombs in Baghdad left at least eight dead and 27 wounded, an interior ministry official said.
Forbes July 25, 2005
In Baghdad, guerrillas shot up a minibus transporting factory workers near Abu Ghraib to the west of Baghdad, killing as many as 18 and wounding 9.
Also in the capital, guerrillas assassinated 3 employees of the Ministry of Health.
In a third incident in Baghdad, guerrillas injured a policeman when they attacked the Major Crimes Unit in the Karkh quarter.
Informed Comment July 27
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