U.S., Iraqi forces see spike in IEDs in April

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U.S., Iraqi forces see spike in IEDs in April
By Jim Michaels - USA Today
Posted : Tuesday Apr 29, 2008 7:03:21 EDT

American and Iraqi forces in Baghdad have been targeted with 251 improvised bombs this month — nearly double the monthly average — as fighting in and around Sadr City intensified.

Some of the attacks involved deadly armor-piercing bombs that the U.S. military has linked to Iran, said Army Brig. Gen. Mike Milano, deputy commander of the American division in the capital.

The numbers, provided by the Multi-National Division-Baghdad, include bombs that were detonated or found before they were triggered.

On average, 42 percent are discovered before they are detonated.

The increase in bombings partly reflects a struggle for control of the roads into Sadr City, a Shiite slum in eastern Baghdad.


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