The Iraqi Civil War continues: A truck bomb planted by the al-Qaida (Arabic for “the Base”) explodes outside a Shi’ite (partisans of Ali) Moslem Mosque in Taza killing at least 72 Iraqi nationals.
NOTE: Meanwhile no members of the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) lost their lives.
[added 12/11/2021]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Sinan Salaheddin, “Bombing At Mosque Kills 72 In Northern Iraq,” Orange County (California) Register, 21 June 2009, News:19.
Home and Away Iraq and Afghanistan War Casualties – CNN.com.htm
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/war.casualties/table.Iraq.html?sortby=date&ski=4&field=table_year&key=%222006%22#top
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