In a coordinated assault on an American combat outpost north of Baghdad, suicide bombers drove as many as three cars filled with explosives into the base on Monday, killing two American soldiers and wounding at least 17 more, witnesses and the American military said.
The brazen and highly unusual attack, which was followed by fierce gun battles and a daring evacuation of the wounded Americans by helicopters, came on a day of violence across the country that left more than 40 people dead in shootings, suicide bombings, mortar attacks and roadside explosions.
The violence was directed at civilians, Americans and the Iraqi security forces.
As American and Iraqi troops flood the streets of Baghdad in an attempt to stem the bloodshed, and thousands more Marines head out to the Sunni Arab heartland west of the city in Anbar Province, American and Iraqi military officials are concerned that militants will simply try to move to areas where the troop presence remains thin.
As someone noted, all we're doing with the surge (and most of our policy in Iraq) is playing Whack-A-Mole. Bash 'em here, they pop up over there.
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