European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages stars and stripes saturday March 312007 multiple suicide bombings kill 122 in Iraq by Steven r Hurst the associated press Baghdad five suicide bombers struck shiite marketplaces in Northeast Baghdad and a town North of the capital at Nightfall thursday killing at least 122 peo ple in Savage attacks that marked Ryan crackers first Day As new american am a Job he called the most critical foreign policy Mission confronting the United states nationwide at least 170 people were killed or found dead thursday the Start of the seventh week of the latest us iraqi military drive to curtail violence in Bagh dad and surrounding regions the bombers hit markets in the shiite town of Khalis and the Shaab neighbor Hood in Baghdad during the busiest time of the Day timing that has become a Trade Mark of what Are believed to be sunni in surgent or Al Aida suicide attackers the Market in Khalis 50 Miles North of the capital was especially crowded be cause government flour rations reportedly had just arrived for the first time in six months at least 43 people were killed and 86 wounded by the three suicide vehicle bombs including an explosive packed ambulance police said in the North Baghdad bombings two Sui cide attackers wearing explosives vests blew themselves up the shall Market in the predominantly shiite Shaab neighbor Hood at least 79 people were killed and 81 wounded As they jammed the Market to buy provision son the eve of the Muslim Day of rest and prayer the carnage whether timed to his arrival or happenstance cast an ominous Shad Assaao an iraqi policeman cleans debris from a car bomb in the southwestern neighbourhood of a Bayaa in Baghdad on thursday of Over crackers first Day As ambassador in Baghdad he takes Over in the midst of the latest us iraqi Security sweep for which Bush has committed nearly 30000 additional troops to Dampen what had become uncontrollable violence in the capital president Bush policy is the right one there has been Progress there is also much More to be done the 57yearold a Abi speaker said but As the Security drive progressed More and More violence broke out in towns and cities outside the capital As insurgent fighters have taken their fight to regions where us and iraqi forces Are thinly deployed the us military and its diplomats have voiced cautious optimism about the sweep and emphasized that the full american surge Force would not be in place until Jun Crocker brought the same message All of this will be very hard but if i thought it impossible i would not be stand ing Here today i pledge my full support to this Mission and to the people of Iraq and i know you will do the same he said at his Swearingin at the american embassy lodged in Saddam Hussein former Republican Palace which is now in the heart of the heavily guarded Green zone the carnage whether timed to his arrival or happenstance cast an ominous Shadow Over Ryan crackers first Day As ambassador in Baghdad when he finished speaking a military band struck up if s a grand old Flag Crocker is among the us diplomats with the most experience in the Middle East before his most recent assignment As ambassador to Pakistan since 2004 he served As ambassador to Lebanon Syria and Kuwait and had other assignments in Iran Qatar and Egypt he also is familiar with the Middle East s adversities in 2003 he was As signed to the Baghdad embassy when Iraq was being run by the coalition provisional authority in 1983 he was thrown against a Wall but not seriously Hurt when the american embassy in Beirut was hit by a car bomb Dur ing his Days in Damascus the ambassadors residence was overrun by rioters in 1998 Crocker was not Hurt prime minister Nouri Almalik whose backing is dropping even among fellow Shi ites issued an angry statement pledging to bring bombers and their backers to Justice we Call on you iraqis not to allow the evil ones to Triumph and to cooperate with your armed forces we pledge to you that we Are determined to pursue the Crimi nals and those who support them with words or actions Justice will reach them sooner or later he said thwarted fal Lujah attack involved 4 bombers us says by Sandra Jontz stars and stripes fal Lujah Iraq four suicide bombers tried to carry out the attack wednesday on the fal Lujah government Center two in trucks and two on foot according to new information released thursday by us military officials dozens of iraqi soldiers police and us forces were wounded or exposed to chlorine from one of the truck bombs used in wednesdays Early morn ing attack on the downtown compound fal Lujah police and us forces shot at the first truck bomb As it approached the compound causing the truck to prematurely detonate said us Marine 1st it Shawn Mercer a spokesman with multinational Force West there was no chlorine in the first truck bombing he said and no iraqi or us forces suffered injuries from the first detonation however the second truck made it through the outer perimeter of the compound detonating near a Large Barrier Wall next to the iraqi army Barracks Mercer said in an email that bomb used chlorine insurgents also attacked iraqi and us forces with Small arms fire and the two suicide bombers approaching on foot were killed when they detonated their vests during the gun Battle a third insurgent moving with the two bombers was also gunned Down according to thursdays news release the coordinated attack began at am in All the wounded and those treated for exposure to chlo Rine included 53 iraqi soldiers four iraqi police 14 us forces and one civilian some exposed to the chlorine complained of difficulty breathing nausea skin irritation and vomit ing wednesdays chlorine attack was the eighth launched since Jan 28 us military officials have linked the chlorine bomb attacks to the Al Aida in Iraq group the head of the army corps of engineers Gulf Region division said thursday that he knew of no additional Steps being taken to keep chlorine under lock and key in the Wake of recent insurgent attacks using chlorine speaking to reporters on thursday Brig Gen Michael Walsh explained that chlorine is used for water treatment in Iraq and is prevalent throughout the country there have been some measures taken to make sure that people lock those things up a Little bit More and take More accountability for it but its being trucked and delivered around the country to the water treatment plants and other facilities Walsh said asked How supplies of chlorine were being secured Walsh replied i think its the Normal Mea sures that you would take even Back in the United states where you would store that you had Pur chased just put it in your storage room and make sure that its locked in not aware of any additional Security that is going on in those particular areas reporter Jeff Schogol contributed to this report email Sandra Jontz at water your body Generator Diamond pure powered 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