Serangan terbaru itu terjadi saat ribuan tentara AS dan Irak melanjutkan operasi besar-besaran di sekitar Baghdad untuk menghentikan pertikaian antara kelompok Sunni dan Syiah.,
The attack came as thousands of US and Iraqi troops continued a massive security operation in nearby Baghdad, where they are attempting to quell a sectarian war between rival Sunni and Shiite factions.