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Senior Iraqi Military Commander Killed in Baghdad

HeadlineMar 07, 2006

Meanwhile, the head of the Iraqi army’s Baghdad division was killed Monday when his vehicle came under attack. Major General Mubdar Hatim Hazya al-Dulaimi is one of the highest-ranking Iraqi military officials to lose their lives in insurgent violence. A US military commander who oversaw the US military contingent in Baghdad last year said of the General’s death: “It could be a blow that takes a long time to overcome.” The incident was one of several Monday that left more than 20 people dead and 50 injured around Iraq. In the day’s worst attack, five children were among seven people killed in a bombing in a crowded market in the town of Baqubah. Another 17 people were injured.

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