Deadliest Suicide Attacks in Iraq in Two Years

Baghdad, Iraq: Two car bombs exploded close to three Iraqi government buildings on October 25, 2009, killing at least 130 people. It was considered to be the most damaging attack in the country in more than two years. It was expected that more than 500 people were killed.

Suicide attacks in Iraq continue to pose a set of fatal questions for everyone including the American regime. The security of the nation, the freedom of the people and the efficiency of the American-forced war in the state are queries no one seems able to answer sufficiently.
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No extremist group or freedom fighter organization has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

The Prime Minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki, condemned the attacks and vowed to hunt down those who pose a threat to the national security and the Iraqi nation’s freedom and prosperity. He addressed the nation and said, “We will punish the enemies of the Iraqi who want to spread chaos in the country.” He promised to avenge the suffering country from those who have the intention to derail the country off political progress.

It is believed that the attacks were carried out in order to disrupt the political advancement that had been occurring for the past few weeks in hope for prospering January elections. President Jalal Talabani expressed his grief and dismay over the attacks. He declared them to be publicly halting and destroying whatever political achievement the nation had made so far.

The area that had been attacked is in close vicinity to the massively guarded Green Zone that also houses the United States Embassy. President Barack Obama condemned the ‘outrageous’ attacks on the ‘sovereignty of the Iraqi people.’ General Ray Odeirno, the top US military commander in Iraq, expressed his ‘genuine concern’ over the suicide blast.

The attack is considered the deadliest in the time-span of two years. Three truck bombings had killed hundreds of civilians in Qahtaniya, in northern Iraq in August 2007. Citizens have been forewarned of increased violence in the coming several weeks.

The citizens of Iraq are supposed to go to the election polls on the 16th of January, 2010. However the parliament has not confirmed key election legislation and, therefore, having left the elections in a limbo.