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2008 Karmah bombing

Terrorist attack in central Iraq

Field	Value
title	26 June 2008 Karmah bombing
location	Al-Karmah, Iraq
target	Tribal Sheik meeting
date	26 June 2008
timezone	UTC+3
type	Suicide bombing
fatalities	25
injuries	Unknown
perps	Islamic State of Iraq

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The 26 June 2008 Karmah bombing was a suicide attack on a meeting of tribal sheiks in the town of Al-Karmah. Three Marines from 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines (including the battalion's commanding officer), as well as twenty Iraqi sheiks and the mayor of Karmah, were killed when a suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi Policeman detonated an explosive vest. Two interpreters were also killed in the blast.{{cite news | access-date =2008-06-28 | access-date = 2008-06-28

References

"U.S. Department of Defense".
"Anbar Province Suicide Bombing - Zoriah's Eyewitness Account - Iraq War Diary".
Cocks, Tim. (2008-06-27). "U.S. handover of Iraqi province delayed". Reuters.
Yacoub, Sameer. (2008-08-01). "Insurgents linked to US Marine deaths caught". AP via Yahoo News.
(2008-09-01). "US hands over key Iraq province". BBC News.

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