Insurgents have attacked Iraqs central bank recently, in an attempt to humiliate the Iraqi government more than anything else. I think robbery was a motive in the attack but I do not believe that it was the only motive.
The attack was accompanied by several bombings which seem to have been more of a distraction than anything else. There was also about three suicide bombings in the attempt. There was an ensuing gun battle which lasted about three hours. The militants are suspected to be al-Qaeda and the attack resulted in twenty six dead and sixty injured. In the end the militants were not successful although they were able to destroy a few documents.
US forces were not mentioned in the incident since our military ring customers are being brought back from the country. Most of the control of the country has been turned over to the Iraqis. The insurgents are attempting to undermine the effectiveness of the new government in order to cause it to crumble.
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