Finally Tally In Yesterday's Al Qaeda Attack In Iraq

Iraq Blames al-Qaeda For Tikrit Attack -- BBC

Sunni militants linked to al-Qaeda were responsible for a bloody siege in Tikrit in which 56 people were killed, Iraqi officials have said.

Tuesday's attack took place at a local government building in Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein.

A fierce gun-battle ended when the attackers - numbering about eight - blew themselves up.

Among the dead were local government officials and an Iraqi journalist. Another 100 people were injured.

Tikrit - the capital of Salahuddin province - was once a stronghold of the Sunni insurgency which followed the American-led invasion of 2003.

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More News On Yesterday's Al Qaeda Attack In Iraq

Iraq hostage siege kills 56 at gov't center -- CBS News
Iraqi Hostages Die in Attack on Leadership of Province -- New York Times
At least 9 Iraqi officials dead in hostage siege -- CNN
Scores killed in Iraq attack -- Al Jazeera
Iraqi Security Forces Storm Building Held by Gunmen -- Voice of America
Iraqi insurgents kill dozens in Tikrit raid -- Washington Post
Security forces regain control of Iraq government building -- CNN
Deadly Siege Raises Questions on Iraqi Security -- Wall Street Journal

My Comment: Another well coordinated and executed suicide attack by Al Qaeda in Iraq. This incident illustrate to me (again) that Iraq still has a very long way to go before this type of mindless violence is put to a stop.