CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar (AP) — A car exploded at a special operations checkpoint in western Iraq, killing three coalition soldiers, a pregnant woman and the car's driver, the U.S. Central Command said Friday.
Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks, Central Command deputy director of operations, described the bombing as terrorist.
"These are not military actions. These are terrorist actions," he said
The apparent suicide attack occurred Thursday night about 11 miles southwest of the Haditha Dam. The site is northwest of Baghdad and about 80 miles east of the Syrian border.
Brooks said U.S. special operations forces were working in the region of the dam, but he declined to give further details on what forces were killed.
"A pregnant female stepped out of the vehicle and began screaming in fear," a Central Command statement said. "At this point the civilian vehicle exploded, killing three coalition force members who were approaching the vehicle and wounding two others." The statement said the woman and the driver also were killed.
Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks, Central Command deputy director of operations, described the bombing as terrorist.
"These are not military actions. These are terrorist actions," he said
The apparent suicide attack occurred Thursday night about 11 miles southwest of the Haditha Dam. The site is northwest of Baghdad and about 80 miles east of the Syrian border.
Brooks said U.S. special operations forces were working in the region of the dam, but he declined to give further details on what forces were killed.
"A pregnant female stepped out of the vehicle and began screaming in fear," a Central Command statement said. "At this point the civilian vehicle exploded, killing three coalition force members who were approaching the vehicle and wounding two others." The statement said the woman and the driver also were killed.
