Fatal Bombs in Iraq Seemed Aimed at Militia
Source: NYT Marwan Ibrahim/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The scene of car bombings in the northern city of Kirkuk on Wednesday. By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT Published: February 9, 2011 Enlarge This Image BAGHDAD — A series of car bombs shook the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, killing 10 people and wounding at least 90 in a large-scale assault that appeared aimed at a local Kurdish militia. Emad Matti/APTN, via Associated Press A TV cameraman caught this image of an explosion in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Wednesday, one of several bombings within minutes. The bombings came two days after a group called Ansar al-Islam , which has been linked to Al Qaeda , posted leaflets saying it would attack the militia because it had arrested Muslim women. It was not clear whether the militia, Asayish, had arrested the women or why. Around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday a pickup truck, apparently carrying milk, exploded near the militia’s headquarters, destroying the building, a local law enforceme