Two explosions occurred in the city of Karbala in southern Iraq. According to eyewitnesses, the local administration building was shelled with mortars. In addition, a car filled with explosives exploded near the university.

According to the AP, an American delegation was in the city at that time.

As a result of the militant attack, 20 coalition soldiers were injured. Meanwhile, the American military command does not yet have information about whether there are deaths among the victims. It is also unknown which country’s military personnel were victims of the attack.

According to the military, the militants targeted two military camps located on the territory of the university, as well as a police station and the local administration building as targets for attacks. The attacks were carried out using a car bomb, mortars and machine guns, AP reports.

We remind you that as of December 24, the number of American soldiers killed since the beginning of the Iraq campaign reached 463. Of these, 317 soldiers became victims of so-called “enemy fire,” and another 146 people died as a result of incidents not related to attacks by supporters of the overthrown regime. This data is provided by the US Department of Defense.

52 British soldiers, 17 Italian soldiers, 8 soldiers from Spain, one each from Denmark, Ukraine and Poland also became victims of hostilities.

Since May 1, 2003, when US President George W. Bush announced the end of the active phase of the military operation, 325 American troops have been killed in Iraq, including 202 as a result of “enemy fire.”

Since the beginning of the war, 2,687 American soldiers have been injured, of which 370 were injured as a result of accidents.

Militants blew up coalition soldiers again