5 Iraqis Killed as Rockets Hit U.S. Base in Baghdad

11 rockets struck the American base near Baghdad International Airport late Monday afternoon killing five Iraqi civilians and wounding at least two American soldiers and 14 Iraqi civilians. Six suspects were arrested at the launching site, an area known to have “Mahdi Army militiamen loyal to anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr.” Because Mr. Sadr had imposed a cease-fire last summer, which resulted in less American deaths in Baghdad, recent attacks were blamed on “Shiite fighters not abiding by the cease-fire or expelled by the Mahdi Army.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/world/middleeast/19iraq.html?ref=worldspecial

Despite all the cease-fires and alliances America has accrued, attacks against them still occur. The recent attacks will most likely cause the American forces to bolster their defenses and provide more financial assistance to their allies. Because of attacks like these, it is becoming more evident that the groups responsible possess large stockpiles of weapons. This means that America will have to look out for more attacks.