Mosul massacre blamed on al-Qaida
Updated on 15 August 2007
At least 175 people killed in northern Iraq after co-ordinated suicide fuel tanker bombings.
It's one of the worst incidents of a bloody four year conflict. Last night suicide bombers driving fuel tankers killed nearly 200 people just east of Mosul in northern iraq.
The Northwestern US command told Channel 4 News the death toll is expected to rise.
Nineveh province is home to the Yazidi sect, a religious minority accused of devil worshipping by Islamic Extremists.
The stoning of a Yazidi girl in May for converting to Islam captured on a mobile phone provoked the wrath of al-Qaida in Iraq on the communit.
They swore retribution and it's al-Qaida that the Americans are blaming for last nights attacks. But contrary to what the jihadi's are trumpeting, the US says it is evidence of an al-Qaida on the run.
And with President Bush under pressure to show results - Iraq looks set to see even more bloodshed.
