Yea, I heard about this earlier in the day on the news. They made a big deal because for the past few months the Iraqis and Americans have been working even harder to secure the zone and prevent just such an attack.
I always knew there was no true safe place in Iraq, which is why it always terrified me when my father would go, even though I knew he stayed in the supposedly "safer" Green Zone (aka "The Bubble") and only traveled to the North. I also worry for my uncle and close friends of the family who are there working on a more regular basis; that entire country is just a dangerous place period.
Allah haweh min koot deeleh khaya goo hedkha joonjara...