IRAQ: RESISTANCE

Washington Post: Insurgents Attack U.S. Base In Iraq

Large-Scale Assault Is Second Within 2 Weeks; Contractor Abducted

BAGHDAD, April 11 -- Insurgents claiming links to al Qaeda tried to overrun a U.S. Marine base near the Syrian border Monday using gunmen, suicide car bombs and a firetruck loaded with explosives, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
The assault was the second time in less than two weeks that foreign insurgents have massed an organized, military-style offensive, U.S. officials said. Insurgents typically have staged smaller-scale bombings and attacks.