After numerous armed confrontations, Baghdad was today the stage of another conflict as three suicide bombers launched an attack against a hotel complex used by foreign journalists.

According to Reuters, eye witnesses and police said that one of the attackers crashed a car into the defenses around the concrete towers of the Palestine and Sheraton hotels.

The breach created by the first attack was used by a second one who crashed and detonated a concrete mixer full of explosive.

The third car exploded near a police checkpoint in Firdous Square, near the hotel complex.

The three explosions killed 15 and injured 11.

According to AP, Iraqi security officials said the blasts occurred two minutes apart, not long before Muslims marking the Islamic holy month of Ramadan were preparing to break their daylong feast.

The attacks caused heavy damage to the south side of the 19-story Palestine Hotel, forcing journalists, including those from AP, Fox News and the Alhurra TV station to take refuge in the corridor.