Excite News5 Killed in Blast at Baghdad Restaurant | Dec 31, 2:28 PM (ET) | By YEHIA BARZANJI
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Near the southern city of Basra, a South Korean was killed in an ambush and resulting gunbattle between Romanian soldiers and Iraqi insurgents, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday. There was no immediate confirmation of the report or whether the victim was a soldier or a civilian.
Wednesday, December 31, 2003
Baghdad: bomb as US convoy passed: 3 US wounded, 2 Iraqis wounded
Excite News: "5 Killed in Blast at Baghdad Restaurant | Dec 31, 2:28 PM (ET) | By YEHIA BARZANJI
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Later in the evening, a bomb hidden in shrubs outside a separate restaurant in Baghdad exploded as a U.S. military convoy passed, wounding three American soldiers and three Iraqi civilians. ...
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Later in the evening, a bomb hidden in shrubs outside a separate restaurant in Baghdad exploded as a U.S. military convoy passed, wounding three American soldiers and three Iraqi civilians. ...
Baghdad: restaurant bomb: 5 Iraqis dead, 25 wounded
Excite News: "5 Killed in Blast at Baghdad Restaurant | Dec 31, 2:28 PM (ET) | By YEHIA BARZANJI
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A large explosion ripped through a restaurant throwing a party in central Baghdad on New Year's Eve, killing five people and injuring 25. Witnesses said the blast was caused by a car bomb.
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In the restaurant attack, rescuers were seen pulling people from the building, as sirens wailed and ambulances sped to the area near the former U.S. Embassy. ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A large explosion ripped through a restaurant throwing a party in central Baghdad on New Year's Eve, killing five people and injuring 25. Witnesses said the blast was caused by a car bomb.
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In the restaurant attack, rescuers were seen pulling people from the building, as sirens wailed and ambulances sped to the area near the former U.S. Embassy. ...
Tanf: US accident: 1 US dead, 1 wounded
Excite News: "Gunfire Kills Two Protesters in Kirkuk | Dec 31, 8:54 AM (ET) | By YEHIA BARZANJI
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Also Wednesday, U.S. military officials reported a U.S. soldier was killed and a second wounded in the accidental discharge of a weapon. A statement said the accident, in the 82nd Airborne Division, occurred Tuesday evening at Tanf, on Iraq's western border with Syria. ...
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Also Wednesday, U.S. military officials reported a U.S. soldier was killed and a second wounded in the accidental discharge of a weapon. A statement said the accident, in the 82nd Airborne Division, occurred Tuesday evening at Tanf, on Iraq's western border with Syria. ...
Baghdad: car bomb aimed at US: 1 Iraqi boy dead, 11 wounded
Excite News: "Gunfire Kills Two Protesters in Kirkuk | Dec 31, 8:54 AM (ET) | By YEHIA BARZANJI
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In Baghdad, a car bomb exploded as a U.S. convoy passed on a street full of shops, destroying one Humvee, Iraqi police Sgt. Thabet Talib said. An 8-year-old Iraqi boy was killed and 11 other Iraqi bystanders were being treated for injuries, hospital doctors said.
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said he could confirm only that there was an explosion. ...
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In Baghdad, a car bomb exploded as a U.S. convoy passed on a street full of shops, destroying one Humvee, Iraqi police Sgt. Thabet Talib said. An 8-year-old Iraqi boy was killed and 11 other Iraqi bystanders were being treated for injuries, hospital doctors said.
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said he could confirm only that there was an explosion. ...
Kirkuk: Kurdish gunmen: 2 Iraqis killed, 16-26 wounded
Excite News: "Gunfire Kills Two Protesters in Kirkuk | Dec 31, 8:54 AM (ET) | By YEHIA BARZANJI
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) - Gunfire erupted Wednesday as hundreds of Arab and Turkmens marched in protest over fears of Kurdish domination in the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk, and police said two people were killed.
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In Kirkuk, it was not immediately clear who fired the shots into hundreds of Arabs and Turkmen demanding that the city remain under a central Iraqi government and not be incorporated into any proposed Kurdish area.
"Kirkuk is an Iraqi city!" protesters shouted.
Police Col. Salem Taha said Kurdish gunmen opened fire as demonstrators opposed to Kirkuk joining a Kurdish federation tried to converge on the office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party.
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Two protesters were killed and 16 were wounded in the shooting, said Taha, the police colonel. Records at Jumhouri Hospital showed 26 wounded people were admitted Wednesday. ...
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) - Gunfire erupted Wednesday as hundreds of Arab and Turkmens marched in protest over fears of Kurdish domination in the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk, and police said two people were killed.
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In Kirkuk, it was not immediately clear who fired the shots into hundreds of Arabs and Turkmen demanding that the city remain under a central Iraqi government and not be incorporated into any proposed Kurdish area.
"Kirkuk is an Iraqi city!" protesters shouted.
Police Col. Salem Taha said Kurdish gunmen opened fire as demonstrators opposed to Kirkuk joining a Kurdish federation tried to converge on the office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party.
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Two protesters were killed and 16 were wounded in the shooting, said Taha, the police colonel. Records at Jumhouri Hospital showed 26 wounded people were admitted Wednesday. ...
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Karuda, Baghdad: bomb aimed at US patrol: 1 Iraqi, several wounded
Excite - News: "Blast in Baghdad Kills One; Nine Saddam Loyalists Held | Dec 30, 6:48 am ET | By Raju Gopalakrishnan
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Guerrillas set off a roadside bomb in a crowded Baghdad shopping district on Tuesday as U.S. military vehicles drove past, killing one Iraqi civilian and wounding several others.
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The bombing in the Karada district of central Baghdad, a bustling neighborhood of shops, kiosks, small businesses and homes, was the second in the area in three days. Two Iraqi children and a U.S. soldier were killed in a similar explosion there on Sunday.
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Witnesses said the bomb, most likely placed on the concrete divider of a main street, was apparently aimed at two U.S. military vehicles passing by.
Neither vehicle suffered much damage but one Iraqi was killed on the spot, they said. A nearby cigarette kiosk was flattened by the force of the explosion and storefront windows were shattered. ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Guerrillas set off a roadside bomb in a crowded Baghdad shopping district on Tuesday as U.S. military vehicles drove past, killing one Iraqi civilian and wounding several others.
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The bombing in the Karada district of central Baghdad, a bustling neighborhood of shops, kiosks, small businesses and homes, was the second in the area in three days. Two Iraqi children and a U.S. soldier were killed in a similar explosion there on Sunday.
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Witnesses said the bomb, most likely placed on the concrete divider of a main street, was apparently aimed at two U.S. military vehicles passing by.
Neither vehicle suffered much damage but one Iraqi was killed on the spot, they said. A nearby cigarette kiosk was flattened by the force of the explosion and storefront windows were shattered. ...
Monday, December 29, 2003
Mosul: shot: 1 Iraqi lawyer (coalition)
Excite - News: "Iraq Bomb Blasts Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers, 2 Children | Dec 28, 3:22 pm ET | By Andrew Marshall
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A prominent lawyer working with coalition officials was shot dead outside his home in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, police said, a day after a tribal leader and member of a U.S.-appointed local council was assassinated in the city. ...
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A prominent lawyer working with coalition officials was shot dead outside his home in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, police said, a day after a tribal leader and member of a U.S.-appointed local council was assassinated in the city. ...
Mahmudiya: gunmen attack: 2 Iraqis dead, 1 Brit contractor wounded
Excite - News: Iraq Bomb Blasts Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers, 2 Children | Dec 28, 3:22 pm ET | By Andrew Marshall
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Near Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad, gunmen opened fire on a car carrying foreign contractors working with the Ministry of Electricity, killing two Iraqi security guards, police said. A British official said a British contractor was shot in the leg in the attack and was recovering in hospital. ...
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Near Mahmudiya, south of Baghdad, gunmen opened fire on a car carrying foreign contractors working with the Ministry of Electricity, killing two Iraqi security guards, police said. A British official said a British contractor was shot in the leg in the attack and was recovering in hospital. ...
Arbil: assassination attempt: 3 Iraqis, 5 wounded
Excite - News: "Iraq Bomb Blasts Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers, 2 Children | Dec 28, 3:22 pm ET | By Andrew Marshall
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In the Kurdish city of Arbil in northern Iraq, gunmen killed three bodyguards of Jawamer Atia, deputy director-general of security at the local interior ministry, during a bid to assassinate him on Sunday, the city's police chief said.
Five people, including Atia, were wounded in the attack. ...
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In the Kurdish city of Arbil in northern Iraq, gunmen killed three bodyguards of Jawamer Atia, deputy director-general of security at the local interior ministry, during a bid to assassinate him on Sunday, the city's police chief said.
Five people, including Atia, were wounded in the attack. ...
Falluja: bomb attack: 1 US, 2 wounded
Excite - News: "Iraq Bomb Blasts Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers, 2 Children | Dec 28, 3:22 pm ET | By Andrew Marshall
Northeast of the flashpoint town of Falluja, another bomb attack on a convoy killed one soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division and wounded three, the U.S. Army said. ...
Northeast of the flashpoint town of Falluja, another bomb attack on a convoy killed one soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division and wounded three, the U.S. Army said. ...
Baghdad: raodside bom: 2 US, 5 wounded; 2 Iraqi children
Excite - News: "Iraq Bomb Blasts Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers, 2 Children | Dec 28, 3:22 pm ET | By Andrew Marshall
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Guerrillas detonated a powerful bomb in a busy Baghdad shopping district on Sunday, killing a U.S. soldier and two Iraqi children, and another U.S. soldier died in an attack on a convoy west of the capital.
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The Baghdad attack, which targeted U.S. vehicles driving through the Karada shopping area, wounded five American soldiers, eight members of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and an Iraqi translator.
"A soldier from the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and two Iraqi children standing nearby were killed when the IED (improvised explosive device) detonated as a convoy was passing," military spokesman Captain Jason Beck said. ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Guerrillas detonated a powerful bomb in a busy Baghdad shopping district on Sunday, killing a U.S. soldier and two Iraqi children, and another U.S. soldier died in an attack on a convoy west of the capital.
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The Baghdad attack, which targeted U.S. vehicles driving through the Karada shopping area, wounded five American soldiers, eight members of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and an Iraqi translator.
"A soldier from the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment and two Iraqi children standing nearby were killed when the IED (improvised explosive device) detonated as a convoy was passing," military spokesman Captain Jason Beck said. ...
Saturday, December 27, 2003
Mosul: ambush: 3 US wounded; 1 Iraqi dead(?)
Excite - News: Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Spate of Iraq Attacks | Dec 26, 8:06 am ET | By Joseph Logan
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In the northern city of Mosul, an army spokesman said three U.S. troops were wounded on Friday in an ambush on their patrol. Witnesses said troops returning fire killed a taxi driver, but the military said it knew of no civilian casualties.
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In the northern city of Mosul, an army spokesman said three U.S. troops were wounded on Friday in an ambush on their patrol. Witnesses said troops returning fire killed a taxi driver, but the military said it knew of no civilian casualties.
Southern Iraq: attack: 2 Polish wounded
Excite - News: Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Spate of Iraq Attacks | Dec 26, 8:06 am ET | By Joseph Logan
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Guerrillas also wounded two Polish soldiers in an ambush in southern Iraq, the latest in a string of attacks on the forces of countries which have answered Washington's call for troops to help it secure the country it invaded to topple Saddam.
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Guerrillas also wounded two Polish soldiers in an ambush in southern Iraq, the latest in a string of attacks on the forces of countries which have answered Washington's call for troops to help it secure the country it invaded to topple Saddam.
Baquba: defusing bomb: 1 US
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A second soldier was killed the same day trying to defuse a bomb outside the town, a U.S. military spokesman said.
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A second soldier was killed the same day trying to defuse a bomb outside the town, a U.S. military spokesman said.
Baquba: mortar attack: 2 US
Excite - News: "Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Spate of Iraq Attacks | Dec 26, 8:06 am ET | By Joseph Logan
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Two other U.S. soldiers were killed in a mortar attack on a U.S. camp near Baquba on Thursday.
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Two other U.S. soldiers were killed in a mortar attack on a U.S. camp near Baquba on Thursday.
Baquba: roadside bomb: 1 US, 1 wounded
Excite - News: "Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Spate of Iraq Attacks | Dec 26, 8:06 am ET | By Joseph Logan
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A roadside bomb killed one soldier and wounded another when it exploded by a convoy near Baquba, about 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, early on Friday. A second soldier was killed the same day trying to defuse a bomb outside the town, a U.S. military spokesman said."
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A roadside bomb killed one soldier and wounded another when it exploded by a convoy near Baquba, about 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, early on Friday. A second soldier was killed the same day trying to defuse a bomb outside the town, a U.S. military spokesman said."
Thursday, December 25, 2003
Baghdad: roadside bomb: 1 US soldier
Excite - NewsGuerrillas Hammer Baghdad, Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier | Dec 25, 8:08 am ET | By Nadim Ladki
The U.S. military said an American soldier had been killed by a roadside bomb in the capital on Wednesday, raising the death toll to four in attacks that day.
The U.S. military said an American soldier had been killed by a roadside bomb in the capital on Wednesday, raising the death toll to four in attacks that day.
Baghdad: several attacks: Iranian embassy, Turkish embasssy, 2 hotels, Interior Ministry
Excite - News: "Guerrillas Hammer Baghdad, Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier | Dec 25, 8:08 am ET | By Nadim Ladki
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Anti-American guerrillas sent more than a dozen rockets and mortar rounds slamming into Baghdad on Christmas Day, hitting hotels, embassies and the vicinity of the U.S.-led occupation authority in Iraq.
The bombings, the widest in scale in the Iraqi capital since the December 13 capture of Saddam Hussein, followed warnings of a wave of spectacular attacks during the holiday season.
Two hotels used by Westerners and an apartment block were struck, as well as the area where the headquarters of the U.S.-led administration is situated.
Guerrillas fired rockets that hit the outside wall of the Iranian embassy, the Turkish embassy and a residential building next to the German embassy.
The rockets blew a hole in the front wall of the Turkish mission and shattered windows but caused little damage in the other blasts, witnesses said.
A rocket missed the Interior Ministry and landed in a nearby street, witnesses said.
Only one woman was wounded in the attacks that took place around sunrise. ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Anti-American guerrillas sent more than a dozen rockets and mortar rounds slamming into Baghdad on Christmas Day, hitting hotels, embassies and the vicinity of the U.S.-led occupation authority in Iraq.
The bombings, the widest in scale in the Iraqi capital since the December 13 capture of Saddam Hussein, followed warnings of a wave of spectacular attacks during the holiday season.
Two hotels used by Westerners and an apartment block were struck, as well as the area where the headquarters of the U.S.-led administration is situated.
Guerrillas fired rockets that hit the outside wall of the Iranian embassy, the Turkish embassy and a residential building next to the German embassy.
The rockets blew a hole in the front wall of the Turkish mission and shattered windows but caused little damage in the other blasts, witnesses said.
A rocket missed the Interior Ministry and landed in a nearby street, witnesses said.
Only one woman was wounded in the attacks that took place around sunrise. ...
Baghdad, Sheraton Hotel: rocket attack: 1 wounded
Cheboygan Tribune: "Rebels Attack U.S. Base, Hotel in Baghdad | By MICHELLE FAUL
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Guerrillas hit central Baghdad with more than a dozen grenades, rockets and mortar shells on Christmas Day, striking at a hotel for the second time in 24 hours and the gates of a U.S. army base. One woman was wounded as she slept in an apartment neighboring the hotel.
The attacks came after insurgents made good on a threatened holiday offensive Wednesday, detonating a series of bombs that killed four U.S. soldiers, six civilians and a suicide bomber. ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Guerrillas hit central Baghdad with more than a dozen grenades, rockets and mortar shells on Christmas Day, striking at a hotel for the second time in 24 hours and the gates of a U.S. army base. One woman was wounded as she slept in an apartment neighboring the hotel.
The attacks came after insurgents made good on a threatened holiday offensive Wednesday, detonating a series of bombs that killed four U.S. soldiers, six civilians and a suicide bomber. ...
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Samarra: roadside bomb: 3 US
3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq: "3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq | By CHRISTINE HAUSER | Published: December 24, 2003
Three American soldiers were killed today when the vehicle they were in was struck by a roadside bomb near a town north of Baghdad, the American military said in a statement.
It said the soldiers were in a vehicle which was part of a convoy on a highway near Samarra, about 70 miles north of Baghdad. "
Three American soldiers were killed today when the vehicle they were in was struck by a roadside bomb near a town north of Baghdad, the American military said in a statement.
It said the soldiers were in a vehicle which was part of a convoy on a highway near Samarra, about 70 miles north of Baghdad. "
Arbil: Suicide bomber: 4 Iraqis, 20 wounded
Suicide Car Bomb Kills Four in North Iraq: "Suicide Car Bomb Kills Four in North Iraq | By REUTERS | Published: December 24, 2003
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb exploded outside a government building in the Kurdish city of Arbil in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding 20, Iraqi officials said.
The car detonated just outside the gates of the Interior Ministry in the city, killing the bomber, two policemen guarding the facility and a passer-by." ...
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Iraqi officials said on Wednesday that a suicide bomber blew himself up in a car, killing three people and wounding 20 outside a government building in the Kurdish city of Arbil in northern Iraq, according to a report by Reuters.
The car detonated just outside the gates of the Interior Ministry, it said.
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb exploded outside a government building in the Kurdish city of Arbil in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding 20, Iraqi officials said.
The car detonated just outside the gates of the Interior Ministry in the city, killing the bomber, two policemen guarding the facility and a passer-by." ...
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Iraqi officials said on Wednesday that a suicide bomber blew himself up in a car, killing three people and wounding 20 outside a government building in the Kurdish city of Arbil in northern Iraq, according to a report by Reuters.
The car detonated just outside the gates of the Interior Ministry, it said.
Saturday, December 20, 2003
S of Kirkuk: Iraqi police shoot: 2 Iraqis wounded
Excite News: "U.S. Troops Kill Three Iraqi Policemen | Dec 20, 5:32 AM (ET)
In the same region Friday night, Iraqi police shot and wounded two people they said were trying to place roadside bombs on a route used by the U.S. army around al-Hawija, a town 15 miles west of Kirkuk.
Col. Muslim Hassan of the Kirkuk police force told the AP that the wounded rebels managed to escape, and U.S. soldiers later defused the two bombs.
In the same region Friday night, Iraqi police shot and wounded two people they said were trying to place roadside bombs on a route used by the U.S. army around al-Hawija, a town 15 miles west of Kirkuk.
Col. Muslim Hassan of the Kirkuk police force told the AP that the wounded rebels managed to escape, and U.S. soldiers later defused the two bombs.
Sleiman Beg, S of Kirkuk: US attacks: 3 Iraqi policemen, 2 wounded
Excite News: "U.S. Troops Kill Three Iraqi Policemen | Dec 20, 5:32 AM (ET)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops mistakenly shot and killed three Iraqi police officers and wounded two others, thinking they were bandits, an Iraqi police officer said Saturday.
The policemen were manning a checkpoint on a road in the Sleiman Beg area, 55 miles south of Kirkuk city, in northeast Iraq, when U.S. troops opened fire on them around midnight Friday, said Lt. Salam Zangana of the Kirkuk police force. He said two other policemen were wounded.
There was no immediate comment from the U.S. military."
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops mistakenly shot and killed three Iraqi police officers and wounded two others, thinking they were bandits, an Iraqi police officer said Saturday.
The policemen were manning a checkpoint on a road in the Sleiman Beg area, 55 miles south of Kirkuk city, in northeast Iraq, when U.S. troops opened fire on them around midnight Friday, said Lt. Salam Zangana of the Kirkuk police force. He said two other policemen were wounded.
There was no immediate comment from the U.S. military."
Najaf: revenge attack: 1 Iraqi
Excite - News: "Spanish PM Aznar in Iraq, Political Violence Rages | Dec 20, 12:13 pm ET | By Michael Georgy
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Violent score-settling raged with attacks on two former members of Saddam Hussein's toppled Baath Party in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Najaf, police said.
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Baathist Ali Kassem, who residents said was an informer for Saddam's feared security agents, was killed in another attack. ...
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Violent score-settling raged with attacks on two former members of Saddam Hussein's toppled Baath Party in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Najaf, police said.
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Baathist Ali Kassem, who residents said was an informer for Saddam's feared security agents, was killed in another attack. ...
Najah: revenge attacks: 2 Iraqis killed, 1 wounded
Excite - News: "Spanish PM Aznar in Iraq, Political Violence Rages | Dec 20, 12:13 pm ET | By Michael Georgy
... as political violence flared and U.S. troops killed three Iraqi policemen.
Violent score-settling raged with attacks on two former members of Saddam Hussein's toppled Baath Party in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Najaf, police said.
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Gunmen in Najaf killed an eight-year-old boy and wounded his mother on Saturday. In a separate shooting in the same southern Iraqi city, gunmen also killed a Baath Party official.
Dhamya Abbas, a teacher said by residents to be a senior Baath Party official in Najaf during the crushing of a 1991 Shi'ite uprising, was walking to school with her son when the gunmen opened fire, killing him and wounding her.
"I was going to school and then I saw two people on a motorcycle shoot me with Kalashnikovs. One bullet hit my stomach and the other one in my leg," she told Reuters from her hospital bed. "I left the Baath Party five years ago." ...
... as political violence flared and U.S. troops killed three Iraqi policemen.
Violent score-settling raged with attacks on two former members of Saddam Hussein's toppled Baath Party in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Najaf, police said.
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Gunmen in Najaf killed an eight-year-old boy and wounded his mother on Saturday. In a separate shooting in the same southern Iraqi city, gunmen also killed a Baath Party official.
Dhamya Abbas, a teacher said by residents to be a senior Baath Party official in Najaf during the crushing of a 1991 Shi'ite uprising, was walking to school with her son when the gunmen opened fire, killing him and wounding her.
"I was going to school and then I saw two people on a motorcycle shoot me with Kalashnikovs. One bullet hit my stomach and the other one in my leg," she told Reuters from her hospital bed. "I left the Baath Party five years ago." ...
Thursday, December 18, 2003
Baghdad: sneak attack: 1 Iraqi politician
Excite News: "Rebels Kill One U.S. Soldier in Iraq | Dec 18, 2:41 PM (ET) | By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Rebels killed a U.S. soldier in the first fatal ambush for the U.S. military since the capture of Saddam Hussein last weekend. Also in the Iraqi capital, Shiites buried an assassinated politician Thursday after a sneak attack blamed on Saddam loyalists."
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Rebels killed a U.S. soldier in the first fatal ambush for the U.S. military since the capture of Saddam Hussein last weekend. Also in the Iraqi capital, Shiites buried an assassinated politician Thursday after a sneak attack blamed on Saddam loyalists."
Northwest Baghdad: ambush: 1 US, 1 US wounded, 1 Iraqi wounded
Excite News: "Rebels Kill One U.S. Soldier in Iraq | Dec 18, 2:41 PM (ET) | By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Rebels killed a U.S. soldier in the first fatal ambush for the U.S. military since the capture of Saddam Hussein last weekend. Also in the Iraqi capital, Shiites buried an assassinated politician Thursday after a sneak attack blamed on Saddam loyalists.
The American soldier was killed late Wednesday when a 1st Armored Division patrol came under fire in northwest Baghdad, the military said. A second soldier and an Iraqi interpreter were wounded.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Rebels killed a U.S. soldier in the first fatal ambush for the U.S. military since the capture of Saddam Hussein last weekend. Also in the Iraqi capital, Shiites buried an assassinated politician Thursday after a sneak attack blamed on Saddam loyalists.
The American soldier was killed late Wednesday when a 1st Armored Division patrol came under fire in northwest Baghdad, the military said. A second soldier and an Iraqi interpreter were wounded.
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Baghdad: tanker explodes (accident?): 10 Iraqis
Excite - News: "Ten Killed in Fuel Tanker Blast in Baghdad | Dec 17, 2:45 pm ET | By Joseph Logan
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A fuel tanker exploded in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 10 people and triggering official statements it was a bomb until the U.S. military said hours later experts had decided it was caused by an accident.
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They said the tanker was packed with explosives and that at least 17 people had been killed, most of them passengers on the minibus. One officer said a nearby police station may have been the intended target before the tanker hit the minibus.
But hours later the U.S. military said the blast was caused by an accident and revised the death toll to 10.
"Our ordnance experts surveyed the site and found no evidence of explosives. It was not consistent with a car bomb. It was a fuel truck that simply had a traffic accident," a U.S. military spokesman, Captain Jason Beck, told Reuters.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A fuel tanker exploded in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 10 people and triggering official statements it was a bomb until the U.S. military said hours later experts had decided it was caused by an accident.
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They said the tanker was packed with explosives and that at least 17 people had been killed, most of them passengers on the minibus. One officer said a nearby police station may have been the intended target before the tanker hit the minibus.
But hours later the U.S. military said the blast was caused by an accident and revised the death toll to 10.
"Our ordnance experts surveyed the site and found no evidence of explosives. It was not consistent with a car bomb. It was a fuel truck that simply had a traffic accident," a U.S. military spokesman, Captain Jason Beck, told Reuters.
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Samarra: firefight: 11 Iraqis
Excite News: "U.S. Troops Kill 11 in Iraq in Ambush | Dec 16, 9:26 AM (ET) | By SLOBODAN LEKIC
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops killed 11 guerrilla attackers - some of whom released a flock of pigeons to signal comrades of the Americans' approach - in an ambush in a town north of Baghdad, the military said Tuesday.
In the ambush Monday afternoon in the town of Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad, guerrilla scouts released a flock of pigeons as the U.S. patrol approached, apparently as a signal to other fighters, a military statement said.
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U.S. snipers suppressed enemy fire and hit no civilians, the statement said.
A company commander on the scene said 11 insurgents were killed in the ensuing firefight.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops killed 11 guerrilla attackers - some of whom released a flock of pigeons to signal comrades of the Americans' approach - in an ambush in a town north of Baghdad, the military said Tuesday.
In the ambush Monday afternoon in the town of Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad, guerrilla scouts released a flock of pigeons as the U.S. patrol approached, apparently as a signal to other fighters, a military statement said.
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U.S. snipers suppressed enemy fire and hit no civilians, the statement said.
A company commander on the scene said 11 insurgents were killed in the ensuing firefight.
Sunday, December 14, 2003
al-Haswah: roadside bomb: 1 US
Excite News: "Car Bomb at Iraqi Police Station Kills 17 | Dec 14, 11:06 PM (ET) | By SAMEER N. YACOUB
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Also Sunday, an American soldier was killed trying to defuse a roadside bomb.
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The device that killed the U.S. soldier Sunday was placed on a telephone pole next to the road near al-Haswah, 25 miles south of Baghdad. The soldier, an explosives disposal specialist, approached the bomb to disarm it when it exploded.
He was the 453rd soldier to die in Iraq, according to Department of Defense statistics; 313 service members have been killed by hostile action since the start of the war on March 20.
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Also Sunday, an American soldier was killed trying to defuse a roadside bomb.
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The device that killed the U.S. soldier Sunday was placed on a telephone pole next to the road near al-Haswah, 25 miles south of Baghdad. The soldier, an explosives disposal specialist, approached the bomb to disarm it when it exploded.
He was the 453rd soldier to die in Iraq, according to Department of Defense statistics; 313 service members have been killed by hostile action since the start of the war on March 20.
Khaldiyah: suicide attack: 17 Iraqis 33 wounded
Excite News: "Car Bomb at Iraqi Police Station Kills 17 | Dec 14, 11:06 PM (ET) | By SAMEER N. YACOUB
KHALDIYAH, Iraq (AP) - A suspected suicide attacker detonated a car bomb outside an Iraqi police station Sunday near Baghdad, killing at least 17 people and wounding 33 others, hours before the announcement of Saddam Hussein's capture, the U.S. military said.
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The car bombing in Khaldiyah, 50 miles west of Baghdad, killed police officers, city workers and civilian bystanders, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeff Swisher said.
KHALDIYAH, Iraq (AP) - A suspected suicide attacker detonated a car bomb outside an Iraqi police station Sunday near Baghdad, killing at least 17 people and wounding 33 others, hours before the announcement of Saddam Hussein's capture, the U.S. military said.
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The car bombing in Khaldiyah, 50 miles west of Baghdad, killed police officers, city workers and civilian bystanders, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeff Swisher said.
Saturday, December 13, 2003
Hila, 60 miles south of Baghdad: roadside bomb: 2 Polish wounded
Excite - News: "U.S. Soldier and Iraqi Killed, U.S. Baghdad HQ Attacked | Dec 12, 8:05 pm ET | By Luke Baker
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Two Polish soldiers in the U.S.-led forces in Iraq were wounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle near Hilla, some 60 miles south of Baghdad.
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Two Polish soldiers in the U.S.-led forces in Iraq were wounded when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle near Hilla, some 60 miles south of Baghdad.
Baghdad: US headquarters: 2 US wounded
Excite - News: "U.S. Soldier and Iraqi Killed, U.S. Baghdad HQ Attacked | Dec 12, 8:05 pm ET | By Luke Baker
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Attackers bombarded the U.S.-led coalition's headquarters in Baghdad earlier on Friday, the first attack on the compound since U.S. forces launched a large anti-guerrilla offensive a month ago.
The U.S. military could not say what sort of weapons were fired at the five kilometer square (two square mile) area, known as the Green Zone, on the banks of the Tigris river.
"Two coalition force members were slightly wounded from flying debris," a U.S. military spokeswoman said. One building in the area, which comprises dozens of palaces once part of Saddam's presidential compound, was slightly damaged. Smoke billowed from two locations.
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Attackers bombarded the U.S.-led coalition's headquarters in Baghdad earlier on Friday, the first attack on the compound since U.S. forces launched a large anti-guerrilla offensive a month ago.
The U.S. military could not say what sort of weapons were fired at the five kilometer square (two square mile) area, known as the Green Zone, on the banks of the Tigris river.
"Two coalition force members were slightly wounded from flying debris," a U.S. military spokeswoman said. One building in the area, which comprises dozens of palaces once part of Saddam's presidential compound, was slightly damaged. Smoke billowed from two locations.
Ramadi: bomb attack: 1 US 2 wounded
Excite - News: "U.S. Soldier and Iraqi Killed, U.S. Baghdad HQ Attacked | Dec 12, 8:05 pm ET | By Luke Baker
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier and an Iraqi were killed and the fortified headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad was attacked on Friday, as Britain's top envoy to Iraq warned more major suicide bombings were inevitable.
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The latest U.S. soldier to die in Iraq was fatally wounded in a bomb attack on a U.S. convoy near the flashpoint town of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Two other soldiers were hurt.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier and an Iraqi were killed and the fortified headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad was attacked on Friday, as Britain's top envoy to Iraq warned more major suicide bombings were inevitable.
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The latest U.S. soldier to die in Iraq was fatally wounded in a bomb attack on a U.S. convoy near the flashpoint town of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Two other soldiers were hurt.
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Mosul: US attack: 1 Iraqi Saddam Fedayeen
Excite News: "U.S. Troops Kill Saddam Fedayeen Officer | Dec 11, 3:11 AM (ET) | By BASSEM MROUE
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops shot and killed a senior officer of the paramilitary group Saddam Fedayeen after storming his house in this northern city on Wednesday, his neighbors said.
The U.S. Army confirmed there were raids early Wednesday in Mosul but refused to comment on the reported death of Col. Ghanem Abdul-Ghani Sultan al-Zeidi."
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops shot and killed a senior officer of the paramilitary group Saddam Fedayeen after storming his house in this northern city on Wednesday, his neighbors said.
The U.S. Army confirmed there were raids early Wednesday in Mosul but refused to comment on the reported death of Col. Ghanem Abdul-Ghani Sultan al-Zeidi."
Samarra: shot: 2 Iraqi Civil Defense Corps
Excite News: "Iraq Suicide Attack Kills 1 U.S. Soldier | Dec 11, 6:37 PM (ET) | By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
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In Samarra, another volatile city 60 miles north of Baghdad, two members of the U.S.-led paramilitary Civil Defense Corps were shot and killed overnight while on patrol, witnesses said Thursday. The attackers were not identified.
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In Samarra, another volatile city 60 miles north of Baghdad, two members of the U.S.-led paramilitary Civil Defense Corps were shot and killed overnight while on patrol, witnesses said Thursday. The attackers were not identified.
Baghdad: suicide attack: 1 US, 14 wounded
Excite News: "Iraq Suicide Attack Kills 1 U.S. Soldier | Dec 11, 6:37 PM (ET) | By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Three suicide bombers in a furniture truck blew themselves up at the gates of a U.S. Army base Thursday, killing one soldier and wounding 14. It was the third suicide attack on American troops in Iraq this week. Meanwhile, three loud explosions boomed early Friday in the 'Green Zone,' the compound housing the headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition, in central Baghdad."
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Three suicide bombers in a furniture truck blew themselves up at the gates of a U.S. Army base Thursday, killing one soldier and wounding 14. It was the third suicide attack on American troops in Iraq this week. Meanwhile, three loud explosions boomed early Friday in the 'Green Zone,' the compound housing the headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition, in central Baghdad."
Iraq: Month 1 of war: Associated Press reported it documented 3,240 civilian deaths
Excite News: "Report Examines Iraqi Civilian Deaths | Dec 11, 7:23 PM (ET) | By RICHARD PYLE
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The report is the latest of several independent inquiries into civilian casualties in Iraq.
In June, The Associated Press reported it documented 3,240 civilian deaths between March 20 and April 20 by surveying hospitals, but said that figure was certain to be low.
The Iraqi Health Ministry later issued a preliminary figure of 1,764 civilian casualties, but AP reported Wednesday that officials in Baghdad had suspended the count.
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The report is the latest of several independent inquiries into civilian casualties in Iraq.
In June, The Associated Press reported it documented 3,240 civilian deaths between March 20 and April 20 by surveying hospitals, but said that figure was certain to be low.
The Iraqi Health Ministry later issued a preliminary figure of 1,764 civilian casualties, but AP reported Wednesday that officials in Baghdad had suspended the count.
Iraq: Cluster Bombs during war: killed more than 1,000 Iraqi civilians
Excite News: "Report Examines Iraqi Civilian Deaths | Dec 11, 7:23 PM (ET) | By RICHARD PYLE
NEW YORK (AP) - Cluster munitions fired by U.S. and British forces killed or wounded more than 1,000 Iraqi civilians during the invasion last spring and continue to inflict casualties among the population, a study by a leading human rights group says.
In addition to these 'preventable' losses, Human Rights Watch said dozens of civilians died in about 50 American attacks on specific targets in civilian neighborhoods in efforts to kill Saddam Hussein and other fugitive leaders.
None of those strikes achieved their purpose, even though U.S. forces were tracking the targets through intercepted phone calls and other intelligence information, it said."
NEW YORK (AP) - Cluster munitions fired by U.S. and British forces killed or wounded more than 1,000 Iraqi civilians during the invasion last spring and continue to inflict casualties among the population, a study by a leading human rights group says.
In addition to these 'preventable' losses, Human Rights Watch said dozens of civilians died in about 50 American attacks on specific targets in civilian neighborhoods in efforts to kill Saddam Hussein and other fugitive leaders.
None of those strikes achieved their purpose, even though U.S. forces were tracking the targets through intercepted phone calls and other intelligence information, it said."
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Baghdad: U.S. Plane Probably Hit, Lands in Iraq
U.S.: Plane Probably Hit, Lands in Iraq (washingtonpost.com): "The Associated Press | Wednesday, December 10, 2003; 9:39 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Guerrillas hit a U.S. Air Force transport plane with a surface-to-air missile, causing the engine to explode, a senior Pentagon source said Wednesday. The plane landed safely.
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A senior Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the explosion as a direct hit by a ground-fired missile, "like the DHL" incident that damaged a cargo plane departing the airport last month. That plane, too, landed safely.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Guerrillas hit a U.S. Air Force transport plane with a surface-to-air missile, causing the engine to explode, a senior Pentagon source said Wednesday. The plane landed safely.
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A senior Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the explosion as a direct hit by a ground-fired missile, "like the DHL" incident that damaged a cargo plane departing the airport last month. That plane, too, landed safely.
Mosul: shot: 1 US, 1 wounded
Excite - News: "Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq | Dec 10, 8:22 am ET
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In the northern city of Mosul, another soldier was killed when insurgents fired upon troops guarding a gas station, the U.S. Army said.
Another U.S. soldier was wounded in the incident.
"One of the two soldiers has died," said Maj. Trey Cate, spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division in Mosul.
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In the northern city of Mosul, another soldier was killed when insurgents fired upon troops guarding a gas station, the U.S. Army said.
Another U.S. soldier was wounded in the incident.
"One of the two soldiers has died," said Maj. Trey Cate, spokesman for the 101st Airborne Division in Mosul.
Mosul: roadside bomb: 1 US, 3 wounded
Excite - News: "Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq | Dec 10, 8:22 am ET
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One soldier died and three were wounded when a roadside bomb hit their convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the U.S. military said."
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One soldier died and three were wounded when a roadside bomb hit their convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the U.S. military said."
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Saddam Hussein's government may have executed 61,000 Baghdad residents
Survey: Saddam Killed 61,000 in Baghdad | Excite-AP | Dec 9, 1:43 AM (ET) | By NIKO PRICE
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's government may have executed 61,000 Baghdad residents, a number significantly higher than previously believed, according to a survey obtained by The Associated Press.
The bloodiest massacres of Saddam's 23-year presidency occurred in Iraq's Kurdish north and Shiite Muslim south, but the Gallup Baghdad Survey data indicates the brutality extended strongly into the capital as well.
The survey obtained Monday, which the polling firm planned to release on Tuesday, asked 1,178 Baghdad residents in August and September whether a member of their household had been executed by Saddam's regime. According to Gallup, 6.6 percent said yes.
The polling firm took metropolitan Baghdad's population - 6.39 million - and average household size - 6.9 people - to calculate that 61,000 people were executed during Saddam's rule. Past estimates were in the low tens of thousands. Most are believed to have been buried in mass graves.
The U.S.-led occupation authority in Iraq has said that at least 300,000 people are buried in mass graves in Iraq. Human rights officials put the number closer to 500,000, and some Iraqi political parties estimate more than 1 million were executed.
Without exhumations of those graves, it is impossible to confirm a figure. Scientists told The Associated Press during a recent investigation that they have confirmed 41 mass graves on a list of suspected sites that currently includes 270 locations.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's government may have executed 61,000 Baghdad residents, a number significantly higher than previously believed, according to a survey obtained by The Associated Press.
The bloodiest massacres of Saddam's 23-year presidency occurred in Iraq's Kurdish north and Shiite Muslim south, but the Gallup Baghdad Survey data indicates the brutality extended strongly into the capital as well.
The survey obtained Monday, which the polling firm planned to release on Tuesday, asked 1,178 Baghdad residents in August and September whether a member of their household had been executed by Saddam's regime. According to Gallup, 6.6 percent said yes.
The polling firm took metropolitan Baghdad's population - 6.39 million - and average household size - 6.9 people - to calculate that 61,000 people were executed during Saddam's rule. Past estimates were in the low tens of thousands. Most are believed to have been buried in mass graves.
The U.S.-led occupation authority in Iraq has said that at least 300,000 people are buried in mass graves in Iraq. Human rights officials put the number closer to 500,000, and some Iraqi political parties estimate more than 1 million were executed.
Without exhumations of those graves, it is impossible to confirm a figure. Scientists told The Associated Press during a recent investigation that they have confirmed 41 mass graves on a list of suspected sites that currently includes 270 locations.
Baghdad: mosque bombed: 3 Iraqis
Baghdad Mosque Blast Kills Three, Police Say | Excite-Reuters | Dec 9, 8:08 am ET | By Joseph Logan
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and one wounded when a bomb ripped through a Sunni Muslim mosque in a largely Shi'ite area of Baghdad Tuesday, police said.
The blast, which gouged a gaping hole in the mosque nestled in Baghdad's Hurriyya district, raised the spectre of sectarian tension in Iraq, where Shi'ite Muslims persecuted under Saddam Hussein hope to consolidate political power in the government that replaces him.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and one wounded when a bomb ripped through a Sunni Muslim mosque in a largely Shi'ite area of Baghdad Tuesday, police said.
The blast, which gouged a gaping hole in the mosque nestled in Baghdad's Hurriyya district, raised the spectre of sectarian tension in Iraq, where Shi'ite Muslims persecuted under Saddam Hussein hope to consolidate political power in the government that replaces him.
field hospital north of Baghdad: suicide bomber: some US slightly wounded
Suicide Bomb Injures 58 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq | Excite-Reuters | Dec 9, 4:14 pm ET | By Seb Walker
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The U.S. Army said there was also a suicide attack at an American field hospital north of Baghdad. An officer at the hospital said some soldiers were slightly wounded when a man approached acting as if he was wounded and detonated a device apparently strapped to his back.
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The U.S. Army said there was also a suicide attack at an American field hospital north of Baghdad. An officer at the hospital said some soldiers were slightly wounded when a man approached acting as if he was wounded and detonated a device apparently strapped to his back.
Tal Afar: suicide bomber: 58 US wounded; 3 Iraqis wounded
Suicide Bomb Injures 58 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq | Excite-Reuters | Dec 9, 4:14 pm ET | By Seb Walker
TAL AFAR, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber wounded 58 U.S. soldiers and three Iraqis Tuesday when he charged the gates of an American military base and blew up his explosives-packed vehicle as troops opened fire.
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"The soldiers hit the driver several times, causing him to detonate the bomb prematurely," Linnington said. "He was definitely trying to get through the gate and into the camp."
Most of the 58 soldiers injured suffered cuts, bruises and broken bones, the military said, but four were more seriously wounded and were evacuated to a military hospital.
An Iraqi translator at the base was also wounded and two Iraqis in the town were hospitalized with cuts, a doctor said.
TAL AFAR, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber wounded 58 U.S. soldiers and three Iraqis Tuesday when he charged the gates of an American military base and blew up his explosives-packed vehicle as troops opened fire.
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"The soldiers hit the driver several times, causing him to detonate the bomb prematurely," Linnington said. "He was definitely trying to get through the gate and into the camp."
Most of the 58 soldiers injured suffered cuts, bruises and broken bones, the military said, but four were more seriously wounded and were evacuated to a military hospital.
An Iraqi translator at the base was also wounded and two Iraqis in the town were hospitalized with cuts, a doctor said.
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