bakersfield.com | World: "Officials: Blast survivors hit by gunfire | By SINBAD AHMED, Associated Press Writer | Posted: Saturday July 30th, 2005, 1:48 PM | Last Updated: Sunday July 31st, 2005, 7:11 AM
RABIAH, Iraq (AP) - Some survivors of a suicide bombing targeting Iraqi army recruits were shot and wounded immediately afterward when U.S. and Iraqi soldiers opened fire at the scene, police, doctors and witnesses said Saturday.
The bomber wandered into a crowd of Iraqis waiting Friday to enlist in the army and detonated his explosives, said police and witnesses to the attack in this northern town near the Syrian border. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility in a statement posted on the Internet.
After the blast, U.S. and Iraqi troops opened fire believing they were under attack, Rabiah's police chief, Col. Yahya al-Shammari, told The Associated Press.
He said some of the army recruits were killed by the gunfire, although it was unclear how many because dead and wounded were taken to several hospitals across a wide area of northern Iraq.
He said the death toll from the suicide attack had risen to 52 dead and 93 injured by late Saturday.
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Monday, July 25, 2005
Innocent civilians ... are increasingly being killed by U.S. troops: "The reason they shot us is just because the Americans are reckless,"
Shots to the Heart of Iraq: "Shots to the Heart of Iraq | By Richard C. Paddock, Times Staff Writer | July 25, 2005
# Innocent civilians, including people who are considered vital to building democracy, are increasingly being killed by U.S. troops.
BAGHDAD — Three men in an unmarked sedan pulled up near the headquarters of the national police major crimes unit. The two passengers, wearing traditional Arab dishdasha gowns, stepped from the car.
At the same moment, a U.S. military convoy emerged from an underpass. Apparently believing the men were staging an ambush, the Americans fired, killing one passenger and wounding the other. The sedan's driver was hit in the head by two bullet fragments.
The soldiers drove on without stopping.
This kind of shooting is far from rare in Baghdad, but the driver of the car was no ordinary casualty. He was Iraqi police Brig. Gen. Majeed Farraji, chief of the major crimes unit. His passengers were unarmed hitchhikers whom he was dropping off on his way to work.
"The reason they shot us is just because the Americans are reckless," the general said from his hospital bed hours after the July 6 shooting, his head wrapped in a white bandage. "Nobody punishes them or blames them."
Angered by the growing number of unarmed civilians killed by American troops in recent weeks, the Iraqi government criticized the shootings and called on U.S. troops to exercise greater care.
U.S. officials have repeatedly declined requests to disclose the number of civilians killed in such incidents. Police in Baghdad say they have received reports that U.S. forces killed 33 unarmed civilians and injured 45 in the capital between May 1 and July 12 — an average of nearly one fatality every two days. This does not include incidents that occurred elsewhere in the country or were not reported to the police. ...
# Innocent civilians, including people who are considered vital to building democracy, are increasingly being killed by U.S. troops.
BAGHDAD — Three men in an unmarked sedan pulled up near the headquarters of the national police major crimes unit. The two passengers, wearing traditional Arab dishdasha gowns, stepped from the car.
At the same moment, a U.S. military convoy emerged from an underpass. Apparently believing the men were staging an ambush, the Americans fired, killing one passenger and wounding the other. The sedan's driver was hit in the head by two bullet fragments.
The soldiers drove on without stopping.
This kind of shooting is far from rare in Baghdad, but the driver of the car was no ordinary casualty. He was Iraqi police Brig. Gen. Majeed Farraji, chief of the major crimes unit. His passengers were unarmed hitchhikers whom he was dropping off on his way to work.
"The reason they shot us is just because the Americans are reckless," the general said from his hospital bed hours after the July 6 shooting, his head wrapped in a white bandage. "Nobody punishes them or blames them."
Angered by the growing number of unarmed civilians killed by American troops in recent weeks, the Iraqi government criticized the shootings and called on U.S. troops to exercise greater care.
U.S. officials have repeatedly declined requests to disclose the number of civilians killed in such incidents. Police in Baghdad say they have received reports that U.S. forces killed 33 unarmed civilians and injured 45 in the capital between May 1 and July 12 — an average of nearly one fatality every two days. This does not include incidents that occurred elsewhere in the country or were not reported to the police. ...
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Suicide Bomber Strikes Baghdad Police Station : 22 - 40 dead, dozens wounded. 500lb bomb
Suicide Bomber Strikes Baghdad Police Station - New York Times: "By EDWARD WONG | Published: July 24, 2005
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 24 - A suicide truck bomb exploded at a police station today in the middle of a raging sandstorm in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens of others, Iraqi officials said. The attack came on a day when Sunni Arab leaders involved in drafting the new constitution were in negotiations over an end to their boycott of the process.
The American military said it had received reports of at least 40 deaths in the explosion.
The bomb struck in the early afternoon, as a sandstorm swirled around the capital, cloaking buildings and streets with a thick layer of grit. The driver of the truck, loaded with 500 pounds of explosives, rammed into concrete barricades outside the station before the vehicle burst into a ball of fire, incinerating people standing nearby and peppering them with shrapnel, witnesses said. Many of the victims were believed to be police officers.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 24 - A suicide truck bomb exploded at a police station today in the middle of a raging sandstorm in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens of others, Iraqi officials said. The attack came on a day when Sunni Arab leaders involved in drafting the new constitution were in negotiations over an end to their boycott of the process.
The American military said it had received reports of at least 40 deaths in the explosion.
The bomb struck in the early afternoon, as a sandstorm swirled around the capital, cloaking buildings and streets with a thick layer of grit. The driver of the truck, loaded with 500 pounds of explosives, rammed into concrete barricades outside the station before the vehicle burst into a ball of fire, incinerating people standing nearby and peppering them with shrapnel, witnesses said. Many of the victims were believed to be police officers.
Monday, July 18, 2005
Three days of suicide bombs leave 150 dead ... more than 260 wounded
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Three days of suicide bombs leave 150 dead: "Michael Howard in Irbil | Monday July 18, 2005 | The Guardian
Iraq's fledgling government stood accused of leaving its citizens defenceless yesterday after a devastating three days of suicide attacks left at least 150 people dead and more than 260 wounded."
Iraq's fledgling government stood accused of leaving its citizens defenceless yesterday after a devastating three days of suicide attacks left at least 150 people dead and more than 260 wounded."
Saturday, July 16, 2005
At least 58 killed, 86 hurt by bomb south of Baghdad
IC Publications: "16/07/2005 18:41 BAGHDAD (AFP) | At least 58 killed, 86 hurt by bomb south of Baghdad
At least 58 people were killed and 86 wounded in a powerful bomb attack Saturday evening close to a mosque in Al-Musayyib, 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of the capital, an interior ministry official said.
A bomb was believed to have been put on a petrol tanker, which blew up, setting neighbouring houses on fire, the official said.
At least 58 people were killed and 86 wounded in a powerful bomb attack Saturday evening close to a mosque in Al-Musayyib, 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of the capital, an interior ministry official said.
A bomb was believed to have been put on a petrol tanker, which blew up, setting neighbouring houses on fire, the official said.
Friday, July 15, 2005
A suicide attack every day in the new Iraq since the announcement of a new government
FT.com / Home UK - A suicide attack every day in the new Iraq: By Neil MacDonald in Baghdad | Published: July 14 2005 19:48 | Last updated: July 14 2005 19:48
Suicide bomb attacks in Iraq have averaged at least one per day since the announcement of a new government in April, according to data gathered by the US military."
Suicide bomb attacks in Iraq have averaged at least one per day since the announcement of a new government in April, according to data gathered by the US military."
8 Months After U.S.-Led Siege, Insurgents Rise Again in Falluja - New York Times
8 Months After U.S.-Led Siege, Insurgents Rise Again in Falluja - New York Times: "By EDWARD WONG | Published: July 15, 2005
FALLUJA, Iraq, July 12 - Transformed into a police state after last winter's siege, this should be the safest city in all of Iraq.
Thousands of American and Iraqi troops live in crumbling buildings here and patrol streets laced with concertina wire. Any Iraqi entering the city must show a badge and undergo a search at one of six checkpoints. There is a 10 p.m. curfew.
But the insurgency is rising from the rubble nevertheless, eight months after the American military killed as many as 1,500 Iraqis in a costly invasion that fanned anti-American passions across Iraq and the Arab world. ...
FALLUJA, Iraq, July 12 - Transformed into a police state after last winter's siege, this should be the safest city in all of Iraq.
Thousands of American and Iraqi troops live in crumbling buildings here and patrol streets laced with concertina wire. Any Iraqi entering the city must show a badge and undergo a search at one of six checkpoints. There is a 10 p.m. curfew.
But the insurgency is rising from the rubble nevertheless, eight months after the American military killed as many as 1,500 Iraqis in a costly invasion that fanned anti-American passions across Iraq and the Arab world. ...
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Iraq Suicide Blast Targeting U.S. Troops Kills 24 Children
Iraq Suicide Blast Targeting U.S. Troops Kills 24 Children: "By Borzou Daragahi and Raheem Salman, Times Staff Writers | July 14, 2005
BAGHDAD — The U.S. soldiers had come Wednesday morning to search for explosives in a neighborhood packed with children.
Instead, a suicide bomber found them.
In the deadliest insurgent attack in Iraq in more than two months and the most lethal one involving children since September, an explosives-filled SUV killed at least 27 Iraqis and an American soldier.
About two dozen of the dead were youngsters who had been playing near U.S. soldiers at an impromptu checkpoint in Jadida, a lower-class residential district of low-lying buildings and rotting water mains populated by Shiites, Sunnis and Christians.
The children were taking candy from the U.S. soldiers at the time of the blast. ....
BAGHDAD — The U.S. soldiers had come Wednesday morning to search for explosives in a neighborhood packed with children.
Instead, a suicide bomber found them.
In the deadliest insurgent attack in Iraq in more than two months and the most lethal one involving children since September, an explosives-filled SUV killed at least 27 Iraqis and an American soldier.
About two dozen of the dead were youngsters who had been playing near U.S. soldiers at an impromptu checkpoint in Jadida, a lower-class residential district of low-lying buildings and rotting water mains populated by Shiites, Sunnis and Christians.
The children were taking candy from the U.S. soldiers at the time of the blast. ....
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
100,000 Iraqi Civilian Deaths in 28 Months: US troops killed 39,000 civilians since the beginning of the war
100,000 Iraqi Civilian Deaths in 28 Months: "By Cihan News Agency |
07/13/05 'Turkish Weekly' - -
The US invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime has cost 100,000 Iraqi civilian lives.
An international research organization in Switzerland said US troops killed 39,000 civilians since the beginning of the war.
The organization indicated there were far more civilian casualties than the number announced as the 'Iraqi Body Count.' US troops' direct fire or clashes have claimed 39,000 Iraqi civilians' lives.
With suicide attacks and other accidents, the death toll amounts to 100,000 civilian dead in 28 months. The number of the losses of US and other coalition forces for the same period is 1,937. "
07/13/05 'Turkish Weekly' - -
The US invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime has cost 100,000 Iraqi civilian lives.
An international research organization in Switzerland said US troops killed 39,000 civilians since the beginning of the war.
The organization indicated there were far more civilian casualties than the number announced as the 'Iraqi Body Count.' US troops' direct fire or clashes have claimed 39,000 Iraqi civilians' lives.
With suicide attacks and other accidents, the death toll amounts to 100,000 civilian dead in 28 months. The number of the losses of US and other coalition forces for the same period is 1,937. "
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Iraqi humanitarian organization is reporting that 128,000 Iraqis have been killed since the U.S. invasion began in March 2003.
World Peace Herald: "raqi civilian casualties | By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL | Published July 12, 2005
BAGHDAD -- An Iraqi humanitarian organization is reporting that 128,000 Iraqis have been killed since the U.S. invasion began in March 2003.
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that chairman of the 'Iraqiyun humanitarian organization in Baghdad, Dr. Hatim al-'Alwani, said that the toll includes everyone who has been killed since that time, adding that 55 percent of those killed have been women and children aged 12 and under. "
'Iraqiyun obtained data from relatives and families of the deceased, as well as from Iraqi hospitals in all the country's provinces. The 128,000 figure only includes those whose relatives have been informed of their deaths and does not include those were abducted, assassinated or simply disappeared.
The number includes those who died during the U.S. assaults on al-Fallujah and al-Qa'im. 'Iraqiyun's figures conflict with the Iraqi Body Count public database compiled by Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies. According to the Graduate Institute of International Studies' database, 39,000 Iraqis have been killed as a direct result of combat or armed violence since March 2003. No official estimates of Iraqi casualties from the war have been issued by the Pentagon, which insists that it does not do "body counts." The Washington Post on July 12 reported that U.S. military deaths in Iraq now total 1,755.
BAGHDAD -- An Iraqi humanitarian organization is reporting that 128,000 Iraqis have been killed since the U.S. invasion began in March 2003.
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that chairman of the 'Iraqiyun humanitarian organization in Baghdad, Dr. Hatim al-'Alwani, said that the toll includes everyone who has been killed since that time, adding that 55 percent of those killed have been women and children aged 12 and under. "
'Iraqiyun obtained data from relatives and families of the deceased, as well as from Iraqi hospitals in all the country's provinces. The 128,000 figure only includes those whose relatives have been informed of their deaths and does not include those were abducted, assassinated or simply disappeared.
The number includes those who died during the U.S. assaults on al-Fallujah and al-Qa'im. 'Iraqiyun's figures conflict with the Iraqi Body Count public database compiled by Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International Studies. According to the Graduate Institute of International Studies' database, 39,000 Iraqis have been killed as a direct result of combat or armed violence since March 2003. No official estimates of Iraqi casualties from the war have been issued by the Pentagon, which insists that it does not do "body counts." The Washington Post on July 12 reported that U.S. military deaths in Iraq now total 1,755.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Iraqi UN Ambassador Seeks Probe of U.S. Marines killing of his 21-year-old cousin 'in cold blood'
Iraqi Seeks Probe of Killing: "By Colum Lynch | Washington Post Staff Writer | Saturday, July 2, 2005; Page A19
UNITED NATIONS, July 1 -- Iraq's U.N. ambassador Friday accused U.S. Marines of killing his 21-year-old cousin 'in cold blood' during a June 25 raid in a village in the Sunni Muslim-dominated province of Anbar.
Samir S.M. Sumaidaie called on the United States to investigate the death of Mohammed Sumaidaie in 'a credible and fair way to ensure that justice is done.' He said the killing represents a 'betrayal' of Iraqi and U.S. efforts to rebuild Iraq on a foundation of 'freedom, democracy and respect for human rights and the rule of law.'"
UNITED NATIONS, July 1 -- Iraq's U.N. ambassador Friday accused U.S. Marines of killing his 21-year-old cousin 'in cold blood' during a June 25 raid in a village in the Sunni Muslim-dominated province of Anbar.
Samir S.M. Sumaidaie called on the United States to investigate the death of Mohammed Sumaidaie in 'a credible and fair way to ensure that justice is done.' He said the killing represents a 'betrayal' of Iraqi and U.S. efforts to rebuild Iraq on a foundation of 'freedom, democracy and respect for human rights and the rule of law.'"
Friday, July 01, 2005
More than 8,000 Iraqis killed in insurgent attacks - 12,000 wounded
CNN.com - More than�8,000 Iraqis killed�in insurgent attacks - Jun 30, 2005: "Spokesman: Reliance on car bombs a 'distinctive shift' | Thursday, June 30, 2005 Posted: 2009 GMT (0409 HKT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Insurgent attacks in the last six months have killed more than 8,000 Iraqi civilians, police and troops, according to Iraq's interior minister.
...
In an interview with CNN, Iraqi Interior Minister Baqir Jabbur said "terrorists" had killed 8,175 people and wounded another 12,000 since January 2005.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, there have been 307 U.S. fatalities in combat during the same period.
...
Unofficial estimates of Iraqi civilian deaths during the Iraq war range from about 22,000 -- according to the Web site iraqbodycount.net -- to about 100,000 -- from an independent survey reported in The Washington Post. The Pentagon does not give numbers for civilian deaths in Iraq.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Insurgent attacks in the last six months have killed more than 8,000 Iraqi civilians, police and troops, according to Iraq's interior minister.
...
In an interview with CNN, Iraqi Interior Minister Baqir Jabbur said "terrorists" had killed 8,175 people and wounded another 12,000 since January 2005.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, there have been 307 U.S. fatalities in combat during the same period.
...
Unofficial estimates of Iraqi civilian deaths during the Iraq war range from about 22,000 -- according to the Web site iraqbodycount.net -- to about 100,000 -- from an independent survey reported in The Washington Post. The Pentagon does not give numbers for civilian deaths in Iraq.
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