outlookindia.com | wired: "816 killed in Baghdad bridge stampede | BAGHDAD, AUG 31 (AFP)
At least 816 people were crushed to death or drowned today in a stampede on a Baghdad bridge triggered by fears a suicide bomber was among vast crowds of Shiite pilgrims massed for a religious ceremony.
Iraq authorities said the tragedy, which unfolded after a deadly mortar attack on a Shiite shrine, was a 'terrorist' act by toppled dictator Saddam Hussein's loyalists and Al-Qaeda frontman in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zaqrqawi.
A security official said 816 were killed and 323 injured in the crush of panicked pilgrims, adding: 'We are still recovering bodies from the river.'"
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
US air strike early on Tuesday near the Iraqi western town of Qaim killed 56 civilians, said an Interior Ministry source.
Xinhua - English: "56 civilians killed in US air strike west of Baghdad | www.chinaview.cn 2005-08-30 21:25:17
BAGHDAD, Aug. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The US air strike early on Tuesday near the Iraqi western town of Qaim killed 56 civilians, said an Interior Ministry source.
'We have information that the US aircraft pounded areas near the town of Qaim near the Syrian border, destroying four houses and killing a total of 56 people,' the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Sixteen people were killed in one of the houses, which was leveled in the attack, he said, adding 40 others were killed in a second house, where three families gathered.
Only two boys aged eight and ten survived in the second house, he added.
A US military spokesman said that its aircraft shelled suspectedal-Qaida hideouts near Qaim, killing several militants, including Abu Islam.
'There was a total of three strikes targeting terrorist safe houses and Abu Islam and several of his associates were killed,' said the spokesman in Baghdad.
Earlier, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera satellite television reported that the US aircraft carried out strikes on villages near Qaim, killing more than 40 people and wounding dozens."
BAGHDAD, Aug. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The US air strike early on Tuesday near the Iraqi western town of Qaim killed 56 civilians, said an Interior Ministry source.
'We have information that the US aircraft pounded areas near the town of Qaim near the Syrian border, destroying four houses and killing a total of 56 people,' the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Sixteen people were killed in one of the houses, which was leveled in the attack, he said, adding 40 others were killed in a second house, where three families gathered.
Only two boys aged eight and ten survived in the second house, he added.
A US military spokesman said that its aircraft shelled suspectedal-Qaida hideouts near Qaim, killing several militants, including Abu Islam.
'There was a total of three strikes targeting terrorist safe houses and Abu Islam and several of his associates were killed,' said the spokesman in Baghdad.
Earlier, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera satellite television reported that the US aircraft carried out strikes on villages near Qaim, killing more than 40 people and wounding dozens."
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Another Reuters Staffer Killed by U.S. Forces in Iraq: "They treated us like dogs. ... They made us [wounded] sit in the sun on the road"
Another Reuters Staffer Killed by U.S. Forces in Iraq: "Published: August 28, 2005 2:25 PM ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) A Reuters Television soundman was shot dead in Baghdad on Sunday and a cameraman with him was wounded and then detained by U.S. soldiers. Iraqi police said they had been shot by U.S. forces. A U.S. military spokesman said the incident was being investigated.
Waleed Khaled, 35, was hit by a shot to the face and at least four to the chest as he drove to check a report from
police sources of an incident involving police and gunmen in the Hay al-Adil district, in the west of the city.
...
"I heard shooting, looked up and saw an American sniper on the roof of the shopping centre," cameraman Kadhem, who was
wounded in the back, told colleagues who arrived at the scene.
The only known eyewitness, he was later detained by U.S. troops and was still in custody six hours later despite Reuters' requests that he be freed to receive medical attention. His precise whereabouts were not clear.
Two Iraqi colleagues who arrived on the scene minutes after the shooting were also briefly detained, then released.
"They treated us like dogs. They made us ... including Khaled who was wounded and asking for water, sit in the sun on the road," Reuters Television soundman Mohammed Idriss said.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) A Reuters Television soundman was shot dead in Baghdad on Sunday and a cameraman with him was wounded and then detained by U.S. soldiers. Iraqi police said they had been shot by U.S. forces. A U.S. military spokesman said the incident was being investigated.
Waleed Khaled, 35, was hit by a shot to the face and at least four to the chest as he drove to check a report from
police sources of an incident involving police and gunmen in the Hay al-Adil district, in the west of the city.
...
"I heard shooting, looked up and saw an American sniper on the roof of the shopping centre," cameraman Kadhem, who was
wounded in the back, told colleagues who arrived at the scene.
The only known eyewitness, he was later detained by U.S. troops and was still in custody six hours later despite Reuters' requests that he be freed to receive medical attention. His precise whereabouts were not clear.
Two Iraqi colleagues who arrived on the scene minutes after the shooting were also briefly detained, then released.
"They treated us like dogs. They made us ... including Khaled who was wounded and asking for water, sit in the sun on the road," Reuters Television soundman Mohammed Idriss said.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Kurds pave way for Iraq charter approval, 35 dead in attacks
Kurds pave way for Iraq charter approval, 35 dead in attacks - Yahoo! News: "Wed Aug 24, 1:57 PM ET
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Efforts to push through war-torn Iraq's constitution received a boost after the autonomous Kurdistan parliament approved the charter even as Sunni Arabs kept up their opposition.
As political events unfolded, at least 35 people were killed in rebel attacks across central and northern Iraq."
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Efforts to push through war-torn Iraq's constitution received a boost after the autonomous Kurdistan parliament approved the charter even as Sunni Arabs kept up their opposition.
As political events unfolded, at least 35 people were killed in rebel attacks across central and northern Iraq."
Gunfights erupt in Iraqi capital: 17 dead, 53 wounded
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Gunfights erupt in Iraqi capital: "
At least 17 people have been killed and dozens injured as gun battles erupted in the Iraqi capital following a suicide car bomb attack on police.
After the bomber struck, up to 40 masked gunman opened fire with assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades.
Three police officers were among the dead in Baghdad and at least 53 people were injured, police told the BBC."
At least 17 people have been killed and dozens injured as gun battles erupted in the Iraqi capital following a suicide car bomb attack on police.
After the bomber struck, up to 40 masked gunman opened fire with assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades.
Three police officers were among the dead in Baghdad and at least 53 people were injured, police told the BBC."
Thursday, August 18, 2005
July was the bloodiest month in Baghdad's modern history: 1,100 bodies -- executed for the most part, eviscerated, stabbed, bludgeoned, tortured
Independent Online Edition > Robert Fisk : app4: "Secrets of the morgue: Baghdad's body count By Robert Fisk | Published: 17 August 2005
Bodies of 1,100 civilians brought to mortuary in July
Pre-invasion, July figure was typically less than 200
Last Sunday alone, the mortuary received 36 bodies
Up to 20 per cent of the bodies are never identified
Many of the dead have been tortured or disfigured
The Baghdad morgue is a fearful place of heat and stench and mourning, the cries of relatives echoing down the narrow, foetid laneway behind the pale-yellow brick medical centre where the authorities keep their computerised records. So many corpses are being brought to the mortuary that human remains are stacked on top of each other. Unidentified bodies must be buried within days for lack of space - but the municipality is so overwhelmed by the number of killings that it can no longer provide the vehicles and personnel to take the remains to cemeteries.
July was the bloodiest month in Baghdad's modern history - in all, 1,100 bodies were brought to the city's mortuary; executed for the most part, eviscerated, stabbed, bludgeoned, tortured to death. The figure is secret."
Bodies of 1,100 civilians brought to mortuary in July
Pre-invasion, July figure was typically less than 200
Last Sunday alone, the mortuary received 36 bodies
Up to 20 per cent of the bodies are never identified
Many of the dead have been tortured or disfigured
The Baghdad morgue is a fearful place of heat and stench and mourning, the cries of relatives echoing down the narrow, foetid laneway behind the pale-yellow brick medical centre where the authorities keep their computerised records. So many corpses are being brought to the mortuary that human remains are stacked on top of each other. Unidentified bodies must be buried within days for lack of space - but the municipality is so overwhelmed by the number of killings that it can no longer provide the vehicles and personnel to take the remains to cemeteries.
July was the bloodiest month in Baghdad's modern history - in all, 1,100 bodies were brought to the city's mortuary; executed for the most part, eviscerated, stabbed, bludgeoned, tortured to death. The figure is secret."
22 US soldiers were killed last week in Iraq, bringing the total to 1,853 dead and 13,877 wounded.
Santa Monica Mirror: "22 Soldiers Died Last Week in Iraq | August 17 - 23, 2005
22 US soldiers were killed last week in Iraq, bringing the total to 1,853 dead and 13,877 wounded."
22 US soldiers were killed last week in Iraq, bringing the total to 1,853 dead and 13,877 wounded."
Sunday, August 14, 2005
As of Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, at least 1,853 military dead
A Daily Look at Military Deaths in Iraq - Yahoo! News: "By The Associated Press Sun Aug 14, 5:42 PM ET
As of Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, at least 1,853 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,431 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The figures include five military civilians.
As of Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, at least 1,853 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,431 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The figures include five military civilians.
Iraqis say 15 dead [and 17 wounded] after military shooting -- but U.S. denies
International news from swissinfo, the Swiss news platform: "August 13, 2005 12:20 PM
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - An attack on a U.S. military patrol followed by U.S. gunfire left 15 Iraqis dead and 17 wounded in a town west of Baghdad, residents said on Saturday, but the U.S. military said it was not responsible.
Residents of Nasaf, a town just outside the city of Ramadi, said a roadside bomb exploded next to a U.S. armoured patrol as it passed near the Ibn al-Jawzi mosque shortly after prayers on Friday.
They said U.S. troops opened fire immediately after the explosion, shooting towards people emerging from the mosque.
Munem Aftan, the director of Ramadi General Hospital, said 15 people were killed, including eight children, and 17 wounded.
Pools of blood lay on the steps outside the mosque, and bullet holes marked its walls.
But the U.S. military said its troops had not been involved in any firing in the area.
"U.S. forces were not involved in any shooting incident in eastern Ramadi or anywhere near a mosque," Captain Jeffrey Pool, a spokesman for the Marines in Ramadi, said in an e-mail reply to written questions. ...
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - An attack on a U.S. military patrol followed by U.S. gunfire left 15 Iraqis dead and 17 wounded in a town west of Baghdad, residents said on Saturday, but the U.S. military said it was not responsible.
Residents of Nasaf, a town just outside the city of Ramadi, said a roadside bomb exploded next to a U.S. armoured patrol as it passed near the Ibn al-Jawzi mosque shortly after prayers on Friday.
They said U.S. troops opened fire immediately after the explosion, shooting towards people emerging from the mosque.
Munem Aftan, the director of Ramadi General Hospital, said 15 people were killed, including eight children, and 17 wounded.
Pools of blood lay on the steps outside the mosque, and bullet holes marked its walls.
But the U.S. military said its troops had not been involved in any firing in the area.
"U.S. forces were not involved in any shooting incident in eastern Ramadi or anywhere near a mosque," Captain Jeffrey Pool, a spokesman for the Marines in Ramadi, said in an e-mail reply to written questions. ...
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Excite News
Excite News: "Seven Marines killed in Iraq, toll passes 1,800 | Aug 2, 2:38 PM (ET) | By Michael Georgy
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven American Marines have been killed in fighting in Iraq's western Anbar province, the guerrilla heartland which keeps challenging U.S. and Iraqi troops despite repeated security crackdowns.
...
The attacks push the number of U.S. troops to have died since the start of the war in March 2003 to above 1,800, according to a Reuters count based on information provided by the Pentagon. ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven American Marines have been killed in fighting in Iraq's western Anbar province, the guerrilla heartland which keeps challenging U.S. and Iraqi troops despite repeated security crackdowns.
...
The attacks push the number of U.S. troops to have died since the start of the war in March 2003 to above 1,800, according to a Reuters count based on information provided by the Pentagon. ...
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