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.
Saturday, December 20, 2003
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
... 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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Baathist Ali Kassem, who residents said was an informer for Saddam's feared security agents, was killed in another attack. ...
... 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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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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