Thursday, October 16, 2003

Baghdad: bomb: 6 Iraqis + 35 wounded

Car Bomb Kills 6 at Baghdad Hotel; at Least 35 Hurt: "Car Bomb Kills 6 at Baghdad Hotel; at Least 35 Hurt | By ALEX BERENSON | Published: October 13, 2003 | Joao Silva for The New York Times

AGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 12 — A huge car bomb exploded early Sunday afternoon outside a hotel used by members of the Iraqi Governing Council and by many Americans, killing six Iraqi security guards and wounding more than 35 other people.

Checkpoint: US kills: 4 Jordanian Civilians

Excite - News: "Four Jordanians Killed at U.S. Checkpoint in Iraq | Oct 16, 4:43 pm ET

AMMAN (Reuters) - Four Jordanians died when U.S. troops opened fire on their car at a checkpoint in Iraq on Thursday after the driver of the vehicle apparently ignored warnings to stop, a Jordanian foreign ministry source said.

The source said the driver and three passengers in the vehicle were killed after their car approached the checkpoint at speed in the dark, in the early hours of the morning.

'The four Jordanians were killed when the driver passed a checkpoint, possibly ignoring warnings to stop in poor visibility, and a U.S. tank close by opened fire at the car which overturned,' said the source who requested anonymity."

Baghdad: accident: 2 US, 1 US unknown

CNN.com - Suicide blast hits near Turkish Embassy in Iraq - Oct. 15, 2003: "Suicide blast hits near Turkish Embassy in Iraq | Wednesday, October 15, 2003 Posted: 0722 GMT ( 3:22 PM HKT)

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide car bomb detonated Tuesday afternoon in the Iraqi capital near the Turkish Embassy, the second such bombing in the past three days.
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Two 1st Armored Division soldiers were killed in a vehicle accident. The third solder, whose body was found floating in the Euphrates River, died of unknown causes; he was with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. Both incidents are being investigated.

Baghdad: ambush: 1 US + 2 wounded

Excite - News: "Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in 24-Hour Period | Oct 13, 2:54 pm ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi guerrillas ambushed a U.S. military convoy northeast of Baghdad Monday killing one American soldier and wounding two others, the U.S. military said."

1 US; 4 Brits wounded

Excite - News: "U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraqi Town of Tikrit | Oct 13, 9:40 am ET
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A U.S. soldier was killed in a land mine blast late Sunday in the northern oil town of Baiji. In the south, four British soldiers were slightly wounded Monday morning in three roadside bomb attacks in the city of Basra.

Tikrit: grenade: 1 US + 2 wounded

Excite - News: "U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraqi Town of Tikrit | Oct 13, 9:40 am ET

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in the Iraqi town of Tikrit Monday, the U.S. military said.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division said two other soldiers were slightly wounded "

Baghdad: gunmen: Spanish Diplomat; 1 US solider

Excite - News: "Two U.S. Troops Killed After Day of Baghdad Bloodshed | Oct 10, 6:54 am ET | By Andrew Marshall
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Also Thursday -- six months to the day after U.S. troops swept through Baghdad and symbolically toppled a large statue of Saddam Hussein -- a Spanish diplomat was shot dead by gunmen in the city and a U.S. soldier was killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack northeast of the capital.

Baghdad: 2 US, 4 wounded: 10 Iraqi civilians, 10 wounded; 2 Iraqi militants; 2 suicide

Excite - News: "Two U.S. Troops Killed After Day of Baghdad Bloodshed | Oct 10, 6:54 am ET | By Andrew Marshall

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and four wounded in an ambush in a Shi'ite Baghdad slum district where a suicide car bomb attack on a police station earlier claimed at least 10 lives, the U.S. Army said Friday."

al-Haswah: bombing: 3 US + 3 wounded | 1 Iraqi interpreter

Excite News: "3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Central Iraq | Oct 7, 9:12 AM (ET) | By STEVEN R. HURST

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Three U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter were killed and three other service members were wounded in a pair of roadside bombings in central Iraq, the U.S. military said Tuesday"

Mortar: 7 Iraqis [civilians]

NYTimes.com Abstract: "THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: THE TOLL; Mortar Shell Kills at Least 7 Iraqis Near U.S. Position | By IAN FISHER (NYT) | September 27, 2003

DISPLAYING FIRST 50 OF 1009 WORDS - A mortar shell crashed down in the cool of early evening here on Thursday, killing at least seven Iraqis -- a peddler chatting with his brother, the owners of the local computer store, a pair of sheep sellers from the north -- in a town square. At least 20 people... "

Fallujah: US kills: 2 civilians

Excite News: "U.S. Troops Kill Two Iraqis in Fallujah | Sep 27, 4:42 PM (ET) | By CHARLES J. HANLEY

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Guerrillas struck a glancing but bold blow at the heart of the U.S. occupation on Saturday, firing three rockets or grenades at a Baghdad hotel filled with American soldiers and civilians. To the west, in the flashpoint city of Fallujah, U.S. troops killed at least two Iraqi civilians."

Falluja: US kills: 4 Iraqi civilians

Excite - News: "U.S. Troops Kill Iraqis; Guerrillas Attack Hotel | Sep 27, 8:36 am ET | By Fiona O'Brien and Suleiman al-Khalidi

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi police said U.S. troops shot dead four civilians in the volatile town of Falluja, and guerrillas fired grenades at a Baghdad hotel on Saturday housing senior officials with the U.S.-led occupation forces."

Monday, October 13, 2003

Baiji: mine: 1 US

Excite - News: "Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in 24-Hour Period | Oct 13, 2:54 pm ET
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In the northern oil refining town of Baiji, a U.S. soldier was killed when his Bradley fighting vehicle hit a land mine late Sunday. In the hometown of ousted president Saddam Hussein, another soldier was killed Monday in a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

Jalawla: bomb: 1 US

Excite - News: "Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in 24-Hour Period | Oct 13, 2:54 pm ET
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A spokesman said the latest soldier to die was from the 4th Infantry Division died when a convoy was ambushed with a roadside bomb and small arms fire near the town of Jalawla, 75 miles northeast of Baghdad.

Thursday, October 02, 2003

Fallujah: US kills: 1 Iraqi, 3 civilians wounded in Battle

Excite - News: "One Killed, Several Wounded in Battle in Iraq Town | Oct 2, 8:28 am ET

FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - A gunbattle erupted on Thursday in the Iraqi town of Falluja, a center of anti-U.S. sentiment, and police said several people were wounded when American troops returned fire after coming under attack.
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They shot a woman, who is in a critical condition, and also a young girl," Abdul-Karim said. "Two Iraqi police officers who were sealing off the area were also wounded."