Excite News: "Military: 8 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq | Apr 29, 7:13 AM (ET)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Eight U.S. soldiers were killed Thursday in the Baghdad area, a U.S. military spokesman said. Media reports said the troops were killed in a car bomb attack, but the spokesman had no details.
The Arab television network Al-Arabiya reported that the troops were killed in a car bomb explosion in the town of Mahmoudiyah, south of Baghdad. The spokesman could not confirm the report.
The deaths came after another U.S. soldier was killed Thursday by a rocket-propelled grenade attack on his patrol in eastern Baghdad, the military said.
Another soldier was killed and another wounded Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded near their convoy outside the city of Baqouba, 24 miles north of the capital, the military said."
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
U.S. Forces Blast Falluja Targets After Deadline
Excite - News: "U.S. Forces Blast Falluja Targets After Deadline | Apr 27, 8:06 pm ET | By Fadel Badran
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft and tanks pounded targets in the besieged Iraqi city of Falluja on Tuesday, just hours after an American deadline expired for rebels to hand over their heavy weapons, witnesses said.
'I can hear more than 10 explosions a minute. Fires are lighting the night sky,' one witness told Reuters as U.S. forces blasted sections of the Golan district of the city, scene of heavy fighting between Marines and rebels on Monday.
'The earth is shaking under my feet,' he said. Television pictures showed two large fires some 150 meters (yards) apart."
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft and tanks pounded targets in the besieged Iraqi city of Falluja on Tuesday, just hours after an American deadline expired for rebels to hand over their heavy weapons, witnesses said.
'I can hear more than 10 explosions a minute. Fires are lighting the night sky,' one witness told Reuters as U.S. forces blasted sections of the Golan district of the city, scene of heavy fighting between Marines and rebels on Monday.
'The earth is shaking under my feet,' he said. Television pictures showed two large fires some 150 meters (yards) apart."
Hajaf: US attacks: 64 Iraqi dead, 34 wounded
Excite - News: "U.S. Forces Blast Falluja Targets After Deadline | Apr 27, 8:06 pm ET | By Fadel Badran
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HEAVY TOLL NEAR NAJAF
Near the holy city of Najaf, 64 fighters loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were killed hours after Washington issued an ultimatum to him to clear his militia and their arms from mosques there, a U.S. spokesman said.
Officials said 57 were wiped out in a single assault against a lone anti-aircraft gun spotted during clashes on the ground. A Sadr aide said only 19 of those killed were members of the militia.
It was the bloodiest encounter since the firebrand preacher and his Mehdi Army launched a brief revolt against the U.S.-led occupation three weeks ago before taking refuge in the city among Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines.
Staff at two hospitals counted at least 23 dead and 34 wounded and said some of them did not seem to be guerrillas.
At the funerals of five people killed, mourners chanted "Long live Sadr!" and slogans against the United States and its allies on Iraq's interim Governing Council.
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HEAVY TOLL NEAR NAJAF
Near the holy city of Najaf, 64 fighters loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were killed hours after Washington issued an ultimatum to him to clear his militia and their arms from mosques there, a U.S. spokesman said.
Officials said 57 were wiped out in a single assault against a lone anti-aircraft gun spotted during clashes on the ground. A Sadr aide said only 19 of those killed were members of the militia.
It was the bloodiest encounter since the firebrand preacher and his Mehdi Army launched a brief revolt against the U.S.-led occupation three weeks ago before taking refuge in the city among Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines.
Staff at two hospitals counted at least 23 dead and 34 wounded and said some of them did not seem to be guerrillas.
At the funerals of five people killed, mourners chanted "Long live Sadr!" and slogans against the United States and its allies on Iraq's interim Governing Council.
Saturday, April 24, 2004
Basra: boat explosion: 2 US sailors dead, 4 wounded
CNN.com - Boat explosion in Basra kills 2 U.S. Navy sailors - Apr 24, 2004: "At least 12 Iraqis die in mortar attack on Baghdad market | Saturday, April 24, 2004 Posted: 9:42 PM EDT (0142 GMT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Two U.S. sailors died Saturday after a small boat they boarded off Basra, Iraq, exploded, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said.
The two were part of a seven-member boarding team. Four others were wounded. ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Two U.S. sailors died Saturday after a small boat they boarded off Basra, Iraq, exploded, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said.
The two were part of a seven-member boarding team. Four others were wounded. ...
Fallujah: shellfire: 1 2-yr-old Iraqi dead, 6 wounded
The New York Times > International > Attack on Market and a Roadside Bombing Kill 28 Iraqis: "By JOHN F. BURNS | Published: April 25, 2004
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In Falluja, the insurgent stronghold 30 miles west of Baghdad that has been under siege by the Marines since April 5, relatives said a 2-year-old was killed and six people were wounded when one of three shells fired into a residential neighborhood hit a residence. Iraq's interim health minister, Khodayir Abbas, said earlier in the week that by Thursday, 271 Iraqis had been killed in Falluja, about a third of the death toll reported by some residents. ...
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In Falluja, the insurgent stronghold 30 miles west of Baghdad that has been under siege by the Marines since April 5, relatives said a 2-year-old was killed and six people were wounded when one of three shells fired into a residential neighborhood hit a residence. Iraq's interim health minister, Khodayir Abbas, said earlier in the week that by Thursday, 271 Iraqis had been killed in Falluja, about a third of the death toll reported by some residents. ...
Tikrit: car bomb: 3 Iraqi dead
The New York Times > International > Attack on Market and a Roadside Bombing Kill 28 Iraqis: "By JOHN F. BURNS | Published: April 25, 2004
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In Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown, 11 miles north of Baghdad, a car bomb tore into a row of shops near an American military base. Television images showed the three bodies in the charred wreckage of a car; it was not immediately clear if they were those of the bombers.
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In Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown, 11 miles north of Baghdad, a car bomb tore into a row of shops near an American military base. Television images showed the three bodies in the charred wreckage of a car; it was not immediately clear if they were those of the bombers.
Basra: 5 suicide bombers attack: 74 dead, 160 wounded
The New York Times > International > Attack on Market and a Roadside Bombing Kill 28 Iraqis
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In Basra, the main city in southern Iraq, the police arrested three men as suspects in Thursday's multiple car bombings, and paraded the men, blindfolded, before television cameras. A senior officer in the police intelligence unit, Jasim Darraji, said the men had been seized with a truck carrying more than three tons of explosives, mainly in the form of artillery shells, that had been hidden beneath a cargo of sheep dung. Officials in the city revised the casualty toll in the bombings upward, to 74 dead and 160 wounded.
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In Basra, the main city in southern Iraq, the police arrested three men as suspects in Thursday's multiple car bombings, and paraded the men, blindfolded, before television cameras. A senior officer in the police intelligence unit, Jasim Darraji, said the men had been seized with a truck carrying more than three tons of explosives, mainly in the form of artillery shells, that had been hidden beneath a cargo of sheep dung. Officials in the city revised the casualty toll in the bombings upward, to 74 dead and 160 wounded.
Kut: rocket grenade: 2 US dead
The New York Times > International > Attack on Market and a Roadside Bombing Kill 28 Iraqis: "By JOHN F. BURNS | Published: April 25, 2004
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In Kut, a predominantly Shiite city 100 miles southeast of Baghdad, the police chief said two more American troops had been killed when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a convoy 25 miles south of the city.
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In Kut, a predominantly Shiite city 100 miles southeast of Baghdad, the police chief said two more American troops had been killed when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a convoy 25 miles south of the city.
Taji: rocket attack: 5 US dead, 6 wounded
The New York Times > International > Attack on Market and a Roadside Bombing Kill 28 Iraqis: "By JOHN F. BURNS | Published: April 25, 2004
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In the worst of the attacks on American troops, five soldiers were killed and six wounded in a rocket attack on the sprawling military base in Taji, about 10 miles beyond the northwestern outskirts of Baghdad and a 30-minute drive from Falluja. It has been used as a base for some of the American military operations in Falluja.
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In the worst of the attacks on American troops, five soldiers were killed and six wounded in a rocket attack on the sprawling military base in Taji, about 10 miles beyond the northwestern outskirts of Baghdad and a 30-minute drive from Falluja. It has been used as a base for some of the American military operations in Falluja.
Iskandariya: roadside bomb: 14 Iraqis dead
The New York Times > International > Attack on Market and a Roadside Bombing Kill 28 Iraqis: "By JOHN F. BURNS | Published: April 25, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 24 � At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 36 others wounded Saturday when mortar bombs or rockets were fired into a crowded chicken market in Sadr City, the impoverished district on Baghdad's outskirts that is a stronghold of the rebel Shiite cleric, Moktada al-Sadr, Iraqi police officers and hospital officials said. And a roadside bomb in Iskandariya, 30 miles south of Baghdad, killed 14 Iraqis traveling to the capital on a bus, a doctor at a local hospital said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 24 � At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 36 others wounded Saturday when mortar bombs or rockets were fired into a crowded chicken market in Sadr City, the impoverished district on Baghdad's outskirts that is a stronghold of the rebel Shiite cleric, Moktada al-Sadr, Iraqi police officers and hospital officials said. And a roadside bomb in Iskandariya, 30 miles south of Baghdad, killed 14 Iraqis traveling to the capital on a bus, a doctor at a local hospital said.
Sadr City: mortar attacks: 14 Iraqis dead, 36 wounded
The New York Times > International > Attack on Market and a Roadside Bombing Kill 28 Iraqis: "By JOHN F. BURNS | April 25, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 24 � At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 36 others wounded Saturday when mortar bombs or rockets were fired into a crowded chicken market in Sadr City, the impoverished district on Baghdad's outskirts that is a stronghold of the rebel Shiite cleric, Moktada al-Sadr, Iraqi police officers and hospital officials said. And a roadside bomb in Iskandariya, 30 miles south of Baghdad, killed 14 Iraqis traveling to the capital on a bus, a doctor at a local hospital said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 24 � At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 36 others wounded Saturday when mortar bombs or rockets were fired into a crowded chicken market in Sadr City, the impoverished district on Baghdad's outskirts that is a stronghold of the rebel Shiite cleric, Moktada al-Sadr, Iraqi police officers and hospital officials said. And a roadside bomb in Iskandariya, 30 miles south of Baghdad, killed 14 Iraqis traveling to the capital on a bus, a doctor at a local hospital said.
Karbala, Iraq: ambush: 1 Bulgarian soldier dead
CNN.com - Bulgarian�killed in convoy attack - Apr 23, 2004: "Friday, April 23, 2004 Posted: 11:42 AM EDT (1542 GMT)
KARBALA, Iraq (CNN) -- A Bulgarian soldier has been shot dead by suspected insurgents who ambushed his convoy in the Iraqi holy Shiite city of Karbala, coalition forces said. ..
KARBALA, Iraq (CNN) -- A Bulgarian soldier has been shot dead by suspected insurgents who ambushed his convoy in the Iraqi holy Shiite city of Karbala, coalition forces said. ..
Sunday, April 18, 2004
Iraq: weekend vioence: at least 40 Iraqis dead [April death toll over 1,050]
Excite News: "Major Developments in Iraq | Apr 18, 9:54 PM (ET) | By The Associated Press
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At least 40 Iraqis were killed over the weekend, bringing the Iraqi death toll in April to more than 1,050
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At least 40 Iraqis were killed over the weekend, bringing the Iraqi death toll in April to more than 1,050
Iraq: recent vioence: 100's of Iraqi civilians dead
Excite - News: "Spain Pulls Troops from Iraq, 10 U.S. Troops Killed | Apr 18, 6:19 pm ET | By Andrew Marshall
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The number of civilians killed this month -- reported by doctors to be in the hundreds -- has angered many Iraqis and triggered kidnappings of foreign civilians from more than a dozen countries.
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The number of civilians killed this month -- reported by doctors to be in the hundreds -- has angered many Iraqis and triggered kidnappings of foreign civilians from more than a dozen countries.
Iraq: weekend violence: 10 U.S. Troops Killed
Excite - News: "Spain Pulls Troops from Iraq, 10 U.S. Troops Killed | Apr 18, 6:19 pm ET | By Andrew Marshall
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Five of the 10 latest U.S. combat deaths were Marines who were killed in bloody clashes against scores of heavily armed guerrillas near the Syrian border, the U.S. military said.
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Five of the 10 latest U.S. combat deaths were Marines who were killed in bloody clashes against scores of heavily armed guerrillas near the Syrian border, the U.S. military said.
Sunday, April 11, 2004
EWestern Baghdad: fighting: US helicopter shot down
Excite News: "U.S. Helicopter Shot Down in Baghdad | Apr 11, 9:05 AM (ET) | By LOURDES NAVARRO
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen shot down a U.S. attack helicopter during fighting in western Baghdad on Sunday, and the fate of its two-member crew was unknown. Insurgents and Marines called a cease-fire in the besieged city of Fallujah, but the fragile peace was shaken by a gunbattle that wounded two Americans.
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"The condition of the (Apache's) crew is unknown," the spokesman said.
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen shot down a U.S. attack helicopter during fighting in western Baghdad on Sunday, and the fate of its two-member crew was unknown. Insurgents and Marines called a cease-fire in the besieged city of Fallujah, but the fragile peace was shaken by a gunbattle that wounded two Americans.
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"The condition of the (Apache's) crew is unknown," the spokesman said.
Saturday, April 10, 2004
Abu Ghraib: attack on US fuel convoy: 9 dead, incl. some foreigners
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Nine killed in US convoy as Shia militias fight on: "Nine killed in US convoy as Shia militias fight on | Ceasefire brings aid to Falluja while Kut is retaken
Rory McCarthy in Baghdad | Saturday April 10, 2004 | The Guardian
American forces suffered fresh setbacks in Iraq yesterday when insurgents killed nine people in an attack on a US military fuel convoy while commanders tried to negotiate a ceasefire in Falluja.
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Yesterday in Abu Ghraib, on the western outskirts of the capital, a US military fuel convoy, made up of tanker trucks and military vehicles, was attacked by insurgents. Witnesses said nine people were killed, including some foreigners. Charred bodies were seen sitting in the burning trucks. The body of one foreigner lay on the road, being beaten by the crowds.
Rory McCarthy in Baghdad | Saturday April 10, 2004 | The Guardian
American forces suffered fresh setbacks in Iraq yesterday when insurgents killed nine people in an attack on a US military fuel convoy while commanders tried to negotiate a ceasefire in Falluja.
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Yesterday in Abu Ghraib, on the western outskirts of the capital, a US military fuel convoy, made up of tanker trucks and military vehicles, was attacked by insurgents. Witnesses said nine people were killed, including some foreigners. Charred bodies were seen sitting in the burning trucks. The body of one foreigner lay on the road, being beaten by the crowds.
Fallujah: fighting: UPDATED: 450 IRaqi dead, 1000 wounded
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 'We have to fight to a safe haven - but they are all under attack': "'We have to fight to a safe haven - but they are all under attack'
� UK security guard killed as workers attacked in Iraq
� Six more westerners taken hostage by rebels
� Death toll in besieged city of Falluja rises to 450
Rory McCarthy in Baghdad, Julian Borger in Washington and John Hooper in Rome | Saturday April 10, 2004 | The Guardian
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Yesterday hospital officials said the death toll in the city had risen to 450 Iraqis, with more than 1,000 wounded in the fighting
� UK security guard killed as workers attacked in Iraq
� Six more westerners taken hostage by rebels
� Death toll in besieged city of Falluja rises to 450
Rory McCarthy in Baghdad, Julian Borger in Washington and John Hooper in Rome | Saturday April 10, 2004 | The Guardian
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Yesterday hospital officials said the death toll in the city had risen to 450 Iraqis, with more than 1,000 wounded in the fighting
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Baghdad's Sadr City: clashes: 4 Iraqis dead, 2 Iraqi policemen dead, 7 wounded
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Battles rage from north to south: "Jonathan Steele in Baghdad and Ewen MacAskill | Thursday April 8, 2004, 2 Iranian pilgrims
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In Baghdad's Sadr City, clashes left four Iraqis dead and seven others wounded. Two policemen were killed at Youssifiya, south of Baghdad.
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In Baghdad's Sadr City, clashes left four Iraqis dead and seven others wounded. Two policemen were killed at Youssifiya, south of Baghdad.
Najaf: fighting: 1 US helicopter down, 1 Iraqi dead
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Battles rage from north to south: "Jonathan Steele in Baghdad and Ewen MacAskill | Thursday April 8, 2004, 2 Iranian pilgrims
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In Najaf the Mahdi fought Spanish soldiers, and a taxi-driver was killed. At Baquba it brought down a US helicopter.
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In Najaf the Mahdi fought Spanish soldiers, and a taxi-driver was killed. At Baquba it brought down a US helicopter.
Najaf: fighting: 1 US helicopter down, 1 Iraqi dead
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Battles rage from north to south: "Jonathan Steele in Baghdad and Ewen MacAskill | Thursday April 8, 2004, 2 Iranian pilgrims
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In Najaf the Mahdi fought Spanish soldiers, and a taxi-driver was killed. At Baquba it brought down a US helicopter.
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In Najaf the Mahdi fought Spanish soldiers, and a taxi-driver was killed. At Baquba it brought down a US helicopter.
Kerbala: clashes: 7 Iraqis dead
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Battles rage from north to south: "Jonathan Steele in Baghdad and Ewen MacAskill | Thursday April 8, 2004, 2 Iranian pilgrims
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The Mahdi Army was in virtual control of Kufa and Kerbala. Clashes with Polish patrols in Kerbala left at least seven Iraqis dead, including Mr Sadr's representative and two Iranian pilgrims.
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The Mahdi Army was in virtual control of Kufa and Kerbala. Clashes with Polish patrols in Kerbala left at least seven Iraqis dead, including Mr Sadr's representative and two Iranian pilgrims.
Kerbala: clashes: 7 Iraqis dead
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Battles rage from north to south: "Jonathan Steele in Baghdad and Ewen MacAskill | Thursday April 8, 2004, 2 Iranian pilgrims
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The Mahdi Army was in virtual control of Kufa and Kerbala. Clashes with Polish patrols in Kerbala left at least seven Iraqis dead, including Mr Sadr's representative and two Iranian pilgrims.
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The Mahdi Army was in virtual control of Kufa and Kerbala. Clashes with Polish patrols in Kerbala left at least seven Iraqis dead, including Mr Sadr's representative and two Iranian pilgrims.
Kerbala: clashes: 7 Iraqis dead
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Battles rage from north to south: "Jonathan Steele in Baghdad and Ewen MacAskill | Thursday April 8, 2004, 2 Iranian pilgrims
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The Mahdi Army was in virtual control of Kufa and Kerbala. Clashes with Polish patrols in Kerbala left at least seven Iraqis dead, including Mr Sadr's representative and two Iranian pilgrims.
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The Mahdi Army was in virtual control of Kufa and Kerbala. Clashes with Polish patrols in Kerbala left at least seven Iraqis dead, including Mr Sadr's representative and two Iranian pilgrims.
Kirkuk: fighting: 8 Iraqis dead, 10 wounded
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Battles rage from north to south: "Jonathan Steele in Baghdad and Ewen MacAskill | Thursday April 8, 2004 | The Guardian
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In Kirkuk fighting left eight Iraqis dead and 10 wounded. ...
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In Kirkuk fighting left eight Iraqis dead and 10 wounded. ...
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