Friday, January 11, 2008
Friday Iraq Report
Updated at 6:25 p.m. EST, Jan. 11. 2008 Anti-war.com
For the first time in living memory, snow fell in Baghdad this morning. The unusual precipitation was a welcome break and taken by many residents as an omen of peace this prayer day. Unfortunately, 29 Iraqis were still killed and another 11 were wounded in light attacks. No Coalition deaths were reported.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Thursday Iraq Report
January 10, 2008
Thursday: 25 Iraqis Killed, 24 Wounded
Updated at 11:10 p.m EST, Jan. 10, 2008
At least 25 Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded in the latest round of violence. Most of them were gunmen or security personnel. Meanwhile, the International Organization for Migration reported that only a trickle of Iraqi refugees has returned home. Also, millions of Iraqis are observing the Ashura holy day.
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US general says 'spectacular' Qaeda attacks rise in Iraq
Wed Jan 9, 2:18 PM ET
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A US commander on Wednesday said the number of "spectacular" assaults by Al-Qaeda in Iraq has increased although the overall number of attacks was down and 20 key militants have been killed or caught.
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Major General Mark Hertling, commanding general of coalition forces in northern Iraq, gave no specific examples of what he termed "spectacular" attacks, referring only to big car bombs and to suicide attacks.
"These spectacular events and intimidation are designed to incite fear in the population," Hertling told a news conference in Baghdad.
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But then you already knew that.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Tragic Day In Iraq
9 US soldiers killed in Iraq in 2 days
2 hours, 48 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - Nine American soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new American drive to kill al-Qaida in Iraq fighters holed up in districts north of the capital, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
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Six soldiers were killed and four were wounded Wednesday in a booby-trapped house in Diyala province, where joint U.S.-Iraqi forces were driving through a difficult web of lush palm and citrus groves, farmland and fertile river bottoms.
The military also announced that three U.S. soldiers were killed and two were wounded Tuesday in an attack in Salahuddin province. The operation began Tuesda
2 hours, 48 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - Nine American soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new American drive to kill al-Qaida in Iraq fighters holed up in districts north of the capital, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
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Six soldiers were killed and four were wounded Wednesday in a booby-trapped house in Diyala province, where joint U.S.-Iraqi forces were driving through a difficult web of lush palm and citrus groves, farmland and fertile river bottoms.
The military also announced that three U.S. soldiers were killed and two were wounded Tuesday in an attack in Salahuddin province. The operation began Tuesda
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