Water Sickens Baghdad Soccer Team in Basra; 14 Killed or Found Dead in Iraq
A soccer team in Basra fell ill and had to cancel their game thanks to the city’s contaminated water supply.
Margaret Griffis
Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has
been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006.
Troops Deployed to Turkish Border; 20 Killed in Iraq
The Iraqi government announced that troops will be deployed along the international border between Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey to stop incursions by the neighboring country and to document any airspace violations in order to report them to the United Nations. Turkey regularly conducts cross-border operations which target alleged Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) sites. On Friday, … Continue reading “Troops Deployed to Turkish Border; 20 Killed in Iraq”
Children Found in Mosul Mass Grave; 11 Killed or Found Dead in Iraq
Another mass grave found in Old Mosul gave up children.
ISIS Grave Yields 23 Bodies; 19 Others Wounded in Iraq
A mass grave gave up 23 bodies in Mosul. A training accident injured 13 soldiers.
Three Peshmerga Found in Mass Grave; Seven Killed in Iraq
Three Peshmerga fighters kidnapped in 2014 were found dead.
Suicide Blast at Roadside Restaurant; 22 Killed in Iraq
A bomber attacked a restaurant near Tikrit.
Tensions with Iran Continue; Six Killed in Iraq
Iran figured prominently in Iraqi news reports on Tuesday.
Seven Executed in Iraq; 27 Others Killed in Random Attacks
Iraq executed 7 men found guilty on terrorism charges.
Iraq Parliament Speaker Claims Assassination Attempt; 21 Killed or Found in Mass Grave
The speaker of the house claimed an assassination attempt.
Iran Missiles Strike Political Opponents in Kurdistan; 28 Killed, 63 Wounded in Iraq
An Iranian rocket attack targeted Kurdish political opponents in Iraqi Kurdistan. Basra was calm on Saturday.