Updated at 7:10 p.m. EDT, Sept. 7, 2009
At least 39 Iraqis were killed and 70 more were wounded in the latest violence. The uptick in attacks included significant bombings in Ramadi and Baquba, and a series of attacks in Baghdad. Details from a Karbala bombing are still sketchy, but it could turn out to be the bloodiest bombing of the day. No Coalition deaths were reported.
read moreSunday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 21 Wounded
Updated at 6:09 p.m. EDT, Sept. 6, 2009
At least six Iraqis were killed and 21 more were wounded across the country. Officials also reported that numerous arrests had dismantled 18 militia networks but failed to stop the Aug. 19 bombings in Baghdad.
read moreSaturday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 7 Wounded
Only four Iraqis were killed and seven more were wounded in very light violence. No Coalition deaths were reported. Meanwhile, a former U.S. soldier, however, was sentenced to five life-sentences over the murder of an Iraqi family, including a teenager he also raped.
read moreFriday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded
Updated at 7:03 p.m. EDT, Sept. 4, 2009
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in the latest violence. Four of the dead were casualties from yesterday’s bombing in Mussayab. Meanwhile, Iraq ratcheted up its complaints against Syria and deployed troops to the border. Also, Serbia may replace several fighter jets sent there for service during the Saddam era but were instead stripped for parts.
read moreThursday: 2 US Soldiers, 15 Iraqis Killed; 125 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 5:30 p.m. EDT, Sept. 3, 2009
At least 15 Iraqis and 125 more were wounded in the latest attacks, which include a significant bombing just south of Baghdad. Two U.S. soldiers were killed and five more were injured as well, in a vehicular accident in Diyala province. Also, a deputy minister was arrested in a corruption sting
read moreWednesday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 14 Wounded
Updated at 7:37 p.m .EDT, Sept. 2, 2009
At least four Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded on a day marked by significant political and security news concerning a British hostage, U.S. contractors, Iraq’s death row and political squabbles in northern Iraq.
read moreTuesday: 4 Iraqi Killed, 12 Wounded
Updated at 8:05 p.m. EDT, Sept. 1, 2009
Four Iraqis were killed and 12 more were wounded in very light violence. Four of the wounded were previously unreported casualties from a bombing yesterday. Meanwhile, Iraq scheduled a national census for October of next year, hoping that the late date with thwart any sectarian tensions in the oil-rich north.
read moreMonday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 50 Wounded
Updated at 5:35 p.m. EDT, Aug. 31, 2009
At least five Iraqis were killed and 50 more were wounded as a Turkish diplomat moderated discussions between Syria and Iraq over the violence in Iraq. Meanwhile, a group of Iraqi MiG fighters were found in Serbia, and al-Hakim’s son formally took over leadership of the SIIC party.
read moreSunday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 30 Wounded
At least six Iraqis were killed and 30 others were wounded in light attacks. The potential for violence remains high though, as authorities were tipped off to potential car bombs south of Mosul.
read moreSaturday: 22 Iraqis Killed, 65 Wounded
Updated at 8:44 p.m. EDT, Aug. 29, 2009
At least 22 Iraqis were killed and 65 more were wounded in the latest violence, which targeted small northern Iraqi villages. Meanwhile, a journalist known as the man who threw shoes at Prime Minister Maliki and former U.S. President George Bush earned early release from jail next month on good behavior.
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