Margaret Griffis

Update at 12:30 p.m. EDT, July 17, 2007At least 154 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 70 more were wounded in the latest attacks, which included killing over two dozen villagers in Duwailiya. Also, a Marine died in a non-combat incident in Anbar province, and the DOD reported that an American soldier was killed … Continue reading “Tuesday: 154 Iraqis, 2 GI Killed; 70 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 12:25 a.m. EDT, July 17, 2007A major multiple bombing took place in Kirkuk where hundreds were killed or injured. Overall, at least 158 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 265 were wounded in the latest violence. Also, an MNC-I soldier died from non-battle-related causes in Diwaniyah, while another GI died of non-battled-related … Continue reading “Monday: 158 Iraqis, 2 GIs Killed; 265 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 11:55 p.m. EDT, July 15, 2007During violence that targeted mostly civilians, 78 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 64 more were wounded. Two Americans servicemembers were killed in separate incidents. An IED killed two Australian contractors as well as injuring another Australian and a Filipino. Also, a U.S. F-16 crashed upon take-off … Continue reading “Sunday: 78 Iraqis, 2 GIs, 2 Australian Contractors Killed; 64 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 11:45 p.m. EDT, July 14, 2007At least 89 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 64 were wounded during the latest violence. Also, a landmine killed one American soldier, while an EFP killed another soldier and wounded a third in a separate incident. In Baghdad, the family of an Iraqi translator for Reuters … Continue reading “Saturday: 2 GIs, 89 Iraqis Killed; 64 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 1:15 a.m. EDT, July 14, 2007At least 100 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 56 more were wounded during violence mostly centered on Baghdad. No foreign casualties were reported, but the dead included an Iraqi reporter who worked for the New York Times.In Baghdad, U.S. forces killed six Iraqi policemen and seven … Continue reading “Friday: 100 Iraqis Killed, 56 Wounded”

Updated at 12:24 a.m. EDT, July 13, 2007At least 97 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 71 more were wounded during the latest violence, which includes an attack on a wedding in Tal Afar. Also, a U.S. soldier was killed during a rocket attack east of Baghdad. In Baghdad, a Reuters’s photographer and driver … Continue reading “Thursday: 97 Iraqis, 1 GI Killed; 71 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 11:35 p.m. EDT, July 11, 2007At least 163 Iraqis were killed and 101 were wounded in the latest violence. Most were killed during military operations. Also, an American servicemember died from non-battle-related causes that are under investigation. A truck carrying 200 explosive belts from Syria was intercepted and the driver detained, while Iraqi … Continue reading “Wednesday: 163 Iraqis, 1 GI Killed; 101 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 8:50 p.m. EDT, July 10, 2007At least 173 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and 124 were wounded in the latest round of violence. These numbers include an attack on a small northern village. An American servicemember and a Filipino were killed during shelling in the Green Zone today. Another American servicemember … Continue reading “Tuesday: 173 Iraqis, 2 GIs, 2 U.S. Contractors Killed; 124 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 11:02 p.m EDT, July 9, 2007In a significant development, tens of thousands of Turkish soldiers are believed to be at the Iraqi border waiting for permission to enter Iraq on a security mission. Violence elsewhere has been elevated since late Friday and continues elevated into today. At least 94 Iraqis have been killed … Continue reading “Monday: 94 Iraqis Killed, 95 Wounded”

Updated at 12:30 a.m. EDT, July 9, 2007The weekend death toll in Iraq climbed to 342, an alarming figure even for the war-ravaged country. One of the largest bombings–if not the largest bombing–since the U.S. invasion took place in a small village in northern Iraq on Saturday. At least 150 were killed and about 20 … Continue reading “Sunday: 1 GI, 1 Briton, 105 Iraqis Killed; 59 Iraqis Wounded”