Updated at 11:50 p.m. EDT, May 5, 2007At least 81 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 61 were wounded during violence. The most significant attack took place in western Baghdad when a suicide bomber detonated his cargo among a group of police recruits....
Friday: 6 GIs, 71 Iraqis Killed; 89 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 12:45 a.m. EDT, May 5, 2007Violent activity was elevated for a Friday. At least 71 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 89 Iraqis were wounded. One foreign fighter identified as an al-Qaeda leader was killed as well. Also, the U.S. military today reported...
Thursday: 2, GIs, 43 Iraqis, 4 Filipino Contractors Killed; 30 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 12:59 a.m EDT, May 34, 2007Although very few reports of violence came out of Iraq today, at least one high-profile militant leader was killed and perhaps a second one as well. Overall, 43 Iraqis and four Filipinos were killed and 30 Iraqis were injured. In...
Wednesday: 3 GIs, 117 Iraqis Killed; 81 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 1:07 a.m. EDT, May 3, 2007The U.S. military announced that about 4000 fresh troops arrived in the capital as part of a security crackdown that began several weeks ago. Throughout the country today, 117 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 81 were injured in...
Tuesday: 1 GI, 1 Briton, 63 Iraqis Killed, 47 Wounded; al-Masri Reported Killed
Updated at 6:30 p.m. EDT, May 1, 2007At least 63 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 47 Iraqis were wounded in violent attacks. In unconfirmed reports, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayoub al-Masry, was reported killed as well. Also, one GI and one British...
Monday: 1 Marine, 119 Iraqis Killed; 158 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 1:06 a.m, May 1, 2007At least 119 Iraqis were killed or wounded today and another 158 Iraqis were injured, thanks to the ongoing violence in the country. Significant bombings took place in Baghdad and Mosul, while a police station was attack in Mosul. Also,...
Sunday: 4 GIs, 1 British Soldier, 72 Iraqis Killed; 47 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 12:35 a.m. EDT, April 30, 2007Violence subsided a day after a significant attack in Karbala. However, at least 72 Iraqis were reported killed and 47 wounded in violence today. Three American soldiers were killed in eastern Baghdad today, when they struck a...
Saturday: 9 GIs, 163 Iraqis Killed; 222 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 11:28 p.m. EDT, April 28, 2007On what would have been Saddam Hussein's 70th birthday, a car bomb in Karbala killed or injured dozens near a holy shrine. Five Red Crescent workers were shot dead in Baghdad. Dumped bodies were found in Baghdad, Mosul,...
Friday: 3 GIs, 47 Iraqis Killed; 37 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 11:59 p.m. EDT, April 27, 2007As usual, Fridays are quiet in Iraq, and this day was no exception. Only 47 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead and 37 Iraqis were wounded in attacks. Also, three Marines were killed in Anbar Province during combat...
Thursday: 90 Iraqis Killed, 158 Wounded
Updated at 12:25 a.m. EDT, April 27, 2007Today U.S. General David Petraus spoke on the situation in Iraq and called it "the most complex and challenging I have ever seen." Meanwhile at least 90 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead and another 158 Iraqis...