Margaret Griffis

P> Updated at 12:48 a.m. EST, Apr. 1, 2007After several days of increased violence, the attacks have tapered off somewhat. However, 67 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 96 were injured. The Iraqi government release new figures on Tuesday’s Tal Afar bombing that make it the single deadliest event since the start … Continue reading “Saturday: 1 GI, 67 Iraqis Killed; 96 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 12:45 a.m. EST, Mar. 31, 2008At least 78 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead today and another 58 Iraqis were injured. The numbers include updates of yesterday’s casualty tally from a Baghdad marketplace bombing and a large number of dumped bodies in Mosul. Meanwhile, a roadside bomb killed an American soldier. In … Continue reading “Friday: 78 Iraqis, 1 GI Killed; 58 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 1:51 a.m. EST, Mar. 30, 2007At least 199 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 293 were wounded in various attacks. The biggest incidents were a series of simultaneous bombs in Khalis that killed at least 53 people, and a bombing at a Baghdad marketplace that killed 76 others. No foreign … Continue reading “Thursday: 199 Iraqis Killed; 293 Wounded”

Updated at 1:13 a.m. EST, Mar. 29, 2007Heavy violence continued overnight in Tal Afar where retaliatory attacks for yesterday’s massive twin bombing left scores dead. Overall, at least 166 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead and another 146 were wounded throughout the country. Also, a Marine was killed in Anbar province yesterday, another GI … Continue reading “Wednesday: 166 Iraqis, 2 GIs Killed; 146 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 11:35 a.m. EST, Mar. 31, 2007At least 239 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 427 were wounded in violent incidents. Although attacks continued in Baghdad and Iskandariya, today’s violence focused on areas where al-Qaeda operatives are believed to be active. An American soldier and an American contractor were killed by … Continue reading “Tuesday: 239 Iraqis, 2 Americans Killed; 427 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 12:15 a.m. EST, Mar. 27, 2007At least 71 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 79 Iraqis were injured. Attacks were scattered around the country but Baghdad, Baquba, Mosul and Iskandariya took the brunt of the violence. Also, the Department of Defense announced that a Marine died in combat in Anbar … Continue reading “Monday: 71 Iraqis, 1 GI Killed; 79 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 1:08 a.m EST, March. 26, 2007Although there were less attacks today, at least 78 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead, and another 63 were wounded in violent incidents. The U.S. military reported that four American soldiers were killed today when a roadside bomb blasted their patrol in Diyala. Meanwhile, another roadside bomb … Continue reading “Sunday: 5 GIs, 78 Iraqis Killed; 63 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 12:28 a.m. EST, Mar. 25, 2007At least 128 Iraqis were reported killed or found dead today and another 160 were wounded in various incidents, including bomb attacks in Baghdad, Haswa, Qaim and Tal Afar. Also, A U.S. soldier was blasted dead in Baghdad on Friday, a second was killed in combat in Anbar … Continue reading “Saturday: 128 Iraqis, 3 GIs Killed; 160 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 1:34 a.m. EST, Mar. 24, 2007At least 74 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 48 Iraqis were wounded. Several notable events also took place. An assassination attempt on Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zobaie killed nine people and injured the deputy prime minister. The US military reported on the deaths of five … Continue reading “Friday: 5 GIs, 74 Iraqis Killed; 48 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 12:50 a.m. EST, Mar. 23, 2007At least 51 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and 42 were wounded during light violence. Three American servicemen were killed in separate incidents as well. Also, a mortar rocked a building where UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki were giving a press … Continue reading “Thursday: 3 GIs, 51 Iraqis Killed; 42 Iraqis Wounded”