Margaret Griffis

Updated at 12:40 p.m. EST, Nov. 18, 2006 Fridays are relatively calm in Iraq. It is the day of prayer, and curfews limiting driving activity tamp down on the amount of car and roadside bomb attacks. However, at least 59 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and five were injured. In southern Iraq, yesterday’s … Continue reading “Friday: 59 Iraqis, 2 Foreign Contractors Killed”

Updated at 11:15 p.m. EST, Nov. 15, 2006 Kidnappings by death squads are commonplace in Baghdad; however, mass kidnappings still grab the headlines. In developing news today, as many as 60 more Iraqis were kidnapped from several minibuses and another 15 from a cafe, both in the capital. Another fourteen were kidnapped near Nasariyah; four … Continue reading “Thursday: 5 GIs, 83 Iraqis Killed; 2 GIs, 33 Iraqis Wounded; 3 Mass Kidnappings”

Updated at 10:55 p.m. EST, Nov. 14, 2006 The violence continues unabated in Iraq. At least 143 Iraqis were killed or found dead and another 109 were wounded; however, the main story from the war-torn country today is the mass kidnapping of staff members at the Higher Education ministry. At least 50 were held temporarily … Continue reading “Tuesday: 1 Pole, 143 Iraqis Killed; 1 Pole, 109 Iraqis Wounded; At Least 50 Iraqis Kidnapped”

Updated at 11:00 p.m. EST, Nov. 15, 2006 A day after a brazen mass kidnapping in Baghdad, a second mass kidnapping occurred south of the capital. In other events, 133 Iraqis were killed or found dead and another 50 were wounded in various incidents around the country. Also, six more American servicemembers were killed. Although … Continue reading “Wednesday: 6 GIs, 133 Iraqis Killed; 50 Iraqis Injured”

Updated at 11:09 p.m. EST, Nov. 13, 2006 After a violently active Sunday, Monday followed suit with at least 109 Iraqis killed and 47 more injured. American officials added the news that four American soldiers were killed and another four injured in separate events. Also, Turkish offcials released the news that a kidnapped Turk had … Continue reading “Monday: 4 GIs, 109 Iraqis Killed; 4 GIs, 47 Iraqis Injured”

Updated at 11:58 a.m. EST, Nov. 13, 2006 Sunday’s casualty tally quickly rose to 217 Iraqis either killed or found dead and another 149 Iraqis injured after a suicide bomb attack in Baghdad and the discovery of 75 corpses in Baqouba. Foreign servicemembers were also subject to violence. Today, four British servicemen were killed, three … Continue reading “Sunday: 3 GIs, 4 UK Troops, 217 Iraqis Killed; 3 UK Troops, 146 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 11:05 p.m EST, Nov. 11, 2006 As the Veteran’s Day holiday is observed in the United States, the War in Iraq continues without a pause. Two Coalition soldiers were killed and another two injured. A translator for U.S forces was kidnapped, and at least 61 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 51 … Continue reading “Saturday: 2 Coalition soldiers, 61 Iraqis Killed; 50 Kidnapped”

Updated at 9:40 p.m. EST, Nov. 10, 2006 So far today, 62 Iraqis have been killed or found dead and another 20 wounded throughout the country. Thanks in part to a regular curfew set in place to protect religious observers, violence in Iraq generally tapers off on Fridays, which is the Muslim day of prayer. … Continue reading “Friday: 5 GIs, 62 Iraqis Killed; 2 GIs, 20 Iraqis Wounded”

Updated at 12:30 p.m. EST, Nov. 10, 2006 A second day of increased violence follows the lifting of curfews designed to quell violence resulting from the death sentence imposed on former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Today, 104 Iraqis were killed and another 203 were injured. No foreign casualties were reported, but Dr. Abdul-Razzaq al-Obaid, director … Continue reading “Thursday: 104 Iraqis Killed, 203 Injured”

In the wake of U.S. elections and the lifting of curfews, the persistent violence in Iraq resumed at an accelerated pace. At least 199 Iraqis were killed or reported dead and 137 more were injured in various attacks around the country. Three foreigners either serving in the Coalition or working alongside it were also reported … Continue reading “Wednesday: 2 GIs, 199 Iraqis Killed or Reported Dead; 3 GIs, 137 Wounded”