Updated at 6:21 p.m. EDT, Aug. 6, 2009
At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 42 more were wounded in light attacks. Thousands of Shi’ite pilgrims are traveling to Karbala to take part in a festival honoring the Twelfth Imam.
read moreMonday: 20 Iraqis Killed, 65 Wounded
Updated at 7:15 p.m. EDT, Aug. 3, 2009
At least 20 Iraqis were killed and 65 more were wounded across Iraq, but Babil province took the hardest the hit with three fatal bombings. Another significant attack took place in Anbar. The DoD reported that one American soldier died on July 25 from wounds suffered two days earlier in an anti-tank grenade attack. Meanwhile, the Shi’ite group Asa’ib al-Haq renounced violence after meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki over the weekend; the extremist group has previously taken credit for killing Americans and kidnapping Britons.
read moreSunday: 18 Iraqis Killed, 49 Wounded
Updated at 6:08 p.m. EDT, Aug. 2, 2009
At least 18 Iraqis were killed and 49 more were wounded mostly in two separate bombings. No Coalition deaths were reported; however, the remains of a Navy pilot, missing since the Persian Gulf War, were recovered from a burial site in Anbar province. Also, Prime Minister Maliki made his first trip to Kurdistan since taking office three years ago, perhaps hoping to stave off another war. Separately, former Saddam aide Tariq Aziz received a seven-year sentence for the forced relocation of Kurds.
read moreSaturday: 3 Iraqis Killed; 7 Iraqis, 5 Iranians Wounded
Updated at 11:23 p.m. EST, Aug. 1, 2009
At least three Iraqis were killed and seven were wounded in light violence that came a day after a horrific spate of attacks on Baghdad mosques. One of the bombings today occurred at a mosque just south of the capital. Also, five more Iranian refugees were injured during renewed unrest at Camp Ashraf.
read moreWednesday: 8 Iraqis, 8 Iranians Killed; 119 Iraqis, 425 Iranians Wounded
Updated at 1:00 p.m. EDT, July 29, 2009
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 119 more were wounded in attacks that included a raid on Camp Ashraf, where perhaps eight Iranians were also killed and 425 more were wounded. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is visiting Iraq, said that some U.S. troops may leave Iraq ahead of schedule and separately offered to mediate in the ongoing Kurd-Arab dispute. Also, the British foreign office warned families of two British hostages that their loved ones are likely dead.
read moreMonday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 32 Wounded
Updated at 8:05 p.m. EDT, July 27, 2009
At least nine Iraqis were killed and 32 more were wounded in the latest attacks, while four U.S. soldiers were injured in a vehicular accident north of Kirkuk. A small amount of violence has followed the election in the Kurdish Autonomous Region, some of it apparently “celebratory.”
read moreSunday: 26 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded
Updated at 6:50 p.m. EDT, July 26, 2009
At least 26 Iraqis were killed and 28 more were wounded in today’s attacks. No Coalition deaths were reported, but former soldiers described the conditions that likely contributed to the high amount of violent crimes attributed to a group of Iraq veterans. Separately, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said that U.S. soldiers are allowed to defend themselves in attacks. Meanwhile, some Iraqis are finding it difficult to legally immigrate to the U.S. because of the “broad language” used in the Patriot Act. Also, polls closed peacefully in the Kurdish Autonomous Region.
read moreSaturday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 33 Wounded
Updated at 8:25 p.m. EDT, July 25, 2009
The elections in Iraqi Kurdistan have gone peacefully today; however, a blast in Fallujah left over two dozen casualties. Across Iraq, eight people were killed and 33 others were wounded.
read moreFriday: 1 US Soldier, 8 Iraqis Killed; 8 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 4:41 p.m. EDT, July 24, 2009
At least eight Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded in the latest attacks. One U.S. soldier also died in a non-combat incident in Baghdad. Meanwhile, Iraq is asking the U.S. to explain reports that officials met with insurgent groups leaders in Turkey.
read moreThursday: 4 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded
Updated at 7:16 p.m. EDT, July 23, 2009
At least four Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded in light violence. No Coalition deaths were reported, but the Iraqi Monitor of Constitutional Freedom and Bill of Rights (MRFC) reported that U.S. forces have killed at least 10 Iraqis since withdrawing from cities at the end of June.
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