The Iraqi Supreme Court ordered parliament to reconvene despite the failure of party leaders to form the new government. Meanwhile, six Iraqis were killed and 21 more were wounded in and near Mosul. Oddly, no other reports surfaced.
Updated at 10:41 p.m. EDT, Oct. 23, 2010
At least 10 Iraqis were killed and 33 more were wounded in new violence. The worst attack occurred outside of Baghdad in the suburb of Abu Ghraib. Meanwhile, the Wikileaks Iraq logs could undermine the prime minister’s attempt to retain his seat.
Wikileaks released almost 400,000 documents related to the Iraq occupation today. In those reports, the U.S. military had chronicled over 100,000 deaths, mostly civilians. About 15,000 of the civilian deaths had gone unreported outside the military. Violence continued today with at least five Iraqis dying in new violence. Another 15 were wounded.
At least one Iraqi was killed and seven more were wounded in light violence.
At least two Iraqis were killed and 11 more were wounded in light violence. Meanwhile, unapologetic Iraqi officials seem recklessly nonchalant about the increasing defections of Sunni Awakening Council members back to al-Qaeda groups. Also, Iraqiya leader, Ayad Allawi, continues to warn the West of Iran’s meddling in Iraq.
In a new interview, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice admitted mistakes were made in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, but that she would still want to depose Saddam Hussein if given the a second chance to do it all over again. Meanwhile, at least five Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in light prayer day violence. Also, Shi’ite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani suffered a heart attack.
The U.S. military has released an Iraqi casualty tally that likely lead to more acrimonious debate over the true extent of deaths the country has suffered. Meanwhile, at least eight Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded in today’s violence.
At least 24 Iraqis were wounded in the latest violence. No deaths were reported today, but one attack also left seven Iranians injured. Meanwhile, a Dutchman of Iraqi decent, who was found guilty of planning attacks against U.S. soldiers, had his jail sentence cut short in the Netherlands.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is in Damascus trying to warm relations between the two neighbors. Back home though, at least five Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Meanwhile, estimates that 12,000 people reported missing could be detained in Iraqi prisons.
At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 31 more were wounded in new violence, mostly across central Iraq. Meanwhile, a spokesman for Iraqiya said the party was willing to give up the premiership so long as they received equal power in the new government. Iraqiya narrowly defeated second-place State of Law party in March elections, but neither party has been able to find enough support to form a new government. Such a concession could allow the seven-month long political deadlock to end.
