Thursday: 30 Iraqis Killed, 56 Wounded
Updated at 6:44 p.m. EDT, Aug. 13, 2009
Almost two years after a massive attack in Sinjar, another suicide bombing left over three-dozen new casualties today. At least 30 Iraqis were killed and 56 more were wounded in that and other attacks. Meanwhile, Iraqi authorities announced the start of a trial for five Iraqi presidential guards accused of bank robbery.
read moreWednesday: 18 Iraqis Killed, 31 Wounded
At least 18 Iraqis were killed and 31 more were wounded in the latest attacks. No Coalition deaths were reported, but Iraqi health officials said that 67 U.S. soldiers have the swine flu. U.S. sources have only confirmed 51 cases.
read moreTuesday: 1 US Soldier, 9 Iraqis Killed; 50 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 8:55 p.m. EDT, Aug. 11, 2009
At least nine Iraqis were killed and 50 more were wounded just a day after the bloodiest spasm of violence since the pullback of U.S. troops. A U.S. soldier died in Kuwait of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident as well. Meanwhile, Kuwaiti authorities arrested six people suspected of plotting an attack against the U.S. base there. Many U.S. soldiers there are either supporting the Iraq operation or are using the base as a transit point between Iraq and other locations. Also, the Pentagon admitted fears over Arab-Kurd tensions.
read moreObama Seeks to Block Release of Abuse Photos
The United States Supreme Court will hear the U.S. government's appeal on a lower-court ruling requiring the release of photos showing the abuse of prisoners held in overseas facilities. The government is appealing a 2008 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Lost in Military Limbo
[Note for TomDispatch readers: In Chalmers Johnson's recent piece, "Three Good Reasons to Liquidate Our Empire," the mission of the Service Women's Action Network (SWAN) was mischaracterized. It has now been corrected at the piece.] It's not exactly a secret that the...
Obamageddon
An American president is launching the most ambitious, the most expensive, and certainly the most dangerous military campaign since the Vietnam War – and the antiwar movement, such as it is, is missing in action. After a long and bloody campaign in Iraq and the...
Saturday: 1 Iraqi Killed, 3 Wounded
As happened last week, a violent prayer day was followed by relative peace. Only one Iraqi was reported killed today and three more were wounded.
read moreShi’a Unity Deal Explodes US Proxy-War Myth
The agreement announced Monday between Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and a Shi'a resistance group called the "League of the Righteous" (Asa'ib al-Haq) formally ended the group's armed opposition to the regime in return for the release of its leader and...
Friday: 61 Iraqis Killed, 338 Wounded
Updated at 11:45 p.m. EDT, Aug. 8, 2009
Over three million Shi’ite pilgrims peacefully visited Karbala to observe the birthday of the 12th Imam, a ninth century religious leader. An increase in security there may have spared those pilgrims in Karbala, but attacks targeting Shi’ites killed dozens across central and northern Iraq. Overall, at least 61 Iraqis were killed and 338 more were wounded throughout the country. Also, an Iranian passport was discovered next to a burnt corpse.
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