Iraq Weekly Roundup: Two US Guardsmen Among Seven Dead

by | Aug 5, 2024 | 0 Comments

At least Five people were killed and eight were wounded in recent violence. Two U.S. servicemembers also died. And, a mass grave containing 24 bodies was discovered:

Two Georgia National Guardsmen were killed in separate, non-combat incidents in Baghdad. Few details have been released as officials are still investigating the deaths.

A rocket attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase left five U.S. troops with injuries.

A mass grave containing the remains of 24 victims was discovered in Mosul. Authorities believe they were killed several years ago by ISIS militants during the occupation.

A roadside bomb near Khalis wounded three people.

Turkish strikes against Kurdistan Workers’ Party targets in northern Iraq killed four guerrillas.

Gunmen shot and killed a civilian in Baghdad.

Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006.

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