Violence appeared to fall sharply as the weekend approached. Only six Iraqis were reported killed Friday or Saturday.
read moreThursday: 17 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
At least 17 Iraqis were killed and 20 more were wounded in the latest violence. Assassinations against government and security officials continued. One of the targets was a high-ranking official caught up in a controversial elections ban last year and may have been ordered killed by one of his political enemies. Also, a 20-year old mass grave was discovered.
read moreWednesday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
At least seven Iraqis were killed and 19 more were wounded in the latest violence. Also, a victim wounded in a bombing in Baghdad yesterday has since died. Meanwhile, Kuwait Airlines has been given the go-ahead, in a Jordanian Court, to seize Iraqi Airways assets as part of compensation for materials lost during the Iraq invasion of Kuwait.
read moreTuesday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded
At least six Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in light violence. Several political stories cropped up. They not only involved Iraq’s relationship with the United States but two of Iraq’s regional neighbors as well.
read moreMonday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 44 Wounded
Kirkuk was again the most active province for violence today, but Baghdad saw several attacks as well. There was bloodshed in Anbar and Diyala provinces too, bringing today’s casualties to at least 12 dead and 44 wounded.
read moreSunday: 29 Iraqis, 2 US Soldiers Killed; 108 Iraqis Wounded
A series of bomb attacks in and around Baghdad unnerved Iraqis just as the British mission in Iraq came to a close Sunday. Many of the bombs targeted police and other security forces. Some of them exploded simultaneously even though they were miles apart. At least 29 Iraqis were killed and 108 more were wounded in those and other attacks. Also, two U.S. soldiers were killed and three more were wounded when a bomb exploded near them in Baghdad. A U.S. convoy in Wassit province was targeted too, but no casualties were reported.
read moreSaturday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 9 Wounded
Violence appeared to target mostly Ninewa province, or, at least, the most
reports came from there. At least nine Iraqis were killed and nine more were
wounded in those and other attacks.
read moreFriday: 7 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded
As Iraqi refugees are returning home from a number of Arab countries in turmoil, at least seven of their fellow countrymen were killed during violence at home. Another 19 were wounded.
read moreThursday: 37 Iraqis Killed, 110 Wounded
Three bomb blasts rattled the northern city of Kirkuk just days after U.S. troops handed over a provincial base to their Iraqi counterparts and a day after the highest ranking al-Qaeda leader was captured in Samarra. At least 37 Iraqis were killed and 110 more were wounded in those attacks and others across the country.
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