At least nine Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded in the latest violence. Amidst rising concern for U.S. troops in heavily Shi’ite southern Iraq, one attack targeted Americans in Kut, but harmed Iraqis instead.
read moreMonday: 8 Iraqis Killed; 17 Iraqis, 3 Norwegians Wounded
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded in new violence. Three Norwegians were wounded as well, while on their way to a consulting job with the water resources ministry.
read moreSunday: 15 Iraqis Killed, 31 Wounded
At least 15 Iraqis were killed and 31 more were wounded on a fairly active day. Baghdad suffered the most violence, but several cities north of the capital also saw attacks.
read moreSaturday: 21 Iraqis Killed, 3 Wounded
What would have been a second day of unusually light violence was upset by the discovery of a mass grave in Anbar province. Including those deaths, at least 21 Iraqis were killed and three more were wounded, all the rest in Baghdad.
read moreFriday: 3 Iraqis Wounded
Unusually light violence left three wounded. Meanwhile, some analysts are now saying that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s recent turnaround on U.S. troops remaining in Iraq was really a political challenge to Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
read moreThursday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded
At least six Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in a series of small attacks that including the assassination of a former Iraqiya candidate and a near miss at the home of another.
read moreWednesday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 16 Wounded
Without admitting a need for continued U.S. military presence in Iraq or that he would prefer American troops stay past a Dec. 31 withdrawal date, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backtracked from previous statements against mission extension and opened the door to such discussions. He now says he will only ask for an extension if there is strong support across Iraq’s political blocs. Meanwhile, light violence left two Iraqis dead and 16 wounded across central and northern Iraq.
read moreTuesday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 29 Wounded
At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 29 more were wounded in new attacks, but a pair of chilling reports noted a darker side of the Iraqi government’s operations.
read moreMonday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 20 Wounded
At least five Iraqis were killed and 20 more were wounded in the latest violence. If the injured were taken to one of the country’s hospitals, they might have found a deadly lack of training and supplies. Meanwhile, the United States continues to hope that Iraq will soon ask for the continued presence of troops.
read moreSunday: 29 Iraqis Killed, 23 Wounded
The dramatic takeover of a Baghdad prison today left nearly three dozen dead or injured, including an al-Qaeda “emir” or “wali,” before an assault force was able to secure the facility. At least 29 Iraqis were killed and 23 more were wounded at the prison and in other violence across the country.
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