Updated at 4:25 p.m. EDT, Sept. 30, 2009
The Red Cross warned that considering a death toll of 500 Iraqis every month as being “normal” was overly complacent. Meanwhile, at least seven Iraqis were killed and another 10 were wounded in today’s attacks. Back in the U.S., Vice President Joseph Biden welcomed home his son who spent the last year deployed to Iraq. Also, a U.S. Marine apologized for killing an unarmed Iraqi during the 2004 battle for Fallujah.
Updated at 6:51 p.m. EDT, Sept. 28, 2009
At least seven Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded in the latest attacks. A U.S Marine has plead guilty to lesser charges in connection with the deaths of Iraq detainees. Meanwhile, Iraqis disabled during years of violence are fighting for war compensation.
TUpdated at 7:05 p.m. EDT, Sept. 28, 2009
The lull in violence that began with the Eid observances has ended. At least 27 Iraqis were killed and 52 more were wounded in the latest attacks.
Updated at 7:17 p.m. EDT, Sept. 27, 2009
At least five Iraqis were killed and 20 more were wounded in the latest violence. Police are also searching for a kidnapped doctor.
Updated at 10:13 p.m. EDT, Sept. 26, 2009
Light violence left three Iraqis dead and three wounded. Meanwhile, an unmanned U.S. drone crashed into a building in Mosul.
Updated at 8:45 p.m. EDT, Sept. 25, 2009
At least 20 Iraqis were killed and seven wounded in the latest violence. Also, the entire staff of a Tikrit jail was arrested in connection with a major jailbreak.
Updated at 6:16 p.m. EDT. Sept. 24, 2009
At least four Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded in light violence. The most significant news items today were the escape of 11 detainees in Tikrit and the foiled assassination attempt on a major political leader. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Ministry of Immigration has plans to help 30,000 displaced families return to Ninewa province. Also, Kuwait is considering reinvesting any war reparations back into Iraq in hopes it will end any issues preventing payment.
Updated at 8:15 p.m. EDT, Sept. 23, 2009
With the Eid holiday over, news reporting out of Iraq resumed today. At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 19 more were wounded in the latest violence. Meanwhile, the policeman father of an Iraqi man beaten to death by British troops testified at a public inquiry that he believes the attack was in revenge for his reporting on the theft of money by British soldiers.
Updated at 5:51 p.m. EDT, Sept. 22, 2009
Due the Eid al-Fitr holiday, news out of Iraq has been scant. Only two people were reported wounded today. Back in the United States, a U.S. soldier has been charged with murder in the death of a U.S. contractor on Sept. 13 in Tikrit, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is in New York to ask the United Nations to drop any Saddam-era debts Iraq still owes.
At least four Iraqis were killed and two more were wounded in light Eid al-Fitr holiday violence. Meanwhile, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at then-U.S. President George Bush last year, has requested Swiss asylum. Also, a public inquiry in Britain has learned that British troops repeatedly abused Iraqi detainees.
