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157 Iraqis killed week ofJan 16 - 20 - 2008

Good afternoon,

Here is a summary of last week's killing of Iraqi's:

Sunday 20 January: 17 dead
Baghdad: roadside bomb kills 1, Zayouna; 2 bodies.
Diyala
Saad Camp: roadside bomb kills 2.
Muqdadiya: man is killed by gunmen.
Baquba: 2 children die in bomb explosion by their house; gunmen kill Awakening member.
Anbar
Falluja: teenage suicide bomber kills 6 at Awakening feast.
Kirkuk
Hawija: tribesman dies in drive-by shooting.
Salahuddin
Samarra: gunmen kill former Baath member.

Saturday 19 January: 32 dead
Baghdad: roadside bomb kills 2 in restaurant, Sadr City; 2 bodies.
Anbar

Ramadi: suicide bombers kill 6 policemen.
Falluja: 2 bodies.
Salahuddin
Balad: mortars target Ashura pilgrims, kill 5, including 2 children.
Ninewa
Tal Afar: rocket kills 7 at Ashura gathering.
Mosul: bomb explosion kills woman.
Kirkuk
Kirkuk: bomb under pile of rubbish kills 2.
Diyala
Wajihiya: roadside bomb targeting governor's convoy kills 3 bodyguards.
Dhi Qar
Nasiriya: 2 policemen killed in clashes.

Friday 18 January: 37 dead
Baghdad: roadside bomb kills woman and child, Ur; 2 bodies.
Basra
Basra: 7 killed in clashes, most of them policemen; sniper kills doctor.
Dhi Qar
Nasiriya: 16, including 2 children, killed in clashes with Soldiers of Heaven cult during Ashura festival.
Diyala
Buhruz: 2 policemen die in booby-trapped house.
Wajihiya: 2 policemen are killed in clashes.
Baquba: 2 children die in booby-trapped house.
Shirween: 3 bodies.

Thursday 17 January: 36 dead
Baghdad: 3 bodies.
Diyala
Baquba: suicide bomber kills 11 outside Shia mosque.
Diyala River Valley: US forces kill 3 (2 women and 1 man) during raid.
Jalawla: US and Iraqi forces kill 7 during overnight raid -5 of them a family of Kurds living in Shaykh Bawa village. When the family did not open their door out of fear, the forces broke down the door and opened fire.
Ninewa
Mosul: car bomb kills policeman; gunmen kill another civilian and another policeman; roadside bomb kills 2; another roadside bomb kills 3; car bomb outside church kills 1. Basra
Basra: gunmen kill policeman.
Salahuddin
Policeman killed during clashes.
Tikrit: gunmen kill policeman.

Wednesday 16 January: 26 dead
Baghdad: roadside bomb kills 3 university students, Bab al-Muadham; roadside bomb kills another civilian, Zaafaraniya; roadside bombs kill 2, Nahrawan; gunmen attack Awakening members at checkpoint, kill 2; 5 bodies.
Diyala
Khan Bani Saad: suicide bomber blows herself up outside mosque killing 8.
Civilian is shot dead by US forces, the 24th this month.
Kirkuk
Tuz Khurmato: gunmen kill student; body found.
Salahuddin
Shirqat: 2 policemen killed in clashes with gunmen during raid.

Tuesday 15 January: 16 dead
Baghdad: 5 primary school children are struck by official's convoy and are then caught in ensuing gunfight between guards and Iraqi soldiers; Awakening member killed in clashes, Sadriya; 6 bodies.
Ninewa
Mosul: roadside bomb kills policeman; 2 bodies.
Salahuddin
Al-Shirqat: suicide car bomber attack police checkpoint, kills policeman.

Monday 14 January: 29 dead
Baghdad: gunmen kill judge along with his driver, Mansour; 5 bodies.
Diyala
Buhriz: 7 policemen die in booby-trapped house during search; Awakening member is shot dead nearby.
Dujail: roadside bomb kills 2 policemen.
Ninewa
Mosul: car bomb kills civilian; gunmen kill policeman; 2 bodies.
Anbar
Haditha: 4 bodies.
Wassit
Kut: US forces open fire at intersection killing 4 (a bus driver and 3 construction workers). The number of Iraqi civilians killed by US forces in January has now gone up to 23.


Have a nice day.

posted by Wink @ 2:19 PM