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88 More Iraqi Civilians Killed 7/20 - 7/26

Good morning,

Is the "surge" working or has it worked? According to McCain and Obama, apparently thing are going pretty darn well in Iraq since the "surge". With 88 Iraqi Civilians killed this last week, you can come to your own conclusion as to the state of affairs in Iraq.

Saturday 26 July, 4 dead
Baghdad: 1 body found
Ninewa
Mosul: 1 policeman during clashes
Tameem
Kirkuk: 1 policeman shot
Babylon
Hilla: 4-year-old girl shot

Friday 25 July: 5 dead
Baghdad: 1 body
Ninewa
Mosul: 3 shot dead, 1 woman shot dead in her home

Thursday 24 July: 18 dead
Diyala
Baquba: 8 by female suicide bomber, Awakening Council leader among those killed
Baghdad: 3 Awakening members in drive-by shootings, 1 body found
Babylon
Yusufiya: 2 bodies, a civilian and a policeman
Ninewa
Mosul: policeman shot dead in front of his home, 3 bodies

Wednesday 23 July: 7 dead
Baghdad: 2 bodies.
Diyala
Abu Saida: roadside bomb kills woman.
Ninewa
Mosul: gunmen kill 1; 2 die in clashes.
Tameem
Kirkuk: US soldiers kill journalist's son.

Tuesday 22 July: 8 dead
Baghdad: 3 bodies.
Tameem
Dibis: 1 body found.
Ninewa
Mosul: gunmen kill 2.
Wassit
Suwayra: 2 bodies.

Monday 21 July: 23 dead
Baghdad: 1 body found.
Diyala
Al-Bowashi: gunmen kill 1 Sahwa member.
Abu Saida: gunmen kill sheikh on his way to reconciliation meeting.
Sadiya: tractor bomb kills 7.
Tameem
Kirkuk: gunmen kill journalist; roadside bomb kills police chief.
Ninewa
Mosul: gunmen kill 2; 2 security contractors killed by suicide bomber; 1 body found.
Tal Afar: 3 policemen killed during clashes.
Wassit
Kut: gunemn kill 1.
Suwayra: 2 bodies found dismembered.

Sunday 20 July: 23 dead
Baghdad: bomb stuck on car kills 1, Adhamiya; roadside bomb kills 1, Karrada; car bomb kills 1, Damascus intersection; 3 bodies.
Diyala
Wajihiya: roadside bomb kills 2 policemen.
Bani Saad: roadside bomb kills 3 policemen.
Ninewa
Mosul: 4 killed in drive-by shootings; sniper kills policeman; 2 killed by suicide car bomber.
Salahuddin
Baiji: US forces kill son and nephew of Salahuddin governor in early morning raid.
Basra
Basra: body of young woman found.
Wassit
Suwayra: 2 bodies found floating in river.

Have a nice day.

posted by Wink @ 10:35 AM