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Dozens of Iraqi Citizens are Killed

Good evening,

Is the "surge" working? Deaths continue on a daily basis, and Iraq political reconciliation is not happening. Please review the latest Iraq civilian deaths as reported by Iraq Body Count:

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: gunmen 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.

Saturday 19 July: 13 dead
Baghdad: 1 body found.
Ninewa
Mosul: gunmen kill policeman; gunmen kill man during kidnap attempt.
Tameem
Hawija: roadside bomb kills 2 Sahwa members.
Salahuddin
Tikrit: gunmen kill 3 policemen.
Diyala
Khalis: 3 brothers found beheaded.
Sulaimaniya
Sulaimaniya: 2 bodies found -mother and daughter.

Friday 18 July: 6 dead
Baghdad: 1 body found.
Tameem
Kirkuk: home-made mine kills 1.
Ninewa
Mosul: gunmen kill man outside his house; 1 body found.
Diyala
Baquba-Khalis road: roadside bomb kills 2.

Thursday 17 July: 8 dead
Baghdad: roadside bomb kills 1, New Baghdad; 2 bodies.
Diyala
Al-Nyi: roadside bomb kills 1.
Babil
Hilla: gunmen kill 1; body found.
Ninewa
Mosul: gunmen attack police checkpoint, kill 1 policeman.
Marga Mir:Iranian shelling of Kurdish region kills 8-year-old girl.

Have a nice day.

posted by Wink @ 9:30 PM