Thursday: 116 Iraqis, 2 Americans Killed; 65 Injured Across Iraq

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Thursday: 116 Iraqis, 2 Americans Killed; 65 Injured Across Iraq


Today in Iraq, one American army contractor was reported to have died and two others were injured in a roadside bomb attack. U.S. military authorities are also reporting that one soldier was killed and two injured in northern Iraq. British authorities are reporting that a British soldier is recovering from injuries. In other attacks, at least 116 Iraqis died and 60 were injured. Of note was a raid on a television station associated with one of the political parties.

One American was killed and two others injured by a roadside bomb. They were working a security detail for an American company contracted by the U.S. military when the bomb went off early Wednesday morning. U.S. command is reporting that one soldier was killed and two injured during action in a northern province. They were from the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the attack occurred on Wednesday as well. A Welsh soldier is recovering in Shaiba from injuries received in a roadside bomb attack on Monday