Reuters: Car bomb kills 4 in town south of Baghdad

[Eugene]

Car bomb kills 4 in town south of Baghdad
15 Mar 2007 06:12:59 GMT
Source: Reuters

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BAGHDAD, March 15 (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded on Thursday as a bus
carrying state employees passed by in the town of Iskandariya, south of
Baghdad, killing four people and wounding 24, a police source said.

The blast hit the bus carrying workers for a state mechanical industry
company, police said. Two days ago a senior executive in the company
was killed by gunmen in the town, 40 km (25 miles) from the Iraqi capital.

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Full article: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15709131.htm

[Eugene]

1. 16 bodies found in Baghdad

(Reuters)

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, March 15
15 Mar 2007 06:33:57 GMT
Source: Reuters

March 15 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 0630 GMT
on Thursday:

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BAGHDAD - A total of 16 bodies were found shot dead on Wednesday in different
districts of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - A car bomb killed two people and wounded 11 others on Wednesday in the
city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb went off in the southern Saidiya district of Baghdad
on Wednesday, killing two people, police said.

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Full article: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15714175.htm

[Eugene]

2. Reuters: Car bomb in central Baghdad kills two

Car bomb in central Baghdad kills two
15 Mar 2007 12:33:45 GMT
Source: Reuters

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BAGHDAD, March 15 (Reuters) - A car bomb targeting a joint Iraqi army
and police checkpoint exploded in central Baghdad on Thursday, killing
two people and wounding at least five, police and witnesses said.

The blast shook buildings and windows in normally busy Karrada, a
commercial district that is predominantly Shi'ite.

The blast near Kahramana Square left a wide crater on the asphalt and
blew out windows from nearby buildings. A blackened, mangled pickup
truck was on fire in the middle of the street, as wounded people were
being evacuated.

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Full article: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IBO545028.htm

Original story: Car bomb in central Baghdad, casualties unknown - Reuters

[maddezmom]

3. Car bomb in central Baghdad kills two, wounding at least 5

Car bomb in central Baghdad kills two
15 Mar 2007 12:33:45 GMT
Source: Reuters

Background
• Iraq in turmoil


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(Updates with two killed)

BAGHDAD, March 15 (Reuters) - A car bomb targeting a joint Iraqi army and police checkpoint exploded in central Baghdad on Thursday, killing two people and wounding at least five, police and witnesses said.

The blast shook buildings and windows in normally busy Karrada, a commercial district that is predominantly Shi'ite.

The blast near Kahramana Square left a wide crater on the asphalt and blew out windows from nearby buildings. A blackened, mangled pickup truck was on fire in the middle of the street, as wounded people were being evacuated.
http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IBO545028.htm

[Eugene]

5. Reuters: Central Baghdad car bomb kills 8 police, soldiers

Central Baghdad car bomb kills 8 police, soldiers
15 Mar 2007 13:37:58 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, March 15 (Reuters) - A car bomb in central Baghdad killed eight policemen
and soldiers on Thursday and wounded another 25 people, including many civilians,
police said.

The car bomb which police said was a suicide attack occurred on Kahramana Square
in the central Karrada district, which is predominantly Shi'ite. Security sources at
the scene said it targeted a checkpoint as an official convoy was passing.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PAR548875.htm

Also: Iraq bombs kill nine as Blair denies civil war - AFP

[maddezmom]

4. 5 U.S. troops died Wed. in Iraq; 3 in Diyala, 2 in Anbar

5 U.S. troops died Wed. in Iraq; 3 in Diyala, 2 in Anbar
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- The U.S. military reported the deaths of five U.S. troops on Wednesday, all in two restive provinces outside Baghdad -- the ethnically mixed Diyala province and the Sunni-dominated Anbar province.

A soldier assigned to Multi National Force-West died during combat in Anbar province, the military said on Thursday. This is where U.S. Marines and soldiers and Iraqi troops have been fighting insurgents up and down the Euphrates River valley for years.

A Marine in Anbar assigned to Multi National Force-West also died "in a noncombat related incident."

In Diyala, two soldiers died as a result of separate roadside bombings while they were conducting combat operations, and a third died from small arms fire, the military said on Wednesday. All three soldiers were assigned to the Army's Task Force Lightning. Nine soldiers were wounded.

more:http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/15/thursday/index.html

[genie_weenie]

6. Phew, well Laura there's you one for today

wait... What? there were more attacks, mortars, IEDs, car bombs and bodies found? How can the ruling elites look themselves in the mirror and lie about this brutal occupation? What kind of intestinal fortitude does it take to say the direct opposite of the truth?

[maddezmom]

7. more incidents

NEWSDESK

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, March 15
15 Mar 2007 14:15:04 GMT
Source: Reuters

Background
• Iraq in turmoil


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March 15 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1400 GMT on Thursday:

* denotes a new or updated item.

* BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomb targeting a joint Iraqi army and police checkpoint exploded in central Baghdad, killing eight policemen and soldiers and wounding 25 others, police said.

* BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomb targeting an Iraqi army check point killed one Iraqi soldier and wounded two civilians in the western Yarmouk district of Baghdad, police said.

* ANBAR PROVINCE - A U.S. soldier was killed on Wednesday while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province in western Iraq, the U.S. military said in a statement.

* DHULUIYA - Clashes erupted between insurgents and police when they attacked a police station in the town of Dhuluiya. Five insurgents were killed, including Syrian and Saudi fighters, Interior Ministry spokeaman Abdul-Kareem Khalaf told Reuters. A police officer was killed and another wounded.

* MOSUL - A car bomb targeting a police patrol wounded a policeman in the northern city of Mosul, police said.

* MOSUL - Gunmen killed a policeman and a man working with the police as a cook in Mosul, police said.

* DIYALA PROVINCE - Two U.S. soldiers were killed by separate explosions near the vehicles in Diyala province on Wednesday, and a third was shot and killed. Another nine soldiers were wounded, a U.S. statement said.

http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/RAS560524.htm

[maddezmom]

8. Top official in Sadr City seriously hurt

Top official in Sadr City seriously hurt 55 minutes ago



BAGHDAD, Iraq - The top official in Baghdad's main Shiite district of Sadr City was seriously wounded Thursday when gunmen ambushed his convoy in eastern Baghdad, killing two of his bodyguards, according to police and a local official.

Rahim al-Darraji has been involved in negotiations with U.S. and Iraqi government officials seeking to persuade the Shiite militias that dominate the sprawling slum to pull their fighters off the streets ahead of a security crackdown to stop the sectarian warfare in Baghdad.

His convoy was attacked in a drive-by shooting in the mostly Shiite area of Habibiyah.

The efforts by Shiite political parties to avoid a showdown with U.S. troops have seen some success, with a decline in execution-style killings, random shootings and rocket attacks.

U.S. and Iraqi troops have been carrying raids in the neighborhood against commanders and members of the Mahdi Army militia that is loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, but they have met with little resistance.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070315/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_sadr_city_official