Iraq war toll grows by dozens of Iraqis(45 bodies found Sunday, 631 victims so far in May)

[maddezmom]

Source: CNN

BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Casualties mounted over the weekend for Iraqis and U.S. forces, despite the much-touted security crackdown in the capital.

Forty-five unidentified bodies were found Sunday in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.

Twelve of the bodies were found in southern Baghdad's predominantly Sunni district of Dora.

So far in May, the bodies of 631 victims of sectarian violence have been found in Baghdad, surpassing the total of 585 for the entire country in April, according to data collected by the Iraqi Interior Ministry. (Posted 2:06 p.m.)



Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/27/sunday/index.html?section=cnn_latest

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Roundup of Iraq Violence -- Sunday, May 27, 2007
By Jenan Hussein
McClatchy Newspapers
The Iraq violence report is compiled daily by McClatchy Newspapers in Baghdad from police, military and medical reports. This is not a comprehensive list of all violence in Iraq, much of which goes unreported. It’s posted without editing as transmitted to McClatchy’s Washington Bureau.


Baghdad

Around 10.00am, three policemen were wounded by IED that targeted a convoy of interurban police in Al-Adhamiya neighborhood north Baghdad.

Around 10.00am, one killed and 4 injured when unknown gunmen opened random fire in Bab Al Muatham area downtown Baghdad.

44 anonymous bodies were found in Baghdad today. 34 bodies were found in Karkh, the western part of Baghdad in the following neighborhoods: 15 in Doura, 3 bodies in Al Amil, 1 body in Al Khadhraa, 2 bodies in Jihad, 3 bodies in Abu Ghraib, 2 bodies in Hurriyah, 2 bodies in Mansour, 2 bodies in Shoala, 1 body in Karkh, 1 body in Haifa street, 1 body in Kadhemiya. 10 bodies were found in Rusafa, the eastern part of Baghdad in the following neighborhoods: 4 bodies in Hay Ur, 1 body in Rageba Khatoon, 1 body in Bab Al Muathim, 2 bodies in Al Shaab, 2 bodies in Adhemiyah


http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/special_packages/iraq/17288700.htm

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Oh yeah, too bad and all that compassionate shit. Whatever." - Commander AWOL

The important thing is, me and my republicon chickenhawk buddies are all safe, far far away from the war zone (as usual) and well fed, and having a grand old time on vacation, counting up war profits. The rest of you can all sit down and shut up. Who cares what you think?"

- Commander AWOL

[uppityperson]

2. k&r

[wellst0nev0ter]

3. What A Miserable Failure

Before the surge, it was an average of fifty bodies that were found in Baghdad, now what do we have?

Jesus.

[reprobate]

4. Sure. But when has ANYTHING Commander Guy has done been successful?

[wellst0nev0ter]

5. Ask The Fat Cats

To them, he is enormously successful. To the rest of us, not so much.