Forgotten War
As American forces conducted a new security sweep in western Baghdad on Sunday, five apparently coordinated bombings in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood on the city’s south side killed at least 57 people and wounded 148, an Iraqi government official said.
And for a truly hideous catalog, here’s Reuters, cut and pasted:
BAGHDAD, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Following are security incidents in Iraq reported on Sunday, as of 1130 GMT.
BAGHDAD – Gunmen abducted Ayatollah Hussein al-Husseini, a member of the Shi’ite religious clergy, from his office in New Baghdad district of the capital, police said.
BAQUBA – Gunmen killed a civilian inside a market in the religiously mixed city of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
BAQUBA – Three policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb went off near their patrol in Baquba, police said.
BEDRA – A woman and two children were killed when an old land mine, planted during the Iraq-Iran war, exploded near the town of Bedra, near the eastern border, a border officer said.
BAGHDAD – Three people were wounded when a roadside bomb went off near a Shi’ite mosque in eastern Baghdad, police said.
NEAR TIKRIT – Gunmen killed a colonel in the Oil Protection Facilities, a security body charged with guarding Iraq’s oil infrastructure, while he was in a gas station north of Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
MAHMUDIYA – Four people were wounded when a roadside bomb went off in a popular market in Mahmudiya, 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
MOSUL – The governor of Mosul, Duraid Mohammed Kashmula, escaped an assassination attempt when gunmen attacked him while he was supervising the distribution of fuel in a gas station in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, officials said. A bodyguard was wounded in the attack, the source added.
OWJA – Gunmen killed a civilian on Saturday in the small town of Owja, near Tikrit, police said.
NEAR BALAD – Gunmen stormed the house of a civilian and shot him in a town near Balad, 80 km (55 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
NEAR HILLA – An insurgent was killed and four policemen and an insurgent were wounded on Saturday during clashes erupted in a small town near Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
MUSSAYAB – Two civilians were wounded on Saturday when Katusha rocket landed on a residential district in the town of Mussayab, 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD – Iraqi army and police arrested 30 suspected insurgents, including 16 who were planning to kill relatives of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, during the last 24 hours in different cities of Iraq, the army said on Sunday. Six policemen were killed during these operations.
AL-GHERBA – The body of a woman who had been shot dead was found on Saturday in small town of al-Gherba, near Kut, 170 km (105 miles) southwest of Baghdad, police said on Sunday.
Happy Monday everyone!
