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January 2008
- Iraq Booby-Trap Blast Kills 6 US Troops
  
  Washington Post | Jan 10, 08 5:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Six US soldiers and their Iraqi interpreter were killed when a booby-trapped house in Diyala province exploded, the Washington Pos t reports. Four others were injured. Another three soldiers were killed Tuesday as tens of thousands of US and Iraqi troops, along with many local volunteers, began sweeping through northern Iraq in a bid to wipe out al-Qaeda's remaining sanctuaries. More »
December 2007
- Protect or Prevent? Iraq Tanks Raise Heavy Issues
  
  Los Angeles Times | Dec 27, 07 3:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A new heavily armored vehicle will better protect US soldiers in Iraq from roadside bombs, but possibly at the risk of jeopardizing the overall counter-insurgency strategy, the Los Angeles Times reports. The new equipment has ignited debate over whether it is better to protect soldiers from attack, or stop the attacks from happening in the first place. More »
- Army Lapses Led to Suicide of Mentally Ill Soldier
  
  Associated Press | Dec 20, 07 12:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Depressed and constantly reprimanded by his superiors, Pfc. Jason Scheuerman shot himself in his Iraq barracks in 2005—raising serious questions about how the military handles mental illness, the AP reports. Scheuerman's was one of a record 152 Army suicides in Afghanistan and Iraq, but his parents had to fight a reluctant military to piece together what led to their son’s death. More »
- '07 a Deadly Year for Journalists
  
  Associated Press | Dec 18, 07 5:20 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - This year has been the deadliest for journalists in more than a decade, reports AP. A media watchdog group said yesterday that 64 journalists in 17 countries have died while covering the news. Most of the deaths—31—occurred in Iraq, which leads the list for the fifth year. "Working as a journalist in Iraq remains one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet," said a spokesman for the Committee to Protect Journalists. More »
- Iraq Splinters as Surge Quells Violence
  
  Los Angeles Times | Dec 10, 07 2:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The US troop surge has stemmed the bloodshed of Iraq's civil war but has failed in its other key objective of rebuilding the fragmented country into a cohesive nation. Ten months into the surge, Iraq has further splintered into sectarian strongholds run by warlords and militias, while the government's bickering factions spin their wheels, the LA Times reports. More »
November 2007
- 13 Dead in Baghdad Pet Market Blast
  
  Reuters | Nov 23, 07 9:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Thirteen people were killed and 57 wounded when a bomb hidden in a box of birds exploded today at a pet market in Baghdad. Four policeman were among the dead, reports Reuters. The bombing was the deadliest in Iraq since car bombs killed 32 people in the capital on September 26. Still, the US military says attacks are down 55% since the surge started in June. More »
- US Troops Shot, Injured 6 Civilians, Says Iraqi Gov
  
  Reuters | Nov 18, 07 2:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - An enraged Iraqi provincial governor has accused US troops of firing on civilian vehicles south of Baghdad today, allegedly wounding six. Ahmed Marzok threatened to sever ties with the US due to the "barbaric, brutal, and illegal" attack. "We were driving on one side of the road and when they came we pulled aside, but they opened fire," said a minibus driver. More »
- 2007 Becomes Bloodiest Year for US Troops in Iraq
  
  Associated Press | Nov 6, 07 11:29 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - More US troops have died in Iraq this year than in any other since the conflict began, the AP reports. The 2007 casualty total stands at 852, with the increase due largely to the surge and new counterinsurgency tactics, which took troops out of fortified bases and into communities. The death toll has fallen recently, however, from 84 in August to 39 in October. More »
October 2007
- US Troop Fatalities Down in Iraq
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Oct 31, 07 4:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - US troop losses in Iraq dropped in the past month, matching the levels of March 2006 and giving a tentative credit to the current US strategy, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Thirty-six deaths have been reported in October, a lull ascribed to weapons-cache finds, the disruption of bombmaking cells, and the troop "surge" completed in May. More »
- Suicide Bomber on Bicycle Kills 28 Iraqi Policemen
  
  Reuters | Oct 29, 07 8:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A suicide bomber rode a bicycle into an Iraqi police compound in Baquba today, killing 28 officers and wounding 20 others, including a woman and a child, in the bloodiest attack on security forces in months. Authorities suspect al Qaeda, which has vowed increased attacks on security forces and Sunni tribal leaders who have allied themselves with the US, Reuters reports. More »
- US Forces Kill 49 in Sadr City
  
  Reuters | Oct 21, 07 1:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US military said it killed 49 gunmen today in a Sadr City raid aimed at capturing an Iranian-linked rebel leader suspected of kidnapping coalition members and foreigners. But Iraqi witnesses pin the death toll at 13, including two toddlers, Reuters reports. Military officials were mum on whether the rogue Mehdi Army foreman was apprehended. More »
- Washington Post Reporter Killed in Iraq
  
  Washington Post | Oct 15, 07 5:59 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Washington Post correspondent in Iraq was killed yesterday reporting from one of the most volatile neighborhoods in Baghdad. Iraqi Salih Saif Aldin, 32, was shot in the head while taking photographs of burned-out homes. US news organizations rely heavily on Iraqi correspondents willing to brave the hazards outside the heavily fortified Green Zone. More »
- US Attack Kills 15 Iraqi Civilians
  
  BBC | Oct 12, 07 7:08 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In one of the war's largest losses of civilian life in a US operation, a raid north of Baghdad yesterday killed 9 Iraqi children and 6 women. Nineteen suspected insurgents also died in the air and ground strike, which targeted a meeting of senior al-Qaeda leaders, BBC reports. The US blamed the insurgents for putting the civilians in danger. More »
- Guards Kill 2 Iraqi Women
  
  Reuters | Oct 9, 07 10:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two Christian women were shot dead in their car at a Baghdad intersection today by security guards escorting a four-vehicle convoy. Which firm was involved has not been released, Reuters reports. A policeman who witnessed the shooting said the men fired a smoke bomb, apparently to warn the car, 100 yards away, to stay out of the intersection, the AP reports. The driver attempted to stop, but was killed when the men opened fire from several directions, the witness said. More »
- Iraqis Dispute Identity of 25 Killed by US
  
  New York Times | Oct 5, 07 2:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - American troops killed 25 Iraqis north of Baghdad today, the New York Times reports, but accounts differ over why the Iraqis were armed. The US military said soldiers were fired upon by "criminals " involved in transporting arms from Iran; civilians in the mainly Shiite district of Khalis said those killed were part of a local militia that had been defending the area from al-Qaeda. More »
- US, Iraqi Death Tolls Plummet
  
  Associated Press | Oct 1, 07 3:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The death tolls among US soldiers and Iraqi civilians both fell significantly in September, hitting their lowest levels since the summer of 2006. Civilian deaths dropped 50% to 988, compared to 1,975 in August. The American death toll in September was 64, the fewest casualties since July 2006, the AP reports. More »
September 2007
- Iraq Civilian Deaths Hit 1.2M
  
  Los Angeles Times | Sep 14, 07 5:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A UK polling firm has put the Iraqi civilian death toll at an alarming 1.2 million. Though the US claims sectarian violence casualties have halved since June, neither they nor the Iraqi government maintains a tally of civilian losses, the Los Angeles Times reports. But both call the study’s number exaggerated. More »
- 2 Soldiers Who Questioned War in Times Killed
  
  New York Times | Sep 13, 07 3:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two of the seven soldiers who wrote last month's influential New York Times op-ed criticizing the Iraq war died Monday when their truck veered off an elevated highway and flipped over. Seven GIs and two detainees were killed when the 5-ton cargo truck crashed. The military made no mention of hostile fire in the accident. More »
- Iraqi Civilian Deaths Spike in August
  
  Associated Press | Sep 1, 07 10:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - August was the second deadliest month for Iraqi civilians since the US troop surge began, the AP reports, with almost half the deaths occurring on just one disastrous day. At least 1,809 Iraqis were killed last month, compared to 2,100 in December, just before the surge began. On August 14, four suicide bombings killed 520 people in the war’s single deadliest day. More »
August 2007
- Post-Surge, Iraq Death Toll Mounts
  
  Associated Press | Aug 26, 07 7:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The average daily war-related death toll in Iraq has soared to 62 this year, up from 33 in 2006, and Baghdad is less perilous now than it was before the troop surge—but about as dangerous as it was a year ago. In a foreshadowing of next month's progress report, an AP analysis shows violence escalating outside the Iraqi capital. More »