82 Iraqis, 15 US Soldiers Killed, According to Initial August 23, 2007 News Reports

The Iraq News Agency (INA) reported the following news on August 23, 2007.

- 32 Iraqis were killed, 102 were injured in various attacks.

- 7 Iraqi soldiers were killed near the Iranian border.

- 28 were killed, 91 were injured in a suicide truck bombing attack in Beiji.

- 13 more Iraqis were killed in other attacks.

- One US soldier was killed today, 14 were killed in a helicopter yesterday.

- 2 policemen were killed in an attack in Tikrit.

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The following is a rare AP report about deaths in the war of Iraq. For moths, the US news agency reported few deaths and few attacks daily. This report is different. There is a total of 82 deaths among Iraqis and 15 deaths among US soldiers, in addition to 11 injuries among US soldiers.

AP Headline: al-Qaida Accused of Attacking Sunni Village, Killing Community Leader

By BUSHRA JUHI Associated Press Writer

Aug 23, 2007, 7:28 AM EDT

BAGHDAD (AP) --

Iraqi fighters attacked a village east of Ba'aqouba on Thursday and killed a village leader.

At the same time Timim, a nearby village, came under attack. A total of 15 people, including seven women, were killed and 22 wounded in the two assaults, said Ba'aqouba police Brig. Ali Dlaiyan.

Ten attackers were killed as villagers fought back, he said. A joint U.S.-Iraqi force had blocked the region.

The attack by about 25 gunmen on the Ibrahim al-Yahya village began at 6:30 a.m. when the fighters exploded a bomb at the house of Sheik Younis al-Shimari, destroying his home and killing him and one member of his family. Ten people were wounded, including four other members of the family and passers-by. Some of the wounded were hit by gunfire.

Also Thursday, the U.S. military reported that a U.S. soldier was killed and four were wounded in combat operations west of the capital Wednesday. The death raised to at least 3,723 members of the U.S. military who have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Meanwhile, the U.S. general who commands troops in northern Iraq issued a statement of condolences for the 14 soldiers who were killed Wednesday when a Blackhawk helicopter crashed shortly after picking up a group of troopers who had just completed a night operation in Tamim province, home to the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.

A suicide truck bombing against a police station in the northern oil hub of Beiji claimed at least 45 lives - 25 policemen and 20 civilians - amid a series of deadly attacks north of the capital.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information, said 25 policemen and 20 civilians were killed. The officials also said 57 civilians and 23 officers were wounded.

Later Wednesday, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle set off a blast near four police vehicles parked near grocery stores in Muqdadiyah, about 60 miles north of Baghdad, killing six people and wounding 35 others, police said.

The U.S. military said a twin vehicle bombing at a joint U.S.-Iraqi outpost in north Baghdad killed four Iraqi soldiers and wounded 11 Americans, in the 1st Cavalry Division. Four Iraqi soldiers also were wounded.

The military statement Thursday said eight Iraqis were detained because they were believed to have information about the attack.

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