10 Iraqis Killed in Al-Kadhimiya and Mosul in an Initial August 25, 2007 Report

The Iraq News Agency (INA) reported the following news on August 25, 2007.

- 7 were killed, 30 were injured in a Kadhimiya car bomb explosion.

- 3 Kurdish Beshmerga soldiers were killed, four were injured in an attack on their convoy in Mosul.

- 13 Iraqis were killed, 20 were injured by US forces in Al-Shu'ala neighborhood, on Friday.

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AP Headline: 7 Killed, Dozens Hurt in Baghdad Blast

By DAVID RISING Associated Press Writer

Aug 25, 2007, 8:24 AM EDT

BAGHDAD (AP) --

A car bomb exploded in northern Baghdad on Saturday, killing seven passers-by and wounding dozens of others.

A medic at the local hospital said seven people were killed in the explosion and 30 others were wounded.

Elsewhere, U.S. and Iraqi forces killed two (Iraqi fighters) and arrested seven others Friday during raids on two villages along the road linking Baghdad with the northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk, police Col. Abbas Mohammed said.

Three stolen cars believed to be intended to be used for car bombs, as well as ammunition and bomb-making materials were also seized, Mohammed said. There were no reports of U.S. or Iraqi casualties, he said.

Iraqi security forces also killed a man suspected of links to the Islamic State of Iraq, Mohammed said. Ten other suspects were arrested in the Friday raid which occurred in a village northeast of Baghdad.

Also Friday, U.S. helicopters blasted rooftops in a neighborhood of north Baghdad in a gunfight that left eight (Iraqi) gunmen dead, according to the U.S. military's count. (Iraqis) claimed some civilians died.

In Najaf, the leader of the pro-Sadr bloc in parliament, Nasser al-Rubaie, claimed 21 civilians were killed in Shu'ala. He blamed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, saying it is "weak and can do nothing in the face of the occupation."

A report released Thursday by U.S. intelligence agencies predicted more turmoil over the next six to 12 months because Iraqi political leaders "remain unable to govern effectively."

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