46 Iraqis, US Soldier Killed, Including 30 Executed by Death Squads, on a June 14, 2007 Report

The Iraq News Agency (INA) reported that Iraqis and a US soldier were killed on June , 2007.

- Twenty-five bullet-riddled bodies were found in Baghdad, four were found in Mosul, and one in Al-Latifiyah.

- A suicide bomber killed himself, injuring five policemen and one civilian in Kirkum.

- British defense minister, Brown, announced that British troops may withdraw from Iraq soon.

- Sunni leader, Hareth Al-Dhari, accused Al-Maliki government of blowing up the Samarra mosque in an attempt to escalate sectarian violence.

- A bridge was destroyed south of Kirkuk, leading to cut it off from its southern boundaries.

- Five Iraqi resistance fighters were killed, eight were injured, and fifteen were arrested in Ba'aqouba.

The (US) Associated Press news agency (AP) reported that four Iraqis were killed on June 14, 2007. The AP reported the following different news.

Protests, Sporadic Attacks on Sunni Mosques Mark Day After Shi'i Shrine Bombing

A handful of Sunni mosques were attacked or burned Thursday, but curfews and increased troop levels kept Iraq in relative calm a day after bombers toppled the towering minarets of a prized Shi'i shrine.

The U.S. military said Iraqi forces had arrested the Emergency Service Unit commander and 12 policemen responsible for security at the shrine at the time of the explosions.

In the mid-afternoon, explosions rocked central Baghdad, and smoke billowed over the American-guarded Green Zone, which houses the U.S. and British embassies, as well as the offices of the Iraqi government.

A witness inside the zone, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of his job, said about half a dozen mortar rounds fell in the area. The U.S. military said it had no immediate information about the attack.

At least one rocket also fell near the entrance to the Rasheed Hotel, about 150 yards from Iraq's parliament. Scattered, broken concrete littered the area. Several military and plainclothes officials were gathered around the impact site, wearing rubber gloves and sifting through rubble. There was no evidence of any casualties.

Police in the southern city of Basra said four people were killed and six wounded in attacks on the Kawaz, Othman, al-Abayshi and Basra Grand mosques on Wednesday, all involving rocket-propelled grenades that also damaged the buildings. Basra is Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad.

Four Sunni mosques near Baghdad also were attacked or burned within several hours of the Samarra bombings, police said.

One of those mosques, which had been only partly destroyed, was a target again Thursday, police said. Around 4 a.m., attackers broke into the Hateen mosque in Iskandariyah, 30 miles south of Baghdad, and planted bombs inside.

Flames from a huge explosion destroyed most of the building, and a woman and child in a nearby apartment were wounded, an Iskandariyah police officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

Gunmen also tried to storm the nearby al-Mustafa mosque, and exchanged fire with guards before Iraqi soldiers arrived and stopped them, police said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

In Mahaweel, 35 miles south of Baghdad, gunmen opened fire on the al-Basheer mosque at dawn, police said. They forced guards to leave, then set fire to the mosque, a local police officer said on the same condition of anonymity. The building was partly damaged, he said.

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