2 US Soldiers, 32 Iraqis Killed, Including 17 Executed by Death Squads in an October 2, 2007 Report

The Iraq News Agency reported on two bodies of Iraqis executed by death squads in Mosul, in addition to those found in Baghdad and Kirkuk (below).

Two U.S. soldiers killed, 11 wounded in Iraq

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq Tuesday , 02 /10 /2007 Time 4:01:42

Baghdad, Oct 2, (VOI)-

The U.S. army said on Tuesday that a service member was killed and 10 more were wounded in a combat operation in Baghdad, while one more U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in a non-combat incident in Diwaniya, south of Baghdad.

"A Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldier was killed and 10 U.S. Soldiers, two Iraqi Army troops, an interpreter and one Iraqi resident were wounded during combat operations in central Baghdad Sept. 30," the U.S. military said in a statement received by the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). The statement provided no further details. Meanwhile, the U.S. military said in another statement "one U.S. Soldier was killed and another wounded in a non-combat related accident yesterday in Diwaniya." The death brings to 3,806 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 as officially announced by the U.S. army.

From this number eighty-four servicemen were killed in August 2007. However, September 2007 is the month with the lowest U.S. death toll since August 2006, in which 64 soldiers were killed. U.S. deaths started going up to reach their peak in May 2007, when 126 soldiers were killed, being the month with the third highest toll. February 2004 is still the month with the lowest number of U.S. deaths in Iraq since the 2003 war as only 20 soldiers were killed. November 2004, in which fierce battles erupted between the U.S. forces and the armed groups in restive Falluja, a city in the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, is still the month with the highest U.S. death toll with 137 soldiers killed. April 2004 is the second highest with 135 U.S. fatalities. SK

Six killed, 10 wounded in blast in Khalis

Diala - Voices of Iraq Tuesday , 02 /10 /2007 Time 4:01:42

Diala, Oct 2, (VOI) –

Six individuals, including two policemen, were killed and 10 others were wounded when a car bomb went off in Diala's al-Khalis district, an official security source in Diala's operations command said on Tuesday. "An explosives-rigged car driven by a suicide bomber was detonated near a checkpoint belonging to al-Khuwilas police in al-Khalis, killing four civilians, two policemen and injuring 10 others, mostly women and children," the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the independent news agency, Voices of Iraq (VOI). "The bodies were taken to the morgue and the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment, the source added. Ba'aquba, the capital city of Diala province, is located 57 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Three blasts leave 19 casualties in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq Tuesday , 02 /10 /2007 Time 4:01:42

Baghdad, Oct 2, (VOI)-

At least four people were killed and 15 others were wounded on Tuesday when three explosive charges detonated in different parts of Baghdad, a police source said.

"A roadside bomb detonated, this morning, near a commercial area in Muaskar al-Rashid, southeastern Baghdad, killing three civilians and wounding five," the source, who asked not to be named, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). Meanwhile, the same source added that an explosive charge went off near an Iraqi police vehicle patrol in al-Zaafaraniya neighborhood, southeastern Baghdad, on Tuesday morning, killing a policeman and wounding five more. He also said "a third explosive device exploded in Zayouna neighborhood, eastern Baghdad, killing three policemen and wounding two others." The source told VOI "the scenes of the three blasts were sealed off, while the wounded were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment." SK

Unknown gunmen kill family of three in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq Tuesday , 02 /10 /2007 Time 4:01:42

Diala, Oct 2, (VOI)-

Unknown gunmen shot dead a family of three on Tuesday morning in Diala, while an armed group blew up a fuel station without casualties in the province, a police source said.

"Unknown gunmen attacked a family of three (parents and daughter) in al-Mafraq area in Baaquba, this morning, killing them instantly," the source, who asked to be unnamed, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). The source gave no more details. Meanwhile, the same source said that an armed group blew up a petrol station in Khalis district without casualties. Baaquba, capital city of Diala province, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SK

Four bodies found in Kirkuk

Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq Tuesday , 02 /10 /2007 Time 4:01:42

Kirkuk, Oct 1, (VOI) –

Iraqi police forces found four bodies in different parts of Kirkuk city, a local security source said on Monday. "Police patrols discovered two bodies in a house’s backyard in al-Nasr neighborhood in eastern Kirkuk," the source, who requested anonymity, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).

"The bodies were found in the light of confessions from individuals suspected of involvement in numerous murders and arrested in late September," the source added, giving no details of the motivations behind the killings. Meanwhile, a local medical source told VOI that Kirkuk's morgue admitted two bodies on Monday.

"The corpses were blindfolded, handcuffed, and tortured and were found in two different places," the source indicated, adding that one of the corpses belonged to a policeman who was shot dead. Kirkuk, a mixed city of Turkmen, Christians, Kurds, and Arabs, is located 250 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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11 unidentified bodies found in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq Tuesday , 02 /10 /2007 Time 4:01:42

Baghdad, Oct 1, (VOI)- Eleven unidentified bodies were found in different areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad during the past 24 hours, the interior ministry said on Monday. "Police patrols found on Monday eleven unidentified bodies in different areas of Baghdad, most of them were found in Baghdad's western side (al-Karkh)," the source told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). "Nine corpses were found in different neighborhoods of al-Karkh: one in al-Saydiya, four in al-Doura, one in al-Shuala, two in al-Aamel, and one in al-Bayya," he explained. "Two bodies were found in Rasafa, eastern side of Baghdad, one in al-Karada and one in al-Nidhal street," the source also said. "Most of the found bodies bore signs of gunshot wounds in different parts of the body, mainly to the head," he noted. SK

2 killed, wounded in Diala, state facility destroyed

Diala - Voices of Iraq Tuesday , 02 /10 /2007 Time 4:01:42

Diala, Oct 1, (VOI) –

One man was killed and a child wounded in two separate attacks on Monday in the province of Diala, where unidentified gunmen blew up a government building near Baaquba, police said. "Gunmen from al-Qaeda Organization in Iraq shot down a man from the district of al-Khalis, (55 km) northeast of Baghdad," an official security source in Diala told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). A child was wounded on Monday in the area of al-Jalali, al-Muqdadiya district, (45 km) northeast of Baaquba, in clashes between policemen and members of an armed group, the source said. Meanwhile, the same source said an armed group detonated a government building that was formerly used as a public library in Baaquba. Baaquba, the capital of Diala province, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

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