2 US Soldiers, 23 Iraqis Killed, Including 5 Children,15 Executed by Death Squads

Five unidentified corpses found in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq Thursday , 25 /10 /2007 Time 9:20:53

Baghdad, Oct 25, (VOI) -

Five unidentified bodies were found in different areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad over the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. "Police patrols found five 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). "Four corpses were found in different neighborhoods of al-Karkh: two in al-Doura, one in al-Aamel and one in al-Ilam," he explained. "One body was found in Baghdad al-Jadida area, eastern side of Baghdad," the source added. "Most of the bodies found bore signs of gunshot wounds to different parts of the body, mainly to the head," he noted. SK

Four children from one family killed in Diala mortar shelling

Diala - Voices of Iraq Thursday , 25 /10 /2007 Time 9:20:53

Diala, Oct 25, (VOI) –

Four children from one family were killed in a mortar shelling of a residential building in Diala on Thursday afternoon, an official security source said.

"Eight mortars were fired at a residential building in al-Ujeimi village in al-Salam district, northern Baaquba, killing four children from one family and leaving the house completely burnt," the source, who preferred to remain unnamed, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). The source provided no further details. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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Two civilians killed, two bodies found in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq Thursday , 25 /10 /2007 Time 9:20:53

Ninewa, Oct 25, (VOI) –

Two civilians were killed in two separate attacks in Mosul on Thursday morning and two unknown bodies were found in the west of the city, a local official police source said. "Unidentified gunmen shot dead a civilian in al-Tank neighborhood in western Mosul on Thursday morning," Brigadier Abdul Kareem al-Juburi, the head of Ninewa's operations room, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). "Another civilian died when an explosive charge went off in Mosul's southeastern area of al-Mithaq on Thursday morning," al-Juburi indicated. No further details were provided by the source. "Meanwhile, two unknown bodies were found this morning in western Mosul," it added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, is located 402 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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Two U.S. soldiers killed, eight wounded in Salahuddin

Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq Thursday , 25 /10 /2007 Time 9:20:53

Tikrit, Oct 25, (VOI)-

The U.S. army said on Thursday that two soldiers were killed and eight more were injured during separate combat operations in Salah el-Din province.

"One MNC-I soldier was killed and five soldiers were wounded on Wednesday during combat operations near the city of Baiji," the U.S. military said in a statement received by the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). "One Coalition Forces soldier died of wounds as a result of injuries from a mine explosion while conducting operations in Salah el-Din on Oct 24," the army said in another statement.

"Three CF soldiers were also wounded," it added, noting that two were transported to a coalition medical facility for treatment, adding no further details of the fate of the third soldier. Tikrit, capital city of Salah el-Din province, is located 175 km north of Baghdad. The deaths bring to 3,837 the number of the U.S. service members killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of the country in March 2003. From this number 31 U.S. troops have been so far killed in October. 66 soldiers were killed last month.

Last July saw the smallest monthly loss of life for the U.S. army in Iraq this year as 80 U.S. soldiers were killed. November 2004, which witnessed fierce battles between U.S. forces and armed groups in Falluja city, Anbar province, is still the month that saw the highest U.S. death toll with 137. April 2004 comes second with 135, followed by May 2007 during which 126 U.S. soldiers were killed.

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AP Headline: Shooting death of Sunni teacher is grim reminder that sectarian violence persists in Iraq

By KIM GAMEL Associated Press Writer

Oct 25, 2007, 4:04 PM EDT

BAGHDAD (AP) --

A schoolteacher was hijacked as he drove to visit his sister in Baghdad on Thursday. His body was found an hour later with three gunshots to his eyes.

Northeast of the capital, women in black and other relatives gathered at another morgue to claim the bodies of eight men found dumped in the city of Ba'aqouba.

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Associated Press writer Sameer N. Yacoub in Baghdad and the AP News Research Center in New York contributed to this report.

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