8 US Soldiers Killed, 9 Iraqis Killed, Including 7 Executed by Death Squads

8 US Soldiers Killed, 9 Iraqis Killed, Including 7 Executed by Death Squads

Editor's Note:

Only God knows how many Iraqis are killed everyday. The following is a summary of what the government news agency, VOI, daily. Readers also may find few headlines of attacks reported by few independent news agencies. What's certain is that the number of Iraqis killed everyday exceeds what's reported.

U.S. soldier killed in eastern Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 07 /04 /2008 Time 10:41:11
Baghdad, Apr 7, (VOI) -

One U.S. soldier was killed on Monday by small-arms fire in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. army said.
“A Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldier was killed as the result of small-arms fire after the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in eastern Baghdad on April 7,” the army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
The statement did not add further details.

The death brings the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the beginning of military operations in March 2003 to 4021.

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11 U.S. soldiers killed, wounded in Baghdad, Diala

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 07 /04 /2008 Time 10:41:11
Baghdad, Apr 7, (VOI) -

The U.S. army in Iraq said on Monday that seven U.S. soldiers were killed and four others were wounded on Sunday in separate incidents in Baghdad and Diala.

“A Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldier was killed from injuries sustained in an indirect fire attack at approximately 3:00 p.m. in eastern Baghdad on April 6,” the U.S. army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

For his part, Abdellatif Rayan, the media adviser spokesman for the Multi-National Force (MNF), said that two soldiers were killed and 17 others were injured on Sunday night in mortar attack on the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad.

“A Multi-National Division – Center soldier died from non-combat-related injuries on April 6,” the army said in another statement.

“A Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldier was killed by an improvised-explosive device during a route-clearing patrol in eastern Baghdad on April 6. A second Multi-National Division – North soldier has died from wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device attack in Diala province during convoy operations on April 6,” a third statement said.

“One soldier was killed as previously reported and four others were wounded in the attack,” it added.
“A Coalition forces soldier was killed as a result of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Diala Province, April 6,” read a fourth statement.

The deaths bring the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the beginning of military operations in March 2003 to 4020.

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U.S. forces gun down man, son in Dalouiya – police

Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 07 /04 /2008 Time 10:41:11
Salah al-Din, Apr 7, (VOI) –

U.S. soldiers killed a civilian man and his son east of Dalouiya district, Salah al-Din province, on Monday, an official police source said.

"U.S. soldiers raided the area of al-Huweija al-Bahariya, (3 km) west of Dalouiya, and opened fire at Abboud Hussein Yassin, 65, and his son Falah, from a close range, killing them instantly," the source, who refused to have his name mentioned, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"The U.S. forces destroyed Yassin's house fence and blew up the gates before they entered the house," the source said.

A relative of Yassin told VOI a U.S. force "raided the house during the early hours of Monday with the company of a masked man. After they brought together all people in the house, the U.S. soldiers, referring to the two victims, asked the masked man whether they were the wanted men. The masked man replied in the affirmative and then the U.S. forces opened fire at the two of them."
The U.S. side could not be immediately reached for comments on the incident.
Dalouiya lies 100 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

AE

Basra morgue receives 7 bodies

Basra - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 07 /04 /2008 Time 10:41:11
Basra, Apr 7, (VOI) –

The Basra morgue received on Monday seven bodies showing signs of having been shot, a medic said, adding the corpses were brought by policemen from al-Asdiqaa neighborhood, 8 km north of Basra.

"There were shrapnel that most probably caused the death of those seven people," the medic, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI), noting he had no "further information" on the identity of the bodies or how those seven were killed.

Meanwhile, the Multi-National Force (MNF) in Basra denied its or Iraqi warplanes launched any air operations on Sunday night.

"We have information about a blast late on Sunday night inside a house in al-Asdiqaa neighborhood. The explosion possibly left casualties, but we confirm that the MNF and Iraqi forces had nothing to do with the incident," an MNF spokesman told VOI by telephone.

VOI contacted the Basra police for more details but it denied any knowledge of information in this regard.

AE

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