27 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 22 in Abu Gharib Suicide Bombing, According to August 25, 2008 News Reports

Editor's Note:

Only God knows how many Iraqis are killed everyday. The following represents part of the reporting but readers are advised that the actual number of deaths should very much exceed what's reported.

Concerning deaths of US soldiers, only those US citizens who die in Iraq are included in the statistics. There are no published statistics about US soldiers who die of their injuries after that. There are no published statistics about the deaths or injuries of the private army soldiers (security contractors), or about those without US citizenship.

It is noteworthy that May 20, 2008 news reports showed that death squads which execute Iraqis on daily basis are no longer hiding themselves. Previously, Sunni leaders pointed to Mahdi Army and Badr militiamen as the perpetrators. Now, death squads are composed of the US-recruited Sahwa fighters and policemen (which is an opportunity for US forces command to sever relations with these fighters).

Despite the fact that there are scores of organizations involved in the Iraq war, the Iraqi government officials prefer to refer to them as Alqaeda gunmen for propaganda purposes, as mentioned in the June 4, 2008 news report. For accuracy purposes, the term "Alqaeda gunmen" may be replaced with "Iraqi fighters."

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yaqen.net reported the following news:

- Two people were killed by a roadside bomb in Al-Shurqat, north of Baghdad.

- An Iraqi youngman, Iyad Khafif Al-Quraishi, was killed by indiscriminate fire from US soldiers, while standing in front of his home, north of Kut.

amsi.org, reported that 21 people were killed, 21 were injured by a suicide bombing explosion, in Al-Nassr and Salam area, in Abu Gharib, west of Baghdad. Most of the victims were relatives and friends of an Iraqi man who was released from a US forces prison. They were attending a banquet in celebration of his release.

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News Summary

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 25 /08 /2008 Time 10:03:14
BAGHDAD, Aug. 25 (VOI) –

Following is a summary of news reports posted until 10:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Monday:

*Politics & Security:

BASRA, Police on Monday arrested a gang on charges of killing civilians in central Basra, the chief of Basra police said.

BAGHDAD, Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki on Monday said that Iraq will not hold any agreement with the U.S. without full sovereignty and a timetable for the withdrawal of the foreign troops, referring to a big progress in the Iraqi-U.S. negotiations in this regard.

WASSIT, Joint forces on Monday arrested two wanted men in northern Wassit, a security source said.

NINEWA, Five civilians were injured on Monday when an explosive charge went off in western Mosul, a police source said.

BAGHDAD, Coalition forces arrested nine suspected al-Qaeda gunmen during operations in Baghdad, Ninewa and Kirkuk over the past 48 hours, the Multinational forces said on Monday.

DIALA, A massive demonstration will be staged on Tuesday against the entry of Iraqi security forces into Khaneqeen district, the mayor of the district said on Monday, noting that the forces set up checkpoints throughout Khaneqeen.

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News Summary

National - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 25 /08 /2008 Time 10:03:14
BAGHDAD, Aug. 25 (VOI) –

Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Monday:

BAGHDAD, Twenty-one people were killed and 12 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up amidst a dinner feast in a village in western Baghdad on Sunday evening, police said.

DIALA, Eighty-six men who had been detained (by US-led Iraqi forces) Operation Bashaer al-Kheir in Diala province were released for lack of evidence, according to an Iraqi defense ministry release.

BAGHDAD, A Baghdad-based newspaper on Monday criticized what it described as means of achieving democracy in the country, with another newspaper lashing out at the use of religious symbols and mottos in electoral campaigns.

BAGHDAD, Three people were wounded when a sticky improvised explosive device (IED) in a civilian vehicle in western Baghdad on Monday, according to an Iraqi police source.

NINEWA, Unidentified gunmen on Monday killed one of the bodyguards of the Mosul university president in the eastern part of the city, a police source said.

BAGHDAD, One civilian man was wounded when a bomb emplaced inside his vehicle went off in northern Baghdad on Monday, an Iraqi police source said.

NINEWA, A police officer was killed by unidentified gunmen fire in northern Mosul on Monday, a security source in Ninewa said.

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