2 US Soldiers, 8 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, 50 Bodies of Iraqis Executed by Death Squads, 2 Hours Electricity in Basra, According to August 28, 2008

2 US Soldiers, 8 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, 50 Bodies of Iraqis Executed by Death Squads, 2 Hours Electricity in Basra,

According to August 28, 2008

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:

- The Green Zone was rocketed with two mortars today.

- A policeman and a civilian were killed in an attack in Mosul.

- A man was killed, his wife was injured in an attack in Kut.

- A US vehicle was destroyed by a car bomb in Mosul.

- Two people were killed in a US air strike on a house in Al-Dhulou'iya on Wednesday.

- The 1920s Brigades announced several attacks on US forces with rockets on Tikrit base, Kirkuk airport, Al-Bakr air base, and an attack on a US vehicle in Abu Gharib,

- A suicide car bomb exploded at a US-recruited Sahwa fighters' checkpoint in Al-Ramadi.

amsi.org reported the following news:

- A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol in Al-Baladiyat neighborhood, resulting in injuring three policemen.

- US soldiers killed a civilian and arrest two others in downtown Tikrit.

- An Iraqi boy died of cholera in the village of Souda and Baidha, south of the city of Al-'Amarah.

- A policeman was killed in Al-Ramadi by a roadside bomb targeting a police patrol in the city.

- Iraqis in Basra demonstrated in protest against deprivation of electricity, which is available in the city neighborhoods for two hours in a day only !!!

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2 U.S soldiers killed in Baghdad-military

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 28 /08 /2008 Time 10:06:47
BAGHDAD, Aug.28 (VOI) -

The U.S. army announced the death of two of its servicemen in two separate incidents in Baghdad,.
"A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier died at a Coalition forces medical treatment facility in Baghdad as a result of wounds sustained during a small-arms attack Aug. 27," said the first U.S army statement received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"The soldier was wounded in a SAF(blast) during a dismounted patrol in northern Baghdad. Aug. 27," it added.

The death of those two soldiers raises the number the U.S. death toll in Iraq in August to 22, including 10 who died in a non-combat missions.

So far, the death toll in August 2008 is higher that July 2008 (only 13 dead soldiers), while the total number of U.S. casualties in Iraq since March 2003 reached 4,150.
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50 bodies buried in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 28 /08 /2008 Time 10:06:47
DIALA, Aug. 28 (VOI) –

A total of 50 unknown bodies have been buried in Diala's Ba'aqouba city, an official source said on Thursday.

"In cooperation with several charities, the Ba'aqouba Public Hospital's morgue buried 50 unidentified bodies in al-Shareef cemetery in Ba'aqouba al-Jadeeda neighborhood in the downtown of the city,"
The source, who preferred to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

"All of the bodies that have been found by police forces in different parts of the province throughout the past few weeks were decayed," the source added.

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Kirkuk market blast kills, wounds 8

Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 28 /08 /2008 Time 10:06:47
KIRKUK, Aug. 28 (VOI) –

Eight civilians were killed or wounded in an explosive charge attack that ripped through a popular market in southern Kirkuk city, a police source said on Thursday.

"An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in a popular market in Domeez area, southern Kirkuk, killing a civilian and wounding seven others," the source, who preferred to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

"The attack caused damage to several nearby shops," the source noted.
The body was taken to the morgue and the wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, the source explained.

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