Oh, I am sorry. Iraq is NOT a disaster... if you ignore the following :
07/11/05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Goodrich, 32, of Allegheny, Pa. and Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Kovacicek, 22, of Washington, Pa. died July 10 from enemy indirect fire while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq.
07/11/05 Reuters : 39,000 killed in continuing violence
NEARLY 40,000 Iraqis had been killed as a direct result of combat or armed violence since the US-led invasion, a figure considerably higher than previous estimates, a Swiss institute reported today.
07/11/05 AFPS: Five Soldiers Hurt in IED Attack
Five Task Force Baghdad soldiers were wounded when their patrol of six Humvees struck an improvised explosive device in the Baghdad's Rashid district today, officials reported. The soldiers were taken to a military hospital and treated for their wounds.
07/11/05 S&S: Army studying 1st ID's unusually high rates of TB exposure
Army medical officials are investigating why an unusually high percentage of 1st Infantry Division troops have tested positive for exposure to the lung disease tuberculosis after returning this spring from Iraq.
07/11/05 Khaleej Times: In other violence overnight
Gunmen also kidnapped a former official of Saddam Hussein’s Baath party in the northern refinery town of Baiji. In Baghdad, two officials from the Shiite-based Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq were shot dead in their car.
07/11/05 PIS Journal: Twelve Idaho soldiers awarded Purple Hearts (cont.)
SSG., Allen Hunt, 1-163rd Inf., Spc. Chet Hoerner, 1-163rd Inf., SSG., Daman Hall, 116th Engr. Bn. SSG., Christopher Grudzinski, TF 1-163rd Inf.. Spc. Mark Cruz, 1-163rd Inf., Spc. Adam Bagley,, 1-163rd Inf.
07/11/05 PIS Journal: Twelve Idaho soldiers awarded Purple Hearts
Sgt. Tim Swander, 1-163rd Inf., Spc. Jonathon Pemp, 116th Engr. Bn, Sgt. Kelly Nieskens, 1-163rd Inf., Spc. John Middlemas, 1-163rd Inf., Spc. Nathaniel Loomis, 1-163rd Inf., Sgt. Richard Kivett, 116th Engr., Bn.
07/11/05 AFP: Two soldiers were shot dead in Al-Azisiyah
South of the capital, two soldiers were shot dead as they searched homes near the town of Al-Azisiyah for a fugitive suspect, the army said.
07/11/05 Reuters: Five civilians killed in Tal Afar
In the troubled northern town of Tal Afar, between Mosul and the Syrian border, hospital officials said five civilians including a child were killed and 18 wounded in shelling overnight. They said it was unclear where the firing came from.
07/11/05 Tribune-Review: Purple Hearts awarded to four reservists
Staff Sgt. Grant Northrup, Sgt. Ian Beck, Sgt. Thomas Malewski and Spc. Sheldon Stewart were injured Aug. 4, 2003, while riding in a Humvee that was hit by a roadside bomb. Each suffered severe hearing loss, and injuries to the head and legs.
07/11/05 AP: U.S. troops kill 10 Iraqi insurgents
A U.S. statement said soldiers of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment killed the 10 insurgents in Tal Afar, 260 miles north of Baghdad. American troops killed four rebels during fighting there Sunday, the U.S. command said, while suffering no losses.
07/11/05 Syria Times: In Other Viloence Sunday (cont.)
Two insurgents were killed when a bomb they were placing on a road near Baquba, exploded accidentally. The body of the chairman of the Iraqi federation of taekwondo, Ali Chaker, was found stabbed to death after he was kidnapped three days ago.
07/11/05 SyriaTimes: In Other Violence Sunday
Three Iraqi truck drivers, who were believed to have worked for US forces, were found murdered near Dujail. One Iraqi soldier was shot dead while on patrol near Baquba, and three more Iraqi servicemen were wounded by a booby-trapped tractor near Tuz
07/11/05 Iraq Pipeline Watch: #245
July 8 - mortar attack on the Daura oil refinery hit a pipeline attached to one of the reservoirs.
07/11/05 Cox: Benefit helps wounded Fairfield soldier,family
Pfc. Tim Hines, 21, was seriously injured in Iraq on Father’s Day, resulting in the loss of his right leg. He is conscious, but can only communicate by blinking. He also has renal damage to both kidneys. Recently he developed pneumonia.
07/11/05 Dow Jones: Four Bodies Found in Latifiyah
Police said they found four corpses riddled with bullets floating in a river Monday in Latifiyah, about 20 miles south of Baghdad.
07/11/05 CENTCOM: TWO MARINES KILLED IN HIT
Two Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), were killed in action July 10 by indirect fire while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq.
07/11/05 Kuna: US troops continue in Operation Sword, two explosions in Iraq
an explosive device blew-up early this morning near a US Army patrol vehicle, the statement said, adding that another explosion took place during a security patrol.
07/11/05 AFP: Detained Iraqis suffocate in police van
Nine Iraqi bricklayers detained by security forces on suspicion of involvement with armed fighters have suffocated to death while held for more than 14 hours in a police van.
07/11/05 AP: Car Bomb Kills 2 Iraqi Soldiers
At 6:30 a.m., a car bomb parked alongside a road exploded as an Iraqi army patrol passed, killing two soldiers and wounding another, al-Shimmari said.
07/11/05 Reuters: Seven Iraqi soldiers killed in checkpoint battle
Insurgents stormed an Iraqi army checkpoint north of Baghdad as dawn broke on Monday, killing seven soldiers, police sources said. Two soldiers and three civilians were wounded in the half-hour gunbattle at Khalis...
07/10/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. Deyson K. Cariaga, 20, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died on July 5, in Al Hammadi, Iraq, when the HMMWV in which he was riding struck a land mine. Cariaga was assigned to the ANG's 229th Military Intelligence Company, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade.
07/10/05 AP: Car bomber kills Iraqi customs officials along the Syrian border
Also Sunday, two suicide car bombers killed at least seven Iraqi customs officials along the Syrian border, the U.S. military said, forcing the temporary closure of the checkpoint
07/10/05 KUNA: Fierce clashes in city of Talafar in Northern Iraq
Fierce clashes erupted on Saturday between US and Iraqi forces on one hand and unknown gunmen on the other, in the city of Talafar, which is located northwest of Mosul, witnesses told KUNA.
07/10/05 desmoinesregister: Iowa native is killed on duty in Iraq
Pfc. Eric Paul Woods , 26 , of Omaha reportedly died while assisting another soldier somewhere in Iraq. He is the second soldier from Urbandale and the 31st Iowan to be killed in Iraq or Afghanistan since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
07/10/05 NYTimes: In other violence Sunday
Five people died in other violence Sunday, including an Iraqi police colonel who was shot in Baghdad, two policemen who were also killed in the capital, a security official who was killed in Kirkuk and a civilian who died in Baghdad.
07/10/05 NYTimes: Suicide car bomber kills 3 in Kirkuk
In a third attack, a suicide car bomber struck a highway in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers, or 180 miles, north of Baghdad, killing at least three civilians and wounding 16, the police said. The bomber appeared to be targeting civilians...
07/10/05 NYTimes: U.S. Marines lead sweep south of Falluja
U.S. Marines began an offensive sweep through fertile farmland south of Falluja over the weekend in an attempt to disrupt suspected insurgent cells in the area. The offensive comes as insurgent attacks appear to be on the rise again in the city...
07/10/05 AFP: Iraq arrests former army officer accused of killing Marsh Arabs
Iraqi forces arrested an ex-army officer accused of killing and deporting Marsh Arabs during the rule of Saddam Hussein, the court charged with trying his regime's alleged war crimes said.
07/10/05 AP: U.S. Filmmaker to Be Freed From Iraq
The U.S. military has agreed to release an aspiring American filmmaker who had been detained in Iraq since May, when potential bomb parts were found in a taxi he was riding in, his lawyer said Saturday.
07/10/05 AP: 8 Members of Shiite Family Slain in Iraq
Eight members of a Shiite family, including a 2-year-old, were shot to death in their sleep early Sunday, police said. The father suspected it was a sectarian crime.
07/10/05 AP: Iraqi Karate Official's Body Found
The body of the kidnapped Iraqi karate association chief has been found floating in a river southeast of Baghdad with several gunshot wounds, police and sports officials said Sunday.
07/10/05 KUNA: US forces raid Al-Saydiyah neighborhood in south Iraq
The US forces, backed-up by Iraqi security forces, conducted Sunday a raid and inspection operation in one of the residential districts in southern Baghdad.
07/10/05 pakistantimes: Up to 25 killed at Baghdad recruitment center
a man strapped with explosives blew himself up at a west Baghdad airfield now used as a military recruiting center...reports varied, with a hospital official saying at least 16 died while a Defense Ministry employee reported up to 25 killed.
07/10/05 islamonline: US, UK Prepare Major Troop Reduction in Iraq: Memo
A leaked British Defense Ministry memo show that both London and Washington are preparing to cult their troops in Iraq by more than half in 2006, a leading British newspaper said Sunday, July 10. |
