YOUR Dumbyass is making a lot of "progress" in Iraq :
Word counts :
gunmen : 15
bomb: 11
explode/explosion : 5
die/dead : 12
kill/killed : 25
wound/injure : 21
peace : 0
calm : 0
happy : 0
12/11/06 NYTimes: Iraqis Seek Coalition to Curb Cleric
Following discussions with the Bush administration, several of Iraq?s major political parties are in talks to form a coalition whose aim is to break the powerful influence of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr within the government...
12/11/06 Reuters: Gunmen kill man in Balad
Gunmen in a car shot dead a man standing at a railway station, the JCC said.
12/11/06 Reuters: Eight farmers kidnapped on road between Dujail and Tikrit
Eight farmers were kidnapped on the road between Dujail and Tikrit north of Baghdad, the U.S.-Iraqi Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Salahaddin province said.
12/11/06 Reuters: Mortar rounds kill 5 in Baghdad's Dora district
Five people were killed and at least seven wounded when mortar rounds landed on a restaurant in Dora in southern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.
12/11/06 dukenews: Millions of Americans Know Someone Killed or Injured in Iraq
Between 4.3 million and 6.5 million Americans are likely to know someone who has been killed or injured in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to new estimates by a Duke University sociologist.
12/11/06 nbc4: First Female USMC Officer Killed In Iraq Combat
The Pentagon released the name Monday of a 34-year-old Camp Pendleton-based Marine whose battle death last week made her the first female USMC officer killed in combat in Iraq. Maj. Megan McClung of Coupeville, Wash., died Wednesday in Al Anbar Province
12/11/06 AP: AWOL Soldier Pleads Guilty in Deal
A soldier who said she was sexually harassed by other officers, prompting her to leave her post and refuse to return to Iraq, has agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced punishment, the Army said Monday.
12/11/06 AP: Fire breaks out at Baghdad oil facility
A huge fire broke out at an oil storage facility after explosions Monday night in a volatile area south of Baghdad, police said...He said sabotage was suspected, but more details would not be available until Tuesday
12/11/06 AFP: 'All Iraqis are being targeted:' 26 more dead
The Iraqi Defense Ministry said Monday it is doing its best to protect victims of sectarian violence, as at least 26 people were killed including a pregnant woman and three of her children, who were savagely murdered.
12/11/06 AFP: Gunmen hijack minibus carrying five primary-school teachers
Just north of Baghdad, in the town of Dujail, gunmen hijacked a minibus carrying five primary-school teachers and kidnapped them, said police at the joint coordination center in Tikrit.
12/11/06 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Lance Cpl. Cody G. Watson, 21, of Oxford, Ala., died Dec. 6 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Watson was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
12/11/06 WaPo: For Iraq's Sunnis, Conflict Closes In
A few blocks from Ali Farouk's three-story home, an empty house provides a glimpse of what he fears will be the future. Once owned by a Sunni Muslim, the paint is peeling, the windows are blown out. Two scarlet X's mark the pale blue front door.
12/11/06 MNF: Police evacuate wounded following barracks blast
A suicide car-bomb blew up at the entrance to the Iraqi National Police barracks in the Jaza?ir neighborhood Dec 11. Two of the vehicles were destroyed. Four policemen suffered minor injuries in the attack and were evacuated to a local hospital
12/11/06 MNF: Attack helicopters support National Police Team
Baghdad national police training team was ambushed southeast of the Iraqi capital and received heavy incoming fire from insurgents at approximately 12:15 p.m., Dec. 11...one national policeman has been killed and several wounded.
12/11/06 Reuters: Bomb rips through market (video)
At least six people were killed and 36 wounded when a car bomb exploded in a busy market in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala, hospital sources said.
12/11/06 Reuters: Gunmen attack Sunni family (video)
Gunmen attacked a Sunni family in a town north of Baghdad on Monday, killing three and wounding four others. Gunmen attacked a Sunni family in a town north of Baghdad on Monday (December 11), killing three and wounding four others
12/11/06 MNF: Helicopter makes emergency landing, 18 injured
A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter...executed a hard landing at approximately 12 pm...There were a total of 21 people aboard the helicopter... 18 people were injured in the incident with 9 treated for minor injuries
12/11/06 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Maj. Megan M. McClung, 34, of Coupeville, Wash., died Dec. 6 while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. McClung was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I MEF, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
12/11/06 BBC: Alive in Baghdad - first-hand accounts
Citizen journalism is gaining ground in dangerous places. Last month the website Alive in Baghdad won a crop of "Vloggie" industry awards for showing the human face behind Iraq's daily toll of deaths and kidnappings.
12/11/06 wistv: Injured soldier's wife says he's finally getting care from VA
New developments have arisen in the story of an Iraqi vet with brain damage he received in a Humvee accident. The wife of retired Sgt. Dean Locke says he's back in the VA's psyche ward tonight
12/11/06 kcra: Injured Local Iraq Veteran Honored
Marine Cpl. Jeff Landay, 20, was badly injured in Iraq -- even falling into a coma during his recovery...In May, his humvee struck a roadside bomb in Fallujah, Iraq. He suffered injuries so serious doctors had to re-construct the left side of his skull.
12/11/06 MNF: Roadside bomb hits combat patrol, kills three Soldiers (confirmed)
An improvised explosive device detonated near a Multi-National Division ? Baghdad patrol, killing three Soldiers in the northern part of the Iraqi capital Dec. 10...and wounding two others.
12/11/06 MNF: IA detains 4 insurgents in Fallujah raid
1st Iraqi Army Division forces, with Coalition advisors, conducted operations against insurgent cell leaders Dec. 10 in Fallujah, capturing four suspected terrorists.
12/11/06 MNF: IP detain 6 suspected insurgents in raid near Hit
Special Iraqi Police Forces, with Coalition advisors, conducted operations against insurgents Dec. 10 in the village of Khasraj, near Hit, capturing six suspected terrorists.
12/11/06 Reuters: Suicide bomber kills policeman in Baghdad's Doura district
A suicide car bomber blew himself up near a house used as a base by police commandos, killing a policeman and wounding five others in Doura district in southern Baghdad, police said.
12/11/06 Reuters: Gunmen storm house near Tuz Khurmato, kill 6
Gunmen stormed a house, killing six members of the same family and wounding the father in a village near Tuz Khurmato, 70 km (40 miles) south of Kirkuk, police said.
12/11/06 Reuters: Car bomb kills 1, wounds 4 near Mahmoun University in Baghdad
A car bomb exploded in a parking lot of Mahmoun University in Baghdad, killing one person and wounding four others, including two policemen
12/11/06 Reuters: Gunmen opened fire on family, killing three near Baquba
Gunmen opened fire at a family, killing three of its members and wounding three others while driving near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
12/11/06 Reuters: Gunmen ambush security vehicle, steal $1 million in cash
Gunmen wearing Iraqi army uniforms ambushed a security vehicle and stole $1 million in cash, police and Interior Ministry sources said. Four private security guards were kidnapped in the daylight robbery.
12/11/06 Reuters: Policeman killed in Mosul, gunmen kill 4 brothers
Gunmen killed a policeman in the northern city of Mosul, police said...Gunmen killed four brothers driving in their car in Mosul, police said.
12/11/06 VOI: Five employees kidnapped in central Baghdad
Five employees of a contracting company were kidnapped in central Baghdad and led to an unknown place, an eyewitness said...The witness noted that the gunmen "forced the five employees at gunpoint into their vehicles and took them to an unknown place
12/11/06 Reuters: Baghdad, a city on the brink
Iraq may already be in a civil war or just on the brink of one. But whatever it is, the focus is Baghdad, where all aspects of life are ever more disrupted by sectarian violence and its people ever more weary and afraid.
12/11/06 AP: Roadside bomb kills 3 U.S. soldiers, wounds 2 in Baghdad
A roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded two, the military said Monday. The explosion occurred as the soldiers from the Multinational Division-Baghdad were conducting a combat patrol in the north of the capital late Sunday night
12/10/06 scotsman: Black Watch major warns of more attacks as handover draws closer
THE commanding officer of the Black Watch in Iraq has warned that insurgent attacks will rise ahead of the planned security handover to local forces in the Basra area next year.
12/10/06 AP: Weddings Take Place Amid Iraq Bloodshed
There were no musicians, food was sparse and guests were frisked at the door. But when the 21-year-old bride appeared in her white, full-length dress with her groom by her side, everyone beamed. |
