Highway 9 Revisited
Sep 16th, 2005, 12:45 PM
Iraq's deadly three days
16 Sep 2005 16:12:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
Sept 16 (Reuters) - More than 200 people have been killed in a three-day surge of violence in Iraq.
The following is a breakdown of incidents since Wednesday:
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14
-- A suicide bomber killed 114 people in a crowd of Shi'ite labourers in Baghdad.
-- Another car bomber blew himself up in the northern part of the Iraqi capital, killing 11 people lining up to refill gas canisters.
-- Two more car bombs exploded later in Baghdad with at least five dead.
-- Gunmen dragged 17 people from their homes and killed them in Taji, a northern Baghdad suburb.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 15
-- Suicide bombers killed 24 policemen in Baghdad.
-- The bodies of six people shot dead were found in Baghdad.
-- Three Shi'ite pilgrims were killed in northern Baghdad.
-- A Shi'ite preacher at a Mosul mosque in northern Iraq was killed by a bomb.
-- A senior official in the Shi'ite Dawa Party was killed, along with three others, when gunmen attacked his vehicle in Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad.
-- A policeman was shot dead in Baquba, north of Baghdad.
-- A Shi'ite cleric was found dead after being kidnapped in Latifiya, a small town to the south of Baghdad.
-- An Iskandariya town official and four of his guards were killed when gunmen raided his house.
-- A U.S. soldier was killed by an explosion in the city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 16
-- A suicide car bomber blew himself up outside a Shi'ite mosque north of Baghdad killing 11.
-- Four Iraqi soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Khalidiya, west of Baghdad.
-- Three policemen were killed when a car bomb exploded in the town of Hasswa, south of Baghdad.
-- A Shi'ite preacher was gunned down by insurgents in Sadr City.
-- Two labourers were killed by gunmen while they were lining up to seek work in the eastern New Baghdad district.
16 Sep 2005 16:12:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
Sept 16 (Reuters) - More than 200 people have been killed in a three-day surge of violence in Iraq.
The following is a breakdown of incidents since Wednesday:
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14
-- A suicide bomber killed 114 people in a crowd of Shi'ite labourers in Baghdad.
-- Another car bomber blew himself up in the northern part of the Iraqi capital, killing 11 people lining up to refill gas canisters.
-- Two more car bombs exploded later in Baghdad with at least five dead.
-- Gunmen dragged 17 people from their homes and killed them in Taji, a northern Baghdad suburb.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 15
-- Suicide bombers killed 24 policemen in Baghdad.
-- The bodies of six people shot dead were found in Baghdad.
-- Three Shi'ite pilgrims were killed in northern Baghdad.
-- A Shi'ite preacher at a Mosul mosque in northern Iraq was killed by a bomb.
-- A senior official in the Shi'ite Dawa Party was killed, along with three others, when gunmen attacked his vehicle in Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad.
-- A policeman was shot dead in Baquba, north of Baghdad.
-- A Shi'ite cleric was found dead after being kidnapped in Latifiya, a small town to the south of Baghdad.
-- An Iskandariya town official and four of his guards were killed when gunmen raided his house.
-- A U.S. soldier was killed by an explosion in the city of Ramadi, west of Baghdad.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 16
-- A suicide car bomber blew himself up outside a Shi'ite mosque north of Baghdad killing 11.
-- Four Iraqi soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Khalidiya, west of Baghdad.
-- Three policemen were killed when a car bomb exploded in the town of Hasswa, south of Baghdad.
-- A Shi'ite preacher was gunned down by insurgents in Sadr City.
-- Two labourers were killed by gunmen while they were lining up to seek work in the eastern New Baghdad district.