A man with a bomb strapped to his waist walked up to a fuel tanker and detonated himself yesterday, setting off a roaring inferno in the crowded streets of an impoverished town south of Baghdad and killing at least 60 people.[...]
Yesterday's bombing occurred in Babil province, one of the 14 Iraqi provinces that U.S. officials count as "stable." But Babil has suffered two of the worst bombings in Iraq in recent months. In March, a suicide bomber at a job center in Hillah killed at least 110 people and injured scores more.
[...]
Meanwhile, in southern Iraq yesterday, three British soldiers died and two were injured when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle.
[...]
The bombing and the attack on British troops were just two of the deadly incidents yesterday, which also included a suicide bombing that killed four police officers and the assassination of a community leader in the northern city of Mosul.
[...]
In another Mosul neighborhood, insurgents assassinated the community leader, known as the mukhtar, as he sat in his office.
[...]
Earlier yesterday, the U.S. military announced that it had filed charges against 11 soldiers for allegedly assaulting Iraqis detained during combat operations in the capital.
A U.S. statement did not identify the soldiers charged in the alleged assault except to say they were assigned to Task Force Baghdad, which includes the 3rd Infantry Division and other military organizations.
The statement said the charges were filed Wednesday after another soldier complained about the alleged assaults. However, the statement did not say when the incident allegedly occurred nor how many Iraqis were involved.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Meanwhile, in Iraq
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are moderated. There may be some delay before your comment is published. It all depends on how much time M has in the day. But please comment!