Margaret Griffis

class=MsoNormal>At least 11 people were killed, and two were wounded in recent violence: A bomb in Khalidiya killed a shepherd. A girl was killed when a mine exploded in Ayn Tamr. A bombing wounded two civilians in Qayara. Turkish strikes killed two members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) in Metina. Seven militants were killed during security operations in the Hamrin Mountains. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least four people were killed, and six were wounded in recent violence: ISIS militants killed two civilians and wounded two more in Garmiyan. In Mosul, unidentified assailants killed a woman and her child. Three policemen were wounded in a bombing in Abu Saida. In Shwan, gunmen wounded an official of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least three people were killed, and four were wounded in recent violence: Turkish airstrikes killed three members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) in northern Iraq. Two people were sent to a hospital after Turkish bombs fell near their home in Hirore village. In Baghdad, a hand grenade wounded two people at the Military Medical Department. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least 12 people were killed, and three were wounded in recent violence: In Sulaimaniya, gunmen killed a senior member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.), who was 65-years-old. A bomb wounded two people in Qayara. An attack in Basra left one militiaman with injuries. Three militants were killed during operations in Wadi Zghitoun. Turkish forces killed six members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) in northern Iraq. Another two members were killed earlier this week. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts […]

At least seven people were killed, and eight were wounded in recent violence: A roadside bomb in Dohuk killed two Peshmerga members. Several others were wounded. The bomb is being blamed on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.). An attack left one soldier dead and five wounded in Khanaqin. A shepherd was killed when a bomb exploded in Diyala. In Jurf al-Nasr, a militiaman was shot dead. Gunmen killed a soldier near Muqdadiya. In Hawd al-Kaara, one militant was killed, and three others were wounded, during a security operation. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and […]

At least seven people were killed, and 10 were wounded in recent violence: In Baghdad, militiamen protested delayed salary payments. They clashed with law enforcement. At least five demonstrators and three lawmen were wounded. A soldier was killed when an old landmine exploded in Albu Seif. Gunmen killed a civilian who worked as a municipal employee in Tal Afar. A roadside bomb near Jalawla killed a lieutenant colonel. Gunmen killed a civilian driver in Wajihiya. Near Tikrit, militants broke into a home and killed an army officer. Two bodyguards were wounded when a rigged trolley exploded as an election candidate’s convoy […]

At least 23 people were killed, and 26 were wounded in recent violence: Four security members were killed, and nine were wounded, in an attack on Khattab. Militants shelled the village, then attacked homes. The tribal fighters were killed when a roadside bomb exploded as they attempted to reach the village. Multiple attacks in the Adhaim area left three soldiers dead and two more wounded. A fourth soldier was killed here or in a separate attack. Four policemen were killed, and three were wounded, during an attack in Daquq. In Rashad, militants killed a policeman and wounded three others. Six militants […]

At least nine people were killed, and another six were wounded in recent violence: Three people were killed, and another was wounded, when gunmen attacked them on a highway between Balad Ruz and Mandali. Turkish airstrikes against Kurdish Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) targets in Sulaymaniya left two civilians dead. A bomb in Khanaqin wounded four soldiers, including a commander. A policeman was injured during an attack in Muqdadiya. Four militants were killed during operations near Rashad. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by […]

At least 27 people were killed, and another 19 were wounded: Thirteen federal police officers were killed during an hours-long ISIS attack on their Rashad checkpoint. Roadside bombs prevented reinforcements from arriving; some of the dead were killed in these explosions. Three more were wounded. An attack in Kirkuk left five police dead. In Makhmour, three Iraqi soldiers were killed and another was wounded during another checkpoint attack. Two policemen were killed during an attack in Daquq. A bomb in Owaisat killed a militia leader. In Muqdadiya, an armed attack wounded two bodyguards working for former Iraqi Speaker Salim al-Jubouri. Bombs […]

At least three people were killed, and another 13 were wounded: In Shahal, a clash between militants and residents left two residents with injuries. While the wounded were being taken to a hospital, a roadside bomb exploded injuring five more. The son of the village mayor was kidnapped. A soldier was reported killed in the attack. In Sinjar, Turkish strikes against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) targets left one person dead and another wounded. Two civilians were wounded in Turkish strikes in Amedi. The body of a border guard who was kidnapped earlier this week near Qaim was discovered.  Rocket fire left […]

During August, at least 68 people were killed, and 110 were wounded. Eight bodies were recovered from a mass grave. These numbers are considerably and fortunately lower than July’s casualty figures. Militant-related violence left 29 dead and 99 wounded. At least 27 civilians, 35 security personnel, and 21 militants were killed in the violence. The wounded consisted of 37 civilians, 58 security personnel, and four militants. In the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.), at least 36 people were killed and eight more were wounded. Among them, 10 Turkish soldiers were killed, and two more were wounded. The […]

At least 11 people were killed, and another 15 were wounded: An explosion of unknown origin killed two children and wounded three more at an internally displaced refugee camp in Dohuk. At a prison in Nasariya, the Iraqi state executed three people on terrorism charges. Terrorism trials in Iraq have been criticized as being unfair, with confessions being obtained through torture. A civilian was killed in a blast in Daquq. Seven civilians and three security personnel were wounded. Militants killed one border guard and wounded another in Akashat. A third guard is missing. One person was killed, and another was kidnapped […]

At least four people were killed, and another 10 were wounded: In Kirkuk, ISIS members killed one policeman and wounded three more in an attack. Two militants were killed. Six police officers were wounded during an attack in Dhuluiya. A bomb injured a civilian in Qayara. A security member was killed during an attack in Hawija. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least five people were killed, and another one was wounded: In Bani Saad, a bomb killed an 11-year-old shepherd. A roadside bomb in Tikrit killed one person and wounded another. The body of an elderly man was found bearing stab wounds, at an orchard near Khalis. At Narin Lake, an airstrike killed two militants. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least four people were killed, another five were wounded, and eight bodies were recovered: Eight skeletonized bodies were found in the rubble leftover from the liberation of Mosul from ISIS. A bomb killed a security member near the Qayara Air Base. Near Tikrit, two security members were wounded when they came across an ISIS hideout. The hideout was later bombed and three militants were killed. A sharpshooter wounded a policeman in Abu Saida. A police captain was wounded during an operation in Abu Garma. A security member was wounded during clashes in Salah ad Din. Also, a rocket attack […]

At least three people were killed, and another five were wounded: A Turkish airstrike killed two people in Duhok. The mayor of the town of Batifa said the two men, who were from Mosul, accidentally crossed into a combat zone. A bomb in Tuz killed one person and wounded another. A man was wounded during a shooting in Muqdadiya. Iraqi airstrikes wounded three militants in Anbar. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least four people were killed, and another nine were wounded: Four militia members were killed, and eight others were wounded during a roadside blast in Tarmiya. An ISIS member shot and wounded a militiaman in Ganous Island. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least 11 people were killed, and another seven were wounded: Turkey announced the deaths of 10 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) during a bombing operation in Sinjar. Gunmen killed a civilian in Muqdadiya. In Abu Khamis, a bomb wounded four security members when they were reporting to the site of an attack at a brick factory. The factory was set on fire and gunmen fired on local villagers, but no other casualties were reported. Old explosives in Mosul wounded two municipal workers. A Peshmerga fighter was wounded when he came across a mine that exploded in Amedi. Authorities […]

At least 26 people were killed, and another six were wounded: Turkish airstrikes struck a clinic near Sinjar in Sikeniye, killing 18 people who may have been linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.). An official of the P.K.K. was reportedly injured in yesterday’s Turkish strikes and may have been receiving treatment at the clinic when the new airstrikes occurred. The clinic was associated with the Sinjar Resistance Units (Y.B.S.), which is allied with the P.K.K., but consists of local Yazidis. While reporting from the site, a journalist was shot and wounded by members of the Y.B.S. militia force. In Muqdadiya, […]

A bomb planted in Dohuk province exploded, killing three Turkish soldiers and wounding two more. Turkey was conducting operations against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) guerrilla in the area when the blast occurred. Near Sinjar, Turkish airstrikes killed three Yazidi fighters traveling on a highway. Among them was Hassan Saeed, the local chief of the Sinjar Protection Forces. At least two other people were wounded. Turkey appears to be counting them as P.K.K. members. A soldier was wounded during an attack in Khanaqin. In Kirkuk, a security member was wounded during an attack at a general’s home. ISIS attacked a police station […]

At least three people were killed, and another was wounded: One civilian was killed when a Turkish soldier shot him in Dashish. The death comes a day after a Turkish soldier was killed in a rocket attack. In Maysan, an attack left one child dead and one wounded. Gunmen on motorcycles killed a mukhtar in Nahiya. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least seven people were killed, and another six were wounded: Several Katyusha rockets were fired at a Turkish base near Bashiqa. Turkey reported that one Turkish soldier was killed during the attack, and three P.K.K. guerrillas were killed in the aftermath. One militiaman was killed and another was wounded during an ISIS attack in Shirqat. A bomb in Jardaghli killed a healthcare professional. A civilian was shot dead in Mahana. In Qayara, leftover explosives wounded two children. Security forces used live rounds against protesters in Nasariya. Three of them were wounded and taken to a hospital. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret […]

At least 10 people were killed, and another eight were wounded: Nine security personnel were killed when an ammunition depot blew up in Baiji. The explosion may have occurred during a defusing operation or during a transfer of materiel. At least eight people were wounded. In Qayara, gunmen killed a civilian. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least four people were killed, and another two were wounded in recent violence: The mayor of Karbala, Abeer Salim Al-Khafaji, was assassinated while on a campaign stop. Two employees were also shot.(/p> Three detainees were killed in police custody in Basra. The victims were allegedly tortured to death in separate events over the last two weeks. Attacks on the power grid continue. Nearly 30 attacks have been reported in the past week. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis […]

At least six people were killed, and another three were wounded in recent violence: An attack in Makhmour left one militiaman dead and another two wounded. In Abbara, a civilian was wounded during a clash between ISIS and security personnel manning a checkpoint. At a checkpoint outside town, militants killed a policeman. ISIS militants executed a civilian in Zab for colluding with security forces. Security forces killed three militants in Tarmiya. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least six people were killed, and another two were wounded in recent violence: The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) issued a statement claiming that the guerrillas killed six Turkish soldiers in Hakurk. In Baghdad, an attack wounded two policemen. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least six people were killed, and another eight were wounded in recent violence: An Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish separatist group, Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (K.D.P.I.), accused Iran of kidnapping and murdering one of its leaders. Central committee member, Mussa Babakhani, was found dead in an Erbil hotel room two days after his abduction. An attack on a base in Nibai left one soldier dead and another wounded. In Shirqat, an attack on a gas station left a security guard dead and a civilian wounded. ISIS militants killed a soldier in Daquq. A dumped body was found in an orchard near […]

At least 17 people were killed, and 13 were wounded in recent violence: Four soldiers were killed in clashes with ISIS militants at a checkpoint in Dibs. An ISIS attack on a factory in Hit left two workers dead and three wounded. In Rifaie, gunmen killed two people. Gunmen killed one person and wounded two others in Alton Kubri. In Sinjar, the body of a young man was discovered. He had been shot in the head. Three soldiers were wounded during an attack in Muqdadiya. A roadside bomb wounded two Turkish soldiers in Sheikhan. A bomb in Athba wounded two people. […]

At least eight people were killed, and four were wounded in recent violence: In Baghdad, gunmen killed a soldier. A shepherd was killed in an explosion in Anbar province. A bomb in Jurf al-Nasr wounded two militiamen. Gunmen injured one security member during operations in Abu Saida. Near Kirkuk, four ISIS militants were killed. Operations in Rashad left two militants dead and one wounded. Also, Iran and Iraq exchanged the remains of 77 soldiers who were killed during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering […]

At least two people were killed, and nine were wounded in recent violence: In Mosul, a bomb wounded eight militiamen in the Sheikh Yunis district. ISIS militants in the Qaraj district killed a farmer. One policeman was killed, and another was wounded during an attack in Riyadh. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least five people were killed, and two were wounded in recent violence: In Tarmiya, an attack left two policemen dead. Militants killed one policeman and wounded two more near Rashad. Two militants were killed during an operation in the Safra Basin near Baquba. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least five people were killed, and another person was wounded in recent violence: Turkish airstrikes left four guerrillas dead in Zab. In Musharrah, gunmen killed the son of the emir of the Bani Kaab tribe. A bomb in Qayara wounded a civilian. Also, at least 52 people were killed when oxygen tanks accidentally blew up at a covid isolation ward in Nasariya. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least two people were killed, and two were wounded in recent violence: In Baghdad, an activist was kidnapped and beaten before being released. A banker was shot and killed in Mahaweel. A dumped body was found near Hilla. Gunmen wounded a security officer in Sadr City. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least three people were killed, and eight were wounded in recent violence: During an afternoon rocket barrage on the al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province, two U.S. servicemen were wounded earlier this week. A man was killed and two relatives were wounded during an attack on a home in Samarra. In Mariam Bek, an ISIS attack left one policeman dead and two wounded. Two people were wounded in a blast in Qayara. A militant was killed during an operation in Rashad. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties […]

At least six people were killed, and five were wounded in recent violence: Five civilians were killed when they attempted to free two kidnap victims in Qara Tapa. The pair had been kidnapped near Jalawla. Two people were wounded. In Hit, a security officer was killed while attempting to defuse a bomb. A bomb wounded three soldiers in Tulul al-Baaj. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least five people were killed, and nine were wounded in recent violence: Four fishermen were killed, and five were wounded when ISIS attacked them on a lake behind the Haditha Dam. A demonstrator was killed, and others were wounded, in Maysan province. Security forces fired upon them to disperse them. In Khazar village, a bomb wounded three soldiers during an ISIS attack. Old explosives blew up and wounded a civilian in Qayara. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by […]

At least three people were killed, and 11 were wounded in recent violence: A woman was killed, and six relatives were wounded, when they encountered a roadside bomb near Tuz Khormato. The body of a man who was shot to death was discovered in Zummar. A body bearing torture marks was found in Amara. Near Rutba, an ISIS attack left three soldiers with injuries. An ISIS attack on Hassan Shalal left two civilians with injuries. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all […]

In June, at least 88 people were killed, and 111 more were wounded. The number of casualties dropped since last month when 110 people were killed, and 156 were wounded. Mass graves yielded 134 victims. Militant-related violence left 19 civilians, 27 security personnel, and 29 militants dead. At least 42 civilians, 38 security personnel, and two militants were wounded. The conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) in northern Iraq left a number of casualties beyond the usual Turkish soldiers and P.K.K. guerrillas. At least two civilians were killed, and five more were wounded by either Turkish strikes or […]

At least three people were killed, and six were wounded in recent violence: In Baghdad, gunmen killed a commander in Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Peace Brigades. A suspect was killed later, but not before injuring a security member during an attempted arrest. An explosion wounded three members of the bomb squad who were working in Tal Aziz. Two policemen were wounded during a mortar attack near Samarra. Security forces killed a militant who was trying to blow up transmission towers in Abbara. In separate news from Syria, five militiamen were killed during U.S. airstrikes targeting Iraqi militia stationed across the border. […]

At least five people were killed, and five were wounded in recent violence: Two policemen were killed during an ISIS attack in Kirkuk province. A third one was wounded. A bomb in Abu Saida killed one soldier and wounded another. A separate bomb wounded two policemen. A prominent Sadrist military leader was killed in a shooting in Maysan. In Abu Saida, a bomb killed one policeman and wounded another. Also, the United States conducted airstrikes along the Iraq-Syria border. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since […]

At least six people were killed, and 10 were wounded in recent violence: A complex ISIS attack in Daquq left at least five policemen dead and several wounded. A land mine explosion killed a man near the Iranian border in Mawat. ISIS militants attacked and wounded six policemen in Riyadh. In Zummar, a bomb wounded two people, including a policeman. Two people were injured when Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K) guerrillas fired on them in Qaladize. The guerrillas are accused of demanding a tax from shepherds in the area. Also, Turkish airstrikes killed livestock in Dohuk province. No human casualties were […]

At least four people were killed, and 14 were wounded in recent violence: In Sulaimaniya, 11 people were wounded when a clash broke out between Asayesh security forces and the Golden Force. The Golden Force is a Peshmerga unit associated with Kurdistan Region Vice President Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa. Several journalists reporting from the hospital where the injured were taken reported that they were attacked and prevented from covering the story. Two men were shot dead in Muqdadiya. The father and son pair were kidnapped. Their bodies were later found. One person was killed and two more were wounded in Shalamcheh when […]

At least nine people were killed, and nine were wounded in recent violence: An attack on a militia checkpoint in Adhaim left three dead and four wounded. Two of the wounded were security personnel. One of the fatalities may also have been a militia member. In Baghdad, a father and his son were killed in a roadside bomb blast. Gunmen killed a civilian. The body of a kidnapped soldier in Saidiya was found. He had been stabbed to death. A bomb wounded three soldiers in Daquq. Gunmen in Karbala wounded a candidate running for parliamentary elections. Turkish airstrikes on Kurdistan Workers’ […]

At least two people were killed, and five were wounded in recent violence: In Amara, gunmen killed a police officer working in the anti-corruption section. The body of a man was found in Sinjar. Three militiamen were injured in a bombing in Dour. In Baghdad, gunmen wounded a government employee. A bomb in Muqdadiya wounded a retired teacher. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least eight people were killed, and one more was wounded in recent violence: Near Baquba, a bomb killed three soldiers. An attack on a nearby checkpoint left a policeman dead. A man was seriously injured when an old bomb exploded in Shura. Turkey reported that airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) near Gara left four guerrillas dead. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least six were killed, and two were wounded in recent violence: Three people were killed when an old bomb exploded in Tal al-Lahm. An explosion in Bani Saad killed one soldier and wounded two more. A gunman killed a tribal sheikh in Amara. The body of a man who had gone missing in Maysan was found with gunshot and burn marks on it. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least 18 people were killed, and nine were wounded in recent violence: In Badush, authorities removed 123 bodies from a mass grave dating back to the ISIS occupation. The mass grave was first located in 2017. Dozens of people have given blood samples in recent weeks in the hope of identifying family members in the mass grave. In Kirkuk, snipers killed a federal police officer. Six people were wounded when a bomb exploded as a Coalition logistics convoy passed it in Nasariya. An ISIS attack in Riyadh left two security personnel with injuries. A bomb wounded a farmer at an […]

At least one person was killed, and nine were wounded in recent violence: Turkish authorities claimed to have killed a senior P.K.K. official at a refugee camp in Makhmour. This is the second senior official killed in less than a week at the camp, which shelters Kurdish refugees from Turkey. Turkey also claims that the camp houses members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) and that Turkey has the right to launch anti-P.K.K. operations there. In Sheikh Saad, unknown assailants wounded seven protesters. Two militants were wounded in Jurf al-Nasr when the bomb they were transporting blew up accidentally. Author: Margaret […]

At least two people were killed, and one was wounded in recent violence. Eleven people were found in a mass grave: A rocket attack was launched on Baghdad International Airport. A few hours later U.S. Forces shot down a drone over Camp Victoria. Rockets also struck the Balad airbase. No casualties were reported. A mass grave in Sinjar yielded 11 Yazidi victims. A man was killed, and his son was wounded, during an ISIS attack on their home in Riyadh. An old I.E.D. killed an 11-year-old near Makhmour. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida […]

At least four people were killed, and five were wounded in recent violence: In Darkar, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) killed a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter. A clash near Khanaqin left one militiaman dead and another three wounded. A militant leader was killed in a separate event. In Baghdad, gunmen killed a senior intelligence officer. Two civilians were wounded in a shooting in Kokjili. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least eight people were killed, and two were wounded in recent violence: Near Makhmour, at least three civilians were killed and two more were wounded when Turkish bombs targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) guerrillas instead landed in a U.N.-supported refugee camp housing Kurdish refugees from Turkey. The camp has housed refugees for decades. This week, however, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directly threatened the camp and called on the United Nations to rid it of guerrillas. Erdogan claimed, on Sunday, that Selman Bozkir, who was manager of the Makhmour camp and one of the casualties, is actually P.K.K. official. Five […]

At least three people were killed, and 10 were wounded in recent violence: A militant attack in Tarmiya left one person dead and seven wounded. Three of the wounded were militiamen. In Baghdad, a tribal fighter was killed. In Amara, a sniper killed a young man leaving a soccer game. A bomb wounded two small children in Tal Afar. A militiaman was wounded during an attack near Muqdadiya. Also, a fire at an internally displaced refugee camp for Yazidis injured 25 people. About 25,000 people live at the camp, which is in Dohuk. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a […]

At least eight people were killed, and another was wounded recently: Eight militants were killed in a French-Peshmerga, anti-ISIS operation near Tuz Khormato and Kifri. Turkish strikes targeting Kurdistan Workers Party (P.K.K) guerrillas instead wounded a civilian. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

During the month of May, 110 people were killed, and 156 were wounded in Iraq. The number of fatalities is down from April, when 166 people were killed. Militant-related violence left 23 civilians, 43 security personnel, and 26 militants dead. At least 38 civilians and 63 security personnel were wounded. One person was killed and 50 were wounded in protests.  In northern Iraq, the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) left 17 guerrillas dead. Five civilians were also wounded. At least two people were killed, and four were wounded recently: One shepherd was killed, and another was wounded […]

At least three people were killed, and 13 were wounded: A bomb in Daquq killed one police officer and wounded three policemen. One militiaman was killed and another was wounded in an ISIS attack near Khanaqin. An ISIS attack left four soldiers with injuries in Tuz Khormato. In Dibs, two soldiers were wounded in an ISIS attack. Two Iraqi soldiers were wounded when a bomb exploded in a desert home not too far from Qaim. In Baghdad, a female activist was wounded in a drive-by shooting. A militiaman was wounded during operations in Imam Weis. The family of a Kurdish police […]

At least four people were killed, and 11 were wounded in recent violence: Gunmen killed one civilian and wounded three more in a drive-by attack in Nasariya. An inmate died under mysterious circumstances at the Nasariya Central Prison. A bomb in Wadi al-Shay killed a police officer. The body of a kidnapped teenager was found in Abbara. The boy was from Khalis. Unidentified gunmen attacked a former parliamentary speaker’s office in Baghdad. Two employees were wounded, but not Salim al-Jubouri. Two soldiers were wounded by a blast in Tuz Khormato. A bomb in Qayara wounded a man and his four-year-old son. […]

At least two people were killed, and 61 were wounded in recent violence: Demonstrations against the deaths of activists in recent days took place in Baghdad. Security personnel attacked the demonstrators. Two protesters were killed. At least 28 civilians and 22 security personnel were wounded. A bomb in Haditha wounded 10 civilians. A civilian was wounded during Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) guerrillas in Deshish. Also, 94 families, consisting of 381 people, were repatriated to Iraq from Syria’s al-Hol refugee camp. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering […]

At least two people were killed, and six were wounded in recent attacks: In Nasariya, a sticky bomb wounded an activist; Imad al-Aqili was in stable condition after surgery. Gunmen killed a civilian. Unknown assailants in Baghdad killed a man who was to run parliamentary election later this year. Near Riyadh, three Iraqi policemen were wounded wild repulsing an ISIS attack. Two people were wounded were a bomb exploded near Baquba. Also, rockets were fired at Ain al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province, but no casualties were reported. U.S. troops are stationed at the base. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret […]

At least thirteen people were killed, and one more was wounded in recent attacks: In Basra, unidentified gunmen killed one civilian and wounded another. A bomb exploded at a cleric’s home, but no casualties were reported. An ISIS attack in Tarmiya left an activist dead. Security forces revealed killing seven militants across Iraq in the last week. A Turkish airstrike on Zakho killed four members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.). Several more were wounded. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all […]

At least three people were killed, and three more were wounded in recent attacks: A tribal fighter was killed during an attack on his station in Albu Fayyad.  Near the Turkish border in Bermeza, Turkish soldiers wounded two young shepherds. An army officer was wounded by a bomb in a mountainous area near Mosul. Operations in Diyala province left two ISIS leaders dead. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least 13 people were killed, and two more were wounded in recent attacks: Airstrikes on a rugged area near Hammam al-Alil left eight militants dead. The body of a young man was found, bearing gunshot wounded, in Houd. Samawa police begin shooting to disperse a crowd of protesters who were fighting. One demonstrator was wounded. Old explosives leftover from the Islamic State occupation wounded a woman when they exploded in Bazawiya. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that an operation killed a high-ranking member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.). Over the weekend, airstrikes targeting P.K.K. guerrillas left three […]

At least three people were killed, and two more were wounded in recent attacks: A man and a woman were killed during an armed attack near a mosque in Kirkuk. Near Muqdadiya, the body of a teenager was found. Gunmen wounded two people in Baghdad. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least seven people were killed, and six more were wounded in recent attacks: In Omar Bil, a sniper shot and killed a Peshmerga fighter. Two soldiers were wounded during an attack near Khanaqin. In Jalawla, two militiamen were wounded during an attack. Gunmen wounded a person near Jalawla. One person was wounded during an ISIS attack near Khanaqin. Five militants were killed during an operation in Nineveh province. In Baghdad, security forces raided an ISIS hideout, where they found the body of a militant. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has […]

At least 15 people were killed, and 13 more were wounded in recent attacks: In Karbala, anti-corruption campaigner Ihab al-Wazni was killed when gunmen on motorbikes ambushed him. The murder escalated protests in Karbala, Nasariya, and Diwaniya. The Iranian consulate in Karbala was the fiery focus of one demonstration. An attack on a checkpoint near Samarra left two militiamen dead and two wounded. Two shepherds were killed in an ISIS attack near Rutba. A third shepherd is missing. A bomb in Zarka left one soldier dead and five wounded. Gunmen killed a bodyguard who works for a judge in the […]

At least eight people were killed, and five more were wounded in recent attacks: One soldier was killed, and two more were wounded, during an ISIS attack in Dibs. A bomb in Badush killed a soldier and wounded two more. In Khalis, unknown assailants killed a school principal and his wife during a home invasion. A bomb in Jurf al-Sakr killed one soldier and wounded another. Security personnel killed three ISIS leaders in Radwaniya. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all […]

At least four people were killed, and seven more were wounded in recent attacks: Two policemen were killed, and two more were wounded, during an attack at the Bay Hassan oilfields. In Basra, a bomb killed two soldiers and wounded another. Three people were wounded in Baghdad, when clashes erupted between demonstrators and security personnel. A bomb seriously wounded a civilian in Qayara. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least six people were killed, and nine more were wounded in recent attacks: Two security personnel were killed and another was wounded during an attack near Kirkuk. Unidentified gunmen killed two security figures near Ali al-Sharqi. One of the dead was an official from the Ministry of the Interior. Clashes in Bashir left one militiaman dead and three wounded. A guard was killed during an attack in Muqdadiya. An attack in Daquq wounded four militia members. One policeman was wounded during an ISIS attack near Baquba. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida […]

At least 22 people were killed, and 12 more were wounded in recent attacks: An ISIS attack in Tarmiya left four security personnel dead. When reinforcements arrived four more security personnel were killed. A civilian was killed in the crossfire. Seven Peshmerga fighters were killed, and four more were wounded, when ISIS attacked their post in Alton Kubre. In Qaim, a bomb killed two security personnel and wounded another. An explosion near Akashat killed two security personnel. In Riyadh, an ISIS attack killed one policeman and wounded another. A bomb killed a soldier in Diyala. Near Tuz Khormato, a bomb wounded […]

During April, at least 166 people were killed, and 145 were wounded; and, three bodies were recovered from a mass grave. The number of casualties increased over last month when at least 124 people were killed and 130 were wounded. Militant-related violence left 23 civilians, 30 security personnel, and 79 militants dead. At least 70 civilians and 67 security personnel were wounded. Two foreign contractors were wounded as well. Also, three bodies were found in a mass grave, and one Iraqi soldier committed suicide while on duty. In the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.), at least 31 […]

At least five people were killed, and six more were wounded: An I.E.D. on a highway near Ramadi exploded, killing a border police officer and his driver The officer was a brigadier general. In Kirkuk, security forces shot a suicide bomb before he could enter the National Security Directorate. However, his bomb belt still detonated. He was killed, and two security personnel were wounded. An ISIS attack left one security member dead and two others wounded in Hawija. A sniper killed a militiaman in Yathrib. An explosives expert was wounded while attempting to dismantle a bomb in Abu Saida. A landmine […]

At least nine people were killed, and 14 more were wounded: A failed attempt to defuse a bomb in Rashad left four policemen dead and five wounded. Two children were killed, and three more were wounded, when they group came up old war-related explosives in Basra. In Hammam al-Alil, old explosives killed two children and wounded a third one. Three people were injured in Dohuk when a roadside bomb exploded. The trio were part of a group attempting to repair powerlines. AN ISIS attack north of Khanaqin left two civilians with injuries. One ISIS member was killed during an attack near […]

At least four people were killed, and 19 more were wounded: In Mosul, a bomb killed one security member and wounded four more. One security member was killed, and another five were wounded, in a bombing in Waqf Basin. Near Khalis, gunmen killed a child and wounded his father. Near Khanaqin, ISIS militants killed the mayor of al-Qaya. An operation in Abu Saida left seven security personnel with gunshot wounds. A leftover bomb wounded two civilians in Qayara. Also, Turkish forces claimed to have neutralized 31 guerrillas belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) during operations in northern Iraq. Neutralized can […]

At least three people were killed, and 13 more were wounded: In Abbara, a pair of bombs killed two civilians and a policeman; one policeman and seven civilians were wounded. A roadside bomb targeting a Coalition convoy on a Babel province highway injured one Iraqi security guard when the bomb exploded. A bomb in Hibhib wounded two people, including a policeman. Near Tuz Khormato, a sniper wounded an Iraqi soldier. A policeman was wounded during an ISIS attack in Tal al-Rab’a. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for […]

At least five people were killed, and five more were wounded: A bomb blast in Amerli killed two security personnel. Another bomb killed a young shepherd. One soldier was killed, and four were wounded, during an ISIS attack in the Jalawla area. A young man was severely wounded in a bombing in Battishah. He lost both feet in the explosion. In Dibs, a child was killed when he came across remnants of ISIS explosives, which blew up when he tampered with them. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties […]

At least three people were killed, and another was wounded: A roadside bomb killed two security officers in the Hamrin Mountains. In Abbasi, gunmen killed a farmer, who worked with the militia. A soldier was wounded during an ISIS attack in Hatawin. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least four people were killed, and four more were wounded: One soldier was killed and two were wounded when a bomb exploded in Kanaan. In Baghdad, gunmen killed a colonel with the Ministry of the Interior. Militant killed a police officer at his home near Samarra. A roadside bomb in Dibs killed a militiaman. Two Iraqi soldiers were wounded during an attack in Adhaim. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least 11 people were wounded: A rocket attack on the military airbase in Balad left three Iraqi soldiers with injuries. The base also hosts foreign contractors; two of them were also wounded. In Mosul, three maintenance workers were wounded when a bomb exploded at a transmission tower. A civilian was wounded in Kifri, during a rocket attack that was likely targeting a nearby Peshmerga base. A bomb wounded a mukhtar near Balad, in Jalam village. A roadside bomb in Sidikan wounded a civilian. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering […]

At least seven people were killed, and 24 more were wounded: In Baghdad, a suicide car bomber detonated a parked vehicle at a second-hand market in the Sadr City neighborhood. At least five people were killed, and 21 more were wounded. Gunmen in Tuz Khormato killed one soldier and wounded two more. A militia member was injured during a rocket attack on a Hashd al-Shaabi base near Bartala. The militia blamed Peshmerga for the attack, but they denied involvement. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since […]

At least two people were killed, and two more were wounded: Gunmen shot dead a man in Zanjili. A rocket attack on Bashiqa, where Turkey maintains a base, left one Turkish soldier dead. Rockets also hit a nearby village, where two civilians were wounded, including a child. No casualties were reported after a rocket attack on the Erbil International Airport. An unknown number of militants were killed during airstrikes on caves in the Hamrin Mountains. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all […]

At least nine people were killed, and two more were wounded: Near Hamrin Lake, a bomb killed three soldier and wounding two more. The body of an army officer was dumped near Shatt al-Arab. Five militants were killed in two operations near Saadiya. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least six people were killed, and four more were wounded: In Baghdad, a bomb killed one person and wounded another. An old bomb wounded three children in Houd. Five ISIS militants were killed in airstrikes near Hamrin Lake. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least three people were killed, and eight more were wounded: In Sinjar, family members discovered the bodies of three people, including one belonging to a child. The trio was apparently burned alive at their home by ISIS militants. It is unclear how long ago they died. In Baghdad, an assassination attempt on a representative of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr left one bodyguard with injuries. Gunmen wounded a civilian. A bomb in Amerli wounded five farmers. In Sharaban, a bomb seriously wounded a civilian. Also, an Iraqi investigative committee concluded that five policemen illegally shot at protesters during demonstrations in Nasariya […]

At least 60 people were killed, and seven were wounded: The Iraqi military announced that 60 militants were killed in airstrikes conducted on March 25 in the Hamrin Mountains. Yahya Rasul, spokesperson for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief, made the announcement in a Twitter thread. He further explained that the ISIS militants had been flushed out of their Makhmour bases during earlier operations in March and into these “alternative” hideouts in Hamrin. Also today, the British military revealed that British Armed Forces participated in their own airstrikes last month, against ISIS targets in the Makhmour Mountains. It is unclear Rasul was referring to […]

At least two people were killed and a soldier committed suicide. Also five people were wounded: Ali Al-Zirjawi, a Sadrist leader, was killed in Dhi Qar province. Local authorities blame a tribal dispute for the murder. A soldier committed suicide in Makhmour. A grenade in Baquba wounded three people. One of the injured is a news correspondent. In Jurf al-Sakhar (Jurf al-Nasr), a bomb injured two militiamen. A decomposed body was found in an ISIS hideout near Jalawla. In Mosul, authorities discovered the remains of ISIS militants in the rubble of a collapsed building. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is […]

At least six people were killed in recent violence: A Fijian soldier died of a heart attack in Baghdad on March 30. Senior nurse Warrant Officer Tomasi Dau Saumadu died shortly after exhibiting mild symptoms of coronavirus and testing positive. He was a member of the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU). In total, 90 servicemembers at the base tested positive, but most were asymptomatic or exhibited only mild symptoms. Militants kidnapped then killed two fisherman in the Tuz Khormato area. A bomb in Hammam al-Alil killed a farmer and wounded his father. A bodyguard was wounded during an attack on a […]

At least six people were killed in recent violence: In Maimouna, gunmen killed a civilian. Local authorities claim it is part of a tribal dispute. Three militants were killed in airstrikes in Salah ad Din province. Airstrikes killed two militants in the Tharthar Valley. Also, demonstrators were able to shut down production at three oil facilities in Dhi Qar province. The protesters were freshly angered, when the Iraqi parliament voted to accept a new budget. However, the new budget did not include provisions for new jobs for the protesters. Protesters there and in Muthanna province also called out for the removal […]

At least 124 were killed, and 130 were wounded during March. And, 36 bodies were found in mass graves. Thankfully, the number of casualties dropped dramatically in the last month. In February, 190 people were killed, 552 were wounded, and 33 bodies were found in mass graves. Violence related to the Islamic State militancy left 15 civilians, 21 security personnel, and 60 militants dead. Another 41 civilians were wounded, along with 41 security personnel. At least 36 bodies were recovered from mass graves. Also, a U.S. contractor died of a heart attack during a missile attack. During protests, 37 demonstrators and […]

At least four people were killed, and nine others were wounded in recent violence: In Penjwen, unknown assailants killed two members of the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (P.J.A.K.), a group affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) The P.J.A.K.’s activities are focused against Iran. A roadside bomb in Hamrin region killed one militiaman and wounded two more. Gunmen killed a policeman at his home in Muqdadiya. Four security personnel were wounded when an explosive device was detonated in Rutba. A bomb in Samawa wounded two people when it exploded. An assassination attempt on a protest activist in Dhi Qar left […]

At least 30 people were killed, and six others were wounded in recent violence: A two-week long airstrike offensive Makhmour Mountains has killed an unknown number of militants. Hundreds of strikes destroyed over 100 ISIS positions, so the casualty figures could be considerably high. As some of the militants attempted to escape, snipers shot and killed 27 of them. In Tuz Khormato, clashes left one soldier dead and three wounded. A motorcycle bomb in Baghdad killed one person and wounded three more. The dead man and one of the injured were possibly transporting the explosives or simply the victims of a […]

At least two people were killed, and three others were wounded in recent violence: In Baghdad, gunmen killed an Iraqi colonel who worked in the intelligence directorate. A lawyer was reported missing and is believed to have been kidnapped. A bomb on a road near Yasrib targeted a federal police convoy. One civilian bystander was killed, and two militiamen in the convoy were wounded. A sniper wounded a soldier at his post in Tarmiya. Four people were kidnapped in Daquq, but one of them was released. Three more were kidnapped in Tuz Khormato. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a […]

At least three people were killed, and 25 others were wounded in recent violence: An attack against security personnel in Riyadh left one dead and two wounded. Gunmen killed a policeman in Abbara. Nearby a civilian was wounded by a bomb that exploded in an orchard. In Abu Saida, gunmen killed a policeman.Eleven protesters and nine security personnel were injured during protests in Hilla. Protests took place in other cities as well. A Turkish airstrike on Sidikan left two civilians with injuries. Also, a survivor of the 1988 Halabja massacre has died in the United States. Mohammed Aziz Halabjayi succumbed to […]

At least three people were killed, and three others were wounded in recent violence: Two security personnel were wounded during an operation in Tarmiya that left two militants dead. A security member was wounded when a bomb exploded in Rashad. In southern Baghdad, an attack led to the death of a militant. An attack on two power transmission towers in Diyala province caused electrical outages. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

ISIS members attacked the Tarmiya home of a tribal fighter, where they killed him and his mother. A soldier was killed in clashes near Mount Sinjar and the Syrian border. It is unclear if two groups attacking the soldiers were working together. In Najaf, security forces wounded 20 protesters as they tried to storm a government building. Two security personnel were also wounded. A bomb in Qayara wounded two people. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis […]

At least 11 people were killed, and two others were wounded in recent violence: Gunmen wearing military uniforms invaded a home near Albu Dour, where they murdered seven members of a family. An eighth person died in that or another home that was also attacked. One of the dead was a police officer. Authorities believe that one of the attackers is a former resident who was chased out due to terrorist activities. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks. A roadside bomb attributed to Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) activity killed one Peshmerga fighter and wounded another in Sidikan. In Moura ban […]

At least 19 people were killed, and two others were wounded in recent violence: A mass grave containing 16 bodies belonging to ISIS members was found in Shura. In Amara, unknown assailants assassinated the father of a missing activist. Jasb Hattab Aboud was shot in the head. His son, Ali Jasb, was an activist and lawyer who was kidnapped during the 2019 protests. He accused a militia of being behind his son’s disappearance. An explosives expert was killed as he attempted to disarm a bomb in Diwaniya. The bullet-riddled body of a  young man was discovered in Balad Ruz. In Abu […]

At least 37 people were killed, and four others were wounded in recent violence: In Nasariya, four protesters were injured when a man driving a truck forced his way through a group of them. Ten militants were killed in an airstrike on Adayah Mountain. While searching the site, security personnel found two more militants and killed them. Turkish strikes against alleged Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) sites in Qandil and Hakurk left 25 guerrillas dead. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts […]

At least two people were killed, and 37 were wounded: In Baghdad, a bomb or grenade attack near the al-Aimmah Bridge between Kadhimiya and Adhamiya killed one woman and wounded 30 others. Many Shi’ite pilgrims are arriving in Baghdad for religious observances on March 9, at shrine of the seventh imam, Musa al-Kadhim. Attacks were expected. A child was killed when he unknowingly discovered old explosives on a road near Kirkuk. A bomb in Riyadh wounded seven policemen. Demonstrations took place in Diwaniya. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi […]

At least 21 people were killed or found in a mass grave: In Salah ad Din, a mass grave containing at least 20 bodies was discovered. Authorities believe the grave is two to three years old. A army officer was shot dead in Tarmiya. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

In Rutba, ISIS shot a woman and kidnapped her husband. A bomb wounded two servicemembers in Jalawla. An intelligence officer and his bodyguard were wounded by a blast in Kirkuk. Security forces in Salah ad Din and Kirkuk provinces found six bodies belonging to ISIS members who were recently killed in airstrikes. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006. View all posts by Margaret Griffis Source link

At least 16 people were killed, and nine more wounded in recent violence: One U.S. contractor died of a heart attack after 10 rockets fell on the Ain al-Asad Base. An attack in Metabijh left two policemen dead and four wounded. One soldier was killed and three more were wounded during an explosion in Tuz Khormato. Near Jalawla, a sniper wounded two soldiers. Airstrikes killed four militants. Operations in Salah ad Din and Kirkuk provinces left eight militants dead. Author: Margaret Griffis Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since […]