Security Incidents in Iraq August 31st

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANW034458.htm

BAGHDAD, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents reported in Iraq on Wednesday, Aug. 31, as of 1430 GMT.

U.S. and Iraqi forces are battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite and Kurdish-led government in Baghdad.

Asterisk denotes new or updated item.

*BAGHDAD - Over 1,000 Iraqi Shi'ites are thought to have died in a stampede on a Tigris River bridge in Baghdad, panicked by rumours a suicide bomber was about to blow himself up, a Health Ministry official said.

The crowd of pilgrims had been moving towards the Kadhimiya mosque in the old district of north Baghdad.

*BAGHDAD - Seven people died and 37 were wounded when mortar rounds landed in Kadhimiya while pilgrims were mourning the death of a prominent Islamic figure, police said.

*TIKRIT - A U.S. soldier was killed and three wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated on their combat patrol southeast of Samarra at about 12:35 p.m., the U.S. military said in a statement.

KIRKUK - One Iraqi policeman was killed and four were wounded when a roadside bomb struck their patrol in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

Another policeman was killed and two civilians were wounded in clashes between gunmen, police said.

TAL AFAR - A U.S soldier was killed by insurgent gunfire near the northern town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, on Saturday, the U.S. military said.

TAL AFAR - A U.S soldier was killed and another wounded when their helicopter was forced to land after coming under hostile fire from insurgents near Tal Afar on Monday.

BAIJI - A driver was killed by U.S troops when he failed to obey instructions and refused to stop in the town of Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S military said.

BAQUBA - A director of intelligence in Diyala province, Lieutenant Colonel Ali Keza'al, escaped when gunmen opened fire on his motorcade between Baquba and Baghdad. Police said one of his bodyguards was seriously injured.

ISKANDARIYAH - A U.S soldier was killed when he was struck by a roadside bomb in Iskandariyah, south of Baghdad, on Tuesday, the U.S military said.

KERBALA - An Iraqi policeman was killed by gunmen on his way to work in the western town of Kerbala, 100 km (68 miles) southwest of Baghdad, police said. (Reporting by Faris al Mahdawi in Baquba, Aref Mohammed in Kirkuk, Sami al-Jumaili in Kerbala)

[sarcasmo]

1. Oh, that's right we are in a War. Well it's a Civil War now.

[whalerider55]

2. wait, i'm confused...

how can we be in a war? we never declared war.

how is it possible to get involved in a civil war? aren't they supposed to be internal affairs?

hmmm. there may be more, or less here than meets the eye.

whalerider