Wednesday: 3 GIs, 61 Iraqis Killed; 83 Wounded

[Purveyor]

Updated at 5:55 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2007

At least 61 Iraqis were killed today and 83 wounded in violent attacks, including the deaths of two Iraqi journalists. Also, the U.S. military reported that an American soldier was killed in a Baghdad IED attack on Saturday. A roadside bomb also killed two GIs today in Baghdad.

In Amiriyat al-Fallujah, gunmen attacked the home of Abdul Rahman al-Isawi, who was a reported for the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA). The gunmen dragged al-Isawi, his father and brother to a nearby orchard and killed all three. Another five family members were killed in clashes with the gunmen.

A reporter for Aswat al-Iraq, Nazar Abdul Wahid, was gunned down in Amara. Five other journalists were wounded.

In Baghdad, three people were wounded during a mortar attack in the Jamiya neighborhood. In the Utefiyah neighborhood, gunmen killed Colonel Mohammed Shakir, an officer from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. One person was killed and three wounded when mortars fell on the Al Rasheed marketplace. Four civilians were wounded during an IED attack in Amiriyah. An Iraqi army officer was killed and two more wounded during a roadside bombing in al-Jami. Also, 23 bodies were found scattered in several neighborhoods.

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[whistle]

1. Now those are the kind of report figures Bush/Cheney love to see....

:sarcasm: Those bastards and their goddamn surge!