Today in Iraq...

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http://icasualties.org/oif/

Also two more US military deaths, one UK, not yet listed

07/26/07 AP: Iraq VP hid details in death of personal bodyguard
1 of Iraq's vice presidents tried to hide details in the shooting death of 1 of his personal bodyguards earlier this year...The State Department has previously said a private contractor shot and killed the officer, while North Carolina-based Blackwater...

07/26/07 AP: Suicide bomber strikes police station in northern Iraq
A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of a police station in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding 13, authorities said.

07/26/07 AP: China denies reports that its missiles have ended up in Iraq
China said Thursday that reports saying its missiles had been shipped through Iran to Iraq were misleading and made to discredit China.

07/26/07 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties (part 3)
Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch, 20, of Louisville, Ky...assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa...died July 24 while conducting combat operations in Diyala province...

07/26/07 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties (part 2)
Cpl. James H. McRae, 22, of Springtown, Texas...assigned to 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa...died July 24 while conducting combat operations...

07/26/07 DoD Identifies Marine Casualties (part 1)
Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars, 21, of Watertown, Wis...assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton...died July 24 while conducting combat operations in Diyala province...

07/26/07 AFP: 36 suspected alleged al-Qaeda members arrested
US-led troops detained 36 alleged al-Qaeda operatives in separate raids across Iraq today, the military said, as security forces pressed assaults on the organisation's leadership structure.

07/26/07 Xinhua: 5 police commando members killed by IED in Babil province
Earlier, police said that five police commando members were killed and two others injured in a roadside bomb attack in Babil province, south of Baghdad.

07/26/07 Xinhua: 5 security members killed in N Iraqi clash
Five Iraqi security members were killed and two others wounded in a clash with insurgents in Salahudin province, north of Baghdad, on Thursday, a provincial police source said.

07/26/07 Reuters: 18 Bodies found in Baghdad on Wednesday
Police said 18 bodies were found in different districts of Baghdad on Wednesday.
07/26/07 Reuters: Mortar fire kills soccer fan in Mosul
Mortar bombs killed one soccer fan and wounded nine others who were celebrating Iraq's semi-final win in the Asian Cup. The attack took place in central Mosul 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.

07/26/07 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 1 person, wounds 11 in Falluja
A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded 11 others when it hit a bus in central Falluja 50 km (32 miles) west of Baghdad, police said.

07/26/07 AP: Official says bribery case is largest from Iraq effort
uthorities have arrested a third person in Texas as part of their investigation into an Army contract-rigging and bribery case. Justice and Defense department officials arrested Carolyn Blake in Dallas yesterday on charges she conspired...

07/26/07 guardian: Out of the shadows
The resistance groups have operated underground and their leaders have communicated with the outside world mainly through internet postings. Now they have decided to speak to the western press for the first time as they prepare to launch a public face...

07/26/07 AP: Attackers in Iraq have improved aim
The U.S. military has noted a "significant improvement" in the aim of attackers firing rockets and mortars into the heavily fortified Green Zone in the past three months that it has linked to training in Iran, a top commander said Thursday.