Sunday, June 10, 2007
The Iraq War: a quick update
More coming but this will hold you down 'til I get back from FL...
"U.S. Death Toll In Iraq Tops 3,500: 23 Deaths In First Six Days Of June, Almost Double That Of June 2006." (more here at CBS News)
"Dozens of gunmen swooped into a police chief's home Friday, killing his wife and two brothers and kidnapping three of his grown children. The senior officer wasn't there, but the bold attack provided a grisly example of the dangers facing Iraqi forces as they try to take over the country's security so American forces can leave." (more from the AP story "Bold Attack on Iraqi Police Chief's Home" via The Guardian here)
"An apparent rocket attack Saturday at a U.S.-run detention facility in southern Iraq killed at least six detainees and wounded 50, the military said. No American casualties were reported." (more from the AP Story "U.S.: 6 Inmates Die in Iraq Jail Attack" via The Guardian here)
"Fourteen U.S. soldiers were killed by bombs and small-arms fire in Iraq over the weekend [of June 2-3], the U.S. military said Sunday, as factional violence continued to ravage soldiers and civilians alike.." (more the CNN story " U.S. military: 14 U.S. soldiers killed over weekend" here)
Labels: Iraq war, War on Terror
