Mortar shell hits Iraqi Parliament

Mortar blasts in Baghdad Green Zone
(AFP)
19 May 2007
BAGHDAD - At least three mortar rounds hit Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, the seat of the Iraqi government and US embassy, on Saturday, wounding one person, an American official said.

The blasts came just before British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in the walled district to meet senior Iraq leaders, but it was not clear whether he was targeted and the area is shelled on an almost daily basis.

Later in the day, two more explosions rocked the area, but it was not immediately clear what they were.http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/May/focusoniraq_May110.xml§ion=focusoniraq

May 18, 2007
Friday
Two killed in attack on Baghdad's Green Zone
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Two people were killed and another eight wounded when 10 mortars slammed into Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, a US embassy official said on Thursday.

In the attack on Wednseday afternoon, "around 10 mortars impacted on the International Zone, wounding eight people and causing two deaths," US embassy spokesman Lou Fintor said.

The two people who were killed and six of the wounded were Iraqis, Fintor said, adding that the other two were "third country nationals," meaning they are neither American nor Iraqi.

Powerful explosions rocked the Assassin's Gate area near the Iraqi defence ministry and the US embassy compound, which is inside the walled district and has in recent weeks become a prime target for insurgent attacks.

On Tuesday, five contractors working for the US embassy were wounded by "indirect fire", an embassy spokesman said. On May 2, two Indians, a Filipino and a Nepalese working for the embassy were killed in a rocket attack.http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/fri/may18w18.htm

5 contractors wounded in Green Zone explosion
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday May 15, 2007 14:07:11 EDT
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/05/ap_contractors_greenzone_0705153/
BAGHDAD — At least one mortar or rocket slammed into the U.S.-controlled Green Zone on Tuesday, wounding five American Embassy contractors, a spokesman said.
The explosion occurred at 3:59 p.m. (1159 GMT), U.S. Embassy spokesman Lou Fintor said, adding the nationalities of the five embassy contractors who were wounded have “not yet been confirmed.”

Fintor said there were no deaths and property damage was minimal.

Iraqi police said earlier Tuesday that mortar rounds had struck the Green Zone, also known as the International Zone, and a central Baghdad street being reopened to the public on the other side of the Tigris River.

“At least one round of indirect fire impacted the International Zone. The nature of the indirect fire remains under investigation,” Fintor said. Indirect fire can mean a mortar or a rocket attack in military terminology. “The embassy is open and functioning normally.”

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Cheney Presses Iraqi Leaders to Make More Progress As Explosion Rattles Embassy Windows
BAGHDAD (Map, News) - Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that "we've got a long way to go" in reducing violence in Iraq in a trip punctuated by an explosion that shook windows at the U.S. Embassy, where Cheney was visiting.
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4 Killed in Green Zone Rocket Attack
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6605224,00.html
Thursday May 3, 2007 2:01 PM
By THOMAS WAGNER
Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD (AP) - A rocket attack on Iraq's heavily fortified Green Zone killed four foreign contractors working for the U.S. government, the American embassy said Thursday. It was the third straight day that extremists used rockets or mortars to hit the area where Iraq's parliament meets.

The embassy said two of the contractors were from India, one was from Nepal and one from the Philippines.
Wednesday was the third straight day that the U.S.-controlled area in central Baghdad - home to the U.S. and British embassies and thousands of American troops - was hit by rockets or mortars.

The embassy said Wednesday's attack left it ``with a profound sense of sadness and regret'' over the loss of the contractors who ``were integral members of our embassy community.''
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6605224,00.html

Explosion hit Green Zone for second day in a row; no casualties reported
Published: May 1, 2007
The Associated Press
http://www.topix.net/world/middle-east/2007/05/mortar-rounds-slam-baghdads-green-zone
Mortar rounds slammed into the U.S.-controlled Green Zone on Tuesday, with one striking within 100 yards of the Iraqi prime minister's offices, a government official said. No casualties were reported.

It was the second attack against the Green Zone in 12 hours, and it underscored heightened concerns about security in the area that is home to the U.S. and British embassies and thousands of American troops.

The first round of explosions occurred at about 10 p.m. Monday and another round struck at about 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Baghdad's Green Zone Rocked by Explosions
Monday, April 30, 2007
BC-Iraq,1056 — A series of explosions rocked central Baghdad Monday night and witnesses reported seeing smoke rising from the heavily fortified Green Zone. The U.S. military said it had no immediate information on the blasts.

About a dozen blasts began about 10 p.m. and lasted about five minutes.

Iraqi police said several mortar shells landed in the Green Zone, which houses the U.S. and British embassies, the Iraqi government headquarters and thousands of American troops on the west bank of the Tigris River.
http://www.iraq-war.ru/article/126426

Blast Kills 8 at Iraqi Parliament Building
Lawmakers Dead In Suicide Attack; Bridge Destroyed
By Karin Brulliard and Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, April 13, 2007; Page A01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20 ...
BAGHDAD, April 12 -- A suicide bomber detonated a vest packed with explosives inside Iraq's parliament building Thursday, killing at least eight people in the worst-ever breach of security in the heavily guarded Green Zone.
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Explosion in Green Zone at Iraq Parliament Cafe
by BBC (reposted)
Thursday Apr 12th, 2007 7:33 AM
An explosion has hit a cafeteria at the Iraqi parliament, killing at least two MPs and injuring at least 15 people, witnesses and security officials say.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/12/18396218.ph ...
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Explosions strike Green Zone, 3 wounded
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Mar 27, 2007 10:59:40 EDT

BAGHDAD — Two explosions struck the Green Zone in Baghdad on Monday, slightly wounding three people, according to the U.S. Embassy.

The first attack was about 2 p.m. when a rocket fell in the heavily fortified area in central Baghdad, causing the injuries, embassy spokesman Lou Fintor said. He did not provide more details about the nationalities of those injured or the exact location of the strikes, citing security concerns.

Another explosion occurred at about 4:20 p.m. and preliminary reports indicated it was a rocket as well, Fintor said. That attack caused no injuries or deaths and only minor damage, he said.
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UN head ducks as explosion rocks Green Zone
March 24, 2007
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flinched visibly when an explosion rocked war-torn Baghdad's fortified Green Zone during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
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Iraq: Unexploded suicide vests found in green zone
01/04/2007 - 13:05:50
Two suicide vests were found unexploded in the Green Zone area of Baghdad, less than a week after two Americans were killed by a rocket attack in the area, a US military spokesman said today.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/?jp=MHAUEYGBCWOJ