Everything is going sooo well in Iraq...surge working "well"... 25 US KIA in February '08

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02/21/08 MCT: Kurdish rebels still control Iraqi mountain redoubts
In the snowcapped Qandeel Mountains of northern Iraq, it's hard to see that the Kurdistan Workers Party — the PKK, as it's known by its Kurdish initials — has been on the U.S. terrorist list since 2002.


02/21/08 MCT: Five bodies found in Baghdad
Five bodies were found in Baghdad by Iraqi Police today.1 in Palestine St, 2 in Waziriyah, 1 in Tobchi and 1 in Amil.


02/21/08 Reuters: Coalition forces kill al Qaeda suspect, detain 20
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda suspect and detained 20 others in operations across central and northern Iraq on Wednesday and Thursday, the U.S. military said.


02/21/08 MCT: Commander of Fallujah Brigade killed by roadside bomb
Commander of Fallujah Brigade, the Seventh Division, Brigadier General Ahmed al-Juburi was killed when a roadside bomb targeted his motorcade. His driver was also killed and one security personnel seriously injured.


02/21/08 Reuters: Iraqi police find bodies of 15 executed men
Iraqi police said on Thursday they had found the bodies of 15 men, including 10 soldiers, who had been blindfolded and shot execution-style in the head.


02/21/08 AFP: Turkish artillery hit separatist bases
TURKISH artillery opened fire on suspected Kurdish insurgent positions in Iraqi Kurdistan, with no reported casualties. A spokesman for the outlawed separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Ahmed Banz, said the Turkish artillery opened fire...


02/21/08 AP: Iraqi mosques to read al-Sadr statement
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will have a statement read in mosques at Friday prayer services addressing whether his Mahdi Army will extend a six-month cease-fire that has helped reduce violence throughout Iraq, a Shiite lawmaker said.


02/21/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill policeman near his house in Numaniya
Gunmen shot dead a policeman near his house in the town of Numaniya, 120 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad, on Thursday, police said.


02/21/08 Reuters: Car bomb wounds 5 policemen in Mosul
Five policemen were wounded when a car bomb exploded near their convoy in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad on Thursday, police said.


02/21/08 Reuters: Diyala Bridge reopened
Iraqi officials reopened a newly rebuilt Diyala Bridge in southern Baghdad on Thursday, a year after militants blew it up with a car bomb. (Baghdad newsroom)


02/21/08 Reuters: Iraq's Sadr expected to extend militia truce
Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is expected to extend a six-month ceasefire by his Mehdi Army militia, two senior officials in his movement confirmed for the first time on Thursday.


02/21/08 AP: Attacks against American targets up around Baghdad
With deadly attacks against U.S. targets increasing around Baghdad, anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raised the possibility Wednesday that he may not renew a six-month cease-fire widely credited for helping slash violence.


02/21/08 Reuters: Baghdad-Basra Train Connecting People
Like a stitch across a deep wound, the train between Iraq's two biggest cities reminds people of a more peaceful time before sectarian carnage nearly tore their country apart.


02/21/08 dpa: Iraqi army clashes with militants in Basra
Iraqi army forces fought for several hours with illegal militant groups in different areas in the city of Basra, some 550 kilometres south of Baghdad, security sources and media reports said Thursday.


02/21/08 AFP: Four British soldiers injured in explosions
Four British soldiers suffered minor injuries when their convoy was hit by two explosions near their base in southern Iraq, the defence ministry in London said Thursday.


02/21/08 AFP: Australia confirms Iraq troop pullout
Australia's new government confirmed Thursday that it would withdraw its combat troops from Iraq by mid-year but pledged strong ties with the United States ahead of landmark talks this week.


02/21/08 WAVE-TV: More than 180 from Ky. National Guard leave for Iraq
More than 180 members of the Kentucky National Guard are heading to Iraq. It's the second trip to the war-torn country for the National Guard's 223rd Military Police Co.


02/21/08 AP: Seeking answers in Blackwater Iraq shooting
U.S. authorities investigating Blackwater Worldwide security contractors are returning to Baghdad this week to revisit the scene of a September shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead.


02/20/08 AP: GI guilty of aggravated assault in Iraqi’s death
A soldier who had been charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed Iraqi was convicted by a military jury Wednesday of aggravated assault.


02/20/08 timesofindia: Two Indians killed in Iraq suicide blast
Two Indians and a Sri Lankan have died after a suicide bomber blew himself up near their convoy in Basra, report reaching on Wednesday. They have been identified as Sureshan and Mohammed, both from Kerala. The three were working for Prolog Middle ...


02/20/08 Reuters: Four policemen wounded by roadside bomb in Kirkuk
Four policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb hit their patrol near the municipal headquarters in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.


02/20/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill policewoman in eastern Mosul
Gunmen killed a policewoman wearing civilian clothes in a market in eastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.


02/20/08 Reuters; Four bodies found in Baghdad
Police said they found four bodies in different districts of Baghdad on Wednesday.


02/20/08 AP: US - Bombers didn't have Down syndrome
The U.S. military said Wednesday that two women used as suicide bombers in attacks earlier this month had undergone psychiatric treatment but there is no indication they had Down syndrome as Iraqi and U.S. officials initially had claimed.


02/20/08 AP: US military says a detainee died at a coalition medical facility
A detainee died Wednesday after being transported to a coalition medical facility, the U.S. military said. The detainee was taken to the facility on Tuesday for medical assistance and died the next day, according to a statement.


02/20/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill 3 policemen, wound 3 others in Mosul
Gunmen killed three policemen and wounded three others when they attacked their patrol in a drive-by shooting in the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.


02/20/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 2 Iraqi soldiers and 2 civilians
Two Iraqi soldiers and two civilians were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near an Iraqi army patrol near the town of Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.


02/20/08 Reuters: Suicide car bomber kills woman and 6-year-old girl
A suicide car bomber killed a woman and a 6-year-old girl and wounded eight in an attack on an identity cards office in the town of Tal Afar...police said. Tal Afar's mayor put the death toll at two killed and four wounded.


02/20/08 AFP: Kurdish group threaten attacks on Turkey tourist sites
The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), a shadowy group that has claimed responsibility for deadly bomb attacks in the past, threatened "days of apocalypse for Turkey... with (our) activists who have taken a vow of revenge."


02/20/08 AP: Al-Sadr Threatens to End Cease-Fire
Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatened to lift a six-month cease-fire by the end of the week, officials said Wednesday _ a move that could send his Shiite militia fighters back out on the streets and jeopardize recent security gains that have...


02/20/08 AFP: Blast at Iraq market kills 10
A suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt blew himself up in the market of Muqdadiyah, killing at least 10 people and wounding 15 others," army General Ragheb al-Omayri told AFP.


02/20/08 Xinhua: Suicide bomber kills at least 6 in Iraq's Diyala province
A suicide bombing struck a security checkpoint near a marketplace in a town in the volatile Diyala province on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding 18 others, a provincial police source said.


02/20/08 AP: Iraq war vet faces trial on charges of raping a 3-month-old girl
A former Army paratrooper who served two tours of duty in Iraq has been ordered tried on charges of raping and critically injuring a 3-month-old girl. Kirk Coleman is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and first-degree child abuse...


02/20/08 Reuters: Deputy minister of science and technology wounded by roadside bomb
The deputy minister of science and technology was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy in the Zayouna district of eastern Baghdad, police said. Two of his guards were also wounded.


02/20/08 Reuters: Two suicide bombers killed in Samarra
Two would-be suicide bombers wearing explosive vests were killed by members of a neighbourhood security patrol as they tried to approach their checkpoint on Tuesday in the city of Samarra,

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http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=2-2008

21-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire

20-Feb-2008 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (South of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Ninawa Province Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack

19-Feb-2008 3 | US: 3 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

17-Feb-2008 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Specialist Luke S. Runyan Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
US Specialist Chad D. Groepper Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

14-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Staff Sergeant Javares J. Washington Kuwait City (Camp Buehring) - NA Non-hostile - vehicle accident

10-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Corey E. Spates Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

08-Feb-2008 5 | US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Private 1st Class Jack T. Sweet Jalawlah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - explosion
US Specialist Michael T. Manibog Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Timothy P. Martin Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Staff Sergeant Jerald A. Whisenhunt Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Gary D. Willett Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

07-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Petty Officer 1st Class Luis A. Souffront Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

06-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Bradley J. Skelton Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

05-Feb-2008 4 | US: 4 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Timothy R. Van Orman Muqdadiyah (died in Balad) - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant John C. Osmolski Muqdadiyah (died in Balad) - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Miguel A. Baez Muqdadiyah (died in Balad) - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Rafael Alicearivera Tallil - Dhi Qar Non-hostile - drowning

04-Feb-2008 3 | US: 3 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Specialist Christopher J. West Muqdadiyah (Died in Balad) - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Chief Petty Officer Nathan H. Hardy Not reported yet Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
US Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch Not reported yet Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

02-Feb-2008 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Staff Sergeant Chad A. Barrett Mosul - Ninawa Non-hostile

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Documented civilian deaths from violence

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/

81,467 – 88,933

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