The surge worked?
Are you fucking kidding me? Iran & Turkey are conducting military operations inside of the Kurdish areas
in Iraq ..... The First Lady of Iraq was almost murdered ..... We are paying the Sunnis not to shoot @ us ....
the same Sunnis who were getting money and arms from our buddy Saudi Arabia .....
http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/Reported Security incidents:
Baghdad:
#1: The U.S. military said it captured 16 militants including a senior al Qaeda operative during operations in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul.
Hilla:
#1: “Unknown gunmen opened fire randomly in al-Khedr region in al-Askandariya district, north of Hilla, killing two civilians,” the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq.
#2: “Another armed group also opened fire randomly in al-Hashemiya district, south of Hilla, killing a child and injuring his brother,” the same source said.
#3: “An improvised explosive device was detonated in al-Muwelha region in al-Askandariya district, north of Hilla, injuring one Sahwa fighter,” the source, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq.
Basra:
#1: A Shi'ite cleric was wounded when gunmen attacked his vehicle in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, police said.
Mosul:
#1: Two civilians were injured on Wednesday in a roadside bomb blast in eastern Mosul, a police source said. “An improvised explosive device went off targeting a U.S. vehicle patrol in al-Muthanna intersection in eastern Mosul, injuring two civilians,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq. He did not add more details.
#2: “A suicide bomber blew up a car crammed with explosives targeting a U.S. vehicle patrol in al-Maared intersection in eastern Mosul, injuring six civilians,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq on condition of anonymity.
#3: Gunmen killed an Iraqi soldier when they opened fire on a primary school he was guarding in Mosul, police said.
#4: A car bomb killed two civilians and wounded nine others in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
#5: A mortar round wounded two civilians when it landed in southeastern Mosul, police said.
Tal Afar:
#1: Police say a car bomb has exploded in a popular outdoor market in northern Iraq, killing at least 12 people and injuring 30. A local police official says a parked car rigged with explosives struck late afternoon shoppers in Tal Afar, about 260 miles (420 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad.