Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 3 November 2009

Two policemen were killed and three others were wounded by a roadside bomb in Anbar. | 11/03/09 08:23:30 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday November 02, 2009

Two roadside bombs targeted real states offices in central Tikrit injuring one civilian. | 11/02/09 09:24:28 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday November 1, 2009

Two suicide car bombs detonated in Ramadi city around 10:30 a.m. The first attacker detonated his car bomb near the traffic police headquarters 3 miles west of Ramadi killing two people and injuring four others. The second attacker targeted civilians in central Ramadi killing one civilian and injuring three others. | 11/01/09 08:23:00 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday October 31, 2009

Six civilians were injured when a magnetic bomb stuck to a mini bus carrying passengers exploded in central Baghdad near a busy bust station around 7 a.m. | 10/31/09 10:12:15 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday October 30, 2009

Three civilians and one soldier were injured when a roadside bomb exploded near an Iraqi army checkpoint in Al Youssifiyah town south of Baghdad. | 10/30/09 14:51:38 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

round-up of daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 29 October 2009

Three policemen were killed when gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Mosul city. | 10/29/09 14:01:22 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 28 October 2009

A roadside bomb detonated in Mosul city killing three peopel and wounding five. | 10/28/09 09:12:21 By - Jenan Hussein

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 27 October 2009

Gunmen killed two civilians in two separated incidents in Mosul north of Baghdad. | 10/27/09 10:17:46 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 26 October 2009

Four people were killed and 14 others were wounded by a suicide attack in Karbala province south of Baghdad. | 10/26/09 09:30:29 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday October 25, 2009

130 people were killed and more than 500 others were injured in two car bombs attacks in central Baghdad. | 10/25/09 15:15:30 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday October 24, 2009

A suicide bomber detonated his vest bomb targeting the headquarters of National Unity Gathering, a political party, in central Tikrit. The attack resulted in killing one guard who stopped the attacker from entering inside the building and two civilians around 3 p.m. | 10/24/09 10:32:20 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 23 October, 2009

A magnetic bomb stuck to an empty tanker truck detonated in al Obaidi neighbourhood, northeastern Baghdad, at 10 p.m. Thursday causing no human casualties.

A policeman was injured by sniper fire in Shifaa neighbourhood, western Mosul, Friday. | 10/23/09 09:32:56 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 22 October 2009

Gunmen shot and killed a civilian in the southern part of the city of Kirkuk, Wednesday evening, using pistols fitted with silencers.

A magnetic bomb stuck to the car used by the head of Sahwa (a militia supported by the U.S. military and then turned over to the government) in Diyala, Sheikh Hussam Aziz, detonated Thursday morning, injuring Aziz and his driver. | 10/22/09 09:28:52 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 21 October 2009

Four Iraqis were killed in seperated inicdents thougout Iraq | 10/21/09 15:49:53 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 20 October 2009

Four people were kiiled adn ten others were wounded by a parked car bomb in Anbar province west Iraq. | 10/20/09 11:14:07 By - Jenan Hussein

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 19 October, 2009

An improvised bomb left inside a diner in the commercial part of Bayaa neighbourhood, southwest Baghdad, detonated at noon Monday, killing at least one civilian and injuring at least 10 others. Toll may rise because many of the injured were serious, said Iraqi police.

Gunmen opened fire and killed Brig. Gen. Thenoon Younis, Head of the Bureau of Tribal Affairs in the province, Monday. Younis was in his car, just outside his home in Hadbaa neighbourhood north Mosul, heading to work when he was killed. Two civilian passers-by were also injured by gun-shot-fire in the incident. | 10/19/09 08:57:04 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 18 October 2009

one civilin was killed adn three others were wounded by an adhesive bomb in downtown Baghda. | 10/18/09 09:19:36 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday 17 October 2009

A suicide bomber driving a truck bomb detonated on the highway bridge in Tway area, 45 km to the west of Fallujah, bringing down a section of the bridge and blocking the highway that is the main route to Jordan and Syria. The explosion took place at 5 a.m. Saturday and wounded one civilian.

Gunmen attacked a checkpoint manned by police in Maidan neighbourhood, central Mosul at noon, Saturday. The confrontations resulted in one policeman killed and two civilians injured. | 10/17/09 09:43:13 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 16 October 2009

Checkpoint security opened fire upon four gunmen in a sedan who refused to stop for searching near al Taqwa Mosque in the town of Tel Afar west of Mosul, Friday. At last the car stopped and three of the four men ran away, while the fourth ran into the mosque just as Friday prayers ended, and shot and killed the imam and a judge who was sitting with him. He then tried to fight his way out of the mosque past the guards, but when he ran out of ammunition, he detonated his explosive vest, killing 12 more people and injuring at least 75, said Iraqi police. | 10/16/09 08:46:56 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 15 October 2009

Two Iraqis were killed and ten others including security members were wounded in different incidents thorughout Iraq. | 10/15/09 10:02:10 By - Laith Hammoudi and Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 14 October 2009

Eight civilians were killed and 14 others were injured by mortar shells and gunmen's attacks in west Baghdad | 10/14/09 11:51:15 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 13 October 2009

A policeman was injured by a roadside bomb in Mosul city.

A roadside bomb targeted an Iraqi army patrol on the main route between the city of Kirkuk and al Rashad district southwest Kirkuk, Tuesday morning killing two soldiers and injuring four others. | 10/13/09 09:21:40 By - Laith Hammoudi and Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 12 October, 2009

A magnetic bomb was stuck to the private car of a high-ranking officer in the ministry of interior, the director general of security for embassies in Iraq, in Karrada, southern Baghdad, at 2 p.m. Monday, seriously injuring the officer himself and four civilian passers-by.

The sons of the mayor of Abu Khamees neighbourhood, 10 km to the south of Baquba were targeted by a roadside bomb, Monday afternoon. The explosion killed two and seriously injured the other. All three young men were Sahwa members (a militia that was supported by the U.S. military and then turned over to the Iraqi government). | 10/12/09 09:48:05 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday October 11, 2009

Three car bombs exploded in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad, killing 19 and injuring 81. Two car bombs exploded in a quick succession at 12:30 p.m. The third attack targeted the main hospital in the city by a suicide attacker driving a car bomb around 1:20 p.m. | 10/11/09 11:01:24 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 9 October 2009

Insurgents threw two hand grenades at a police patrol in the Doura intersection, southern Baghdad, injuring three policemen.

A magnetic bomb was stuck to the car of the imam of Abdulqadir Mosque in the town of Saqlawiyah, to the north of Fallujah, Friday. The imam and two of his security personnel got into the car after Friday prayers and the bomb exploded, killing all three. | 10/09/09 08:49:41 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 8 October, 2009

A roadside bomb that was planted outside a beauty salon in al Shuhadaa neighbourhood in the city of Yousifiyah, around 17 km to the south of Baghdad, targeted a wedding gathering, Thursday evening, killing at least three and injuring another 10.

A magnetic bomb stuck to a civilian car detonated in the town of Tilkeif, 15 km to the northeast of Mosul, Wednesday. The explosion killed the driver and seriously injured four of his family members. | 10/08/09 17:23:47 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 7 October 2009

One civilian was killed and five others were injured by a roadside bomb in west Baghdad. | 10/07/09 09:32:20 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 6 October 2009

Eight people were killed and more than 20 others were injured by two explosions in Anbar province west of Baghdad. | 10/06/09 14:31:53 By - laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday October 5 2009

Three civilians and one policeman were injured when a roadside bomb targeted a vehicle of the Iraqi police in Al Nidhal Street in central Baghdad around 9:30 a.m. Iraqi police said that Iraqi army soldiers shot and killed a man who was trying to attack an Iraqi army vehicle using a hand grenade in Al Qadisiyah neighborhood in east Mosul. | 10/05/09 09:50:39 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 4 October 2009

Two policeman were killed and nine other people including four policemen in three incidents throghout Baghdad. | 10/04/09 14:18:33 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday 3 October 2009

One civilian was killed and three others were injured by an adhesive bomb in northeast Baghdad. | 10/03/09 15:13:42 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 2 October, 2009

The imam of Shurouq village mosque was killed when an IED placed inside the mosque exploded after Friday prayers. The explosion also injured three worshippers. Shurouq village is 35 km to the southwest of Mosul. | 10/02/09 09:05:58 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 1 October, 2009

A roadside bomb targeted ministry of oil police vehicles in Abu Nowas Street, central Baghdad at 8 a.m. Thursday, injuring three policemen and three civilians.

Three Katyusha rockets were fired from Ghazaliyah neighbourhood, western Baghdad towards Baghdad International Airport, Thursday, No casualties were reported. | 10/01/09 15:44:06 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 30 Sep 2009

Gunmen attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in Mahmudiayh town south of Baghdad killing three soldiers and injuring one. | 09/30/09 09:07:02 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 29 September 2009

Three gunmen using pistols with silencers killed one civilian and tried to flee but Iraqi army soldiers clashed with the three men in Haifa Street killing two and one managed to flee yesterday. | 09/29/09 10:39:53 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 28 September, 2009

Two roadside bombs exploded in Ghazaliyah, Monday. The first targeted an Iraqi army patrol injuring one civilian, and as soon as people gathered around to offer what aid they could, another bomb exploded killing three servicemen and injuring 28 people including army servicemen, policemen and civilians.

A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt drove a booby trapped tanker truck, usually used for transporting water into the police outpost in Area 35, on the international highway, to the north of Ramadi at 2 p.m. Monday, killing six police officers and injuring eight others. The toll may rise because several of the injured are critical, said Iraqi police. | 09/28/09 09:28:49 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 27 September 2009

A suicide bomber blew up himslef killing two policemen and injuring five in Anbar province | 09/27/09 13:36:29 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq–Saturday 26 September 2009

A policeman and his brother were killed in a bomb exploded in central Fallujah. | 09/26/09 15:49:12 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 25 September 2009

15 Iraqi army soldiers were killed and one was injured by accident. Soldiers were trying to destroy a weapons and explosives cache in Bashiqa town north of Mosul. | 09/25/09 14:10:11 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 24 September 2009

A roadside bomb went off in the commercial district in Saidiyah, southern Baghdad at 11 p.m. Wednesday causing no casualties.

A roadside bomb targeted a U.S. military convoy on the highway in Ghazaliyah, western Baghdad at 11.30 p.m. Wednesday. No casualties were reported. | 09/24/09 08:40:01 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq, Wednesday 23 September 2009

A magnetic bomb was attached to the car of a senior tribal leader in Abu Ghraib neighbourhood, western Baghdad, Wednesday. The bomb was planted under the passenger seat were the sheikh usually sits, but this time he was driving and got away with superficial injuries while his bodyguard – sitting in the passenger seat was seriously injured.

A roadside bomb targeted an Iraqi army patrol in Tel al Zalat village, 25 km to the west of Mosul, Wednesday, killing three soldiers. | 09/23/09 09:33:34 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 20 September, 2009

A roadside bomb targeted an Iraqi army patrol in Yarmouk neighbourhood, Sunday, injuring two servicemen.

A roadside bomb that was planted in the cemetery in Iskanderiyah district, 50 km to the north of Hilla, detonated Sunday morning killing the father of a family who was there to pray for their dead, and injuring four members of the same family, including two women. | 09/20/09 16:19:43 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday 19 September, 2009

A mortar round slammed into the Green Zone at around 9 a.m. Saturday. No casualties were reported.

The man who was eriously injured by fire from an American military convoy, Wednesday, for throwing his sandal at them, died in hospital, Thursday. | 09/19/09 08:55:52 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 18 September 2009

Seven civilians were killed and 21 others were injured in south Baghdad. | 09/18/09 15:08:21 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 17 September 2009

A magnetic bomb stuck to the car of the head of Islamic studies in the Sunni Endowment office detonated in Adhamiyah, northern Baghdad at 10 a.m. Thursday. The target was not in the car, and the explosion seriously injured his driver and body guard.

A sound bomb exploded in Tuz Khormatu district to the south of the city of Kirkuk, Wednesday. When Asayesh (Kurdish intelligence) came to investigate, a roadside bomb targeted their patrol killing two and seriously injuring three. | 09/17/09 10:07:00 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 16 September 2009

Gunmen killed a civilian who used to work as a policeman in Bab Al Tub area in central Mosul. | 09/16/09 10:22:10 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 15 August 2009

A civilian was killed and three people were injured in two separated attacks in Kirkuk north of Baghdad. | 09/15/09 13:50:06 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 14 September, 2009

Insurgents fired at a U.S. military helicopter in Tel Aqra, western Mosul, Monday, and the U.S. military returned fire. Two civilians and two Iraqi policemen were killed during the ensuing confrontation.

A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in Bursa neighbourhood, western Mosul, Monday morning, killing a woman and injuring her daughter. | 09/14/09 09:41:56 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 13 September 2009

Gunmen killed four members of one family. Policeman Omed Abdul Wahid found his wife and his three children killed inside the family’s house in Al Qadisiyah neighborhood in Kirkuk. Police said the killers might have used silencers. | 09/13/09 09:56:48 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday 12 September 2009

Four people were killed by an adhesive bomb in Muqdadiyah city in east Diyala province. | 09/12/09 09:47:57 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 11 September 2009

A roadside bomb targeted a U.S. Military convoy in Qahirs, northern Baghdad, Friday evening. No casualties were reported. | 09/11/09 16:44:23 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 10 September 2009

Two suicide bombers driving booby trapped trucks drove into the village of Wardek before dawn, Thursday. The first truck detonated killing 20 civilians and injuring 27 others, and the toll is expected to rise because many of the injured are critical, said police. The second truck was stopped as Peshmerga, Kurd militia, came to the site at the sound of the first explosion and shot the driver dead. The explosion also leveled fifteen houses and caused extensive damage to forty others.

Two roadside bombs went off simultaneously in an open air market in the city of Mahmoudiyah, 30 km to the south of Baghdad at 9 a.m. Thursday killing four civilians and injuring 29 others. | 09/10/09 08:23:45 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq-Wednesday 09 September 2009

A suicide bomber driving a car bomb targeted a local Sahwa leader in Al Urouba neighborhood in south Kirkuk. Three civilians were killed and 15 others. A sticky bomb exploded in the car of Col Jassim Mahmoud Jassim, Iraqi army second division intel officer, as he drove his car in north Mosul today. Jassim was killed and two civilians were injured. | 09/09/09 12:11:36 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 8 September, 2009

The U.S. military announced the deaths of four American soldiers who were killed by roadside bombs in two separate incidents, three soldiers died at 11.40 a.m. Tuesday north of Baghdad and in the second incident a roadside bomb struck a military patrol in southern Baghdad killing one.

A roadside bomb targeted the chief of counter terrorism force in Amerli, to the south of Kirkuk, Tuesday afternoon, killing the chief and three of his security detail and injuring another. | 09/08/09 10:34:35 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 7 September, 2009

A magnetic bomb stuck to a government-owned car belonging to the Iraqi Cabinet exploded in Wathiq Square, central Baghdad at 8.30 a.m. Monday seriously injuring the driver.

An insurgent threw a hand grenade at a checkpoint manned by Iraqi army in Mamoun neighbourhood, western Baghdad at 10.30 a.m. Monday injuring four civilians and two servicemen. | 09/07/09 16:26:03 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 6 September 2009

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Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 5 September 2009

Turkish bombardment targeted the border strip in Erbil without causing any casualties. The bombardment started at 1 p.m. Friday and continued late into the night, said Kurd military authorities. | 09/05/09 09:19:27 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 4 September, 2009

A car bomb parked on the commercial street in Saidiyah neighbourhood went off at 11 p.m. Thursday injuring seven civilians and causing material damages to nearby shops.

A magnetic bomb stuck to a civilian car detonated late Thursday near a Support Council centre in Amil neighbourhood injuring three civilians. | 09/04/09 11:22:26 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq-Thursday 03 September 2009

A suicide bomber wearing a vest bomb stormed into a house in Al Salam neighborhood in Tal Afar west of Mosul yesterday. He used a pistol to kill the owner of the house and his wife after that he sat and wait for police to show at the scene. When police showed up the suicide detonated his vest bomb injuring seven policemen and one Iraqi army soldier. | 09/03/09 10:09:32 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 02 September 2009

Around 10 a.m. a roadside bomb targeted a police vehicle in Karrada neighborhood in Baghdad injuring four policemen. Gunmen stormed a house in al Rifaq neighborhood in east Mosul killing a girl and injuring her mother. | 09/02/09 13:50:18 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 1 September 2009

Three civilians were injured in northeast Baghdad on Tuesday morning. | 09/01/09 10:09:04 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 31 August 2009

Gunmen using pistols with silencers killed two civlians in Mosul city in two separated incidents. | 08/31/09 15:07:01 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 31 August 2009

gunmen using pistols with silencers killed two civilians in two separated incidents in Mosul city. | 08/31/09 10:05:27 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq-Sunday 30 August 2009

Around 9 p.m. Mortar shell slammed into Al Kamaliyah neighborhood killing one civilian and injuring five others. Around 9 p.m. a roadside bomb targeted a vehicle of Iraqi police in Dora injuring one policeman and two civilians. | 08/30/09 09:23:12 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday 29 August 2009

14 people were killed and more than 30 were wounded in two explosions northern Iraq on Saturday morning | 08/29/09 10:05:44 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-uo pf Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 28 August 2009

One civilian was killed and one Iraqi soldier was injured by a roadside bomb in Mosul city on Friday afternoon | 08/28/09 15:00:20 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 27 August, 2009

Two magnetic bombs stuck to two civilian cars exploded, early Thursday in Ras al Hawash, Adhamiyah injuring 12 civilians.

A car bomb parked in a parking lot near the entrance of Taji military base, northern Baghdad exploded at 8 a.m. Thursday killing one civilian, injuring five others. | 08/27/09 09:58:37 By -

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 26 August, 2009

Gunmen boarded a mini bus, shot dead one civilian and got away. The incident took lace in Yarmouk neighbourhood, western Mosul, Wednesday afternoon.

Two bodies were found in Imam Mansour, Baladruz district, 45 km to the east of Baquba, Wednesday. | 08/26/09 09:51:39 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 25 August 2009

18 people were injured in three explosions throughout Baghdad. | 08/25/09 10:07:12 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 24 August 2009

Around 7:30 p.m. a roadside bomb targeted Iraqi police in Morocco street injuring four policemen. Two sticky bombs exploded in busses carrying passengers from Baghdad to Wassit province. Ten civilians were killed and 20 others were injured. | 08/24/09 15:13:40 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 23 August 2009

Two roadside bombs targeted Iraqi police in Taji area north of Baghdad injuring 11 policemen. A roadside bomb targeted Sattar Jabar, Sawha leader, in Albu Khamis area in Diyala. Jabar was killed and his son was injured. | 08/23/09 11:01:18 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday 22 August 2009

Gunmen opened fire upon a checkpoint killing two Iraqi soldiers and wounding another one in Athemiyah neighborhood | 08/22/09 10:52:05 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 21 August 2009

Two people were killed and 20 others were injured by a bomb in southern Baghdad on Friday morning | 08/21/09 10:53:00 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 2o August, 2009

Five Kurds, members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK, which is headed by President Talabani) were kidnapped from a café located in front of the party headquarters in Jalowlaa district Thursday morning and their bodies were found on the main route between Jalowlaa and Khanaqeen Thursday afternoon.

A roadside bomb targeted an American military convoy in al Mansouriyah area, to the west of the city of Nasiriyah, Thursday morning and the explosion caused no casualties or material damages, said Iraqi police. No comment from the American military was available at time of publication. | 08/20/09 10:26:18 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq, Wednesday 19 August 2009

A truck bomb parked under Mohammed al Qassim Traffic Bridge in front of the Ministry of Finance in Waziriyah, northern Baghdad went off at 10 30 a.m. Wednesday killing 35 civilians, injuring 228 others. The explosion also brought down 50 meters of one side of the traffic bridge, caused material damage to the ministry building and burned a large number of cars.

A truck bomb parked in a parking lot near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, near one of the entrances into the Green Zone in central Baghdad went off at 10.55 a.m. killing 60, injuring 315 others. The explosion also caused material damage to the ministry building and burned 44 cars said a ministry spokesman. | 08/19/09 09:20:14 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 18 August 2009

Two peopel were killed and 15 others were injured by a bomb in southern Baghdad | 08/18/09 09:37:01 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 17 August, 2009

A parked car bomb targeted a Federal Police (formerly National Police) patrol in Taji, northern Baghdad at 4 p.m. Monday, killing two civilians and injuring nine policemen and two civilians.

Gunmen killed an off-duty officer near his home in Ras al Jada neighbourhood, western Mosul. | 08/17/09 09:25:20 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 16 August 2009

Gunmen attacked the house of Jamal Ziban, a police member and local Awakening leader, in Al Bu Essa tribe area south of Fallujah before sun rise today. The gunmen took over the house killing Ziban and two of his sons and blew up the house after ordering the rest of Ziban’s family to leave the house. A roadside bomb targeted Nineveh provincial council member Qusai Abbas injuring him and two of his bodyguards in Al Maliya neighborhood eastern Mosul. Abbas represents Shabak ethnicity and is a member of Al Hadba electoral list. | 08/16/09 11:06:45 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday 15 August 2009

Two civilians were killed and six others were wounded in two explosions in Baghdad. | 08/15/09 14:21:53 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 14 August 2009

Gunmen driving a speeding car killed a merchant in north Mosul on Firday midday. | 08/14/09 14:33:53 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 13 August 2009

Two suicide bombers wearing vest bombs targeted civilians in a café and a restaurant in Sinjar town, 80 miles northwest of Mosul, killing 17 civilians and injuring 26. Most of them were Yazidis. Around noon, a roadside bomb targeted civilians in Mahmudiyah town south of Baghdad city. Three civilians were injured including one child. | 08/13/09 10:03:51 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 12 August, 2009

Insurgents threw two hand grenades at a house in Baaj, a predominantly Sunni Arab area, 120 km to the west of Mosul, Wednesday morning, killing the father, a guard, two sons who work as policemen and one little boy and injuring three other family members including a woman.

A high ranking officer in Nineveh police, Brig. Gen. Abdulhameed Khalaf Asfoor, was assassinated, Tuesday by gunmen. He was on his way home in Qayara, 80 km to the south of Mosul from a funeral. | 08/12/09 09:22:46 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 11 August 2009

A magnetic bomb stuck to a civilian car blew up in Doura neighburhood, southern Baghdad at noon Tuesday, injuring four civilians.

A parked car bomb targeted civilians in an open air vegetable market in Shaab neighbourhood, northern Baghdad injuring nine civilians. | 08/11/09 09:43:08 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 10 August, 2009

A parked car bomb targeted laborers in al Shurta al Rabi'a neighbourhood, southwestern Baghdad at 6.20 a.m. Monday killing nine workers and wounding 35 others.

Two truck bombs targeted the residential neighbourhood in al Khazna village, 20 km to the north of Mosul at 4 a.m. Monday killing at least 30 civilians and wounding at least 130 others. Iraqi police said that the toll is likely to rise because rescue operations are continuous and also because so many of the wounded have serious injuries. The explosion also destroyed 35 houses. | 08/10/09 10:04:23 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 09 August 2009

Four people including two Kurdish secuirty members were killed in three incident throughout Baghdad. | 08/09/09 09:55:31 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq-Saturday 08 August 2009

A roadside bomb targeted civilians in Al Amil neighborhood, west Baghdad, injuring two civilians. | 08/08/09 09:02:24 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 7 August, 2009

A car bomb driven by a suicide bomber targeted a crowd outside al Rashidiyah Mosque in Shraikhan, a northerly suburb of Mosul City that is inhabited by a Shiite Turkoman majority at 1.15 p.m. Friday. The explosion killed at least 30 civilians and injured 77. Iraqi police said that the toll is likely to rise as many of the injured are in critical condition.

Insurgents attacked a checkpoint in Darbendikhan district, near Darbendikhan dam at 1.30 a.m. Friday killing one traffic policeman and injuring two others. | 08/07/09 10:15:51 By - Sahar Issa

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 6 August 2009

One civilian was killed and three others were wounded by an adhesive bomb in south Baghdad | 08/06/09 09:20:03 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 05 August 2009

A roadside bomb targeted ranking police officers in Dora yesterday. Five officers were killed and five policemen and three civilians were injured. In Anbar province A parked car bomb targeted civilians on the main road in central Ramadi near the court house. Two women were killed and four civilians were injured. | 08/05/09 09:38:20 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 04 August 2009

Around 10 a.m. a roadside bomb targeted civilians in Dora neighborhood injuring four civilians. | 08/04/09 09:34:11 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 3 August 2009

Two people were killed and seven others injured by a suicide attack in Anbar province | 08/03/09 08:42:43 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 2 August 2009

Eight people were killed and 20 others were injured by a car bomb in Haditha town | 08/02/09 08:45:57 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday 1 August 2009

One Iraqi soldier was killed in Mosul city north of Baghdad | 08/01/09 09:51:37 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Friday 31 July 2009

Five attacks in Baghdad targeted Shiite mosques killing 27 and injuring 66 civilians. | 07/31/09 10:36:08 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 30 July 2009

A suicide driving a car bomb near a police station in Qaem city west of Ramadi near the Iraqi-Syrian borders. Three civilians were killed and 20 others were injured. Police imposed curfew for further notice. | 07/30/09 10:25:39 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 29 July 2009

Three people were killed and 31 others injured by a bomb on Tuesday evening. | 07/29/09 08:53:17 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of daily Violence in Iraq - Tuesday 28 July 2009

gunmen killed eight guards and robbed about seven million US dolars from a bank in downtown Baghdad. | 07/28/09 09:57:25 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq- Monday 27 July 2009

Around 1 p.m. a roadside bomb targeted civilians in Palestine street east Baghdad. One civilian was killed and four others were injured. A roadside bomb targeted Iraqi army patrol in Mosul injuring six soldiers. | 07/27/09 09:56:22 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 26 July 2009

Four people were killed and four others were injured in an attack in Baghdad on Sunday morning | 07/26/09 10:15:38 By - Laith Hammoudi

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Saturday 25 July 2009

Two car bombs exploded in Fallujah one in central Fallujah near the headquarter of the Sunni Islamic party and ten minutes later another car bomb exploded in west Fallujah. Three people were killed and 27 others were injured. | 07/25/09 11:50:20 By - Mohammed Al Dulaimy