Terrorists Kill, Wound Scores of Iraqi Civilians

American Forces Press Service ^

[SandRat]

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2006 – Scores of Iraqis have been killed or injured in terrorist attacks in the Baghdad area over the last two days, military officials reported.

Last night, three blasts reportedly exploded in various parts of the Sadr City neighborhood, killing 52 residents and wounding 78, according to Iraqi police reports.

More than 10 military ambulances responded, along with Iraqi soldiers who assisted in assessing the situation, securing the area and transporting the wounded to medical treatment facilities. The soldiers also helped provide traffic control around the stricken area.

"Iraqi security forces showed great compassion responding to this emergency in their own city," said Col. Thomas Vail, commander, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, whose brigade trains and conducts operations with the Iraqi division in eastern Baghdad. "It is significant the Iraqi police and Iraqi army worked very well together."

Terrorists killed at least 35 and wounded 92 Iraqi civilians when a series of bombs detonated in central Baghdad yesterday, officials said. Elements of the Iraqi security forces rushed to the scenes to provide security while coalition forces manned security checkpoints outside the area.

"This is another example of an indiscriminate terrorist-like attack that harms the innocent people of Iraq," said Brig. Gen. David Halverson, assistant division commander for support, Multinational Division Baghdad. "This attack is an attempt to disrupt the stability of the Iraqi government and escalate the violence in this country."

Six more Iraqi civilians were killed and 13 others were wounded yesterday when a mortar hit in central Baghdad near the Yarmouk neighborhood at about 10:30 a.m.

Soldiers from the 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and Multinational Division Baghdad's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, responded to the scene. The wounded were transported to a local hospital.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)

[SandRat]

Bet that's not the way the MSM worded the story.

[domenad]

Hey, wait a minute. These guys are freedom fighters. Michael Moore said so, and if it wasn't true they wouldn't put it on TV.

[Siena Dreaming]

The longer this goes on the more support Pres. Bush is gaining with Iraqi civilians.

This is why the MSM is fighting the war HERE in the airwaves...Pres. Bush is winning it over there.

[Delta 21]

How can you live with this kind of thing going on, day after day, for years and years and not rise up against it. Our CIA should be organising resistance to this kind of thing.

There has to right thinking people who live there and are fed up with this. If there isnt, then we should have just nuked it at the getgo.

[Delta 21]

No Americans wounded or killed bump.

[rdcorso]

I wouldn't be surprised if Iran was behind the attacks in Sadr City.Iran doesn't want a stable Iraq that allows American troops to turn all its attention on Iran.This is especially true when we are close enough to spit on their whacked out leader.

[river rat]

Hmmmmmmmmm.....

I thought the militant sheetheads had called upon pious Muslims to join the Jihad against the Christian Crusader Invaders --- why are they now killing mostly Muslims?

I thought the militant sheetheads warned that the "Holy Cities", "Holy Mosques" and "Holy Korans" could not be defiled by fire, explosions, or trespass by Infidels ---- how do these same sheetheads justify THEY are the ones blowing up Mosques, using Mosques as defensive/offensive positions and warehouses for weapons and explosives.

I thought the militant sheetheads have been telling us Islam was a "religion of peace" -- how do they explain the sonsuvbitches screaming the loudest for bloodshed are the Clerics, Imams, Mullahs, or whomever they recognize as leaders of their "religion"?

Those pesky Muslims can be confusing can't they?

Perhaps that is the wisdom in freeing the "peace loving" Muslims, arming them and allowing THEM to murder the lunatics in their midst -- since they all look the same to us!

Semper Fi