Blue Herald
11
Nov
VETERAN’S DAY IN IRAQ
by QuestionGirl

26 FALLEN U.S. TROOPS IN 11 DAYS

11/11/06 WaPo: A Soldier’s Struggle to Recover (Photo essay)
Sgt. Nicholas Bennet, gets a helping hand cleaning up from daughter Amanda, 13. (Ashley Wilkerson/Post)
11/11/06 Reuters: Pentagon reviews Iraq war strategy
Top U.S. military leaders have begun a broad review of strategy in Iraq and other crisis areas in the Bush administration’s campaign against terrorism, The New York Times reported in Saturday editions.
11/11/06 LATimes: Decrepit healthcare adds to toll in Iraq
Thousands of Iraqis are believed to have died from shortages of medicine, vital equipment and qualified doctors, despite an infusion of nearly half a billion dollars from U.S. coffers into this country’s healthcare system, Iraqi officials…
11/11/06 Reuters: Roadside bombs kill 2 in Baghdad
A roadside bomb exploded in eastern Baghdad, killing one civilian, Interior Ministry sources said…A roadside bomb killed one motorist and wounded five others in eastern Baghdad, police said.
11/11/06 Reuters: 2 people killed in attack on police station in Zaghinya
A suicide car bomber attacked a police station, killing two people, including one woman, in the town of Zaghinya to the north of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
11/11/06 Reuters: Gunmen kill Iraqi intelligence officer
Gunmen shot dead an intelligence officer in southern Baghdad’s Bayaa district, Interior Ministry sources said.
11/11/06 Reuters: Five bodies found in different parts of Baghdad
Police found five bodies, including a woman, bearing signs of torture and bullet wounds, in different parts of Baghdad, Interior Ministry sources said.
11/11/06 Reuters: Roadside bomb seriously wounds 4 policemen in Kirkuk
A roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol, seriously wounding four policemen in the northern oil city of Kirkuk, police said.
11/11/06 CNHI: New treatment eases war injury pain
a pioneering medical method developed two years ago at the John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute in Johnstown, Pa., is helping wounded soldiers better cope with their suffering than in previous wars.
11/11/06 ynetnews: 2 soldiers killed in Polish-led zone in Iraq
One Polish and one Slovak soldier were killed by a roadside bomb in south-central Iraq late on Friday, Polish officials said on Saturday. The bomb exploded near the town of Al Kut in Wasit province as a multinational convoy was returning to base,
11/11/06 KUNA: Militants shot dead Imam Saeed Mahdi
In other developments, unknown militants shot dead a mosque’s cleric (Imam), Saeed Mahdi, as he came out of the mosque after Maghreb (sunset) prayers.
11/11/06 VOA: Car Bombs Kill 8 at Baghdad Market
Two car bombs exploded among shoppers at a busy market in central Baghdad Saturday, killing at least eight people. Iraq’s Interior Ministry says 20 or more people were wounded when bombs hidden beneath two cars went off at a square…
11/11/06 AP: U.S. Military Offers $50,000 Reward in Search for Missing Translator
The U.S. government offered a $50,000 reward Saturday for information leading to the recovery of an Iraqi-born American Army translator kidnapped in Baghdad almost three weeks ago.
11/11/06 Reuters: Mortars strike U.S. office in Iraq
The U.S. government’s office in central Iraq came under mortar fire early Saturday, an attack that touched off a blaze in part of the complex, Iraqi police said. There was no immediate word on damage or casualties.
11/11/06 Reuters: suicide car bomber kills four Iraqi soldiers in Tal Afar
A suicide car bomber hit an army checkpoint, killing a colonel and four soldiers, and wounding 17 people including 10 soldiers in Tal Afar, about 240 km (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said.
11/11/06 Reuters: Gunmen abduct police lieutenant colonel in northern Baghdad
Gunmen abducted a police lieutenant colonel in northern Baghdad, interior ministry sources said
11/11/06 Reuters: Gunmen abduct and kill 14 people in Yusufiya
Gunmen in four cars broke into two houses in Kwerisha village, near the town of Yusufiya 15 km (9 miles) south of Baghdad overnight, and abducted and killed 14 people, police said. The bodies were found dumped in a field.
11/11/06 Reuters: Iraqi Army kill Egyptian al Qaeda militant
The Iraqi Army killed an Egyptian al Qaeda militant named Abu Muhaim and his Libyan assistant, Abu Isam, during an operation in Rawa, west of Baghdad, state television Iraqiya said.
11/11/06 MNF: 13th SC(E) Soldier killed in Al Anbar
One Soldier assigned to the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) was killed and another wounded Nov. 10 during a combat logistics patrol when their truck was hit by an improvised explosive device west of Hadithah.
11/11/06 MNF: Marine dies in Western Iraq
One Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died today [Nov. 10, 2006] from non-hostile causes while operating in Al Anbar Province.

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