10 October 2007 Events in Iraq
US troops spent the day in Diyala Province fighting "al Qaeda of Iraq" (body count 37) but when the sun went down....insurgents launched a sustained mortar attack on Camp Victory outside Baghdad, killing 2 US soliders and wounding another 38.
Meanwhile, via L'Orient-Le Jour
Carbombings continue daily, with very high death tolls.
Three people were killed in Baghdad and 17 wounded in one blast and two fusillades.
In Tikrit, 4 people, including 2 policemen, were killed and 8 wounded in a carbombing.
In Diwaniyah, two policemen were killed in a drive-by shooting; a school for women came under mortar fire, wounding 11 students, 2 teachers and 2 other persons.
In Baghdad, the US released 1,400 Iraqi prisoners, but holds more than 25,000 in outdoor camps.
Along the Syrian border, a camp for displaced, stateless Iraqi Palestinians burned to the ground.
Meanwhile, via L'Orient-Le Jour
Carbombings continue daily, with very high death tolls.
Three people were killed in Baghdad and 17 wounded in one blast and two fusillades.
In Tikrit, 4 people, including 2 policemen, were killed and 8 wounded in a carbombing.
In Diwaniyah, two policemen were killed in a drive-by shooting; a school for women came under mortar fire, wounding 11 students, 2 teachers and 2 other persons.
In Baghdad, the US released 1,400 Iraqi prisoners, but holds more than 25,000 in outdoor camps.
Along the Syrian border, a camp for displaced, stateless Iraqi Palestinians burned to the ground.
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