Bombs kill 10 in Iraq but number of attacks falls
Assailants killed a policeman Wednesday in a drive-by shooting in Mosul, where many insurgents are believed to have relocated after facing intense military pressure in Baghdad and other urban centers.
Police in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, said workers who were rebuilding a primary school discovered 22 bodies, most of them under concrete in a playing field. A police official, who earlier said only five bodies were discovered, said the remains were believed to have been buried more than a year ago.
Relatives of missing people were summoned to the site Tuesday. Those identified included a Muslim cleric whose wife recognized his clothes, the official said on condition of anonymity because of security reasons.
Ramadi, like Fallujah, was a stronghold of the Sunni-led insurgency, but violence there has dropped since Sunni tribal leaders and their fighters formed an alliance with the U.S. military.
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Posted By: loriw @ 06/22/2008 4:14:50 PM
Comment: And you know this how??? Because you serve in either our US military forces or the Iraq military forces???
Posted By: oniah2 @ 06/08/2008 5:21:52 PM
Comment: Well if it is getting better I quess we can leave it ,but if we leave well have to face the fact that we made Iran a world player and Al Sadar wont get his payments to meet payroll.
Posted By: rif2422 @ 06/07/2008 2:23:36 PM
Comment: Whether you wish to face the truth or not, things are getting better in Iraq, and the 4,000 plus servicemen who willingly gave their lives deserve a democratic and successful safe Iraq. A successful Iraq is imperative for the millions of middle eastern women enslaved by the religious nuts. This is a war not only for oil, and invicible W.M.D.'s, but on the mindset of people with who behave like they're still in 12th century.