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03/07/07 Xinhua: Suicide car bomb hits Iraqi police
A suicide car bomber struck a police patrol in southern Baghdad on
Wednesday, killing at least a policeman and wounding 17 others,
including Shiite pilgrims, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

03/07/07 Reuters: Gunmen kill four Shi'ite men on Tuesday in Dujail
Gunmen killed four Shi'ite men and wounded another on Tuesday in a
drive-by shooting near the town of Dujail, police said.

03/07/07 Reuters: Gunmen kill Policeman and son in Diwaniya
Gunmen killed a police officer along with his 10-year-old son on
Tuesday in a drive-by shooting in Diwaniya, 180 km (110 miles) south
of Baghdad, police said.

03/07/07 belfasttelegraph; Up to 7,000 extra US soldiers may be
deployed in Iraq
A Pentagon official has said an extra 7,000 US soldiers may have to be
sent to Iraq on top of the 21,500 already announced by President
George W Bush.

03/07/07 Reuters: Gunmen wound 6 pilgrims
Gunmen wounded six pilgrims in Baghdad as they were heading to the
holy city of Kerbala to commemorate the Arbain, the end of 40 days of
mourning since Ashura, which marks the death of Prophet Mohammad's
grandson in 680, police said.

03/07/07 Reuters: Gunmen targeting Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims kill 1,
wounded 3 others
Gunmen targeting Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims killed one pilgrim and
wounded three others in the Nahdha area of central Baghdad, police
said.

03/07/07 AP: Iraq Shiite pilgrims struck again; at least 11 die
Attacks on Shiite pilgrims showed no sign of easing Wednesday with at
least 11 people killed by bombs and gunfire as they streamed toward a
Muslim shrine ahead of a weekend holiday.

03/06/07 zwire: A Florence man has died from a roadside bomb while
serving in Iraq
Staff Sgt. E6 Darrel Kasson, 43, was driving back to base from a
mission when his Humvee was hit by an improvised explosive device
(IED), according his wife, Lori...Two others in the vehicle reportedly
survived the blast.

03/06/07 wcax: Newport soldier killed in Iraq
N.H. News reports say a soldier from Newport (New Hampshire) was
killed this week in Iraq by a roadside bomb. Justin Rollins, who was
22, was serving in the 82nd Airborne Division. He was a 2003 graduate
of Newport High School.

03/06/07 wreg: North Mississippi soldier killed in Iraq
Private Barry Wayne Mayo was killed in Baqubah, Iraq yesterday during
combat operations. He only had a few more weeks in the military before
he got out and planned to attend Ole Miss to study computers.

03/06/07 AFP: 118 Shiite pilgrims slaughtered in Iraq
nsurgents slaughtered at least 118 Shiite pilgrims in a surge of
attacks across Iraq on Tuesday that included a double suicide bombing
on a crowded street that claimed 90 lives.

03/06/07 AP: Sunnis on the attack as Shiite militias step back in the
Iraqi capital
Sunni insurgents are striking back with attention-grabbing bombings in
Baghdad and gruesome killings posted on the Internet, in an apparent
effort to shore up their positions around the Iraqi capital as the
U.S. struggles to secure the city.

03/06/07 AAP: Gunmen storm Iraq jail, free 140 inmates
Dozens of gunmen stormed an Iraqi jail in the northern city of Mosul
and freed up to 140 prisoners in one of the biggest prison breaks
since the US-led invasion in 2003, police said.

03/06/07 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Lance Cpl. Raul S. Bravo, 21, of Elko, Nev., died March 3 while
conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Bravo was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

03/06/07 fayobserver: Six 82nd soldiers reported killed in Iraq
Six 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers were killed Monday in what was
the deadliest single day for the division in the Iraq war. The
paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
died when a bomb exploded near their vehicles...

03/06/07 AFP: Suicide blasts kill 90 Shiite pilgrims in Iraq's Hilla
At least 90 Shiite pilgrims were killed and 160 wounded when two
suicide attackers set off their bombs in a crowd in the central Iraqi
farming town of Hilla on Tuesday, an emergency medic said.

03/06/07 NPR: Europe Struggles with Influx of Iraqi Refugees
After four years of chaos and violence, nearly two million Iraqis
remain outside their country, according to the UN agency for refugees.
Most are overwhelming neighboring countries, particularly Jordan and
Syria.

03/06/07 Reuters: 5 Shi'ite pilgrims killed in Sunni Yarmouk district
A car bomb killed five Shi'ite pilgrims and wounded 10 others as they
were marking a religious event [in Sunni Yarmouk district] that
involves people walking on foot across Iraq converging in the holy
city of Kerbala, police said.

03/06/07 Reuters: Car bomb kill 3 pilgrams, wound 13 in seperate
attacks
A car bomb killed two pilgrims and wounded 10 others when it targeted
a group of pilgrims passing through southern Baghdad's Doura
district...A car bomb targeting pilgrims...killed one pilgrim and
wounded three others in western Baghdad, police said.

03/06/07 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 2 civilians, wounds 10 in
central Baghdad
A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol killed two civilians
and wounded 10 others near a fine arts college in central Baghdad,
police said.

03/06/07 Reuters: 25 bodies found in Baghdad
A total of 25 bodies were found shot dead on Monday in different
districts of Baghdad, police said.

03/06/07 Reuters: Gunmen kill 3, wound 13 in Latifiya
Gunmen attacked pilgrims heading to the holy city of Kerbala, killing
three people and wounding 13 others on in two different incidents on
Monday in the town of Latifiya, just south of Baghdad, police said.

03/06/07 Reuters: Gunmen wound 3 civilians, 1 policeman in southern
Baghdad
Gunmen wounded three civilians and a policeman when they attacked
Shi'ite pilgrims wounding three civilians and a policeman in Doura
district in southern Baghdad, police said.

03/06/07 Reuters: Roadside bombs wound 4 in different ares of Baghdad
A roadside bomb targeting pilgrims heading to the holy city of Kerbala
wounded two in the Ilaam district of southern Baghdad...A roadside
bomb exploded near pilgrims, wounding two in northern Baghdad's
Sulaikh neighbourhood, police said.

03/06/07 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds man in Mussayab
A roadside bomb exploded outside a house, wounding a man on Monday in
the town of Mussayab, about 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police
said.

03/06/07 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Spc. Christopher D. Young, 20, of Los Angeles, Calif., died March 2 in
Safwan, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to Company C, 3rd
Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment...

03/06/07 MNF: Task Force Lightning Soldiers attacked (confirmed)
Task Force Lightning Soldiers were attacked while conducting combat
operations in Salah ad Din province Monday. Six Task Force Lightning
Soldiers died as a result of injuries sustained..Three other Soldiers
were wounded...

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The monthly U.S. death toll through Mar. 6 is 21

3,185 American troops are dead, 23,786 have been wounded, over 650,000
innocent Iraqis are dead and wounded

Harry

"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?"

John Kerry