Peace and Stability report

"It's a peaceful and stable country now."

John McCain

Latest Confirmed Casualties:

Col. Michael R. Stahlman, 45, of Chevy Chase, MD died Oct. 5 in Anbar province, Iraq.
Cpl. Reuben M. Fernandez III, 22, of Abilene, TX died on Oct. 11 in Majar Al Kabir, Iraq.
Spc. Geoffrey G. Johnson, 28, of Lubbock, TC died on Oct. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Sgt. Michael K. Clark, 24, of Sacramento, CA died Oct. 7 in Mosul, Iraq.
Pfc. Christopher A. McCraw, 23, of Columbia, MS died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Spc. Justin A. Saint, 22, of Albertville, AL died Oct. 15 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Pfc. Heath K. Pickard, 21, of Palestine, TX died Oct. 16 in Balad, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Stacy A. Dryden, 22, of North Canton, OH died Oct. 19 in Anbar province, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Brian P. Hause, 29, of Stoystown, PA died Oct. 23 at Balad Air Base, Iraq.
Pfc. Cody J. Eggleston, 21, of Eugene, OO died Oct. 24 at the National in Bethesda, MD of wounds suffered on October 16 in Baqubah, Iraq.

Hat tip to Chad Shue.

Peace and Stability report

"It's a peaceful and stable country now."

John McCain

A weekend update, via Professor Cole...

SAMARRA - A mass grave containing 11 bodies was found in the northeast of Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, by Iraqi police with the help of local U.S.-backed security patrols. Five of the corpses were of policemen killed a year ago. Police also found a former prison belonging to Sunni militants, said police Colonel Abdul Khaliq al-Samarraie.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Police arrested a man accused of a bomb attack on U.S.-backed neighborhood patrols in Baghdad's Doura neighborhood, and found explosives in his possession, said Qasim Moussawi, government spokesman for security in Baghdad.

TUZ KHURMATO - The body of a man was found in Tuz Khurmato, 170 km (105 miles) north of Baghdad, showing signs of torture and gunshot wounds more than a week after he was kidnapped, police said.

KIRKUK - Three policemen were wounded when a roadside bomb struck their patrol in the southern part of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

MOSUL - An unidentified body was found in the south of the Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, with a bullet in the head, police said.

MUSSAYAB - Gunmen shot dead the leader of the Sunni "Awakening" movement in the town of Mussayab, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - A Kurdish security official was killed by a bomb attached to his car south of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

FALLUJA - A suicide bomber killed a Sunni imam on Friday night, police said..

Peace and Stability report

"It's a peaceful and stable country now."

John McCain

Assassinations replacing car bombs in Iraq

BAGHDAD — U.S. and Iraqi officials are seeing a shift in violence in Iraq from mass car bombings to assassinations using magnetic bombs, weapons with silencers and bicycle bombs.

Certainly assassination by a muzzled weapon is more peaceful than a car bomb. Tidier, too.

And stable? Heck, we could keep this up for a hundred years…or until we run out of Iraqis.

Peace and Stability report

"It's a peaceful and stable country now."

John McCain

Sunday in Iraq...

Baghdad

- Around 8 a.m. a roadside bomb targeted an Iraqi army vehicle in Mansour neighborhood, killing one soldier and injuring two soldiers and a civilian.
- Around 1 p.m. American soldiers searched an empty house in Zayuna neighborhood and shot randomly, injuring two civilians in the area, Iraqi police said. U.S. military said they had no information about the incident.
- Around 5:30 p.m. a parked car bomb exploded in a busy market in Shurta Rabaa neighborhood, southwest Baghdad, killing 12 civilians and injuring 35 others.
- Around 5:30 p.m. a bomb planted in a car exploded on a main road near Al Bayaa neighborhood, killing one and injuring one.
- Around 7 p.m. a parked car bomb exploded in the busy market area of Karrada neighborhood in central Baghdad, followed by a roadside bomb that killed 19 civilians and injured 72 others.
- Police found two dead bodies throughout Baghdad, one near Al Rasheed Camp and one in Hurriyah.

Diyala

- Around 9 a.m. a roadside bomb targeted Ahmed Samir Zargush, the mayor of Al Saidiyah town, about 50 miles east of Baquba. Zargush was injured along with three of his bodyguards and two civilians.

Nineveh

- Gunmen killed one citizen, a Christian, in Al Baladiyat neighborhood and in another incident gunmen killed a man and injured his brother in Mosul.'

Peace and Stability report

"It's a peaceful and stable country now."

John McCain

CNN:

At least 35 people were wounded and one killed in seven violent incidents in Baghdad Sunday morning, including seven bombings and two gun attacks, according to an Interior Ministry official.

Peace and Stability report

"It's a peaceful and stable country now."

John McCain

Via Professor Cole…

Baghdad

General Hasen Maeen, from the Prime Minister's office was targeted with an adhesive bomb stuck onto the car. He and two of his security personnel were severely injured in the explosion that took place in Harthiyah, central Baghdad, at 7.30 a.m. Tuesday.

An adhesive IED was stuck onto the car of the bureau chief of al-Arabiyah satellite station in Baghdad, Jowad al-Hattab in Salhiyah neighbourhood, central Baghdad. Al-Hattab called the security forces after checking his car and suspecting something at around 11 a.m. Tuesday, but the bomb detonated without casualties, before they arrived.

A roadside bomb targeted a restaurant in Wahran intersection, Baladiyat, eastern Baghdad, killing one civilian, injuring six people including three policemen.

Two roadside bombs were discovered and detonated under control, without casualties in Zayuna.

A roadside bomb exploded under a coach [bus] in Mansour, central Baghdad at 7 p.m. injuring three civilians.

A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol near Wathiq Square, Karrada at 9 p.m. injuring seven people including five policemen.

A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in Beirut Square, eastern Baghdad at 9.30 p.m. injuring two civilians.

Two unidentified bodies were found in Baghdad byIraqi police today; one in Shoala and the other in Zafaraniyah.

Nineveh

The body of a policeman was found in al-Shaareen neighbourhood in the city of Mosul.

Gunmen threw a grenade at a police patrol in al-Zinjili neighbourhood in Mosul at noon, Tuesday injuring two policemen.
Salahuddin

An IED targeted a police patrol in al-Isaaqi town, to the south of Tikrit, killing one policeman, injuring three.

Peace and stability report

"It's a peaceful and stable country now."

John McCain

*Sgt. Jose E. Ulloa, 23, of New York, NY died Aug. 9 in Sadr City, Iraq.
*Sgt. Kenneth B. Gibson, 25, of Christiansburg, Va., died Aug. 10 in Tarmiyah, Iraq.
*Sgt. Michael H. Ferschke Jr., 22, of Maryville, TN died Aug. 10 in Salah ad Din province, Iraq.
*Cpl. James M. Hale, 23, of Naperville, IL died Aug. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq.
*Pfc. Daniel A. C. McGuire, 19, of Mashpee, MA died Aug. 14 in Anbar province, Iraq.
*Pvt. Janelle F. King, 23, of Merced, CA died Aug. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq.
*Lance Cpl. Travis M. Stottlemyer, 20, of Hatfield, PA died Aug. 17 Manama, Bahrain.
*Sgt. Nickolas Lee Hopper, 27, of Montrose, IL died Sept. 8, 2007 from wounds received in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 20, 2005.
*Sgt. 1st Class George Stanciel, 40, of Greenwood, MS died Aug. 19 at Forward Operating Base Gary Owen, Iraq.
*Sgt. David K. Cooper, 25, of Williamsburg, KY died Aug. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq.
*Spc. Michael L. Gonzalez, 20, of Spotswood, NJ died Aug. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Hat tip to Chad Shue.