Saturday, August 19, 2006
News RhetIraq: July 2006 Deadliest Month in Iraq Since March 2003 Invasion
Source: CNN
Quotes: From article titled, "Iraq: 3 die as 'worst month' figures revealed"
... the Iraqi Health Ministry released new figures that underscore the spike in warfare plaguing Iraq: July was the deadliest month for civilians since the war started in March 2003, figures show.
During the month, 3,438 Iraqis were killed -- 1,855 because of sectarian or political violence and another 1,583 from bombings and shootings. Nearly 3,600 Iraqis were wounded, the official said.
The release of these figures comes on the heels of a U.N. report that said nearly 6,000 people were killed in Iraq in May and June.
The violence this year has been particularly turbulent because of the Feb. 22 bombing of the Askariya Mosque, a Shiite shrine in Samarra. That attack led to an upsurge in Sunni-Shiite retribution slayings.
Quotes: From article titled, "Iraq: 3 die as 'worst month' figures revealed"
... the Iraqi Health Ministry released new figures that underscore the spike in warfare plaguing Iraq: July was the deadliest month for civilians since the war started in March 2003, figures show.
During the month, 3,438 Iraqis were killed -- 1,855 because of sectarian or political violence and another 1,583 from bombings and shootings. Nearly 3,600 Iraqis were wounded, the official said.
The release of these figures comes on the heels of a U.N. report that said nearly 6,000 people were killed in Iraq in May and June.
The violence this year has been particularly turbulent because of the Feb. 22 bombing of the Askariya Mosque, a Shiite shrine in Samarra. That attack led to an upsurge in Sunni-Shiite retribution slayings.
