Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Wave Of Insurgent Attacks Across Iraq Today



Dozens Killed In Wave of Attacks Across Iraq -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — In one of the broadest assaults on Iraq’s security forces, insurgents unleashed a wave of roadside mines and a more than a dozen car bombs across Iraq on Wednesday, killing dozens, toppling a police station in the capital and sowing confusion among the soldiers and police who responded.

The withering two-hour assault in 12 towns and cities, from southernmost Basra to restive Mosul in the north, was as symbolic as it was deadly, coming a week before the United States declares the end of combat operations here. Wednesday was seemingly the insurgents’ reply: Despite suggestions otherwise, insurgents proved their ability to launch coordinated attacks virtually anywhere in Iraq, capitalizing on the government’s dysfunction and perceptions of American vulnerability.

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More News On Iraq

46 dead in attacks targeting Iraqi security forces -- Yahoo News/AP
Dozens dead in Iraq attacks -- Al Jazeera
Iraq Struck by Series of Bombings Targeting Police -- Voice of America
Dozens killed in series of bomb attacks in Iraq -- The Telegraph
Across Iraq, String Of Suicide Car Bombings Kill Dozens, Injure Hundreds -- NPR
Bombs kill scores in attacks on Iraq's police -- Reuters
Iraq hit with wave of deadly attacks as insurgents target government, police in wake of US drawdown -- New York Daily News
In pictures: Iraq bombings -- BBC
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 25 -- Reuters

Iraqis say 'wrong time' for US withdrawal: poll -- AFP
Iraqi security to deteriorate after U.S. troops pull out -- Xinhuanet
U.S. soldiers head home, hope Iraq on track -- Reuters

Number of US troops in Iraq falls below 50,000 -- AP
U.S. troops in Iraq below 50,000 as combat ends -- Reuters
US troops in Iraq fall below 50,000 -- ABC News (Australia)
US troops in Iraq fall below 50,000 -- Al Jazeera

White House: Iraq Now Able to Defend Itself -- Voice of America
Obama to mark end of combat mission in major Iraq speech -- AFP
Obama to give speech to mark reduction of US troops in Iraq -- Boston.com

A Kurdish Village Governed by None -- New York Times
Timeline: Invasion, surge and withdrawal in Iraq -- Reuters
Foreign Policy: The Future Of Iraqi Oil -- NPR
Iraq Resumes Crude Oil Pumping To Turkey - Shipper -- FOX News
Kuwait, Iraq Agree on Sharing of Oilfields on Border, Oil Minister Says -- Bloomberg
Iraq July Oil Revenue $4.01 Billion, Up 3% On Month -Oil Ministry -- FOX News

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,416
-- AP

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