The status quo that General Abizaid defended yesterday (although he denied he was defending the status quo):
As many as 60 or more passengers of six hijacked microbuses were killed by militants Thursday in Baghdad, eyewitnesses told the official TV channel al-Iraqiya, in the latest horrific incident of sectarian violence in conflict-torn Iraq.
The exact number of victims was not yet known, but the figure was believed to be in the range of 60, as each of the six microbuses could carry up to 11 passengers.
Two Task Force Lightning Soldiers killed
Two Task Force Lightning Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, were killed Wednesday and two others were injured when an improvised explosive device detonated near the vehicle they were traveling in while conducting combat operations in Diyala province.
A Task Force Lightning Soldier assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, was killed in action Wednesday by small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Diyala province.
A Multi-National Corps-Iraq Soldier was killed by small arms fire Tuesday while conducting combat operations in Baghdad.
(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1240 GMT on Thursday:
* BAGHDAD - A car bomb near a petrol station killed one person and wounded four others in Palestine street in northeast Baghdad, police said.
* BAIJI - Police found the bodies of two people shot and mutilated on Wednesday in the oil refinery city of Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
* YUSUFIYA - The bodies of four people were found with gunshot wounds in Yusufiya, police said.
* BAGHDAD - A total of 20 bodies were found in different parts of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded three others in al-Shorja area in central Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed one person and wounded four in the northern al-Qahira district of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
BAGHDAD - Gunmen attacked the convoy of the Governor of Mosul, Duraid Kashmula, and killed one of his guards and wounded four others in Mosul, police said. The governor was not in the convoy.
DIYALA PROVINCE - Two U.S. soldiers were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Diyala province, north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
DIYALA PROVINCE - A U.S. soldier was killed on Wednesday by small arms fire during combat operations in Diyala province, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
NEAR YUSUFIYA - U.S. forces killed nine insurgents and detained nine others during a raid just south of Yusufiya, 15 km (9 miles) south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was shot dead in Baghdad on Tuesday, the military said.
MOSUL - Three insurgents were killed and one wounded on Monday when a roadside bomb they were trying to plant exploded prematurely in Mosul, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD - Gunmen opened fire on a bakery in eastern Baghdad, killing nine people and wounding two, police said.
BAGHDAD - A car bomb near a court killed two people and wounded five in northeastern Palestine street in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
BAGHDAD - A bicycle rigged with explosives near a petrol station killed a man and wounded another in the southwestern al-Amil district of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb targeted police commandos, killing one and wounding another near the national stadium of al-Shaab in eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
* BAGHDAD - A car bomb near a petrol station killed one person and wounded four others in Palestine street in northeast Baghdad, police said.
* BAIJI - Police found the bodies of two people shot and mutilated on Wednesday in the oil refinery city of Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
* YUSUFIYA - The bodies of four people were found with gunshot wounds in Yusufiya, police said.
* BAGHDAD - A total of 20 bodies were found in different parts of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded three others in al-Shorja area in central Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed one person and wounded four in the northern al-Qahira district of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
BAGHDAD - Gunmen attacked the convoy of the Governor of Mosul, Duraid Kashmula, and killed one of his guards and wounded four others in Mosul, police said. The governor was not in the convoy.
DIYALA PROVINCE - Two U.S. soldiers were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Diyala province, north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
DIYALA PROVINCE - A U.S. soldier was killed on Wednesday by small arms fire during combat operations in Diyala province, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
NEAR YUSUFIYA - U.S. forces killed nine insurgents and detained nine others during a raid just south of Yusufiya, 15 km (9 miles) south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was shot dead in Baghdad on Tuesday, the military said.
MOSUL - Three insurgents were killed and one wounded on Monday when a roadside bomb they were trying to plant exploded prematurely in Mosul, the U.S. military said.
BAGHDAD - Gunmen opened fire on a bakery in eastern Baghdad, killing nine people and wounding two, police said.
BAGHDAD - A car bomb near a court killed two people and wounded five in northeastern Palestine street in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
BAGHDAD - A bicycle rigged with explosives near a petrol station killed a man and wounded another in the southwestern al-Amil district of Baghdad, police said.
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb targeted police commandos, killing one and wounding another near the national stadium of al-Shaab in eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
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