November 06, 2007

851 U.S. Soldiers Died Thus Far in Iraq in 2007; 25 More Iraqi Corpses Discovered

Link: 2007 Deadliest Year for U.S. Troops in Iraq - New York Times.

Six American soldiers were killed in three separate attacks Monday, the military said today, taking the number of deaths this year to 851 and making 2007 the deadliest year of the war for American troops.

...Meanwhile, violence against Iraqis continued. The mass grave was found Saturday during a joint American-Iraqi operation in the Lake Tharthar area, a desolate rural area near the site of another grave, holding 25 bodies, that was found less than a month ago.

Local police officials said the bodies were dumped in and around an abandoned building.

“Some were buried in wells and some were left in rooms used as prisons,” said a police officer who helped clear the grave. “These corpses are part of what we expect to find more of in the future.”

A tragedy for everyone.

Posted by Anupam Chander on November 6, 2007 at 09:39 AM in Current Affairs | Permalink