6 Iraqis wounded in Sadr City raid

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Source: AP

BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi forces raided the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City on Sunday, bombing four houses and wounding six civilians, Iraqi police said.

The operation began early in the morning, when U.S. forces backed by Iraqi troops began searching houses in the area, a stronghold of the notorious Mahdi Army militia of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

Aircraft flew over the neighborhood during the raid and carried out airstrikes on four houses, reducing one to a pile of bricks and rubble, police and witnesses said. The occupants of the destroyed house had apparently fled before the raid. Several cars were also charred and badly damaged.

The raid injured at least six civilians, authorities said.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070506/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_raid

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1. Roundup of Iraq Violence -- May 5, 2007

Baghdad

- A civilian was killed and 5 others were injured when a suicide car bomb exploded targeting Al Karkh police station between Al Nosoor intersection and Qahtan intersection south west Baghdad at 12:08 pm.

- US troops killed a civilian in Al Shaab area east Baghdad at 1:30 am.

- 2 civilians were injured when a mortar shell hit Al Bayaa neighborhood south west Baghdad around 5:00pm

- 2 civilians were wounded when a mortar shell hit Abo Disheer neighborhood south Baghdad around 5:10 pm

- 2 policemen were injured in an IED explosion targeted their patrol in Saidiyah neighborhood south Baghdad around 5:30 pm.

more;http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/special_packages/iraq/17184439.htm

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2. Reuters: FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, May 6

More May 6 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 0700 GMT on Sunday:

BAGHDAD - The bodies of 11 people were found shot in different districts of Baghdad on Saturday, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded nine others in the Karrada district of central Baghdad late on Saturday, police said.

BAGHDAD - Three people were killed and four wounded when a mortar round landed in the Shi'ite district of Abu Dshir in southern Baghdad on Saturday, police said.

NEAR BALAD - Gunmen killed a police colonel on Saturday in the town of Yethrib, near Balad, 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - Six civilians were wounded on Saturday when several mortar rounds landed in the city of Kirkuk, 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM634093.htm

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3. US air strike in Baghdad's Sadr City kills 1-police

More BAGHDAD, May 6 (Reuters) - U.S. forces raided the Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad on Sunday, killing one person and wounding eight after American aircraft launched a strike on four homes, Iraqi police said.

The operation in Sadr City, a bastion of the Mehdi Army militia of anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, took place at around 3 a.m. (2300 GMT), police said.

The U.S. military had no immediate comment.

Witnesses said six people were wounded after U.S. aircraft, apparently Apache helicopter gunships, opened fire on six homes, reducing one to a pile of rubble. Several cars were also damaged, television images showed.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IBO626882.htm

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4. Car bomb kills 7 near Baghdad market - police

BAGHDAD, May 6 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed seven people and wounded 15 others near a crowded market in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi police said.

They said the attack took place in the Shi'ite neighbourhood of Bayaa.


link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06660364.htm

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8. Car bomb in Bayaa kills 20, wounds 80

Car bomb in Baghdad kills 20, wounds 80
06 May 2007 09:15:56 GMT
Source: Reuters
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BAGHDAD, May 6 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 20 people and wounded 80 others near a crowded market in a Shi'ite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi police said.

The attack took place in Bayaa, a district in southern Baghdad that has been targeted several times by car bombs blamed on Sunni Islamist al Qaeda.

Bystanders used blankets to carry both dead bodies and those wounded onto the back of pick-up trucks. The bomb tore off the fronts of several shops and destroyed or damaged many cars.

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06658487.htm

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5. Insurgents attack police centre in Iraq's Samarra

More BAGHDAD, May 6 (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers attacked a police centre in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Sunday in a coordinated attack in which gunmen also fired mortar bombs, police and army sources said.

The first car bomb killed a police brigadier general as he was leaving the police directorate in Samarra, north of Baghdad, a police source in Salahaddin province said.

Shortly after, a second car bomb exploded ouside the centre, leaving an unknown number of casualties, army and hospital sources in Samarra said. A source at a joint U.S.-Iraqi policing centre in nearby Tikrit said tens of gunmen attacked the Samarra directorate after the two car bomb attacks.


http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06340106.htm

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7. Bombs kill 6 police officers and wounds 10

Bombs kill 25, wound 55 in Iraq Sunday
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Two bombings claimed at least 25 lives and wounded 55 Iraqis Sunday, officials said.

A suicide car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters in Samarra early Sunday, just as a curfew imposed to prevent such attacks was lifted, according to an Iraqi interior ministry official. The blast killed six police officers and wounded 10 others, a Samarra police official said.

The curfew was immediately re-imposed.

more:http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/06/sunday/index.html

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6. Fight between gunmen, Iraqi troops in Baqouba kills two civilians

BAGHDAD Two Iraqi civilians have been killed in a marketplace shootout today between Iraqi soldiers and unidentified gunmen in Baqouba (bah-KOO'-bah).

Another civilian and a police officer were wounded. The town northeast of Baghdad has been plagued by violence blamed on insurgents who've fled the capital because of the U-S security crackdown there.

more:http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=6475461

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9. Bombs kill 40, wound 85 in Iraq Sunday

Bombs kill 40, wound 85 in Iraq Sunday
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Three bombings claimed at least 40 lives and wounded 85 Iraqis Sunday, officials said.

A suicide car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters in Samarra early Sunday, just as a curfew imposed to prevent such attacks was lifted, according to an Iraqi interior ministry official.

The blast killed six police officers and wounded 10 others, a Samarra police official said. The curfew was immediately re-imposed.

A parked car bomb exploded in a market in southwestern Baghdad's Baya'a section around noon Sunday, killing 29 people and wounding 65, according to an interior ministry official.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/06/sunday/index.html

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10. Insurgent bomb attacks kill at least 45, wound 97

Insurgent bomb attacks kill at least 45, wound 97
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Insurgents wreaked havoc by killing at least 45 people and wounding 97 others in multiple bomb attacks in Baghdad and Samarra.

The deadliest bomb attack took place in a market in southwestern Baghdad's Bayaa section around noon. An Iraqi interior ministry official said a parked car bomb explosion killed 33 people and wounded 74 others.

Insurgents frequently target busy markets to produce the most carnage. Police and government officials are also prime targets.

One police officer was killed and three others were wounded while patrolling Baghdad's Saydia neighborhood when a roadside bomb exploded, an interior ministry official said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/06/sunday/index.html