PROGRESS IN VIETRAQ; It was a very busy day today...

[LynnTheDem]

Baghdad:

1:KUNA: Five Iraqis injured in car bomb blast in Baghdad
A car bomb exploded in the eastern parts of Baghdad Monday, injuring five Iraqis and damaging the targetted police patrol car. Police sources said told KUNA that a car bomb exploded in the Al-Shaab suburb injuring three civilians and two policemen.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=781404

2: AP: More Bodies Found In Baghdad
In addition, the bodies of eight Iraqis who apparently were kidnapped and killed in captivity were found in the capital on Monday, police said.
http://p236.news.mud.yahoo.com/s/ap/iraq;_ylt=A0SOwl1DrVxDq4EAfxNX6GMA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

3: CNN: Secretary of the director general of al-Mansur shot dead
In southwestern Baghdad, Mohammed Ali Ni'ma, the secretary of the director general of al-Mansur, was shot dead by gunmen in the al-Saydiya neighborhood Monday morning, the Interior Ministry said.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/24/iraq.main/index.html

4: AP: Three municipal workers, one civilain killed in Baghdad
Monday's worst attack occurred in the Saydiyah area of southwestern Baghdad when armed men opened fire at two civilian cars, killing three of the municipal workers they were carrying and an Iraqi passer-by, said police Captain Talib Thamir.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6520C0C4-02AE-4854-92A6-3EB8E80C6C24.htm

5: AP: Car bomb killes two Iraqis
A car bomber killed two Iraqis and wounded five in an attack on a police patrol in the northeastern neighbourhood of Shaab, where fighters had seized and murdered a defence lawyer in Saddam Hussein's trial last week.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6520C0C4-02AE-4854-92A6-3EB8E80C6C24.htm

6: AP: Three people killed in other attacks in Baghdad
Armed men opened fire on an Iraqi army checkpoint in western Baghdad, killing a soldier and a girl. In two other attacks in the capital, a drive-by shooting killed one policeman and two others were wounded by a roadside bomb
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6520C0C4-02AE-4854-92A6-3EB8E80C6C24.htm

7: UPI: 12 workers killed in Iraq violence
Gunmen killed 12 construction workers in an attack south of Baghdad Monday police said. The gunmen riding in two cars opened automatic rifle fire at the workers in the town of Messib and kidnapped the contractor who was supervising the work.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051024-071359-2845r

8: AP: At Least 17 Die In Bombing Of Iraq Hotel Housing Journalists (update)
Police now say 17 people are dead after three enormous bombs went off near an Iraqi police post outside the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad. An Iraqi Interior Ministry official said the dead include Iraqi police and civilians.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/5160104/detail.html

Kirkuk:

1: MEOnline: New attack on north Iraqi oil pipeline
Mortars fall on network of oil and gas pipelines in Iraq’s north, setting 16 of them ablaze.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=14841

2: AP: Bodyguard killed in Kurkuk assassination attempt
In Kirkuk a roadside bomb exploded at 8.30am near a car carrying Ibrahim Zangana, a senior member of Iraq's Kurdish Democratic Party, seriously wounding him, killing one of his bodyguards and injuring another one.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6520C0C4-02AE-4854-92A6-3EB8E80C6C24.htm

3: Reuters: Policeman killed in Kirkuk
A policeman was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his patrol in the northern city of Kirkuk on Monday, local police said.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IBO435819.htm

4: Iraq Pipeline Watch: # 279
October 20 - attack on a major pipeline that links Kirkuk to Bayji. The bombing took place less than 24 hours after the pipeline was reopened.
http://www.iags.org/iraqpipelinewatch.htm

Mosul:

1: AP: Policeman killed in Mosul
Another drive-by shooting, this one in Mosul, 360km northwest of Baghdad, killed a policeman.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6520C0C4-02AE-4854-92A6-3EB8E80C6C24.htm

2: UPI: Three truck drivers killed in Mosul
Gunmen attacked a convoy of trucks transporting wheat in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing three drivers. Several trucks were burned and their cargo destroyed in the attack, which killed three drivers and wounded two others.
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1057074.php/12_workers_killed_in_Iraq_violence__1st_Update_

Basra:

1: IOL: Iraqi oil exports halted as attacks continue
Furthermore, exports from the south - which counts for the lion's share of Iraq's output - have been halted since Friday owing to bad weather and high waves that prevent tankers from hooking up", a spokesperson said.
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1130153766125I623

2: KUNA: Oil company official abducted in Basra
Director of the supplies department in the Iraqi south oil company in Basra was abducted Monday. The official, Khudeir Fatahallah was kidnapped after armed men attacked his vehicle in Basra as he was heading to work.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=781519

Samarra:

1: Iraq Pipeline Watch: # 278
October 19 - attack on an oil pipeline near Samarra.
http://www.iags.org/iraqpipelinewatch.htm

Ramadi:

1: CENTCOM: II MEF MARINE KILLED IN ACTION
A Marine assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), was killed in action by small-arms fire during combat operations against the enemy in ar Ramadi, Oct. 23.
http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/Casualty_Report.asp?CasualtyReport=20051032.txt

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. This was a big improvement, only one Marine was killed.

"Operation Iraqi Freedom" indeed. You would have been having to dig deep under the surface to even find out about the marine, much less all that other horrible stuff. Let's just say it wasn't a main feature of hume's show.

[Wilms]

2. Had to recommend this. n/t

[Crunchy Frog]

3. I really appreciate all the work you guys put in

to documenting all this stuff and keeping track of all those casualties. It must be incredibly draining work, but it's extremely necessary. I check the icasualties site religiously. I wish it wasn't all so damned depressing.

By the way, I heard a segment on NPR the other day interviewing Michael White. It's the first time I've heard the site mentioned in the mainstream media, though I admit I don't keep very close track of the MSM.