Bodies flood Baghdad morgue amid US crackdown

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L09920772.htm

BAGHDAD, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Some 1,815 bodies were delivered to the Baghdad morgue last month, the highest number since the February bombing of a Shi'ite shrine sparked a wave of sectarian killings, a morgue official said on Wednesday.

The morgue's assistant manager, Doctor Abdul Razzaq al-Obaidi, told Reuters about 90 percent of the deaths were due to violence in the capital, where U.S. and Iraqi forces have stepped up their troops levels to combat sectarian bloodshed.

The morgue received 1,595 bodies in June.

The figures show the level of violence in Iraq has increased after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki launched a security crackdown on July 9, vowing to rid the capital of insurgents and al Qaeda militants.

[malaise]

1. WTF

freedom from life is on the march.

[Eugene]

2. A longer version of the story, ...

Morgue body count highlights sectarian bloodshed, goes into greater detail
including how the Iraqi government is downplaying the violence.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-09T113934Z_01_GEO743062_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ.xml

[PA Democrat]

3. Are the extra 5,000 US troops in place in Baghdad yet?

I guess we can expect the number of US soldiers dying to increase as well.