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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-01-07 11:56 AM
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At least 887 Iraqis killed in October...slightly higher than September

At least 887 Iraqis killed in October

by Salam Faraj
1 hour, 56 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least 887 Iraqis were killed in Iraq in October, ministry data showed on Thursday, slightly higher than September which saw a total of 840 people killed across the nation.

Data from Iraq's interior, defence and health ministries showed that 758 civilians, 116 policemen and 13 soldiers were killed in attacks across Iraq in October.

Earlier, AFP reported that 554 Iraqis were killed last month and another 333 bodies were found across the country, many of them of people killed in previous months.

A security official with access to the data, however, said these bodies were of people also killed in October, taking the overall death toll for the month to 887.

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We don't know what is going on in Iraq. Take a look at this independent Iraqi news site

Monday 22 October: 81 dead

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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-01-07 11:58 AM
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1. Closer to 15,000.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-01-07 11:59 AM
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2. But...but...Iraqi casualties are going DOWN! The surge IS WORKING!
Edited on Thu Nov-01-07 12:00 PM by baldguy
President Bush (may God bless & preserve him) said so!
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QueenOfCalifornia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-01-07 12:00 PM
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3. But we are there to
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