22.08.2007 - Source: Center for Strategic and International Studies

Report on current situation in Iraq (failures in conciliation, developments in counterinsurgency campaign, changes in Sunni insurgency, regional developments, role of Iraqi security forces and outside states) ("Iraq’s Insurgency and Civil Violence: Developments through Late August 2007") [ID 21749]

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07.08.2007 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Najaf/Karbala: Main Shia towns are shaken by different fractions struggling for power: Mahdi Army, Badr militia, followers of Ayatollah Ali Sistani and several self-declared leaders all compete for influence ("Unholy War in Karbala") [ID 21577]

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01.08.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

According to figures compiled from 3 Iraqi ministries at least 1,652 civilians were killed in Iraq in July, one third more than in the previous month ("Civilian deaths in Iraq up one-third in a month"), Autor: Agence France-Presse (AFP) [ID 21573]

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08.2007 - Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Areas affected by ongoing violence ("UNHCR's Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum-seekers") [ID 22816]

"Particularly affected by the ongoing violence and sectarian cleansing are areas with (formerly) mixed populations such as the cities of Baghdad, Mosul and Basrah, the Governorates of Salah Al-Din and Diyala (in particular Samarra, Tikrit, Balad, Dujail and Baqouba and Miqdadiyah) as well as Yusufiyah, Latifiyah and Mahmoudiyah in the socalled “Triangle of Death” south of Baghdad in the Governorate of Babel. Sectarian violence has also engulfed Kirkuk."

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28.06.2007 - Source: Guardian

Basra: 3 British soldiers killed by roadside bomb while on patrol ("Basra bomb kills three British soldiers") [ID 20488]

"Three British soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Basra today. Elsewhere today, 20 decapitated bodies were found on the banks of the river Tigris just outside Baghad, while 25 people were killed by a car bomb inside the capital."

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27.06.2007 - Source: Guardian

Baghdad: Pro-US Sunni leaders killed in suicide bomb attack on hotel lobby ("12 die as bomber targets Sunnis") [ID 20491]

"A suicide bomber blew himself up yesterday in the lobby of a Baghdad hotel, where Sunni leaders opposed to al-Qaida in Iraq were gathered for talks with government officials. Police said at least 12 people were killed - including six sheikhs - and 21 injured, as the bomber walked into the crowded reception area of the Mansour Melia hotel and detonated explosives wrapped around his waist. The attack was among a series of bombings that killed more than 40 people across Iraq, ending a few days of relative calm. In the northern oil city of Baiji, 18 people were killed and another 40 wounded when a suicide bomber slammed a fuel tanker into a police station. In Mosul, a parked car bomb killed three civilians and wounded 40. Eight people died when a suicide car bomber attacked the governor's office in the Shia city of Hilla, south of the capital."

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21.06.2007 - Source: BBC News

Insurgents kill 14 US soldiers in 2 days; 15 people dead and 40 others injured in a suicide truck bomb attack in Northern Iraq ("Iraq attacks kill 14 US soldiers") [ID 20602]

"Insurgents in Iraq have killed 14 US soldiers in just two days, the US military has announced. Twelve died in four attacks in Baghdad, officials said, where a four-month-old military "surge" has now reached its peak with some 160,000 troops deployed. The US has also said it killed dozens of insurgents on the first two days of a major operation north of Baghdad.

Elsewhere at least 15 people died and 40 others were hurt in a suicide truck bomb attack in northern Iraq. The attack in Suleiman Beg, 90km (55 miles) south of Kirkuk, destroyed part of a local council office and several nearby homes. The casualties included several women and children, hospital officials said."

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19.06.2007 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Fallujah: A month-long security crackdown is preventing aid workers from getting to displaced families while a curfew imposed by US forces is restricting residents' ability to go out and buy much-needed supplies ("Fallujah security crackdown preventing access for aid workers") [ID 20610]

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18.06.2007 - Source: BBC News

Southern Iraq: Up to 20 people killed in clashes between coalition forces and Shia militia ("Iraq town clashes leave 20 dead") [ID 20614]

"As many as 20 people have been killed in clashes between coalition forces and Shia militia in southern Iraq, military leaders say. Fierce fighting took place in Amara, Maysan province, during the operation, which also targeted Majar al-Kabir."

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14.06.2007 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Iraqi authorities have imposed a curfew in Baghdad and Samarra following a bomb attack in June that destroyed the two minarets of Samarra's al-Askari (Golden) Mosque ("Security Tight In Baghdad, Samarra After Mosque Attack") [ID 20617]

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14.06.2007 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Sectarian violence and displacement after Samarra bomb attack ("Sectarian violence and displacement follow Samarra attack") [ID 20618]

"Since 13 June, Mahdi army militants have been targeting Sunni mosques and families. At least six Sunni mosques have been burned in the capital and many civilians killed, said some observers. [...] Since 13 June, the Iraqi police have released many reports about bodies found handcuffed, blindfolded and riddled with bullets in various locations, many with signs of torture."

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08.06.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

More than 80 people have been killed in Iraq in a series of insurgent attacks, bombings and sectarian violence ("More than 80 killed in Iraq violence"), Autor: Voice of America (VOA) [ID 20676]

"More than 80 people have been killed in Iraq in a series of insurgent attacks, bombings and sectarian violence. Iraqi police say some 100 gunmen stormed a police chief's home near the city of Baquba late Thursday, killing 14 people and kidnapping three of the chief's children. Meanwhile, near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, a bomb attack on a Shi'ite mosque has killed at least 18 people."

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04.06.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

Almost 2,000 civilians killed in May ("Civilian death toll in Iraq spikes in May"), Autor: Reuters Foundation [ID 20681]

"The number of civilians killed in Iraq jumped to nearly 2,000 in May, the highest monthly toll since the start of a U.S.-backed security crackdown in February, according to figures released on Saturday. [...] An Interior Ministry official, who did not want to be named because he was not authorised to release the figures, said 1,944 civilians were killed in May, a 29 percent hike over April. At least 174 soldiers and policemen were killed in the same period.

The death toll was based on statistics compiled by Iraq's ministries of interior, defence and health on the number of people killed and wounded in attacks in Iraq. After three months of declines, there has been a sharp rise in the number of sectarian murders in Baghdad. Mortar attacks in the capital are becoming deadlier and car bombs remain common.

Police, who reported fewer than 10 sectarian murders a day in the first weeks of the security crackdown, are now typically reporting 30 or more. U.S. military commanders says this is a spike, not a trend, and the full impact of the crackdown will not be known for months."

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01.06.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

Nearly 2,000 civilians died in May 2007 ("Iraqi civilian deaths up nearly a third in May"), Autor: Agence France-Presse (AFP) [ID 20726]

"Nearly 2,000 Iraqi civilians died in May, almost a third more than the previous month, government ministries reported, showing that after a brief improvement the country's conflicts are worsening. The figures, compiled from the defence, interior and health ministries and passed to AFP, report that 1,951 civilians died in May -- 30 percent more than in April and close to March's toll."

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28.01.2007 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Gunmen reportedly killed the director-general of Industry Ministry Adal Abd al-Mehsun al-Lami and his daughter ("Iraqi Trade Ministry Official, Five Girls Killed In Baghdad") [ID 19547]

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24.01.2007 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Salah ad-Din province: Home of deceased former president Saddam Hussein has been rocked by anti-US insurgency, assassinations and sectarian violence ever since US-led forces invaded the country in 2003 ("Violence prevails in Saddam’s home province") [ID 19554]

"The violence in Salah ad-Din has caused the displacement of thousands of residents. Throughout the province there are about 2,850 displaced families – or some 12,000 individuals - living in abandoned government buildings, parks, mosques or staying with relatives, according to Thawra Baker Abid, director of the Iraqi Red Crescent branch in Tikrit."

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21.01.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

Military and civilian deaths in Iraq ("Factbox - Military and civilian deaths in Iraq, 21 Jan 2007"), Autor: Reuters [ID 19563]

"Following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:
U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:
United States 3,054
Britain 130
Other nations 123
IRAQIS:
Military Between 4,900 and 6,375
Civilians Between 54,213 and 59,873"

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18.01.2007 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Baghdad: More people have been killed in Baghdad than in any other province since 2003; sectarian violence, insurgency and general lawlessness have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and left few aid agencies on the ground to help ("Baghdad most violent province in Iraq") [ID 19816]

"Since the bombing of a Shi’ite mosque in the northern city of Samarra on 22 February 2006, the capital and its neighbouring cities - such as al-Mahmoudiyah, Salman Pak and Abou Ghraib - have witnessed a daily increase in sectarian violence, including kidnappings and bombings. As seat of government and home to a mixture of ethnic groups, sects and religions, Baghdad is constantly under fire. This is where Sunni insurgents and Shi’ite militias are largely pitted against each other, with the central government unable to maintain peace or prevent the displacement of people according to their sectarian affiliations. [...] Aid agencies greatly reduced their assistance to the capital and its surrounding cities after the Iraqi Red Crescent closed its 40 subsidiary offices in Baghdad city and suspended its work following the kidnapping last month of its workers and volunteers. The Iraqi Red Crescent is the only remaining aid agency that operates throughout Iraq."

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17.01.2007 - Source: Guardian

60 people killed in bomb attacks near university; UN reports 35,000 civilians were killed in 2006 ("Many killed in Baghdad blasts") [ID 18637]

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17.01.2007 - Source: Guardian

UN said that the civilian death toll in 2005 was 34,452 and much higher than previous estimates ("UN clashes with Iraq on civilian death toll") [ID 18639]

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16.01.2007 - Source: BBC News

UN says more than 34,000 civilians were killed in Iraq in 2006, nearly 3 times as many as government estimates ("UN marks soaring Iraq death toll") [ID 18643]

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09.01.2007 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Leader of an Al-Qaeda-backed Islamist body in Iraq has urged followers to resist a proposed government security operation in Baghdad ("Iraqi Islamist Group Urges Resistance To Government") [ID 19138]

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07.01.2007 - Source: BBC News

Baghdad: Iraqi troops reportedly kill 30 militants and arrest others as new security drive begins ("Battle 'marks new Iraq campaign'") [ID 19140]

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02.01.2007 - Source: BBC News

Civilian deaths hit record high; US to announce new strategy for country ("New high in Iraqi civilian deaths") [ID 19215]

"The interior ministry says 1,930 Iraqis died last month, three-and-a-half times the number killed in January 2006. Other sources have issued significantly higher figures for civilian deaths in September and October 2006. The figures were announced as the BBC learned President George W Bush will reveal a fresh US strategy for Iraq within days. He is expected to send more troops to the country in the hope of quelling the mounting violence. The Iraqi interior ministry statistics suggest more than 12,000 civilians were killed in violence during 2006. Half of them died in the last four months of the year."

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02.01.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

Table of Iraq civilian deaths, month-by-month ("Table - Iraq civilian deaths, month-by-month"), Autor: Reuters Foundation [ID 19216]

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27.12.2006 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Number of suicides reportedly increases due to psychological stress caused by relentless violence ("Stress of violence leads to more suicides") [ID 18077]

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20.12.2006 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Report on the National Reconciliation Conference held on 16-17 December, an attempt to find a political solution to end the rampant lawlessness and spiralling violence ("Iraq: Reconciliation Conference Fails To Deliver") [ID 18089]

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19.12.2006 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Report released on 18 December by the U.S. Department of Defence painted a bleak picture of the security situation, saying that attacks on US and Iraqi targets have surged since August, and that Shiite militants are now the most significant threat in Baghdad and responsible for more civilian deaths and injuries than terrorist organisations such as Al-Qaeda ("U.S. Says Attacks In Iraq At Record High") [ID 18078]

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19.12.2006 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

According to report by the International Crisis Group, country faces "complete disintegration into failed state chaos" ("Think Tank Warns Iraq Faces 'Disintegration'") [ID 18090]

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18.12.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Syria and Iraq sign security cooperation agreement ("Syria and Iraq sign security cooperation agreement"), Autor: DPA [ID 18055]

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17.12.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Military and civilian deaths (17 December 2006) ("Factbox - Military and civilian deaths in Iraq, 17 Dec 2006"), Autor: Reuters [ID 18056]

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13.12.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Baghdad: Neighborhoods of Al-Amal and Hurriyah that straddle the famously dangerous airport road turn into the front lines of the deepening civil war ("Iraq battle lines fracture mixed neighborhoods"), Autor: Christian Science Monitor [ID 18057]

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12.12.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Death threats, and increasingly murder, are common against anyone seen to be cooperating with the United States ("In Fallujah, Marines bring goodwill, but trouble can follow"), Autor: Christian Science Monitor [ID 18058]

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08.12.2006 - Source: ReliefWeb

Military action in an urban area: the humanitarian consequences of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah ("Military action in an urban area: The humanitarian consequences of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq"), Autor: ODI - Humanitarian Practice Network (ODI-HPN) [ID 18040]

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05.12.2006 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

According to Shiite politician, only way to avert civil war is for U.S.-led forces to strike harder against Sunni-led insurgents ("Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Calls For Strikes On Sunni Insurgents") [ID 18079]

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05.12.2006 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

The years-old peaceful coexistence between members of different religions and sects in Baghdad is threatened with a battle underway between the two major Muslim sects to have their own territory in the city ("Sectarian violence tears Baghdad into two parts") [ID 18080]

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04.12.2006 - Source: Guardian

Outgoing UN general secretary Kofi Annan says Iraq is now more dangerous than under Saddam, and the violence worse than civil war ("Annan: Iraq was safer under Saddam") [ID 18081]

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