Sunday: 74 Iraqis Killed, 83 Wounded

[Robbien]

At least 74 Iraqis were killed or found dead and 83 more were wounded in the latest violence. Most of the casualties occurred during a U.S. raid in Sadr City. During incidents at the Turkish border another 45 people were killed and 24 more were wounded. No foreign military were reported killed in Iraq.

A major incident occurred in the Baghdad suburb of Sadr City. A U.S. forces raid targeting a suspect believed to lead a kidnapping cell resulted in the deaths of dozens of people. U.S. authorities said a total of 49 gunmen were killed during the raid and subsequent air strikes. Police and hospital spokespeople reported that as many as 13 civilians were killed and 69 more were injured. Two toddlers were among the dead.

In developments near the Turkish border, clashes between Kurdish rebels and troops left at least 12 Turkish troops dead and 16 wounded. The rebels claim to have taken several hostages and killed more Turkish soldiers, while Turkish authorities say that 32 rebels were killed. A landmine killed one person and wounded eight others on a minibus. Also, the Turkish military continues to shell border areas in Iraq.

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Warplanes dropping bombs on a crowded slum city such as Sadr after which US brass declares they killed 49 gunmen? On the other hand Iraqi authorities say that among all the civilians, two toddlers were in the killed group.

It is getting almost impossible to believe the US military press version of the truth these days.