Violent day in Iraq, two U.S. soldiers killed

[ProSense]

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Dec 26

26 Dec 2007 17:56:22 GMT
Source: Reuters

Dec 26 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1730 GMT on Wednesday.

* denotes new or updated items.

* NINEVEH PROVINCE - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a gunbattle in Nineveh Province north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

* BAGHDAD - Seven dead bodies were found in Baghdad over the past two days, police said.

NEAR BAQUBA - The decomposed bodies of 17 men were found dumped in a town near the restive city of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, the Iraqi army said.

KANAN - Gunmen attacked an Iraqi army check point, killing three soldiers and wounding another seven in the small town of Kanan, east of Baquba, a security source said.

BAQUBA - Three members of a neighbourhood patrol fighting with Iraqi forces and the U.S. military against al-Qaeda were killed and two were seriously wounded when a booby-trapped house exploded as they entered it in Baquba, police said.

MOSUL - Three children were killed and two wounded when a roadside bomb in a garbage dump exploded while they were playing nearby in the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

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[T Wolf]

1. As usual, only invaders' casualties are meaningful to the pukes and the media.

Only two Amerikans - in most warworlds, that would constitute a good day.

Must mean the surge is working.

[ProSense]

2. Isn't that what the Repubs say:

the number of troops being killed is low compared to other wars?

One more killed, whether a U.S. soldier or an Iraqi, is one too many.