War News for Saturday, September 03, 2011

Lancet report says 12,000 Iraqi civilians died in suicide attacks since 2003


Reported security incidents

Diyala Prv:
#1: Two gunmen were killed when an explosive vest detonated in their hideout in an under-construction house in Gatoon area, just west of Diyala's capital city of Baquba, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, a source from the provincial operations command told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The gunmen, apparently, were preparing for a suicide attack in the province, the source said.


Tarmiya:
#1: A roadside bomb wounded seven people, including two policemen and a government-backed Sunni militia member, when it exploded near a police checkpoint in Tarmiya, 25 km (15 miles) north of Baghdad, an interior ministry source said.


Mosul:
#1: A policeman was killed by a bomb when it exploded near a mosque in southwestern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

#2: A roadside bomb wounded an Iraqi army officer and a soldier when it exploded near their patrol in western Mosul, police said.



Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War"
#1: An unarmed female civilian was killed by Afghan forces and troops from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the north of the country overnight, the coalition said in a statement. The woman was killed along with several insurgents in the Balkh province, the statement added. ISAF said it was conducting a night raid in the area, a controversial operation which has caused friction between Kabul and the West over the mistaken killing of civilians by foreign forces.

#2: ISAF troops killed two insurgents in an attack in southeastern Paktika province on Wednesday, the coalition said.

#3: ISAF forces killed several insurgents in air strikes in southern Uruzgan province on Wednesday, ISAF said.

#4: A roadside bomb killed four members of a pro-government militia in northern Kunduz province, the provincial police chief said.


DoD: Spc. Dennis James Jr.,