11 Iraqis Killed, British Copter Destroyed, Iraqi Children Sold in Baghdad, One Million Iraqis Killed Since 2003 US Invasion

11 Iraqis Killed, British Copter Destroyed, Iraqi Children Sold in Baghdad, One Million Iraqis Killed Since 2003 US Invasion

January 31, 2008

Yaqen.net news agency reported on January 31, 2008:
- A US soldier was killed in Baghdad today, following targeting his hummer vehicle.
- A US base in Nasseriyah was attacked with Katyousha rockets.

iraq-amsi.org reported:
- Two Swedish journalists published TV and newspapers reports about selling and buying children in Iraq, showing a girl called Zahra sold for $500 in Baghdad. There are 1,300 children in Iraqi prisons, and many children are being sexually exploited around the country.
- British forces killed an Iraqi and inured five in Basra.

The Iraq News Agnecy (INA) reported:
- A study by a British survey, conducted by ORB demonstrated that more than a million Iraqis were killed since the US-UK invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Researchers conducted 2,414 interviews with families. They found that 20% of these families lost a member. Extrapolating this against the total number of Iraqi families (4.05 million families), researchers concluded that there were somewhere between 946,000 and 1.12 million Iraqi death, as the margin error was 1.7%.
- 5 Iraqis were killed, 8 were injured in Al-Kadhemiyah bombing today. Early figures included only two deaths (See VOI below).

Two unknown corpses found in Baghdad
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 31 /01 /2008 Time 10:15:15
Baghdad, Jan 31, (VOI) -

Iraqi police patrols found on Thursday two unidentified bodies dumped in different parts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, an interior ministry source said.
"Police patrols found two unknown corpses dumped in various parts of Baghdad ," the source, who asked to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
The source added "the first body was found in Palestine Street neighbourhood in Baghdad 's eastern side of Rusafa, while the second was found in al-Saydiya neighbourhood, western Baghdad ."

"The bodies bore signs of gunshot wounds to different parts of the body, mainly to the head," he noted. AM

Three unknown bodies found in Ninewa
Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 31 /01 /2008 Time 10:15:15
Ninewa, Jan 31, (VOI)-

Iraqi police patrols on Thursday found three unidentified bodies dumped in Hamdaniya, east of mosul, a Ninewa police source said.

"Ninewa Police patrols found three unknown corpses dumped in western Hamadaniya district " the source, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
The source pointed out "the bodies found bore signs of gunshot wounds to different parts of the body, mainly to the head."
He added “the bodies were sent to the morgue”.
Mosul , the capital of Iraq ’s third largest province, lies 402 km north of Baghdad . AM

Car bomb blast leaves 7 casualties in Baghdad
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 31 /01 /2008 Time 10:15:15

Baghdad, Jan 31, (VOI)-

A car bomb detonated in Kadhimiya district on Thursday leaving seven casualties on Thursday, an interior ministry source said.

“A car bomb parked, near Salah al-Din square in Kadhimiya, northern Baghdad, went off on Thursday afternoon, leaving two civilians dead and five others wounded”.
The source pointed out “Iraqi security forces sealed off the incident area and denied access to pedestrians and vehicles”.
AM
3 British servicemen wounded in Basra airport attacks
Basra - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 31 /01 /2008 Time 10:15:15
Basra, Jan 31, (VOI)-

Three British soldiers were seriously injured in indirect fire attacks on the British base at Basra international airport on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the Multi-National Forces in southern Iraq said.

"The British base at Basra international airport came, this morning and last night, under indirect fire attacks," the Multi-National Forces in southern Iraqi said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

Human head found southwest of Kirkuk
Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 31 /01 /2008 Time 10:15:15
Kirkuk, Jan 31, (VOI)-

Iraqi police patrols found a human head without a body on Thursday morning in Touz Khormato, said a police source.

"Police patrols found a human head of a person, who was kidnapped along with his family by unknown gunmen last week, in Soliman Bek district in Touz Khormato, southwest of Kirkuk," the source, who asked to be unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
Kirkuk is 250 km northeast of Baghdad.

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British copter destroyed in Basra, two soldiers wounded-MNF
Basra - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 31 /01 /2008 Time 10:15:15
Basra, Jan 31, (VOI)-

A spokesman for the Multi-National Forces in southern Iraq said on Thursday a British helicopter was destroyed when the British base at Basra international airport came under attack and two soldiers were wounded.

"The British base at Basra international airport came, last night, under indirect fire," the spokesman told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI) over the phone.
He added "a British copter was destroyed and two soldiers were slightly injured because of the attack."

British soldiers are stationed in one base now - the Basra International Airport, 25 km northeast of Basra - after handing over the former presidential palaces, which they took as a military base, to the Iraqi forces.

The British forces in Basra, 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, keep 5,250 troops within the MNF in Iraq after withdrawing 1,600 soldiers during the past few months.
Britain was the United States' prime ally in the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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