Updated at 11:46 p.m. EDT, Oct. 12, 2008
Both Baghdad and Mosul
again suffered a series of bombings. At least 25 Iraqi were killed and 46 more
were wounded across the country. No Coalition deaths were reported. Also,
local officials in Mosul are trying to staunch the flight of local Christians
from the city. And, the Interior Ministry admitted
to sacking 20,000 policemen over the last two years.
a car bomb killed nine people and
wounded 13 in Bayaa. A sniper killed
two Iraqi soldiers in Mansour. A roadside bomb wounded
seven, including two civilians, in Karrada. In Qahira, a bomb
wounded four people, including
one civilian. Two Awakening
Council (Sahwa) members were killed during a small arms attack in Doura.
One dumped body
was found. Also, Iraqi forces took
over security in Salihiya and Kadhimiya, and detained
five individuals in Bayaa.
In Mosul, five
people were killed and 12 injured during a bombing that targeted a U.S. Patrol.
Four people were injured
when a bicycle bomb was detonated at a market. One
person was killed and three others were wounded during a bomb attack on a
police patrol. Two Iraqi soldiers
were killed and two others were wounded during a car bombing. Local authorities
have publicly committed themselves
to protecting Christian residents; however, the Christian
owner of a music store was killed today.
major was wounded in a roadside bomb blast in Suleiman Pek.
A key suspect was captured
in Suwayra. He later confessed to numerous crimes. Also, two
dumped bodies were found in a canal.
Three al-Qaeda suspects were
detained in Baquba.
Missan police accepted
1,500 new police recruits.
Nine armed missiles were defused
south of Amara.
six suspects and a cache of weapons in Basra.
A new group of 58
Iraqi refugees was paid to return
to Iraq from Jordan.
Compiled by Margaret Griffis