hollywoodtone.blogspot.com Carnage in Iraq continues as over 70 killed March 1
hollywoodtone.blogspot.com Carnage in Iraq continues as over 70 killed March 1
Baghdad - Since the Iraqi government's battle with the Islamic State in Iraq (ISIL, ISIS, or AQI) in Anbar province and Sunni militants throughout the country hundreds of people have lost their lives. The carnage is continuing into March.
On just the first day of March at least 70 people were killed and 50 wounded in attacks throughout Iraq. The attacks took place in numerous places in Iraq as detailed in this article. The casualty figures for February vary according to different sources. The United Nations put the toll at more than 700 but that does not include almost 300 reported deaths in Anbar province where security forces are battling with Islamic State in Iraq (ISIL) militants. The count from Antiwar.com was likely over 1700 as the number of militants killed rose because of attacks by security forces. The main militant group in Anbar is the ISIL. The group also is active in Syria where it has been battling rival rebel forces including Jabhat al-Nusra the group recognized by AL Qaeda. Al Qaeda has disowned ISIL. Over 800 militants were judged to have been killed. Over two thousand were wounded about the same number as in January. Beyond the province of Anbar casualties were highest in the capital Baghdad where 239 civilians were killed. To the north of Baghdad in Salahuddin province there were 121 killed. In all 1,381 were wounded. The humanitarian situation in Fallujah is dire. It is surrounded by Iraqi security forces but the city itself is occupied by the ISIL supported by some local tribes. Many citizens have fled and live in miserable conditions in nearby areas that are overwhelmed by the influx of refugees. More than 300,000 have already left the city but now escape routes have been closed. Shukria Ahmed is one of those who left her home in Fallujah for space on a concrete floor in an unfinished school in the city of Samarra. Her husband a driver was shot by US forces at a checkpoint in 2007 and died later in the hospital. She was left to raise her six children alone. She received a total of $1,500 from the Iraqi government but nothing from the U.S. military. Nevertheless Ahmed said the situation in Fallujah this time around was even worse than during the U.S. siege of the city: “In 2004, the Americans were just hitting military targets, But this is random shelling.” The appended video confirms the description of the shelling given by Ahmed.
hollywoodtone.blogspot.com Carnage in Iraq continues as over 70 killed March 1