Death toll surges in Iraq killings By Press Writer
Mon Oct 16, 7:07 AM.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The death toll in a surge of sectarian killings in Balad swelled to at least 92 on Monday, police and army officials said, while bombings in and near Baghdad killed as many as up to 10 people. Eleven more bodies were found dumped in the capital.
Four Marines and a soldier were killed in fighting Sunday, bringing to ten the number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq over the past three days.
The Marines, assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5, were killed in fighting in volatile Anbar province, while the soldier was killed when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb outside Baghdad.
Sectarian fighting exploded over the weekend in Balad and nearby regions, (50 miles) north of Baghdad. The bloodshed began with the slayings of 17 Shiite workers on Friday.
Shiites swiftly retaliated by setting up roadblocks and the USA military stood by and did nothing. The USA military is helpless.
2006-10-16
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