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Series of bombings kill 24 in Kirkuk

Another day, another article involving the violence in Iraq. Civilians die alongside military personnel and we barely make note as the numbers rise each day. The battle between the American forces and their allies and the Iraqi insurgents is now only part of the story. A Civil War is now brewing to add to the carnage.

The article I found in the St. Cloud Times identifies several cities where violence is seemingly out of control with no end in sight. In Kirkuk, after a series of six bombs exploded, 24 people were killed and 84 were wounded. One of which was found to be a U.S. sailor assigned to the Marines. In Diwaniyah, 23 soldiers and 50 other people died, after a battle between the Shiite Iraqi army and a Shiite militia.

The hope for a peaceful Iraq with a local government in place is a goal which seems far in the distance. Articles such as these only give the impression that peace is a long ways down the road, if not impossible.

I chose this article mainly because it seems as though people have become acccustom to articles involving bombings in Iraq where people are killed. Even when I scan the newspaper I just give the article a glance without thought to those who were killed. This link, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_conflict_in_Iraq_since_2003, is very informative and has a table showing a summary of casualities. Hopefully this post will help you to be more aware of the unbelievably high amount of casualities resulting from the invasion of Iraq.

posted by Anonymous @ 9/19/2006 08:39:00 PM