Iraq bloodshed in April kills 1,073

[laststeamtrain]

Source: AFP

Iraq bloodshed in April kills 1,073

by Salam Faraj
Wed Apr 30, 4:00 PM ET

At least 1,073 Iraqis were killed across the country in April, most of them slaughtered in fierce fighting between security forces and Shiite militants, security officials told AFP Wednesday.

According to data collected by Iraq's interior, health and defence ministries and made available to AFP, 966 civilians were killed in April, followed by 69 policemen and 38 soldiers.

The death toll in April is marginally lower than in March which saw 1,082 Iraqis killed.

"The death toll in April is mainly driven by fighting between (Shiite) militants and security forces," a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080430/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_080430200017

[saigon68]

1. "Bring Em On" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[ohio2007]

2. only 15 months where the deathrate was higher

For 14 straight months, July '06 to August '07 was a the longest streak of deaths greater then 1,100


but so far , the official death count of Iraqi civilian deaths is 631, almost half the yahoo news links count;

http://icasualties.org/oif/IraqiDeaths.aspx

[sabra]

3. according to this report over 900 were killed in Sadr City alone over the last month

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3290228

:shrug:

[ohio2007]

5. from your link; - "There were 925 martyrs in Sadr City "

no reason to doubt the source when quoting anti infidels ;)

Read more: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080430/twl-iraq-unrest-s...

/sarc

[Bleacher Creature]

4. Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright, Jeremiah Wright . . .

Arugula!