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Meanwhile Back In Iraq—the War That Is—Depending on the Meaning Of "IS"
56 Bullet-riddled Bodies Found in Baghdad And That Ain’t All
POSTED: 12:18 p.m. EST, November 3, 2006
Story Highlights
o NEW: Eight U.S. troops killed on Thursday; toll rises to 2,829
o Five U.S. troops killed on Friday; that makes thirteen in two days
o 56 bullet-riddled bodies found in Baghdad in 24 hours
o Parents of missing soldier say he wanted to help his old, new countries
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Fifty-six bullet-riddled bodies were found Friday in Baghdad by Iraq police in the previous 24 hours, a Baghdad emergency police official said Friday.
Some of the bodies showed signs of torture, the official said. Iraqi police were unable to identify the bodies.
Dumped, slain bodies are found daily in the capital and police think these deaths have evolved out of Sunni-Shiite sectarian vendettas.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military said three Marines were killed Thursday in combat in the western Iraq province of Anbar.
They were among eight U.S. troop deaths on the same day, all but one in combat.
Three of Multi-National Division-Baghdad soldiers were killed when the vehicle they were riding in was hit by a roadside bomb. No further details about the incident were released.
A fourth Multi-National Division-Baghdad soldier died in a "non-combat-related incident" north of Baghdad, the military said.
A Marine died from injuries sustained in "enemy action" while operating in Iraq's volatile Anbar province, according to the military.
The deaths bring the number of U.S. military fatalities in the first two days of November to 11. October's toll was 105, the fourth-highest monthly total of the war.
The number of American fatalities in the war is 2,829.
Raids carried out
Coalition troops on Friday conducted two "associated raids" in a volatile area south of Baghdad, killing an "estimated 13 terrorists," with several appearing to be foreign fighters.
The U.S. military issued a statement about the action, which occurred early in the day near Mahmoudiya, in the perilous stretch of northern Babil province long known as the Triangle of Death.
Troops also detained one person and seized weaponry, including suicide vests, according to the military, which said a "suspected terrorist" with links to the al Qaeda in Iraq network and a foreign fighter network was in the area.
Three people were killed and six more were wounded when three mortar rounds landed in a residential area in southern Baghdad's Dora district Friday morning, a Baghdad emergency police official said.
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