U.S. Death Toll for June Climbs to 78

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2007 Saturday was a particularly deadly day in and around Baghdad. Eight U.S. soldiers were killed by explosions or gunfire in different parts of the capital, raising the fatality count to 30 in the last six days, according to The Washington Post. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Bridge Blast Kills 3 U.S. Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2007 A group of US troops were posted at a checkpoint on a bridge near Baghdad Sunday when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb from below, killing three American soldiers and wounding six others The BBC reports that this latest attack brings the death toll of U troops to at least 28 already this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Two ABC Journalists Slain in Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2007 Two more members of the news media have sacrificed their lives covering the Iraq war. Cameraman Alaa Uldeen Aziz and sound technician Saif Laith Yousuf, both Iraqi journalists working for ABC in Baghdad, were abducted Thursday and found dead at the city morgue Friday, according to an ABC executive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Controversial Report Prevails in Iraqi Death Toll Dispute

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2007 British officials won't publicly question the results of a study that put the estimated Iraqi death toll at 655,000 -- that's more than 500 deaths per day -- since the beginning of the war. The dispute over the study, published in The Lancet in October, centered on its methods and the large disparity between its estimates and Iraqi government figures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish: What if He Was Your Waiter?

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More Americans Dying in Iraq Than Ever Before

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2007 At least 334 U.S. soldiers died from combat in Iraq from October to the end of January, the most of any four-month period to date. Battles in Baghdad have grown more frequent and roadside bombs have gotten more sophisticated and powerful, yet the president is as determined as ever to send more Americans into what Chuck Hagel called "that grinder." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )