The Iraqi Civil War continues: An al-Qaida (Arabic for “the Base”) suicide bomber kills 40 Shi’ite (partisans of Ali) Moslem pilgrims, on route to the holy city of Karbala.
NOTE: Meanwhile only two members of the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) lost their lives in combat.
[restored 6/16/2024]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Bomber kills 40 Shia pilgrims in Iraq – Times Online.mht
www.timesonline.co.sk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3427511.ece
Bombs Kill at Least 104 in Shiite Areas
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1579828/Suicide-bomber-kills-40-Shia-pilgrims-in-Iraq.html
Home and Away Iraq and Afghanistan War Casualties – CNN.com.htm
www.CNN.com/SPECIALS/war.casualties/table.iraq.html?sortby=date&ski=4&field=table_year&key=%222006%22#top
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