No break in the violence for Thanksgiving holiday, as the effort to keep these names from going by unremarked continues.
Two Canadian the three British casualties.
Enemy casualty lists, here.
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: MNF-IRAQ
| ------- | Name, Age | Srv Branch | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
| Melvin L. Henley Jr., 26 | U.S. Army | Jackson, MS | |
| Specialist, 603rd Aviation Support BN, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Divisi | |||
| Baghdad (Camp Stryker); 21-Nov-07; Non-hostile | |||
| Alfred G. Paredez Jr., 32 | U.S. Army | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Sergeant, 1st BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | |||
| Baghdad (eastern part); 20-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Name Not Released Yet | British Army | n.a.-UK | |
| Not reported yet, Special Air Services | |||
| Baghdad (southeast of); 20-Nov-07; Non-hostile - helicopter crash | |||
| Name Not Released Yet | British Army | n.a.-UK | |
| Not reported yet, Special Air Services | |||
| Baghdad (southeast of); 20-Nov-07; Non-hostile - helicopter crash | |||
| Alejandro Ayala, 26 | U.S. Air Force | Riverside, CA | |
| Staff Sergeant, 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron | |||
| Kuwait; 19-Nov-07; Non-hostile - vehicle accident | |||
| Marius L. Ferrero, 23 | U.S. Army | Miami, FL | |
| Private 1st Class, 1st BN, 38th Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | |||
| Ba'qubah; 18-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber | |||
| Jason T. Lee, 26 | U.S. Army | Fruitport, MI | |
| Corporal, 1st BN, 38th Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | |||
| Ba'qubah (died in Balad); 18-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber | |||
| Christopher J. Nelson, 22 | U.S. Army | Rochester, WA | |
| Corporal, 1st BN, 38th Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | |||
| Ba'qubah; 18-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber | |||
| Mason L. Lewis, 26 | U.S. Army | Gloucester, VA | |
| Sergeant, 26th Brigade Support BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | |||
| Baghdad; 16-Nov-07; Non-hostile - accident | |||
| Peter H. Burks, 26 | U.S. Army | Dallas, TX | |
| 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Reg | |||
| Baghdad; 14-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Derek R. Banks, 24 | U.S. Army National Guard | Newport News, VA | |
| Specialist, 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer BN, 91st Troop Command, Virginia Nat | |||
| San Antonio, Texas; 14-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Kenneth R. Booker, 25 | U.S. Army | Vevay, IN | |
| Sergeant, 2nd BN, 23rd Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | |||
| Mukhisa; 14-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Steven C. Ganczewski, 22 | U.S. Army | Niagara Falls, NY | |
| Sergeant, 3rd BN, 75th Ranger Reg | |||
| Baghdad; 14-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: ISAF-AFGHANISTAN
| ------ | Name, Age | Srv Branch | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
 | Michel Levesque, 25 | Canadian Army | Riviere-Rouge-Canada |
| Private, 3rd battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment | |||
| Kandahar (45 km NE of); 17-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp, 28 | Canadian Army | Pont-Rouge-Canada |
| Corporal, 5th Field Ambulance | |||
| Kandahar (45 km west of); 17-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
 | John Mcdermid, 43 | British Army | Glasgow-UK |
| Captain, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland | |||
| Sangin District (Helmand Province); 14-Nov-07; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: IRAQI CIVILIAN, counted by large event
| Counted Civilian Casualties: 307 this week; 229 last week; 283 prior week. | |
| Counted bodies found: 159 this week; 130 last week; 100 prior week. | |
| Thursday 22 November: 46 dead | |
| Baghdad: | 4 bodies. |
| Hawr Rijab: | up to 18 'Awakening' Council guards reported killed in attack by gunmen. |
| Baquba: | 3 village residents killed in attacks by gunmen on two villages. |
| Abu Saida: | 8 residents killed during clashes with militants. |
| Mosul: | car bomb kills 2; roadside bomb kills policeman; decapitated body of University lecturer from Tikrit is found. |
| Kirkuk: | member of municipal council is shot dead; decapitated body found. |
| Basra: | 2 shot dead. |
| Wednesday 21 November: 67 dead | |
| Baghdad: | gunmen kill interior ministry secretary; 9 bodies found, 6 in mass grave in back garden in Saidiya. |
| Ramadi: | suicide car bomb kills 6; mass grave is found, containing 40 bodies. |
| Hawija: | US forces raid house, kill 4 peasants from the same family. |
| Baquba: | 3 bodies. |
| Mosul: | 2 bodies. |
| Tuesday 20 November: 31 dead | |
| Baghdad: | 6 killed in separate incidents, Mansour, Atifiya, Bayaa; 6 bodies. |
| Zighania: | gunmen attack home, kill 3 brothers. |
| Dhuluiya: | 3 bodies. |
| Basra: | 4 bodies. |
| Monday 19 November: 40 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | Security guards may have killed many of the children after [panic] firing on a crowd after the suicide attack in Baghlan. A suicide bomber detonated outside the governor's house in the town Zaranj, in Nimroz province; six police were killed and 14 wounded. |
| Baghdad: | roadside bomb kills 1, Baladiyat; 3 bodies. |
| Basra: | mother and 5 children are killed when a rocket hits their house; body found. |
| Baquba: | gunmen attack police station, kill 3 policemen; 3 bodies. |
| Falluja: | 3 killed by car bomb. |
| Samarra: | 4 bodies. |
| Tikrit: | 5 bodies of policemen found. |
| Sunday 18 November: 31 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | An Afghan police commander said over 100 Taliban have been killed during fighting in Kandahar's Zari district since Saturday. The Taliban murdered five policemen captured several months ago and hung them from trees in Uruzgan. A suicide bomber killed only himself in an attempted attack on US forces in Nangahar province. |
| Baghdad: | car bomb kills 10, Karrada; taxi driver shot dead by US forces; 4 bodies. |
| Mosul: | suicide car bomber attacks police checkpoint, kills 4. |
| Baquba: | roadside bomb kills 3 children as they flock around US patrol handing out gifts. |
| Samarra: | US forces open fire on cars, kill 3. |
| Saturday 17 November: 61 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | Up to nine police may have been killed in a Taliban attack in the western province of Ghor. |
| Baghdad: | an estimated 39 bodies found -around 33 inside a deserted building and 6 in various areas of the capital. |
| Mosul: | gunmen kill 5 civilians; 5 bodies. |
| Baquba: | gunmen kill civilian; 6 bodies found in surrounding villages. |
| Amara: | gunmen kill 2. |
| Friday 16 November: 31 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | Five police were killed in a suicide attack in the Zari district of Kandahar. |
| Baghdad: | roadside bomb kills 1, Nahda; 4 bodies. |
| Diyala: | roadside bomb kills 3 policemen. |
| Shaikhy: | gunmen attack village, 7 villagers die in clashes. |
| Sadiya: | the bodies of 2 brothers found. |
| Anbar: | 10 bodies. |
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: JOURNALISTS IN IRAQ
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Circumstances | |
| None counted this week. | |
src: MNF-I, MNF-A, journalists from icasualties.org; Iraqi Civiilan: iraqbodycount.org; Afghan events from Bill Roggio, other sources
