Notes:
Journalists in the news again this week.
I'm trying some new ideas about handling notice of the wounded. 231 wounded in January, following 211 in December. Some news items now covered, here.
It's still not possible any longer to track/create enemy casualty list(s).
[This list covers the two-week period from the last update.]
Roggio reports: "The death toll in the Feb. 17 suicide attack in the Arghandab district in Kandahar has risen to more than 100, including 35 auxiliary policemen, making it the largest suicide attack since 2002. Abdul Hakim Jan, the leader of a local anti-Taliban auxiliary police force in the strategic Arghandab district, was killed in the bombing."
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: MNF-IRAQ
| ------- | Name, Age | Srv Branch | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
| Kevin S. Mowl, 22 | U.S. Army | Pittsford, NY | |
| Specialist, 2nd BN, 3rd Infantry Reg, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Div | |||
| Bethesda Naval Hosp., MD; 25-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Orlando A. Perez, 23 | U.S. Army | Houston, TX | |
| Specialist, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment | |||
| Baghdad; 24-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
| Micheal E. Phillips, 19 | U.S. Army | Ardmore, OK | |
| Private 1st Class, 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division | |||
| Baghdad; 24-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Keisha M. Morgan, 25 | U.S. Army | Washington, DC | |
| Specialist, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division | |||
| Baghdad; 22-Feb-08; Non-hostile - illness | |||
| Drew W. Weaver, 20 | U.S. Marine | St. Charles, MO | |
| Lance Corporal, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Anbar Province; 21-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire | |||
| Nathan R. Raudenbush, 25 | U.S. Army | Royersford, PA | |
| Captain, 3rd BN, 7th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | |||
| Busayefi; 20-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Bryant W. Mackey, 30 | U.S. Army | Eureka, KS | |
| Staff Sergeant, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | |||
| Mosul; 20-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack | |||
| Conrad Alvarez, 22 | U.S. Army | Big Spring, TX | |
| Sergeant, 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division | |||
| Baghdad; 20-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Albert Bitton, 20 | U.S. Army | Chicago, IL | |
| Corporal, 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division | |||
| Baghdad; 20-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Micheal B. Matlock, Jr., 21 | U.S. Army | Glen Burnie, MD | |
| Specialist, 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division | |||
| Baghdad; 20-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Luke S. Runyan, 21 | U.S. Army | Spring Grove, PA | |
| Specialist, 2nd BN 23rd Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | |||
| Diyala Province; 17-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
| Chad D. Groepper, 21 | U.S. Army | Kingsley, IA | |
| Specialist, 2nd BN 23rd Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | |||
| Diyala Province; 17-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: ISAF-AFGHANISTAN
| ------ | Name, Age | Srv Branch | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
 | Hubert Kowalewski, 26 | Polish Army | n.a.-Poland |
| Private 1st Class, 10 Brygada Kawalerii Pancernej 10th Armor Cavalry Brigade | |||
| Sharan district (Paktika province); 26-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Szymon Slowik, 33 | Polish Army | n.a.-Poland |
| Corporal Senior, 16. Batalion Powietrzno-Desantowy (16th Air Assault Batt.) | |||
| Sharan district (Paktika province); 26-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
 | Morten Krogh Jensen, 21 | Royal Danish Army | n.a.-Denmark |
| Konstabel, Not reported yet | |||
| Helmand Province; 24-Feb-08; Non-hostile - accident | |||
 | Damian Mulvihill, 32 | British Royal Marine | Plymouth-UK |
| Corporal, 40 Commando Royal Marines | |||
| Sangin (Helmand Province); 20-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED | |||
| Damian Stephen Lawrence, 25 | British Army | Scarborough-UK |
| Corporal, 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) | |||
| Kajaki (Helmand Province); 17-Feb-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: IRAQI CIVILIAN, counted by large event
| Counted Civilian Casualties: 197 this week; 271 last week; 271 prior week. | |
| Wednesday 27 February: 19 dead | |
| Baghdad: | roadside bomb kills 1, New Baghdad; roadside bomb kills 1, Ghadeer; 2 bodies. |
| Salahuddin | |
| Al-Hamra: | gunmen kill border guard. |
| Basra | |
| Al-Mutaiha: | gunmen kill policeman. |
| Ninewa | |
| Hamdaniya: | gunmen kill university student. |
| Mosul: | 2 killed by roadside bomb; 2 killed by car bomb; 3 bodies. |
| Diyala | |
| Baquba: | 2 killed by US fire. |
| Anbar | |
| Lake Thar Thar: | 2 Awakening members killed by gunmen at checkpoint. |
| Babil | |
| Tihmaziya: | body found. |
| Tuesday 26 February: 22 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | Five police and one child were killed in an IED attack in Khost. |
| Baghdad: | body found. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | suicide bomber kills 14 bus passengers at fake checkpoint; car bomb kills policeman. |
| Diyala | |
| Hibhib: | roadside bomb kills lorry driver. |
| Kirkuk | |
| Kirkuk: | gunmen kill 2 Awakening members; roadside bomb kills 2. |
| Babil | |
| Hilla: | body found. |
| Monday 25 February: 39 dead | |
| Baghdad: | roadside bomb kills 4 pilgrims, Zafaraniya; 3 bodies. |
| Diyala | |
| Baquba: | gunmen kill 2 at bus station. |
| Dowasir: | gunmen kill woman. |
| Salam: | mass grave contain 8 bodies, all women, is found. |
| Qara Taba - Khanaqeen road: | roadside bomb blows up car, kills 2 passengers. |
| Salahuddin | |
| Samarra: | suicide bomber kills senior police officer and 2 aides. |
| Azalita: | 3 bodies. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | mortars hit house, kill 3 members of family, including a child; a boy is killed by insurgents as they fire on passing US patrol; 4 policemen are shot dead when gunmen attack patrol; 3 men die in drive-by shooting. |
| Basra | |
| Basra: | engineer's body is found. |
| Abu al-Khaseeb: | gunmen kill oil company guard. |
| Sunday 24 February: 73 dead | |
| Afghanistan: | The governor of Kandahar escaped an assassination attempt; three police were killed in the blast. |
| Baghdad: | 3 pilgrims killed during attack, Dora; 4 bodies. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | roadside bomb blows up bus, kills 2 electricity employees. |
| Kirkuk | |
| Hawija: | car bomb kills Awakening member. |
| Babil | |
| Iskandariya: | suicide bomber attacks pilgrims, kills 63. |
| 37 unidentified bodies are buried in Baquba. | |
| Saturday 23 February: 21 dead | |
| Baghdad: | roadside bomb kills 1, Beirut Square; gunmen kill journalist; 3 bodies. |
| Anbar | |
| Al-Shiha: | suicide bombers kill tribal chief and 2 policemen. |
| Saqlawiya: | gunmen attack police stations, kill 6 policemen. |
| Ninewa | |
| Mosul: | roadside bomb kills lorry driver; gunmen kill man in drive-by shooting; a child is killed during shoot-out between US forces and gunmen. |
| Salahuddin | |
| Baiji: | roadside bomb kills wife and son of Baiji Council member. |
| Samarra: | roadside bomb kills 2 policemen. |
| 25 unidentified bodies are buried in Baquba. | |
| Friday 22 February: 23 dead | |
| Baghdad: | roadside bomb kills 1, car bomb kills 3, Karrada; 2 bodies. |
| Diyala | |
| Buhriz: | mortars kill 6-year-old boy. |
| Khan Bani Saad: | gunmen kill 12-year-old Omar Mohammed and his sisters, 17-year-old Budur and 20-year-old Seleema. |
| Babil | |
| Iskandariya: | 2 bodies. |
| Anbar | |
| Amiriyat al-Falluja: | suicide bomber kills 6 outside mosque. |
| Garma: | suicide bomber kills 2 at checkpoint. |
| Salahuddin | |
| Tikrit: | suicide bomber kills 3 policemen. |
| Thursday 21 February: | 35 dead |
| Baghdad: | gunmen kill policeman, Waziriya; gunmen kill Ministry of Transport employee, Sadr City; 5 bodies. |
| Diyala | |
| Baquba: | 15 bodies. |
WEEKLY CASUALTY LIST: JOURNALISTS IN IRAQ
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Circumstances | |
| Shihab al-Timimi | 27-Feb-08 |
| Chief of the Iraqi Journalists' Union Shihab al-Timimi was announced dead on Wednesday due to fatal wounds sustained in gunmen attack last Saturday, Iraqi official television reported. | |
src: MNF-I, MNF-A, journalists from icasualties.org; Iraqi Civiilan: iraqbodycount.org; Afghan events from Bill Roggio, other sources
