IRAQ PEACE IS FALLING APART. 2 US SOLDIERS KILLED, 6 WOUNDED. BLASTS ALL ACROSS IRAQ

The peace and calm the Bush administration and FOX NEWS have been bragging about in Iraq is on the brink of total collapse as 2 U.S. soldiers are killed and six more wounded by an Iraq Soldier, and blasts have been recorded all across Iraq.

Police: Iraq soldier kills 2 U.S. troops
6 GIs hurt before assailant is killed; elsewhere, more blasts hit Baghdad

msnbc.com news services
updated 11:29 a.m. CT, Wed., Nov. 12, 2008
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27674792/

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi soldier shot dead at least two U.S. troops Wednesday at a joint security station where Iraqi and American forces operate side-by-side, Iraqi police and a mortuary official said.

The shooting, which took place in northern Iraq's volatile Nineveh province, came after a series of bombings shook the capital Baghdad for the third straight day, killing 16 people and wounding dozens, police said. The bombings were part of an upswing of violence in the capital this month that has set back recent security gains.

In the face of the heightened violence in Baghdad, the Iraqi military said it was taking measures to curb "the increasing number of terrorist attacks" in the city. Military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi said the measures would include stepped up intelligence gathering and pre-emptive strikes on suspected extremists.

Soldiers killedIn the Nineveh incident, the Iraqi soldier opened fire on the Americans after a quarrel broke out between them, Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Askari said. He said the Americans then killed the Iraqi soldier, who was identified as Barzan al-Hadidi. The U.S. military said it could not confirm details about the incident until an investigation is completed.

Blasts upset calm In Baghdad, a car bomb and a roadside bomb exploding in quick succession killed 12 people and wounded 60 in the eastern New Baghdad district, police said.

The car bomb targeted a police patrol, then a roadside bomb killed and wounded those who had gathered at the blast site, police said.

The blasts were the latest in a series of attacks in Baghdad. A car bomb killed four people and wounded 13 in the Shaab district of northern Baghdad earlier in the day, police said. Another bomb in the same area wounded seven people.

The latest attacks follow two days of morning rush hour blasts in Baghdad that killed more than 30 people and wounded some 70.

Violence had fallen sharply in the capital before this month. But in the first nine days of November, there were at least 19 bombings in Baghdad, compared with 28 for all of October and 22 in September, according to an Associated Press tally.

Many of the attacks have targeted Iraqi police and army patrols, as well as government officials heading to work and commuters.

Trying to hammer out security dealThe rise in violence comes as U.S. and Iraqi officials try to hammer out a final agreement on a security deal that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq until the end of 2011. The security pact has drawn sharp criticism, especially from within the majority Shiite community.

The current U.N. mandate authorizing the U.S. presence in Iraq expires at the end of December. Without a security agreement or a new U.N. mandate, the U.S. military would have to cease operations in Iraq.

In an attempt to derail the pact, 10 Iraqi insurgent groups have agreed to ramp up attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremists.

But it is not clear who is responsible for the recent attacks in Baghdad.
In the volatile northern city of Mosul, unidentified gunmen killed two sisters from a Christian family as they were waiting in front of their house for a ride to work, police said. The women's mother was injured in the attack.

The attack in Mosul — an ethnically mixed city of Kurds, Christians and Arabs — comes after about 13,000 Christians fled the city last month in the face of threats and attacks from extremists. Some families have started returning to the city, although tensions linger.
Mosul has seen a spike in violence in recent months as the ethnic groups vie for power, and U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces continue to wage an intense battle with insurgents in the city.

BAGHDAD BOMBINGS INCREASE. 2 KILLED 15 WOUNDED. CNN REPORTS

Is this what Vice President-elect Joe Biden might have been referring to when he said President-elect Barack Obama would be "tested" early after his election?

The situation in Baghdad is growing worse.

Baghdad bombings kill two, wound 15

Story Highlights
Car bomb near police car kills two people, injures eight in central Baghdad
Roadside bomb in northeast Baghdad leaves seven wounded
Wednesday blasts come two days after deadly attacks strike Iraqi capital

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/12/iraq.violence/index.html

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A car bomb exploded near an Iraqi police patrol in central Baghdad on Wednesday morning, killing two people and wounding eight others, an Interior Ministry official said.

The attack took place in Naser Square around 9:40 a.m. (1:40 a.m. ET)

In northeastern Baghdad, meanwhile, a roadside bomb exploded near a car in a Shiite section of the capital, wounding seven civilians.

Wednesday's violence came two days after deadly bombings claimed the lives of 39 people in three Iraqi cities, including what Iraqis called the deadliest attack in the capital in nearly four months.

At least 32 people were killed in a triple bombing in Baghdad on Monday, and another five were slain in a suicide attack in Baquba that was believed to have been launched by a teenage girl.
Two police officers died Monday in a roadside bombing in Samarra.

COMPLETE LIST OF NAMES OF US TROOPS KILLED IN IRAQ IN OCTOBER

The following is a list of names of US troops killed in IRAQ in October. This list also contains cause of death and where they took place in IRAQ. The list has been confirmed by the DOD (Department of Defense). Source: http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=4-2008


29-Oct-2008
2
US: 2 UK: 0 Other: 0

US
Private 1st Class Bradley S. Coleman
Qayyarah Airfield - Ninawa
Non-hostile

US
Sergeant Scott J. Metcalf
Mosul (died in Balad) - Ninawa
Non-hostile
24-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Private 1st Class Cody J. Eggleston
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda
Hostile - hostile fire - indirect fire
23-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Staff Sergeant Brian P. Hause
Balad Air Base - Salah Ad Din
Non-hostile - medical
20-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Lance Corporal Stacy A. Dryden
Al Asad - Anbar
Non-hostile
16-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Private 1st Class Heath K. Pickard
Ba'qubah - Diyala
Hostile - hostile fire - indirect fire
15-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Justin A. Saint
Baghdad
Non-hostile
14-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Private 1st Class Christopher A. McCraw
Baghdad (Nasar Wa Salam)
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
12-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Geoffrey G. Johnson
Baghdad
Non-hostile
11-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Corporal Reuben M. Fernandez III
Majar Al Kabir (Amara) - Maysan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
07-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant Michael K. Clark
Mosul - Ninewa
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
05-Oct-2008
2
US: 2 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Colonel Michael R. Stahlman
Anbar Province
Non-hostile

US
Sergeant William P. Rudd
Mosul - Ninewa
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
03-Oct-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Private 1st Class Tavarus D. Setzler
Majar al-Kabir - Maysan