LATEST DEATHS IN IRAQ. MSNBC IS REPORTING 2 MARINES KILLED IN BAGHDAD; 98 IRAQIS KILLED, 144 WOUNDED

While Brit Hume and his "Special Report" panel on FOX NEWS, Fred Barnes, Mort Kondrackes and Charles Krauthammer, tell the FOX NEWS viewers the "surge" is a roaring success in Iraq, the following took place on Tuesday alone in Baghdad and the rest of Iraq.

98 Iraqis Killed, 144 Wounded
MSNBC earlier today reported two Marines were killed in Baghdad.

The country was rocked by several car bombs as clashes resumed in Sadr City. At least 98 Iraqis were killed and 144 were wounded in the elevated violence.

In Baquba, at least 40 were killed and 80 more were wounded during a car bombing near the courthouse.

A car bomb killed 14 people and injured 14 more outside a kebab restaurant in Ramadi. Five policemen were killed and four more were wounded during a bombing at a checkpoint in the Hamidhiya area.

Overnight clashes in Sadr City left as many as 16 dead and 26 wounded. U.S. forces reportedly killing 10 suspects, while police and hospital authorities reported the other casualties.

Gunmen killed a bodyguard and wounded an aide to Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani during an assassination attempt in Basra. A civilian was killed and two more were wounded during an armed attack. Also, a Coalition air strike left four suspects dead and one more injured.

In Mosul, a stray bullet killed a schoolgirl inside her classroom. A roadside bomb wounded four policemen. Two Iraqi soldiers were injured during a roadside bombing. Also, gunmen killed a female lawyer and her sister. In a separate incident, three women and a man were killed after gunmen stormed their apartment.

Five people were killed and two were wounded during an armed attack on a village near Karbala. Women were among the dead, and 150 people were forced to flee. Fourteen homes were destroyed.

In Baghdad, a car bomb targeting a police patrol killed three people and wounded eight in a central neighborhood.

Clashes took place near Khanaqin after border guards discovered smugglers using mules to bring bombs across the border from Iran. A cache of weapons was also found.


The bodies of two al-Qaeda suspects were found in Balad Ruz.
U.S. forces detained 18 suspects in northern and central Iraq. In al-Yayji, 21 suspects were arrested. Five more were detained in al-Maarid and al-Wassiti. A raid in al-Katoun netted an al-Qaeda leader.
A U.S. Humvee was destroyed in Diwaniya, but there is no word on casualties.