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Monday: 9 GIs, 82 Iraqis Killed; 19 GIs, 124 Iraqis Wounded - Antiwar.com

Monday: 9 GIs, 82 Iraqis Killed; 19 GIs, 124 Iraqis Wounded - Antiwar.com: "Despite a security crackdown, violence continues unabated in Iraq. At least, 82 Iraqis were killed or found dead today and another 124 were wounded in various attacks around the country. Also, eight GIs and a National Guard member were killed in separate incidents; another 19 American soldiers were wounded in one of the attacks.
At a U.S. outpost near Baghdad today, two U.S. soldiers were killed and 17 others were wounded during a coordinated attack on them. Three soldiers were killed and two injured by a roadside bomb south of the capital today as well. The U.S. military also reported that a Marine was killed on Saturday, another Marine on Sunday, and a soldier died on Sunday, all three during separate combat incidents in Anbar province. Also, a National Guard member died from a non-combat related injury."

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