Special report: Tension escalates in
Iraq
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An Iraqi weeps as he stands next to a truck
carrying the bodies of his relatives to a hospital morgue in Baghdad.
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BEIJING, Oct.
11 (Xinhuanet) -- The Iraqi police have found 107 unidentified bodies in the
past two days, most of them believed to be the latest victims of sectarian
violence, according to media reports Wednesday.
Baghdad police said 57 bullet-riddled bodies
were found around Baghdad between Monday morning and Tuesday morning.
"The number of the unidentified bodies found by
police patrols rose to 57 until this morning in different Baghdad
neighborhoods," an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua Tuesday.
Most of the bodies were blindfolded and showed signs of
torture with bullet holes in different parts.
CNN reported another 50 were found later in the day
Tuesday.
The almost daily gruesome body findings,
assassinations and explosions in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities are seen as a
major setback for the Iraqi government's efforts to stem violence and achieve
national reconciliation.
The UN and Iraqi officials estimate that more than
100 Iraqis are killed everyday in insurgent attacks and fighting between
Sunniand Shiite factions. Enditem
Fire erupts in U.S. arms depot in
Baghdad
BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- A U.S.
ammunition depot at a base in southern Baghdad caught fire Tuesday night,
causing a series of explosions that jolted the capital, media reports said
Wednesday. Full Story
Mess hall contractor arrested after
400 Iraqi policemen poisoned
BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The Iraqi
authorities have arrested the contractor in charge of the mess hall at a
Numaniyah training base, where up to 400 police officers were poisoned by their
evening meal on Sunday. Full Story
Hundreds of Iraqi police
poisoned
BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Hundreds of
Iraqi policemen fell ill from poisoning Sunday after having their evening meal
at a base located in the town of Numaniyah, southern Iraq. Full Story
U.S. casualties in Iraq rise
sharply
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A total of 776
U.S. troops were wounded in action in Iraq last month, the highest monthly
number in nearly two years, as American soldiers were fighting in Baghdad trying
to check a spiral of sectarian violence, figures released by the Defense
Department showed. Full Story
U.S. to recommend federalization of
Iraq
LONDON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.
administration may recommend an establishment of a federation in Iraq with three
highly autonomous regions, according to the Sunday Times report. Full Story
