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September 4, 2004 – American, John N.Mallery, was killed in an ambush in Taji. He was returning to his home base in Baghdad after picking up a payment at Camp Anaconda, Balad, Iraq. At the time of his death he was working for MayDay Supply as a project manager. [59] Date Unknown – Egyptian, Nasser Salama, was captured and executed near Baiji.
Russia – According to Russia's Ministry of Defense, "Absurd statements of the Pentagon representatives [that "ISIS is smuggling civilians into buildings"] justifying civil casualties caused by American bombing in Iraq give more information on the operation planning level and the alleged supremacy of the American "smart" bombs."
Triple Canopy is known principally for providing security in Iraq, particularly for guarding Coalition Provisional Authority headquarters throughout the country. [5] In April 2009, contracts in Iraq handled by Blackwater USA , then under investigation for rule-breaking and violence, were assigned by the State Department to Triple Canopy.
Islamic State of Iraq [88] 5 May 2011 Hillah 2011 Al Hillah bombing: 24 Islamic State of Iraq [89] 21 June 2011 Diwaniyah: 2011 Al Diwaniyah bombing: 27 Islamic State of Iraq [90] 5 July 2011 Taji: 2011 Taji bombings: 35 Unknown [91] 15 August 2011 Iraq 15 August 2011 Iraq attacks: 64 Unknown [92] 28 August 2011 Baghdad 28 August 2011 Baghdad ...
14 January 2012 Basra bombing: 53 Islamic State [4] 27 January 2012 Baghdad: 27 January 2012 Baghdad bombing: 32 Islamic State [5] 23 February 2012 Baghdad Tikrit: 23 February 2012 Iraq attacks: 83 Islamic State [6] 20 March 2012 Various cities 20 March 2012 Iraq attacks: 52 Islamic State [7] 13 June 2012 Various cities 13 June 2012 Iraq ...
The attacks came as the Islamic State group faced a series of crushing defeats both in Iraq and neighbouring Syria, including the loss of Mosul after a nine-month battle in early July, followed by a successful Iraqi government offensive against the nearby town of Tal Afar in late August. [4]
The death toll in Iraq this year ranges from some 7,900 to 8,700 people so far, making 2013 the most deadly year for the country since 2008, according to IraqBodyCount.org, a U.K.-based website founded in 2003 and run by volunteers to record civilian deaths.
The 2017 Mosul massacre was the largest single death toll inflicted by a coalition air strike since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. forces. [159] [160] [161] In April, the Iraqi Army, with the help of the Popular Mobilization Forces, launched the Western Nineveh offensive to capture territory west of Mosul. [162]