{"id":37380,"date":"2013-09-02T08:59:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T12:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=37380"},"modified":"2013-09-02T08:59:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-02T12:59:15","slug":"five-thousand-die-in-iraq-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=37380","title":{"rendered":"Five thousand die in Iraq this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Associated Press<\/a> reports that more than 800 Iraqis died in violence related to terrorism in August bringing the total for the year to over 5 thousand. The number supposedly doesn’t include terrorist deaths. <\/p>\n

The United Nations said Sunday it recorded 807 people killed in August, including members of Iraq’s security forces but not insurgents. The capital Baghdad was the part of the country worst affected, with 317 killed. The U.N. figure was lower than its July death toll, which stood at 1,057.<\/p>\n

A deadly crackdown by the Shiite-led government on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq in April has caused insurgent attacks to spike, bringing death tolls to levels not seen since 2008.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But, I remember that we were told back in 2006 that the violence in Iraq would end once US troops left, that the only reason there was killing there is because we were responsible. Well, we’ve been gone a while and the killing hasn’t ended.<\/p>\n

And, although the media has moved it’s focus to Syria, I guess there’s still a war going on in Afghanistan. There was an attack this morning in which three Taliban fellows went to their virgins, also according to Associated Press<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the strike in the Torkham area, the latest in a surge of attacks in Afghanistan as U.S.-led foreign troops reduce their presence en route to a full withdrawal by the end of next year. Militants frequently target NATO’s supply lines in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.<\/p>\n

In a brief statement, NATO confirmed an “unsuccessful coordinated attack by enemy forces” but said none of its personnel were killed. The military alliance generally does not release information on wounded troops. No members of the Afghan security forces or civilians were killed or wounded, according to Esa Khan Zwak, chief administrator in Mohmandara district, in which the base is located. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wait. There’s a “surge in attacks” going on in Afghanistan? Don’t the Taliban know that we’re leaving soon? Why would they increase their attacks if we’re running for the exits? This just goes against everything I’ve been told the last twelve years. I’m so confused.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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