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WAR DEAD & WOUNDED - ALL IN A SINGLE DAY - SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
A compilation of news for a single day... and totals for the month to date...

These daily logs detail some of the many dead and wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, both military and civilian, of all nationalities. We are not aware of any source that authoritatively and consistently compiles or counts these kinds of reports.

Note: These news reports overlap in some cases. We've done our best to count a casualty only once. Where vague reports suggest "many" "some" or "several" we count a minimum of 2. The following news links were compiled by Evan D.

In the news on Friday, September 29, 2006
SUMMARY - ALL IN A SINGLE DAY
DEAD WOUNDED TOTAL CASUALTIES  
Iraqis 42 19    
Coalition in Iraq 0 0    
Afghanis 28 0    
Coalition in Afghanistan 1 11    
ALL CASUALTIES, BOTH WARS 71 30 101  
         
         
         
IRAQ LOCATION / STORY / NEWS LINK IRAQI DEAD IRAQI WOUNDED COALITION DEAD COALITION WOUNDED
Friday, September 29, 2006        
IRAQ        
         
General News (In Country):        
#1: (near) An explosion at a pipeline between Iran and Turkey near the Iranian town of Bazargan has disrupted gas shipments and it was not clear if there were any casualties, an Energy Ministry official said on Friday. The official told Reuters the explosion, which occurred at around 10 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Thursday near a Turkish border crossing into Iran, was an act of sabotage carried out by Iranians. He did not specify who was responsible. Iran is contracted to deliver 22 billion cubic metres of natural gas per day to Turkey.        
       
#2: U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 29. In Iraq, Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons provided close-air support to troops in contact with anti-Iraqi forces near Kirkuk, Baghdad and Tall Afar. Navy F/A-18Cs provided close-air support to troops in contact with anti-Iraqi forces near Baghdad and Balad, and RAF Tornado GR-4s provided close-air support to troops in contact with anti-Iraqi forces near Al Taji and Baghdad.        
       
In total, coalition aircraft flew 40 close-air support missions for Operation Iraqi Freedom. These missions included support to coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities and operations to deter and disrupt terrorist activities. Additionally, 17 Air Force, Navy, Army and RAF ISR aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Iraq.        
       
On Sept. 27, Air Force rescue and medical crews on HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters flew one medical evacuation missions in support of OEF. One local national patient with injuries requiring urgent care was evacuated as a result of these missions. Air Force C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster IIIs provided intra-theater heavy airlift support, helping sustain operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. They flew 150 airlift sorties, delivered 550 tons of cargo and transported 3,440 passengers. This included more than 12,000 pounds of troop resupply airdropped in eastern Afghanistan. Coalition C-130 crews from Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea flew in support of OIF or OEF. On Sept. 27, U.S., RAF, Singaporean and French air force tankers flew 35 sorties and off-loaded almost 2.2 million pounds of fuel. 1      
       
       
Baghdad:        
#1: An Iraqi traffic policeman was killed and 11 others wounded when two roadside bombs went off on Friday morning in a central Baghdad neighborhood, a police source said. "Two roadside bombs detonated in a quick succession in the Nidhal Street in Karrada neighborhood at 9:00 a.m. (0500 GMT), killing a traffic policeman who was on duty, and injuring eleven civilians," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. The blasts damaged several nearby cars and buildings, he said. 1 11    
       
#2: Separately, unknown gunmen shot dead Shiekh Terky al-Tayies, a tribal leader of al-Marasma tribe at the al-Doura district, the source added. 1      
       
#3: Iraqi soldiers found nine bodies inside a booby- trapped vehicle in the western Mansour district of Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military said in a statement. 9      
       
#4: The corpses of seven men and one woman were all found in east Baghdad neighborhoods. They were blindfolded, and had their hands and legs bound, police said. 8      
       
#5: Unknown gunmen killed on Thursday two relatives of Al-Anfal trial's Judge Mohammad Al-Oraibi, said an Iraqi security source. Speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the source said the judge's brother-in-law Ali Kadhem Abdul-Husain and his seven-year-old son were killed in Al-Ghazaliyah district as they were moving their furniture to relocate into a different area. There are also unconfirmed reports that Abdul-Husain's wife was also killed, added the source. Al-Oraibi is presiding over the trial of former Iraqi President Saddam Husain and six of his aides. 2      
       
#6: Two policemen were killed and two women wounded when gunmen clashed with police forces in the Doura district of southern Baghdad, police said. 2 2    
       
       
Baqubah:        
#1: The Iraqi military said it had launched a major security operation in Baquba, capital of the volatile ethnically- and religiously-mixed Diyala province northeast of the capital. It said 60 suspected insurgents were arrested in door-to-door sweeps.        
       
       
Suwayrah:        
#1: Two more corpses, riddled with bullets and also bound, were pulled from the Tigris River in Suwayrah, 25 miles south of Baghdad. They showed signs of torture, said Maamoun al-Ajili, an official with the Kut morgue. 2      
       
       
Anah:        
#1: In Anah, about 160 miles northwest of the capital, two Iraqi soldiers were killed and another two injured when a roadside bomb hit their convoy. 2 1    
       
       
Hawija:        
#1: Six gunmen in a truck were killed when they attempted to attack an army checkpoint in Hawija, 70 km (43 miles) southwest of Kirkuk, the army media office said. 6      
       
       
Rashad:        
#1: Gunmen firing from a car killed three Iraqi soldiers, two of them brothers, in the small town of Rashad, 20 km (12 miles) southwest of the northern oil city of Kirkuk, police said. The soldiers were driving to join their unit when the gunmen's car blocked their way. 3      
       
       
Mosul:        
#1: Meanwhile in Mosul, unknown militants killed a policeman east of the city, while two policemen were wounded when an explosive device went off as their patrol vehicle was passing by the area. 1 2    
       
       
Fallujah:        
#1: Four soldiers were killed and three others wounded when a roadside bomb went off near their patrol in the restive city of Fallujah on Thursday, local police said. "A roadside bomb exploded near passing an Iraqi army patrol at about 9:15 a.m. (0515 GMT) in the Garma area near Fallujah," a source from Fallujah police told Xinhua. The blast was followed by gunfight between the attackers and the Iraqi soldiers, the source added. 4 3    
         
         
IRAQ TOTALS 42 19 0 0
         
         
AFGHANISTAN LOCATION / STORY / NEWS LINK AFGHANI DEAD AFGHANI WOUNDED COALITION DEAD COALITION WOUNDED
Friday, September 29, 2006        
         
#1: One policeman and two Taliban militants have been killed in the southern Zabul province of Afghanistan, said a local official on Friday. "Some Taliban militants attacked a police post in Shah Jui district of Zabul at around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday," said Ghulam Jailani, deputy police chief of the province. One policeman and two Taliban militants were killed in the clash, which lasted one and a half hours, he added. 3      
       
#2: American troops on Afghanistan’s eastern frontier have seen a tripling of attacks since a truce between the Pakistani army and pro-Taliban tribesmen that was supposed to stop cross-border raids by militants, a U.S. military officer said Wednesday. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry rejected the U.S. claim and said home-based insurgents were behind the violence in Afghanistan, where at least 25 militants were reported killed in fighting Wednesday. 25      
       
#3: NATO says one of its soldiers has been killed in an explosion in Kandahar province. The NATO statement did not provide the nationality of the soldier. It said the soldier died in an explosion in Kandahar province while conducting a dismounted patrol around 1 p.m. Most of Canada's 2,200 troops on the mission in Afghanistan operate in Kandahar province.     (see below)
       
A Canadian soldier was killed today by an improvised explosive device, while he was conducting a foot patrol in the Panjwayi district, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 p.m. Kandahar time, about 25 km west of Kandahar City. A second soldier suffered minor hearing loss as a result of the blast. No other soldiers were injured in the explosion and there are no reports of civilian casualties.     1 1
       
A Canadian soldier is dead after stepping on a booby trap and triggering an explosion while on foot patrol. The soldier of the First Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, died around 1 p.m. in Panjwaii, the scene of recent fighting and bombings west of Kandahar city. The soldier’s identity was withheld at the request of his family. The soldier’s hometown and age were also not released.     (see above)
       
#4: A Colombian aid worker and two Afghan colleagues who were abducted in Afghanistan earlier this month have been freed unconditionally, their organisation said. The three employees of the Madera non-governmental organisation were released on Wednesday, the group said in a statement from its head office in Paris. Colombian Diego Rojas Coronel, his Afghan assistant Abdul Qader and their driver Belal were kidnapped on September 9. The three were in good health, said the statement, thanking the government and local authorities for their help in securing the men's release.        
       
#5: U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 29. In Afghanistan Sept. 28, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Enjar Ghar. The A-10s made passes and expended cannon rounds. A-10s also provided close-air support for Coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Shinkay. The following close air support requests supported NATO forces operating as the International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, in Afghanistan.        
       
Royal Air Force Harrier GR-7s provided close-air support to ISAF troops in contact with enemy forces near Sangin. The GR-7s expended rockets and an Enhanced Paveway II munition. Navy F/A-18Fs provided close-air support for ISAF troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Kajaki `Ulya. In total, coalition aircraft flew 43 close-air support missions in support of OEF or ISAF. These missions included support to coalition, Afghan and ISAF troops, reconstruction activities and route patrols. Additionally, 13 Air Force, Navy and RAF intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Afghanistan.        
       
#6: Ten British soldiers were seriously injured in Afghanistan during intense fighting against Taliban forces in the last few days of August, the Ministry of Defence revealed last night. The figure compares with the total of 13 seriously, or very seriously, injured for the entire year up to then. The MoD indicated that a relatively high number of soldiers were also wounded in the first week of September when "serious casualties and fatalities were sustained in a mine strike and attacks with enemy forces".       10
       
         
AFGHANISTAN TOTALS 28 0 1 11
         
         
         
         
ALL IN A SINGLE DAY - Daily News Log        
Dead and Wounded in Both Wars, military and civilian        
Daily News Log Total deaths reported, all nationalities, both wars Total wounded reported, all nationalities, both wars Total dead and wounded reported, all nationalities, both wars  
         
         
30-Sep-06     0  
29-Sep-06 71 30 101  
28-Sep-06 132 115 247  
27-Sep-06 134 67 201  
26-Sep-06 133 117 250  
25-Sep-06 57 62 119  
24-Sep-06 139 48 187  
23-Sep-06 77 55 132  
22-Sep-06 108 34 142  
21-Sep-06 108 52 160  
20-Sep-06 130 179 309  
19-Sep-06 82 90 172  
18-Sep-06 128 113 241  
17-Sep-06 132 113 245  
16-Sep-06 64 62 126  
15-Sep-06 128 28 156  
14-Sep-06 88 84 172  
13-Sep-06 181 149 330  
12-Sep-06 63 81 144  
11-Sep-06 127 44 171  
10-Sep-06 196 69 265  
9-Sep-06 68 37 105  
8-Sep-06 88 88 176  
7-Sep-06 107 131 238  
6-Sep-06 66 70 136  
5-Sep-06 123 39 162  
4-Sep-06 104 65 169  
3-Sep-06 248 49 297  
2-Sep-06 90 91 181  
1-Sep-06 36 180 216  
         
Totals, September 2006 3208 2342 5550  
Daily average, September 2006 111 81 191  

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