According to Anti-War.com
Fifteen American servicemembers were killed and at least 21 were wounded in separate attacks in Iraq over the weekend; dozens more were sickened by a chlorine gas explosion near Baquba.. At least 106 Iraqis also lost their lives and 115 more were wounded during violent activity. And, Turkey shelled a number of Iraqi villages in an attempt to combat Kurdish separatist forces, while U.S. Defense Secretary Gates asked them to hold off on using military force.
The military reported on the deaths of 15 soldiers: Northwest of the capital, an IED killed four MND-B soldiers today. Another MND-B soldier was killed in a separate IED explosion; three soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter were also wounded. A sixth MND-B soldier was killed and two wounded during combat operations in Easten Baghdad. Another soldier was wounded in Duluiya. Also, 62 soldiers were sickened by a chlorine bomb explosion near Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Diyala province; all returned to duty later in the day. Earlier, mortars had slightly injured two soldiers at the base.
Yesterday, an MND-B soldier was killed and two wounded alongside during an attack in western Baghdad. Two Task Force Lightning soldiers were killed and three more wounded when an IED blasted their patrol in Ninewah. A Task Force Marne soldier was killed in a small arms attack while patrolling Baghdad. In Diyala, a Task Force Lightning soldier was killed during an explosion, while another was killed in a separate bombing. Southwest of the capital, a suicide bomber killed a GI. Also, an IED killed an MND-B soldier and injured eight more in western Baghdad.
During an attack southwest of Baghdad on June 1st, a Task Force Marne soldier was killed; the military had earlier said the death had occurred on Saturday. Two more GIs were reported to have died in the first three days of June, bring the total for the month to 17. May was the third deadliest month of the occupation and the worst for American servicemembers since 2004.
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