Archive - Aug 27, 2007

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SECTARIAN VIOLENCE TWICE AS DEADLY AS LAST YEAR

New data shows that the level of violence in Iraq's sectarian warfare has double since last year. The new statistics compiled by the Associated Press - and based in its reports - indicate that just over half of violent deaths in Iraq occur in Baghdad... and that attacks in northern Iraq have increased. The AP figures estimate that an average of 62 non-insurgent Iraqis die every day in war-related violence. The news organization recognizes that the actual numbers are likely higher because many deaths go unreported. Additionally, figures compiled by the Iraqi Red Crescent indicate that the number of displaced Iraqis has doubled in the last 8 months.