Monday, July 20, 2009 - 1:37 PM

I expect bombs 'n' violence in Mosul, Basra, eastern Baghdad and Diyala province, but in Ramadi and Fallujah? Officialdom has been saying that was so 2004-2006. Also, I see that a Marine was killed in combat ops somewhere in Anbar on Sunday.
Here's the wrapup from the weekend report by Aswat al-Iraq, one of my new bookmarks:
ANBAR - Two civilians on Saturday were killed and four others were injured when an explosive device detonated in Anbar's Falluja city, according to a police source.
NINEWA - Two Iraqi soldiers on Saturday were injured in an explosive charge blast that targeted their vehicle in western Mosul city, according to a security source.
ANBAR - An improvised explosive device (IED) on Saturday killed a Sahwa council leader, along with his driver, and wounded three others, including a chieftain in Anbar province.
NINEWA - A curfew on vehicles has been put in place in eastern and southeastern Mosul city, as part of tight security measures in Ninewa province, according to a local security source.
ANBAR - Three civilians on Saturday were injured when an explosive device detonated inside a garage in northern Ramadi city, the third blast to hit Anbar province today.
BASRA - Police forces have arrested 12 suspects on criminal and terror-related charges during search raids in Basra province, a local police source said on Saturday.
And from today:
ANBAR - Two policemen were killed and four others wounded when a car bomb blast targeted their patrol in central al-Ramadi city on Monday, a local police spokesman said.
Can anyone tell me if this is an aberration, or if things are again getting frisky in al Anbar?
MUJAHED MOHAMMED/AFP/Getty Images
Anbar - doesn't seem much different
There have been a few reports in recent months about an uptick in violence in Anbar but it doesn't seem much different from before. The main attacks are on Awakening members and then police.
I did a rundown on press reports on violence in Iraq and found that there was a slight dip in attacks in May, but that's about it otherwise attacks that lead to casualties have been pretty constant.
July 1-24 09
Attacks/Incidents: 14
Deaths: 25
Wounded: 84
June 09
Attacks/Incidents: 24
Deaths: 29
Wounded: 53+
May 09
Attacks/Incidents: 9
Deaths: 12
Wounded: 11
April 09
Attacks/Incidents: 11
Deaths: 31
Wounded: 64
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