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More than 50 Bodies Found in Baghdad in Wave of Sectarian Violence
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=13F6E79:A6F02AD83191E160A85A41FD74D07CAA9574F7DCC14957C0 That brings number
of execution-style killings to more than 100 over past three days
Iraqi officials say security forces have found at least 50 more bodies
over the past 24 hours in Baghdad.







Iraqi army soldiers stand guard with their armored vehicle on a
deserted street during prayer day vehicle ban, in Baghdad, Iraq,
Friday, Sept. 15, 2006That brings the number of execution-style
killings to more than 100 over the past three days, as a wave of
sectarian violence sweeps across the capital.

Separately, the U.S. military says a soldier is missing following a
suicide car bombing Thursday that killed two other soldiers. A Marine
also was killed Friday, in Iraq's western Anbar province, while a
soldier was killed in a roadside bomb blast north of Baghdad late
Thursday.

At the White House Friday, President Bush acknowledged the situation
in Iraq is "tough," but he vowed to continue to stand with Iraq as it
battles extremists and tries to secure democracy.

 Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

 


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