Sunday, June 3, 2007

Iraqi MOI: Unidentified corpses up 70% in May

Number of Unidentified Bodies Found in Baghdad Rose Sharply in May


Published: June 2, 2007

BAGHDAD, June 1 — The number of unidentified corpses discovered in Baghdad soared more than 70 percent during May, according to new statistics from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, an indication that sectarian killings are rising sharply as militias return to the streets after lying low during the first few months of the troop "surge."


Full story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/02/world/middleeast/02iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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