Escalation

Yesterday and today, many mortar shells were fired from our area, and some shells fell on our area, with one around 500 meters (yds) from us. There were also many explosions, 3 of which turned out to be 3 car bombs that hit the same Iraqi Army check point 3 times in one day. The Army dismantled the check point, and deployed snipers above the surrounding buildings, and the exit to and from the Airport Highway towards Jihad Quarter is closed.

The worst of all is the new "trend" of killing the families that flee the sectarian violence in case they take their belongings with them. A family that brought a truck to take their belongings away as they fled was killed on the street, without even sparing a young girl, then the truck was burned.

So, there are mortars falling at random, being fired at random, people killed, threatened to leave, and being killed as they leave.

O, Iraqis! Jungle animals have hearts more than you!