27 Iraqis Killed, Including 15 by US Air Raids, 400 civilians killed, 1720 wounded in Sadr City in 3 weeks, According to April 23, 2008 News Reports

27 Iraqis Killed, Including 15 by US Air Raids, 400 civilians killed, 1720 wounded in Sadr City in 3 weeks, According to April 23, 2008 News Reports

Yaqen.net reported that two bodies of Iraqis executed by death squads were found in Mosul. It also reported that the Green Zone of Baghdad was rocketed with 114 mortars and rockets.

- 2 guards of oil pipelines were found killed near Tikrit.

Amsi.org reported that 5 bodies of unknown victims were buried in Tikrit today.

Iraqi army forces kill 2 gunmen, defuse 13 roadside bombs in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 23 /04 /2008 Time 10:13:38
Ninewa, Apr 23, (VOI) -

Iraqi army forces on Wednesday killed two gunmen in Mosul, a Ninewa security source said.
“A force from Iraqi army 2nd division killed two gunmen in clashes with gunmen west of al-Hadhar district, south Mosul,” Brig.Khalid Abdel Sattar, spokesman for Ninewa security operations, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI)

The spokesman pointed out “the army force clashed with the gunmen while conducting search operations in the western desert area of the district, killing them and set their vehicle on fire.”
Elsewhere, the spokesman noted “police forces seized 13 improvised explosive devices in al-Intissar neighborhood, south-east Mosul.”

Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north Baghdad,
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One popular committee fighter killed in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 23 /04 /2008 Time 10:13:38
Diala, Apr 23, (VOI) –

One popular committees' fighter was killed by gunmen's fires in Ba'aqouba, while mortar shells hit the area southeast of the suburb, wounding four people, an authorized security source from Diala province said on Wednesday.

He added that a mass grave was found in a separate incident, northeast of Ba'aqouba suburb.
"Clashes erupted on Wednesday, between gunmen suspected to be Qaida members, and popular committees' fighters, at a committees' checkpoint in al-Sheikh village, inside Ba'aqouba suburb," the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

"One popular committees' fighter was killed in the clashes," he added.
"Iraqi forces, with citizens' cooperation, found a mass grave on Wednesday, inside Hanbus village of al-Meqdadiya suburb, 45 km northeast of Ba'aqouba, which included four corpses of people who were shot dead," the source continued.

"Signs of gunshots on victims' heads were clear," he explained.
The source proceeded that four people were wounded when mortar shells hit the area southeast of Ba'aqouba suburb, while police forces arrested three suspects in a separate incident.
"A number of mortar shells hit the area near to Baladroz suburb's police management, 45 km southeast of Ba'aqouba," he said.

"Four people were wounded, including one policeman, while the building was severely damaged," he added.
"Combined Iraqi-U.S. forces conducted a raid operation on Wednesday, targeting a number of al-Meqdadiya suburb's neighborhoods, 45 km northeast of Ba'aqouba," the source said.
"3 suspects were arrested in the operation," he added.

Ba'aqouba, capital city of Diala province, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad.
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Unknown gunmen kills FPS officer in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 23 /04 /2008 Time 10:13:38
Ninewa, Apr 23, (VOI) -

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday shot dead a facility's protection officer and wounded his wife in an attack targeting their vehicle in Mosul, a Ninewa security spokesman said.

“Unknown gunmen opened fire on a family while driving in al-Hadba neighborhood, north Mosul, killing a facility's protection officer and wounding his wife, a public service employee in Water resource Ministry,” Brig. Khalid Abdel Sattar, spokesman for Ninewa security operations, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

The spokesman pointed out “the family's children narrowly escaped the accident.”
Meanwhile, Staff Brig. Khalid Hussein al-Hamadani, Ninewa police chief, said “police released 78 detainees from prosins according the amnesty law”.

He added “more of detainees would be set free after completing the required legal procedures”.
However, the police chief did not reveal the number of detainees held in Ninewa prisons.
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north Baghdad.
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Officer, policeman injured by bomb blast in Kirkuk

Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 23 /04 /2008 Time 10:13:38
Kirkuk, Apr 23 (VOI)-

An officer and a policeman were injured in a bomb blast near their vehicle patrol in southwestern Kirkuk, a police source said on Wednesday.

"A roadside bomb went off targeting a police vehicle patrol in al-Waseti neighborhood in southwestern Kirkuk, injuring a lieutenant and a policeman," the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).

"The explosion caused a material damage to the patrol's vehicle," he also said.
He gave no more details.

Kirkuk is 250 km northeast of Baghdad.

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Fourth blast in Mosul wounds 9

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 23 /04 /2008 Time 10:13:38
Mosul, Apr 23, (VOI)-

Nine persons, including four policemen, were wounded on Wednesday in a car bomb explosion in western Mosul, the fourth explosion today, a police source said.
"C booby-trapped car went off remotely targeting a police vehicle patrol in 17 Tamouz region in western Mosul, wounding nine persons, including four sops," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

"The blast caused material damage to one of the patrol's vehicles," he also said.
"The wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment," he added.
This is the fourth blast in the city of Mosul.

Brigadier Khaled Abdul Sattar, official spokesman for the Ninewa operations command, had said that two persons, including an Iraqi army officer, were killed and nine civilians were wounded in two separate blasts in central Mosul.

Earlier, Colonel Fadel Kouran said that a bomb exploded this morning in al-Rashidiya region in northern Mosul, killing a civilian and injuring four.
Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north if Baghdad.

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U.S. army kills 15 gunmen in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 23 /04 /2008 Time 10:13:38
Baghdad, Apr 23, (VOI)-

U.S. troops said on Wednesday they had killed 15 gunmen overnight in separate areas of Baghdad.
"Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers engaged and killed 15 (fighters) in separate engagements in Baghdad April 22," the U.S. army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).

In the statement, the U.S. military said ground forces and unmanned aircraft had been involved in several attacks in four regions; two in eastern Baghdad and two in northeastern Baghdad. The first began around dusk on Tuesday, the military said.

Hundreds have died in and around Sadr City since Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched a crackdown on Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's al-Mahdi army fighters last month.

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Two explosions leave 11 casualties in central Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 23 /04 /2008 Time 10:13:38
Mosul, Apr 23, (VOI)-

Two persons, including an Iraqi army officer, were killed and nine civilians were wounded in two separate blasts in central Mosul, the official spokesman for the Ninewa operations command said on Wednesday.

"A suicide bomber blew himself up inside an exchange office in al-Dawasa neighborhood in central Mosul, killing two persons, including an Iraqi army captain and injuring six others," Brigadier Khaled Abdul Sattar told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).

"A car crammed with explosives went off remotely, shortly after the first blast, wounding three people, including a policeman," Abdul Sattar added.
"The wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment," he also said.
Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad.

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2 civilians killed, 4 injured in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 23 /04 /2008 Time 10:13:38
Mosul, Apr 23, (VOI)-

One civilian was killed and four more were wounded in a bomb explosion, while another civilian was killed by unknown gunmen and two bodies were found in separate areas in Mosul, an Iraqi army source said on Wednesday.

"An improvised explosive device went off in al-Rashidiya neighborhood, north of Mosul, killing a civilian and injuring four," Colonel Fadel Kouran told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).
Meanwhile, Kouran said "unidentified gunmen opened fire at an employee from the Mosul water department in 17 Tamouz neighborhood in eastern Mosul, killing him instantly."

"Policemen found two bodies of a father and his son in al-Arabi neighborhood. The bodies show signs of gunshot wounds to the head and chest," he added.
Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad.

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400 civilians killed, 1720 wounded in Sadr City in 3 weeks

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Wednesday , 23 /04 /2008 Time 10:13:38
Baghdad, Apr 23, (VOI)-

At least 400 civilians were killed and 1720 others, including women and children, were wounded in the armed confrontations and bombarding operations that took place in Sadr city over the last three weeks, Falah Shenshel, lawmaker, said on Wednesday.

"The city's residents live in tough humanitarian condition because of the blockade imposed by U.S. and Iraqi forces three weeks ago," Shenshel told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI) by phone.
Sadr city has witnessed armed clashes between Iraqi-U.S. forces that have surrounded the city for three weeks, and the Sadr movement's Mahdi Army fighters, as the city is considered one of their most important strongholds in Baghdad.

Meanwhile, the Sadrist legislator said that "a parliamentary delegation arrived today in Sadr City to review the humanitarian conditions in it and will present a report to the parliament within this respect to demand the lifting of the blockade."

The Sadrist bloc has 30 seats out of the 275-seat parliament.
Armed confrontations have flared up late last month in Basra, Iraq's second largest city and oil hub, between government forces and Sadr's militias. The clashes coincided with angry upheavals in Sadr City and several southern provinces, where Sadr supporters spread.

The clashes broke out hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared a plan codenamed Saulat al-Forsan (Knights' Assault), which he said targeted the elimination of armed groups in Basra, 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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