26 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 3 Executed by Death Squads, According to December 17, 2008 News Reports

Editor's Note (Below)

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Yaqen.net reported the following news:

- A body of an Iraqi youngman was found north of the city of Al-Hillah.

- 18 people were killed, 52 were injured in two blasts in Al-Nahda Square in Baghdad.

- Tribal chief Abdul Sattar Al-Hadidi was executed in the Himreen area, in Diala Province.

- An Iraqi man was executed by a death squad in a car, in the village of Suwaira, north of the city of Kut.

- A demonstration broke out in Al-Amiriya, west of Baghdad, demanding the release of Montadhar Al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush.

Amsi.org reported the following news:

- 4 Iraqi guards working for the ministry of commerce were killed by US soldiers in a Ministry's building in Al-Atifiya, in Baghdad.

- US soldiers fired at a peaceful demonstration in Al-Falloujah, protesting the detention of the Iraqi journalist, Montadhar Al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at President Bush. One demonstrator was injured.

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Civilian killed, 4 injured by roadside bomb blast in Mosul

December 17, 2008 - 11:59:36

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

A civilian was killed and four others were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in southeastern Mosul, a security source said on Wednesday. “An explosive charge went off targeting a police vehicle patrol in southeastern Mosul, killing a civilian and injuring four, including two policemen,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq. He gave no more details. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

SH (P)

Double bombing kills 8, injures 31 in Baghdad

December 17, 2008 - 10:22:01

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

At least 8 persons were killed and more than 31 others were wounded in a double bombing attack in eastern Baghdad, a security source said on Wednesday. “A car bomb went off in al-Nahda square in eastern Baghdad, followed by an explosive charge blast, killing 8 and injuring 31, including a number of policemen,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq. The death toll is most likely to increase.

SH (P)

IED injures U.S. soldier in Mosul

December 16, 2008 - 05:46:26

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

A U.S. soldier was injured on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device went of in eastern Mosul, a military source said.

“An explosive charge was detonated targeting a U.S. vehicle patrol in al-Jameaa neighborhood in eastern Mosul, injuring a U.S. soldier,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

The source gave no further details.

SH (S)/SR

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Editor's Note:

Only God knows how many Iraqis are killed everyday. The following represents part of the reporting but readers are advised that the actual number of deaths should very much exceed what's reported.

Concerning deaths of US soldiers, only those US citizens who die in Iraq are included in the statistics. There are no published statistics about US soldiers who die of their injuries after that. There are no published statistics about the deaths or injuries of the private army soldiers (security contractors), or about those without US citizenship.

It is noteworthy that May 20, 2008 news reports showed that death squads which execute Iraqis on daily basis are no longer hiding themselves. Previously, Sunni leaders pointed to Mahdi Army and Badr militiamen as the perpetrators. Now, death squads are composed of the US-recruited Sahwa fighters and policemen.

On September 6, 2008, news reports mentioned the killing of nine Iraqis who were arrested by Al-Muthanna Brigade of the Iraqi Army stationed in the city of Al-Falloujah. There corpses were found with bullets shot on their heads and chests. This incident is evidence that the sectarian-based Iraqi forces have been functioning also as death squads, which killed Iraqis for suspicion of belonging to resistance organizations, without any legal procedures or trials.

Despite the fact that there are scores of organizations involved in the Iraq war, the Iraqi government officials prefer to refer to them as Alqaeda gunmen for propaganda purposes, as mentioned in the June 4, 2008 news report. For accuracy purposes, the term "Alqaeda gunmen" may be replaced with "Iraqi fighters."

Finally, on daily basis, US-led forces arrest scores of Iraqis in an attempt to pre-empt them from resistance. Tens of thousands of Iraqis are still there in US detention camps and in the prisons of the US-backed Iraqi government. Daily records of these arrests can be obtained from the following three Iraqi sources of news: yaqen.net, amsi.org, and Voices of Iraq.

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