US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed, Including 7 Executed by Death Squads, According to February 18, News Reports

US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed, Including 7 Executed by Death Squads, According to February 18, News Reports

Yaqen.net news agency reported the following news today:

- A US-recruited Sahwa fighters committed suicide with his gun in Haditha, west of Al-Anbar Province.

- A US military base in Salahuddin Province was attacked with mortars.

- British military base in Basra airport was attacked with two rockets.

- US military base in Baghdad airport was attacked with 15 rockets.

- 3 members of popular committees were injured by a an explosion in Ba'aqouba.

- US base in Al-Saqlawiya, Falloujah, was attacked with several explosives.

- A police officer was killed, three of his guards were injured by a roadside bomb in Tikrit.

- US Al-Habbaniya military base was attacked with three missiles.

- A US Soldier was killed by a sniper fire in Al-Seiniya city, Salahuddin Province.

The Iraq news agency (INA) reported the following news:

- An attack with mortars on the Baghdad airport area, including US Camp Victory, resulted in killing five Iraqis and injuring 14, in addition to two US soldiers

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Five unknown bodies found in Baghdad
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 18 /02 /2008 Time 10:49:13
Baghdad, Feb 18, (VOI) –

Five unidentified bodies were found in the Iraqi capital Baghdad by police patrols in the past 24 hours, police said on Monday.
"Police patrols found five unidentified bodies in different parts of Baghdad," an Iraqi interior ministry source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
"Two of the bodies were found in al-Doura neighborhood, Baghdad's western side of al-Karkh," the source noted.

"The three remaining bodies were found in al-Rasafa, eastern Baghdad; two in al-Fadieliya and one in Sadr City neighborhoods," he added.
"All the bodies showed signs of having been shot, mostly in the head," the source said.

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Police find two unknown bodies in Ramadi
Anbar - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 18 /02 /2008 Time 10:49:13
Ramadi, Feb 14, (VOI) -

Police patrols on Monday found two unknown corpses in the city of Ramadi, a police source said.

"A police patrol found two bodies thrown on the international road in western Ramadi," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
"The unidentified bodies showed signs of gunshot wounds to the different parts of the body," he added.

"The bodies were sent to the Ramadi public hospital for treatment," the source also said.
Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, is 110 km west of Baghdad.

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Civilian gunned down in Mosul
Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 18 /02 /2008 Time 10:49:13
Mosul, Feb 18, (VOI) -

One civilian was killed on Monday by unknown gunmen in northern Mosul, an official source said.
"Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a civilian, who owns an internet café, in al-Majmouaa al-Thaqafiya region in northern Mosul, killing him on the spot," the source, who wished not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"They showered him with bullets in front of a gathering of people and fled to an unknown place," he added.

"The body was sent to the forensic' medicine department in the city," the source said.
Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, is 405 km north of Baghdad.

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11 Katyusha rockets landed near Baghdad airport
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 18 /02 /2008 Time 10:49:13
Baghdad, Feb 18, (VOI) -

A total of 11 Katyusha rockets hit a residential compound near the Baghdad International Airport west of Baghdad, Interior Ministry sources said on Monday.

"11 Katyusha rockets landed on the French residential compound, which hosts the airport's staff, in western Baghdad, without causing casualties," a source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

"U.S. forces sealed off the area near al-Aamel neighborhood, western Baghdad, and started a hunt down operation for the gunmen," he noted.

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Blast kills three, wounds four in Mosul
Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 18 /02 /2008 Time 10:49:13
Mosul, Feb 18, (VOI) -

At least three people were killed and four others wounded on Monday when a roadside bomb exploded in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source said.

"The blast took place, this afternoon, in al-Iqtesadiyn quarter, northern Mosul, killing three people, including two women, and wounding four, including two policemen," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

The source said that police patrols were alerted to the presence of the explosive charge but they were unable to locate it ahead of the explosion.

Mosul, capital city of Ninewa province, is 405 km north of Baghdad.
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3 civilians wounded in blast in Diala
Diala - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 18 /02 /2008 Time 10:49:13
Baaquba, Feb 18, (VOI) -

Three civilians were wounded on Monday when a booby-trapped car went off south of Baaquba targeting Popular Committees fighters, said an official police source.

"A car bomb was detonated in Bahraz district, south of Ba'aqouba, targeting a gathering of the Popular Committees fighters, injuring three civilians,” the source, who asked to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

The Popular Committees are local armed groups formed from tribesmen in a number of cities in Diala with the aim of cooperating with policemen to maintain order and track down gunmen in the province.

Ba'aqouba, the capital of Diala, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

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Gunman killed, 2 arrested in clashes near Samarra
Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 18 /02 /2008 Time 10:49:13
Salah al-Din, Feb 18, (VOI) –

A gunman wearing an explosive belt was killed and two others arrested during clashes near the city of Samarra, 120 km north of Baghdad, police said on Monday.

"Iraqi policemen clashed on Sunday night with gunmen during a raid in the area of al-Jallam, east of Samarra, leaving one gunman who was wearing an explosive belt killed and two others captured," a police source, who preferred to remain unidentified, told Aswat al-Iraq – Aswat al-Iraq – (VOI).

"The raiding force also found a large weapons cache containing 100 shells of RPG-7, 100 mortar shells of different calibers, 10 Strela surface-to-air missiles, hundreds of light and medium Kalashnikov and BKC assault rifles and a large amount of ammunition kept neatly underground," the source added.

Salah al-Din province lies 110 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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Blast leaves 3 casualties in central Hitt
Anbar - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 18 /02 /2008 Time 10:49:13
Anbar, Feb 18, (VOI) –

Two civilians were killed and another wounded in a blast that occurred inside a store selling electrical appliances in central Hit, 70 km west of Ramadi, on Monday, a security source said.

"The store owner was killed and his son wounded. Another civilian who happened to be inside the store at the time was killed," the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

The blast "was caused by a bomb hidden inside one of the electrical appliances," the source said, not revealing the motives of the attack.
Ramadi, the capital of the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, lies 110 km west of Baghdad.

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IED kills police officer, wounds 3 in central Tikrit
Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 18 /02 /2008 Time 10:49:13
Salah al-Din, Feb 18, (VOI) –

A police officer was killed and three civilians seriously wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near his vehicle in central Tikrit on Monday, a police source in Salah al-Din province said.

"The IED blew up Major Nahi Khalaf Ahmed's vehicle near his home in al-Jameiya neighborhood, central Tikrit, killing him instantly," the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"The home-made explosive charge also wounded three civilians seriously and were rushed to the Tikrit Teaching Hospital," the source added.
Tikrit, the capital of Salah al-Din, lies 175 km north of Baghdad.

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