US Soldier,14 Iraqis Killed, Including 8 Executed by Death Squads, According to July 14, 2008 News Reports

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 (which is an opportunity for US forces command to sever relations with these fighters).

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."

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Yaqen.net reported that a US soldier was killed in a non-combat accident, increasing the number of those killed this month to four and to 4,119 since 2003.

- An Iraqi soldier was killed, four were injured in clashes with gunmen in Mosul.

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One policeman killed in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 14 /07 /2008 Time 8:33:48
NINEWA, July 14 (VOI) –

Unidentified gunmen on Monday opened fire killing a policeman, eastern Mosul, and then headed to an unknown direction, said a security source from Ninewa province.
"Unknown armed men driving a modern car opened fire on a policeman who was on his periodical vacation, near al-Koir bus station, eastern Mosul," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) on condition of anonymity.
"The policeman died instantly, and the attackers fled the area to an unknown location," he said.
He did not mention further details, but noted that the policeman's corpse was admitted to the city's morgue.
Mosul, capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.
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Two high ranking army officers kidnapped in Kirkuk

Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 14 /07 /2008 Time 8:33:48
KIRKUK, July 14 (VOI) –

Unknown gunmen on Monday kidnapped two high ranking army officers, a brigadier and a deputy intelligence officer, on the highway near Himreen Mountains, south of Kirkuk, a security source revealed.
"Two high ranking officers, one of them working as deputy Iraqi army intelligence officer and the other a brigadier, were abducted on Monday noon by unidentified armed men," Staff Major Shwan Hama Gharib told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
"The gunmen set a trap on the highway along Himreen Maountains, near al-Rashad suburb, 35 km southwest of Kirkuk," he said.
He did not mention further details, but noted "investigations are underway in this regard."
Kirkuk, the oil-rich city, lies 250 km northeast Baghdad.
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Hand-grenade leaves 3 civilians killed, 14 wounded in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 14 /07 /2008 Time 8:33:48
BAGHDAD, July 14 (VOI) –

Three civilian men were killed and 14 others wounded when a hand-grenade thrown by unidentified person landed amidst a crowd of civilians and traffic wardens on Monday, an Iraqi police source said.

"An unidentified man parked his vehicle over the Damascus Bridge in the central Baghdad district of al-Allawi and hurled a hand-grenade in the direction of a crowd, killing three civilians and injuring 14 others, including four traffic policemen," the source, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
Allawi, which encompasses a bus terminal transporting passengers in and outside Baghdad, is an area usually thronging with pedestrians.

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3 Sahwa fighters wounded in blast, 3 bodies found in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 14 /07 /2008 Time 8:33:48
DIALA, July 14 (VOI) –

Three US-recruited Sahwa tribal fighters were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near their vehicle east of Ba'aquba city on Monday while policemen found three unidentified bodies in al-Muqdadiya district, a security source said.

"The three Sahwa fighters were passing on the main road in the village of al-Makhifa, Abi Saida district, east of Ba'aquba, when an IED went off near their vehicle, leaving them wounded," the source, who is from the joint security coordination center in Diala province, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

The Sahwa councils are anti-Qaeda fighters working in coordination with the Multi-National Force (MNF) and the Iraqi government. These councils were set up in a number of Iraqi provinces such as Anbar, Diala, Ninewa, and Salah al-Din with the aim of bolstering political and local tribal powers to fight armed groups, particularly al-Qaeda network, in those areas. These councils are usually led by tribal chiefs or notables in the provinces.

In another incident, the same source said policemen, in association with local residents, found on Monday morning three decomposed unidentified bodies in the district of al-Muqdadiya, (45 km) northeast of Ba'aquba.

Diala province extends to the northeast of Baghdad as far as the Iranian border. Its capital is Ba'aquba, 57 km northeast of Baghdad. It covers an area of 17,685 square kilometers (6,828 sq mi).
A large portion of the province is drained by the Diala River, a major tributary of the Tigris.

Because of its proximity to two major sources of water, Diala's main industry is agriculture, primarily dates grown in large Date Palm groves. It is also recognized as the orange capital of the Middle East.
In January 2008 Operation Phantom Phoenix was launched in an attempt to eradicate the remnants of al-Qaeda network following the Diala province campaign between 2006 and 2007.

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5 bodies discovered in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 14 /07 /2008 Time 8:33:48
NINEWA, July 14 (VOI) –

Five bodies, including four belonging to shepherds, were found in western Mosul city, a local police source said on Monday.

"The morgue today received five corpses, four of which belonged to shepherds, who had been killed by unknown gunmen in Tal Abta district, western Mosul," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

"The shepherds were killed last night when unidentified gunmen intercepted their vehicle on the road linking Tal Abta to al-Mahlabiya district and shot them down. The gunmen kidnapped two women and a child who were in the shepherds' company at the time of the attack," the source noted.

The source did not reveal the motivations behind the attack, but added that the destiny of the kidnapped remains unknown.

"The 5th body belonged to a man, who was killed over tribal dispute," the same source said, providing no further details.

Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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Suicide attack foiled in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 14 /07 /2008 Time 10:06:27
NINEWA, July 14 (VOI) –

Police forces on Monday foiled a suicide attack targeting a patrol vehicle in eastern Mosul city, a local police chief said.

"Forces from the 4th regiment killed a suicide bomber, who was wearing an explosive belt, while targeting their patrol car in al-Nabi Younis area, eastern Mosul." Maj. Gen. Khaled Hussein al-Hamdani told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

"The bomber fired his gun, urging patrolmen to open fire on him, killing him on the spot. A specialized team managed to remove the explosive belt and no casualties have been reported," al-Hamdani noted.

Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 250 km north of the Iraqi capital.

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News Summary

National - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 14 /07 /2008 Time 8:33:48
BAGHDAD, July 14 (VOI) –

Following is a summary of news reports posted until 4:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Monday (7/14/08):

* Politics & Security:

NINEWA, Police forces on Monday foiled a suicide attack targeting a patrol vehicle in eastern Mosul city, a local police chief said.

BAGHDAD, Iraq and the United States have agreed on most points of the joint cooperation agreement, which is scheduled to govern the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq, a Shiite Unified Iraqi Coalition leader said on Monday.

NINEWA, Five bodies, including four belonging to shepherds, were found in western Mosul city, a local police source said on Monday.

DIALA, Three US-recruited Sahwa tribal fighters were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near their vehicle east of Ba'aquba city on Monday while policemen found three unidentified bodies in al-Muqdadiya district, a security source said.

BAGHDAD, A parliamentary vote on provincial council elections law has been put off until this Thursday because of unresolved disputes among political blocs, a member of the parliamentary regions and non-regional provinces committee said on Monday.

BAGHDAD, The call by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for a timetable for the removal of American troops from Iraq presents an enormous opportunity, writes Barack Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois and the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, in an Op-Ed Contributor page in the U.S. newspaper New York Times on Monday.

BAGHDAD, Three civilian men were killed and 14 others wounded when a hand-grenade thrown by unidentified person landed amidst a crowd of civilians and traffic wardens on Monday, an Iraqi police source said.

BAGHDAD, Two Baghdad-based newspapers on Monday focused on the improvement in the security situation in the country, urging the government to benefit from these conditions and to promote respect for the law.

KIRKUK, Hundreds of Huweija residents on Monday staged a peaceful demonstration, calling on the government to hold Kirkuk's provincial council elections on time.

*Economy:

MISSAN, A local company has undertaken a sewage project in eastern Missan province at a total cost of $4.5 million, a local council chief said on Monday.

BAGHDAD, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday called on Danish companies to invest and take part in reconstruction projects in Iraq, vowing to provide adequate protection for them while operating in the country.

* Variety:

BAGHDAD, Baghdad's Sheikh Zayed Hospital will witness on Tuesday a surgery to remove the largest human tumor worldwide to be operated on by an Iraqi team of physicians, the Baghdad health department's media chief said on Monday.

*Features:

BAGHDAD, Iraqi politicians and analysts concurred that the principles brought about by the July 14, 1958 revolution have become an agenda for most parties on Iraq's political chessboard despite difference in attitudes.
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12 people killed, 17 wounded in Iraq in 24 hours

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Monday , 14 /07 /2008 Time 8:33:48
BAGHDAD, July 14 (VOI) –

At least 12 people were killed, and 17 others were wounded in the violent acts that took place throughout Iraq over the last 24 hours, security sources said.

In Baghdad, a source from the Iraqi police on Monday told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) that three civilians were killed, and 14 others were wounded when an unknown targeted a group of civilians and traffic policemen with a grenade, at Damascus Bridge in al-Alawi neighborhood, central Baghdad.
Al-Alawi is considered among the most crowded areas in Baghdad that embraces a major bus station.
In Mosul, a source from the police said that the city's morgue on Monday received five corpses; four of them belonging to shepherds who were killed by unknown gunmen in Tal-Abta district, west of Mosul.
The source added that the four shepherds were killed yesterday night when unknown gunmen stopped their car on the road between Tal-Abta and al-Mahlabia districts, killing the shepherds instantly, and kidnapping two women and one child who were with them.

In Eastern Mosul, General Khalid Hussein al-Hamdani, Ninewa province's police commander, told VOI that forces of the police 4th contingent killed a suicide bomber with an explosive belt, who was attempting to target their patrol in al-Nabi Yuniss neighborhood.

Al-Hamdani said that the bomber used his pistol and opened fire before his attempt to blow himself up; a matter that resulted in the patrol's personnel responding to the attack, killing the bomber instantly.
He added that experts dismantled the attacker's explosive belt, without causing any injuries.

Also in eastern Mosul, a source from the Iraqi army said that his forces on Sunday conducted a raid operation in al-Yabsat neighborhood, and arrested a senior al-Qaeda organization's member (Ameer), affiliated with the so-called the Islamic state of Iraq.

In Diala, an authorized security source said that a roadside bomb on Monday detonated targeting a car driven by three Sahwa (Awakening) fighters on the main road in al-Mukhefa village, Abi Seda district, east of Ba'aquba, wounding all three.

In a separate incident, the same source said that police forces, with people's help, seized three unknown decomposed corpses, in al-Muqdadiya suburb, northeast of Ba'aquba.
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Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Sunday, 13 July 2008.

Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr,

member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.

Sunday, 13 July 2008.

· Bomb reportedly targets US military vehicle near ‘Anah.

· Shabak minority representative accuses US-backed Kurdish separatist party of Saturday’s murder of Shabak activist near al-Mawsil.

Al-Anbar Province.
‘Anah.

Bomb reportedly targets US military vehicle near ‘Anah.

In a dispatch posted at 4:45pm Baghdad time Sunday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a high-explosive bomb went off by a US military patrol near ‘Anah, 300km northwest of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported witnesses as saying that the attack took place on Water Project Road south of the city. Fire trucks and Iraqi police together with tribal “Awakening” police rushed to the scene and surrounded the area, after which mass arrests of local residents were carried out.

The last week has witnessed an increase in attacks on US and Iraqi regime forces in the areas of Rawah, al-Hadithah, and ‘Anah – an area that has largely been passive for a year and a half thanks to cooperation between local tribes and American occupation forces against the al-Qa‘idah organization. In recent weeks al-Qa‘idah has reportedly been reviving its activities and improving its relations with tribes in western Iraq.

Al-Fallujah.

Bombs kills four policemen in al-Fallujah Sunday morning.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 4pm Sunday afternoon Beijing time (11am in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that two bombs had exploded one after the other in the middle of al-Fallujah, 60km west of Baghdad on Sunday morning.

Xinhua reported a source in the Iraqi government police as saying that one bomb went off in front of the home of an officer in the police located in the al-Jumhuriyah neighborhood of the city. The attack took place as a convoy was preparing to escort the officer from his home to his office. Four members of the patrol were killed in that explosion.

Then after a crowd had gathered on the scene, a second bomb went off moments later, wounding eight people, four of them policemen. Several nearby houses were damaged in the explosions.

After a year and a half during which al-Fallujah and most of al-Anbar Province had been largely quiet, the al-Qa‘idah organization has been attempting to resume activities in the area in recent weeks.

Baghdad.

Bomb targets police patrol near al-A‘zamiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 12:45pm Baghdad time Sunday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb had exploded by a police patrol near the Sunni north Baghdad district of al-A‘zamiyah.

Yaqen reported a source in the government police as saying that the bomb, which had been planted by the side of a road to al-A‘zamiyah, wounded three of the troops in the patrol. The government forces then cordoned off the area and transported the wounded to a nearby hospital.

Bomb wounds four in eastern Baghdad Sunday morning.

In a dispatch posted at 11:15am Baghdad time Sunday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb had exploded on Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad on Sunday.

Yaqen reported a source in the government police as saying that the blast wounded four people, but did not indicate whether the explosion had been targeted on US or Iraqi regime forces. The source only added that the injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Salah ad-Din Province.
Ad-Dulu‘iyah.

Police officer, civilian killed in attack in ad-Dulu‘iyah late Saturday night.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 3:08pm Sunday afternoon Beijing time (10:08am in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that armed men had assassinated a police lieutenant in ad-Dulu ‘iyah, 97km north of Baghdad at 11:30pm Saturday night.

Xinhua reported a source in the police as saying that the attackers killed Lieutenant Muhannad Fayyad ‘Ali Salim in front of his home as he was returning from work. A civilian was also killed in the attack and three other civilians were wounded. All were sitting in front of their home at the time of the attack and belonged to one family.

Diyala Province.
Al-Miqdadiyah.

Three killed in bomb explosion near al-Miqdadiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 5:55pm Baghdad time Sunday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded on the main road to al-Wajihiyah in the al-Miqdadiyah area, 85km northeast of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported Major General Ghanin al-Qurayshi, the Commander of the Diyala provincial police, as saying that the blast killed three people.

Buhriz.

Bomb wounds person near Buhriz.

In a dispatch posted at 5:55pm Baghdad time Sunday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb had exploded in the Bazayiz area near Buhriz, 60km northeast of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported Major General Ghanin al-Qurayshi, Commander of the Diyala Province police, as saying that one person had been injured in the blast.

Ninwa Province.
Al-Mawsil.

Shabak minority representative accuses US-backed Kurdish separatist party of Saturday’s murder of Shabak activist near al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 2:05pm Baghdad time Sunday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Hanin Qadu, representative of the Shabak minority in the Iraqi Parliament accused the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), a US-backed Kurdish separatist party led by Mas‘ud Barzani, of being responsible for the murder of a member of the Shabak Democratic Coalition in al-Mawsil on Saturday.

Yaqen reported Qadu as saying that the KDP was responsible for the killing of Mal‘ab ‘Abbas Kazim, member of the Political Bureau of the Shabak Democratic Coalition, who was gunned down near Ba‘shiqah, 30km east of al-Mawsil on Saturday.

Qadu said that Mal‘ab Kazim had been active in opposing the Kurdisation of the Ninwa area and of its annexation by the Kurdistan separatist region in northern Iraq. He said that Kazim had received telephone threats from the KDP, demanding that he stop opposing their expansionist drive. In response, Kazim had initiated legal action against the KDP prior to his murder.

On Saturday, Yaqen reported a source in the provincial government as saying that gunmen shot and killed the member of the Shabak ethnic minority near the village of ‘Umar Qaji in the Ba‘shiqah area, 30km east of al-Mawsil. Yaqen noted that Ba‘shiqah is an ethnically mixed area where “Christians, Yazidis, Arabs, Kurds, and Shabak reside.”

The Shabak are a minority listed as numbering 80,000 in the official 1977 census and resident in the Ninwa area. A deputy representing the Shabak in the US-installed parliament, Hanin al-Qadu, asserts that the minority numbers between 300,000 and 400,000 persons.

The Shabak speak a language similar to Zakaki and Kurdish and many follow a religion that reportedly is similar to that of the Yazidis. Other Shabaks are Muslim and practice a version of Sufism.

Since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 American-backed Kurdish separatist parties have tried to assert control over Shabak areas with a view to annexing them to an eventual Kurdish state. The Democratic Shabak Coalition seeks separate representation for the Shabak community and its members have been the target of repression by Kurdish separatist Peshmergah gunmen on occasion.

The KDP is headed by Mas‘ud Barzani, currently the US-installed President of the separatist Kurdistan region created by US occupation forces in northern Iraq.

In a dispatch posted at 8:06pm Baghdad time Sunday evening, Yaqen reported that the KDP had, unsurprisingly, denied involvement in the murder of the Shabak activist.

Policeman gunned down in front of home in eastern al-Mawsil Saturday evening.

In a dispatch posted at 10:15am Baghdad time Sunday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a member of the bodyguard of the governor of Ninwa Province was killed in an armed attack in al-Mawsil on Saturday evening.

Yaqen reported a source in the provincial government as saying that gunmen shot and killed a policeman who serves as one of the governor’s bodyguards in an attack that took place in front of the policeman’s home in the ‘Adan neighborhood to the east of al-Mawsil. The policeman was outside his home when a car drove up, and a man got out who proceeded to shot the policeman with a pistol.

Since 10 May, the US and its Iraqi regime allies have been waging an offensive against the al-Qa‘idah organization in al-Mawsil and surrounding Ninwa Province.

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