10 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial July 4, 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 one Iraqi was killed, two were injured when US forces fired at their car west of Al-Basrah.

- Two Iraqis were killed, five were injured from the same family by US forces in Ba'aqouba today. The family is related to one of the leaders of Al-Mahdi Army militia, in the village of Naseem, Al-Miqdadiya district.

- Two people were killed, one of them a policeman, were killed by gunmen fire in Mosul.

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Seven family members killed, injured in Diala

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 04 /07 /2008 Time 9:31:59
BAAQUBA, July 4 (VOI) –

U.S. soldiers killed two people of the same family and injured five other members during an airdrop in the city of Ba'aqouba, a security source said on Friday.

“U.S. forces implemented an airdrop on the house of a leader of al-Mahdi army in al-Naseem village in Muqdadiya, northeast of Ba'aqouba, killing two and injuring five of the same family of the leader,” the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq (VOI).

“U.S. forces threw a number of hand grenades inside the house before storming it,” he explained.
No word was immediately available from the U.S. army on the incident.
Diala, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

Diala province extends to the northeast of Baghdad as far as the Iranian border. Its capital is Ba'aqouba. 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.
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5 killed, 8 wounded until Friday afternoon

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 04 /07 /2008 Time 5:58:59
BAGHDAD, July 4 (VOI) -

Five persons were killed and eight others were wounded in acts of violence that took place in Iraq until Friday afternoon, security sources said.

In Baghdad, Iraqi police said four people were killed and eight others wounded when a car bomb went off near a gate of the al-Yarmuk hospital in western Baghdad.

In Babel, a police source said, a police force captured eight wanted men while another force found an unidentified body in two separate security operations in al-Iskandariya district, 50 km northern Babel province.

In Wassit, a security source said that joint forces arrested four suspected gunmen on Thursday night during a crackdown operation in al-Shuhadaa region in western Kut.

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4 killed, 8 wounded in car bomb blast in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 04 /07 /2008 Time 5:58:59
BAGHDAD, July 4 (VOI) –

Four people were killed and eight others wounded when a car bomb went off near a gate of the al-Yarmuk hospital in western Baghdad, Iraqi police said.

"A car bomb parked near one of the gates of al-Yarmuk hospital on Thursday evening, killing four civilians and wounding eight others," a police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"Policemen and hospital guards were among the wounded in the blast that also caused damage to nearby vehicles," the source added.

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and Baghdad province. With a municipal population estimated at 7,000,000, it is the largest city in Iraq. It is the second largest city in the Arab world (after Cairo) and the second largest city in southwest Asia (after Tehran).

Located on the Tigris River, the city dates back to at least the 8th century, and probably to pre-Islamic times.

AE

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Iraq War Report for events of Thursday, 3 July 2008.

Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr,

member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.

Thursday, 3 July 2008.

·        Fighters blow up Baghdad home of woman MP from ruling coalition.

·        Gunmen killed in drive-by shooting on police checkpoint in al-Mawsil Thursday.

·        Katyusha rockets blast into British base in al-Basrah early Thursday.

·        In continued preparations for American attack on Iran, Iraqi regime police arrest six anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militiamen in raids, searches in al-Basrah.

Baghdad.

Fighters blow up Baghdad home of woman MP from ruling coalition.

In a dispatch posted at 12:51pm Baghdad time Thursday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that armed men blew up the home of Shadha al-Musawi, a woman deputy to the US-backed Iraqi parliament on Thursday. Al-Musawi represents the ruling pro-American Shi‘i sectarian coalition known as the United Iraqi Alliance, headed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Yaqen reported a witness as saying that the armed men blew up the house in the al-‘Adl neighborhood of Baghdad, despite the presence of a government roadblock just 100 meters away

Babil Province.
Al-Hillah.

US forces raid home of tribal leader, arrest family, residents report.

In a dispatch posted at 10am Baghdad time Thursday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that US occupation troops arrested the family of Shaykh ‘Ulaywi Husayn as-Sa‘di, a chief of the Bani Sa ‘d tribe in the province of Babil, south of Baghdad, before dawn Thursday.

Yaqen reported a witness who asked not to be identified as saying that the family was arrested at their home in the al-‘Ummal neighborhood in the Jablah area south of Baghdad. US forces mounted an airborne landing on the home of the shaykh. They broke down the doors and arrested all the members of his family, including a seven-year-old boy named Ahmad, the witness said. The Americans also broke up possessions in the home and beat up women in the family, the source said, prior to arresting everyone, including two boys, Ra’id ‘Ulaywi Husayn and his brother Khalid. As of the time of reporting, no information on the reason for the raid was available.

Ninwa Province.
Al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 10:12pm Baghdad time Thursday night, the Yaqen News Agency reported that armed men killed one policeman and one civilian in two separate incidents in al-Mawsil, 420km northwest of Baghdad on Thursday.

Yaqen reported a source in the Ninwa Province police as saying that an off-duty policeman was sitting in a coffee house in the al-Jaza’ir neighborhood when gunmen shot him dead.

In a separate incident, gunmen stormed into a recreation hall in the as-Sukkar neighborhood of northern al-Mawsil and killed an employee there. No more details in the incidents were available.

Gunmen killed in drive-by shooting on police checkpoint in al-Mawsil Thursday.

In a dispatch posted at 3:40pm Baghdad time Thursday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that armed clashes took place between gunmen and Iraqi government police in the Bab Sinjar area of western al-Mawsil on Thursday.

Yaqen reported a source in the police as saying that gunmen in two cars clashed with policemen at a checkpoint near the ar-Rimah Bank in Bab Sinjar on Thursday. The battle left two gunmen and one policeman dead. A second policeman was wounded in the encounter and taken to a hospital for treatment.

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

Wasit Province.
Al-Kut.

In continued preparations for American attack on Iran, Iraqi regime police arrest two anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militiamen in raids, searches in al-Kut.

In a dispatch posted at 11:50am Baghdad time Thursday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the Iraqi regime police arrested two members of the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in two operations in the city of al-Kut, 180km southeast of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported Captain ‘Aziz Latif al-Imarah, commander of the regime’s provincial Tiger Forces, as saying that his forces had carried out raids and searches in the ash-Shuhada’ neighborhood in eastern al-Kut. There one member of the Jaysh al-Mahdi was arrested with explosives in his possession.

Captain al-Imarah said that other searches in the Badrah area also in eastern al-Kut was where the second member of the Jaysh al-Mahdi was arrested, a man “accused” of carrying out armed attacks on US-backed Iraqi regime troops. He was found with 16 mortar shells and eight Iranian made bombs in his possession, in addition to a pistol, a Kalashnikov assault rifle, and ammunition.

Since March, the US-backed Iraqi regime has been actively engaged in an offensive against the anti-occupation Sadr Movement and its armed wing, the Jaysh al-Mahdi militia, in Iraq, in what is believed to be preparation for an American attack on Iran.

Dhi Qar Province.
An-Nasiriyah.

Iraqi government police find downed American spy plane.

In a dispatch posted at 4:45pm Baghdad time Thursday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Iraqi government police of Dhi Qar Province found a unmanned reconnaissance plane in the Umm ‘Unayj area 80km south of an-Nasirah (which is 320km south of Baghdad).

Yaqen reported a source in the Dhi Qar Police as saying that efforts were being made to contact the US forces to see why the aircraft had apparently crashed.

Al-Basrah Province.
Al-Basrah.

In continued preparations for American attack on Iran, Iraqi regime police arrest six anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militiamen in raids, searches in al-Basrah.

In a dispatch posted at 9:10pm Baghdad time Thursday night, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Iraqi government police arrested six members of the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in various parts of al-Basrah on Thursday.

Yaqen reported a source in the al-Basrah Province police as saying that in the course of their raids, the police also confiscated thirty-five heavy 120mm mortar shells of Iranian manufacture in the Shatt al-‘Arab area to the east of al-Basrah city.

Since March, the US-backed Iraqi regime has been actively engaged in an offensive against the anti-occupation Sadr Movement and its armed wing, the Jaysh al-Mahdi militia, in Iraq, in what is believed to be preparation for an American attack on Iran.

Katyusha rockets blast into British base in al-Basrah early Thursday.

In a dispatch posted at 6:45pm Baghdad time Thursday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the British base at al-Basrah International Airport came under a Katyusha rocket barrage at dawn on Thursday.

Yaqen reported a spokesman for the British forces as saying that the attack caused no damage or casualties. There are 4,100 British troops officially based at al-Basrah International Airport.

www.albasrah.net

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