US Soldier, 22 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 5 Executed by Death Squads, According to June 11, 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 leader pointed to Mahdi Army and Badr militiamen as the perpetrators. Now, these 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."

amsi.org reported that seven policemen were killed, two were injured in the Kut attack (VOI reported only two deaths below).

- A US military vehicle was destroyed in Mosul today by a roadside bomb planted by Al-Tamkeen Brigades.

- Five bodies of Iraqis executed by death squads were found today in Al-Falloujah.

amsi.org reported that 30 US armored vehicles were stolen from the Green Zone, which is inhabited by the 3,000 US employees of the US Embassy.

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Two roadside bombings leave 1 girl wounded in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 11 /06 /2008 Time 10:19:14

Ninewa, Jun 11, (VOI) -

A girl was wounded in two successive roadside bombings that detonated in Mosul on Wednesday, a Ninewa police source said. "A roadside bomb went off targeting a police patrol over al-Jamaa tunnel, north Mosul, followed by another roadside bomb blast that targeted the rescue police patrol, leaving a girl wounded," a Ninewa police source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

The security source did not provide further details about the accidents. The Iraqi government has launched a large-scale operations in Mosul since May 2008 to crack down on gunmen and to clear the northern major city of the ongoing violence. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. AM/SR

U.S. soldier dies of non-battle causes in Baghdad - statement

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 11 /06 /2008 Time 10:19:14

Baghdad, Jun 11, (VOI) -

The U.S. army on Wednesday announced one serviceman in Iraq died of "non-battle" related causes in Baghdad. "A Multi-National Corps – Iraq Soldier died of non-battle related causes in Baghdad, June 11, said a U.S, army statement received by Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

The announcement did not provide further details about the accident, but noted "an investigation into the cause of death is under way." The soldier's death put the death toll of U.S. troops at 4095 since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Of this number, 11 troops were killed in June, and 19 in May 2008, the lowest number of U.S. fatalities since the U.S. invasion. AM/SR

Second policeman dies from roadside bombing in Wassit

Wassit - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 11 /06 /2008 Time 10:19:14

Wassit, Jun 11, (VOI) -

An Iraqi policeman died as a results of injuries sustained from a roadside bombing that detonated in Wassit, a police source said. "The death toll from the roadside bombing that went off against a police patrol in central Kut rose to two policemen," a Wassit police source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

The source continued, "The second policeman died from injuries sustained in the roadside bombing," noting "the condition of three other wounded individuals remains stable, and they will be moved to the Multi-National Force's hospital in the province's Delta base." Earlier, a police source told VOI "a roadside bombing targeting a police patrol in central Kut left one policeman killed and four others wounded." Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km south-east of Baghdad. AM/SR

Death toll from Kut's blast rises

Wassit - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 11 /06 /2008 Time 10:19:14

Wassit, Jun 11, (VOI) –

Casualties from the explosive charge attack that targeted a police patrol vehicle in Kut city on Wednesday morning have reached two dead and three wounded, Iraqi authorities said. "The wounded are currently in stable condition and will be transferred to a hospital affiliated to the Multi-National Force (MNF) in Delta base (15 km west of Kut)," a source from the Iraqi police told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

Early this morning, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near a police patrol vehicle in Kut city, killing a policeman, wounding four other patrolmen and causing severe damage to the vehicle. Kut, the capital of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SS/SR

Gunmen blow up officer's house in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 11 /06 /2008 Time 10:19:14

Baaquba, Jun 11, (VOI)-

Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday blew up an Iraqi army officer's house in west of Khaniqeen, Diala province, a senior official said.

"Unknown gunmen detonated the house in al-Sa'adiya district, west of Khaniqeen, by planting a bomb inside it," Ahmed Zarkoushi, the mayor of the district, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).

"The explosion destroyed the house and damaged the nearby houses," he added, noting that the blast left no casualties. "Police forces cordoned off the area," he also said. Khaniqeen is 185 km northeast of Baghdad. SH

IED kills, injures 5 cops in Wassit

Wassit - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 11 /06 /2008 Time 10:19:14

Kut, Jun 11, (VOI)-

A policeman was killed and four were injured on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device went off near a police vehicle patrol in central Kut, said a police source. "An improvise explosive device, planted on the main road Kut-Baghdad, was detonated targeting a police vehicle patrol," the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).

"One policeman was killed, four were wounded and a police vehicle was damaged in the attack," he also said. "The wounded were rushed to al-Zahraa hospital for treatment," the source noted. Kut, the capital of Wassit, is located 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH

Casualty toll from northern Baghdad blast rises to 15

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 11 /06 /2008 Time 10:19:14

Baghdad, Jun 11, (VOI)-

The toll from the bombing that took place in al-Kadhemiya region in northern Baghdad on Wednesday, rose to five killed and 10 wounded, a police source said.

"Five persons were killed and ten others were injured in the explosion," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

"The explosion took place when a bomb, planted on the road, went off near a bus," he added. A police source had said earlier that four civilians were wounded on Wednesday when a bomb exploded inside a bus in northern Baghdad. SH

Double explosion leaves 10 casualties in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 11 /06 /2008 Time 10:19:14

Baghdad, Jun 11, (VOI)-

One civilian was killed and nine others were wounded in two explosions in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, a security source said.

"An improvised explosive device was detonated in al-Kamb Sara region in eastern Baghdad, killing a civilian and injuring seven," the source, who wished to be unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).

"The other bomb went off near a fuel station in al-Bunuk neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, wounding two civilians," he added. A security source had said earlier four civilians were wounded on Wednesday when a bomb exploded inside a bus in northern Baghdad. A roadside bomb was detonated earlier in Mujamaa al-Mashan region in al-Karada, leaving unspecified number of casualties, according to security sources.

18 Iraqi fighters killed, detained in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 11 /06 /2008 Time 10:19:14

Ba'aquba, Jun 11, (VOI)-

A joint force of U.S. and Iraqi personnel killed two Iraqi fighters (referred to as al-Qaeda gunmen for propaganda purposes) and arrested 16 more during a security operation waged south of Ba'aqouba, a security source said on Wednesday.

"Joint U.S.-Iraqi forces launched a military operation late Tuesday targeting al-Qaeda group in Bahraz district, south of Ba'aqouba, where they killed two gunmen and arrested 16 others," the source, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).

"Four of the detainees are senior leaders wanted for killing and displacing a large number of civilians in the district," he added. He did not give more details. Ba'aqouba, the capital of Diala, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH

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Iraq War Report for events of Tuesday, 10 June 2008.

Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr,

member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.

Tuesday, 10 June 2008.

·        Midday bomb attack in Baghdad leaves four civilians dead.

·        Iraqi regime forces arrest 22 in continued sweep targeting anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in Baghdad.

·        Iraqi regime arrests 65 in Dhi Qar Province in apparent preparation for suspected American attack on Iran.

Al-Anbar Province.
Al-Kubaysah.

Monday attacks in al-Kubaysah reported.

In a dispatch posted at 11:20am Baghdad time Tuesday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that armed men attacked the home of the police chief in al-Kubaysah, 185km northwest of Baghdad, Monday evening.

Baghdad.

Midday bomb attack wounds four civilians in Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted at 9:39pm Baghdad time Tuesday night, the Association of Muslim Scholars of Iraq (AMSI) reported that a bomb exploded by as-Sa‘dun Street in central Baghdad at midday Tuesday.

The AMSI reported a source in the police who asked not to be identified as saying that the blast wounded four civilians.

Iraqi regime forces arrest 22 in continued sweep targeting anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted at 2:25pm Baghdad time Tuesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that in the continued, US-backed drive against the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia, Iraqi regime security forces arrested 22 people and reported seizing a “large quantity” of weapons in raids in eastern Baghdad.

Yaqen reported a source in the government police as saying that in addition to the arrest of the 22 Jaysh al-Mahdi members, the security forces seized 67 guns, 12 clips, three pistols, to rocket-propelled grenades, nine undocumented cars and one motorcycle in the al-Hawasim area of Baghdad.

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

Salah ad-Din Province.
Tikrit.

Shaykh of Saddam Hussein’s tribe killed in bomb attack in Tikrit.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 4:28pm Tuesday afternoon Beijing time 12:28pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that Shaykh ‘Ali an-Nida, a leader of the al-Bayjat Tribe – to which the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein belonged – had been killed in a bomb explosion in Tirkit, 180km north of Baghdad.

Wasit Province.
As-Suwayrah.

Unidentified body of Iraqi soldier found in river near as-Suwayrah Monday evening.

In a dispatch posted at 9:50am Baghdad time Tuesday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the tortured body of a man in Iraqi government army uniform was found floating in the Tigris River in the as-Suwayrah area, 50km southeast of Baghdad, on Monday evening.

Dhi Qar Province.
An-Nasiriyah.

Regime arrests 65 in mass raids, arrests in an-Nasiriyah Tuesday morning.

In a dispatch posted at 4:30pm Baghdad time Tuesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the Iraqi government’s Dhi Qar Province police arrested 65 people in raids and searches in various parts of an-Nasiriyah, 320km south of Baghdad, on Tuesday morning.

Yaqen reported members of the police as saying that two Grad rockets were also turned up in the raids.

Since March, the US-backed Iraqi regime has been actively engaged in an offensive against the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in Dhi Qar, al-Basrah, and elsewhere in Iraq, in what is believed to be preparation for an eventual American attack on Iran.

Suq ash-Shuyukh.

Bomb targets motorcade of official in Dhi Qar Province Tuesday morning.

In a dispatch posted at 1:11pm Baghdad time Tuesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by the motorcade of a member of the Dhi Qar Provincial Governing Council in the area of Suq ash-Shuyukh about 350km southeast of Baghdad on Tuesday morning.

Yaqen reported a source in the government police as saying that a bomb that had been planted on a road in the al-Hajjam area to the south of Suq ash-Shuyukh exploded when the convoy of ‘Abd al-‘Ali Raysan drove by. The blast wounded four of Raysan’s bodyguards and inflicted severe damage on one of the escort vehicles. After the attack, the police cordoned off the vicinity and launched searches in the area.

Since March, the US-backed Iraqi regime has been actively engaged in an offensive against the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in Dhi Qar, al-Basrah, and elsewhere in Iraq, in what is believed to be preparation for an eventual American attack on Iran.

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