US Soldier, 13 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to June 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."

Yaqen.net reported that two people were killed and eleven were injured, many of them policemen, in two Baghdad blasts.

- A policeman and his brother were killed in by gunmen in Mosul.

- A US convoy was attacked in Al-Waziriya area in Baghdad, a vehicle was damaged.

- A US Hummer vehicle was destroyed and a US soldier was killed in Al-Is'haqi.

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Diala suicide bombing casualties up to 39

Diala - Voices of Iraq

Saturday , 14 /06 /2008 Time 11:27:40

Diala, Jun 14, (VOI) –

Casualties from Saturday's earlier suicide blast amidst a group of jubilant Iraqis celebrating their national team's win 2/1 over China in an outdoor souk (market) in Diala rose to two deaths and 37 others wounded, the district chief said.

"The casualties from Saturday's bombing attack in the village of Qurat Tabba, Diala, rose to two deaths and 37 injured, a large number of them in a serious condition," Sirwan Shukr told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI). Earlier in the day a police source told VOI that a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up amidst an outdoor souk in Qurat Tabba, Khanaqin district, (155 km) northeast of Ba'aquba, wounding 29 people, 12 of them in a serious condition. Ba'aquba, the capital city of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. AE

Army force mistakenly shoots "mentally ill" man- authorities

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Saturday , 14 /06 /2008 Time 11:27:40
Ninewa, Jun 14, (VOI) –

A force from the Iraqi army on Saturday opened fire on a civilian, whom it described as "mentally ill," after they mistakenly identified him as a suicide bomber, a security source from Ninewa said.

"On Saturday, an Iraqi army force opened fire on a civilian, after they mistook him for a suicide bomber in Hay al-Zahra area, eastern Mosul," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

"The man was wounded in the leg and was taken to a hospital for treatment," the source noted, adding that the man "turned out to be mentally ill."

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

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Woman wounded in eastern Mosul blast

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Saturday , 14 /06 /2008 Time 11:27:40
Ninewa, Jun 14, (VOI) –

A woman was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in eastern Mosul city, a local security source said on Saturday.

"On Saturday, an explosive charge detonated in al-Darkazliya area, eastern Mosul, wounding a woman,
The source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
"The attack did not target military personnel," the source noted, adding that the woman was close to the source of the explosion.

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

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Iraqi man killed by US forces, 15 suspects captured in Mosul-MNF

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Saturday , 14 /06 /2008 Time 11:27:40
Ninewa, Jun 14, (VOI) –

An Iraqi fighter resisting US forces was killed and 15 suspects were arrested during security operations in Mosul city, the Multi-National Force (MNF) said on Saturday.

"One man near the target building refused to comply with instructions to surrender, and when the force moved to clear the area, the man made a sudden and threatening movement. Perceiving hostile intent, Coalition forces engaged and killed (him). Another man was detained in Mosul," the statement added.

Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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3 Iraqi soldiers killed, wounded in blast

Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq
Saturday , 14 /06 /2008 Time 11:27:40
Salah al-Din, Jun 14, (VOI) –

Two Iraqi servicemen were killed and another was wounded in an explosive charge attack near Balad district, the Multi-National Force (MNF) said on Saturday.

"Two soldiers from the Iraqi army were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near Balad district (110 km north of Baghdad), Salah al-Din province, on June 13," according to an MNF statement received by Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
"Another Iraqi soldier was injured in the attack," the statement added, providing no further details.

Balad district is affiliated to Salah al-Din province, which lies 175 km north of the Iraqi capital.

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1 US-recruited Sahwa fighter killed, another wounded in Diala blast

Diala - Voices of Iraq
Saturday , 14 /06 /2008 Time 11:27:40
Diala, Jun 14, (VOI) -

A US-recruited Sahwa tribal fighter was killed and another wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near their headquarters south of the city of Ba'aqouba, an official security source in Diala said on Saturday.

"An IED ripped through a Sahwa headquarters in the village of Youssuf Hammadi, Bani Sa'ad district, (20 km south of Ba'aqouba), killing one fighter and wounding another," the source, who declined to have his name mentioned, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

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US-Iraqi forces crack down on Iraqi fighters resisting US forces in Missan Province

Missan residents urged to stay home when security operation begins

Missan - Voices of Iraq
Saturday , 14 /06 /2008 Time 11:27:40
Missan, Jun 14, (VOI) –

Several helicopters on Saturday morning dropped flyers calling on Missan residents to stay home and cooperate with security forces when the scheduled Fard al-Qanoon security operation takes place, local eyewitnesses said.

Missan residents are urged to stay home and cooperate with the security apparatus in implementing the provisions of the Fard al-Qanoon (Enforcement of the rule of law) security plan," according to the flyers, which were received by Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq, (VOI).

The flyers called on citizens to provide tips about wanted persons, who have been charged with murder, kidnap and robbery.

Earlier, US forces (Multi-National Force) helicopters dropped flyers featuring photos of wanted persons (Iraqi fighters resisting US forces) and announcing the approach of a military operation in the province.

Last Thursday, large numbers of police and army personnel arrived in the province and were stationed at al-Batira Airport and Missan's playground in preparation for the operation, according to security sources.

Al-Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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Iraq War Report for events of Saturday, 14 June 2008.

Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr,

member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.

Saturday, 14 June 2008.

·        Bomb sets American Humvee ablaze in central Baghdad.

·        Muqtada as-Sadr announces plans to launch liberation army to fight US occupation of Iraq.

·        Female belt bomber targets market in Qarah Tabbah Saturday afternoon.

·        Iraqi regime launches campaign of arrests and repression in Maysan Province Saturday.

·        Iraqi regime forces arrest 25 more anti-occupation militiamen in continued offensive against Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in al-Basrah.

Baghdad.

Two civilians killed in bus bomb in eastern Baghdad Saturday afternoon.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 8:06pm Saturday afternoon Beijing time (4:06pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb went off by a passenger minibus in the al-Fadiliyah district of eastern Baghdad after noon on Saturday.

Xinhua reported a source in the Iraqi government police as saying that the blast killed two people and wounded seven more. The bus was also destroyed in the explosion.

Bomb targets Iraqi government police patrol in central Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 8:06pm Saturday afternoon Beijing time (4:06pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb went off by an Iraqi government police patrol on an-Nidal street in central Baghdad.

Xinhua reported a source in the Iraqi government police as saying that the blast damaged several civilian cars and nearby buildings.

Bomb sets American Humvee ablaze in central Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 8:06pm Saturday afternoon Beijing time (4:06pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a US patrol in the al-Waziriyah district of central Baghdad.

Xinhua reported a source in the Iraqi government police as saying that the blast set a Humvee that was taking part in the patrol on fire, but no information on the nature or extent of US casualties – if there were any – was available, because the Americans quickly closed off the area.

US announces operations against al-Qa‘idah in “central Iraq.”

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:01pm Saturday afternoon Beijing time (1:01pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that the US military announced that its forces had killed one al-Qa‘idah gunman and arrested 18 more al-Qa‘idah “suspects” in operations in cities in central Iraq.

Xinhua reported a US communiqué as saying that two of the “suspects” had allegedly been involved in bomb making. In the course of their operations, the Americans found quantities of weapons and materiel.

Salah ad-Din Province.
Al-Ishaqi.

US soldier claimed killed in al-Ishaqi on Friday.

In a dispatch posted at 3:30pm Baghdad time Saturday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported local residents of the al-Ishaqi area, 110km north of Baghdad, as claiming that one US soldier had been killed in a clash with armed men on Friday.

Ad-Dulu‘iyah.

Bomb targets Iraqi government army troops, killing three Friday evening.

In a dispatch posted at 11:05am Baghdad time Saturday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb went off by a patrol of Iraqi army troops east of ad-Dulu‘iyah, (which is 97km north of Baghdad), on Friday evening.

Diyala Province.
Qarah Tabbah.

Female belt bomber targets market in Qarah Tabbah Saturday afternoon.

In a dispatch posted at 9:30pm Baghdad time Saturday night, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a woman wearing an explosive belt blew herself up in a market in the town of Qarah Tabbah, 130km northeast of Baghdad, on Saturday afternoon.

The American Associated Press (AP) reported that the woman bomber blew herself up amidst a crowd of Iraqi soccer fans celebrating the victory of an Iraqi team. The AP reported that seven policemen and 27 civilians were wounded in the explosion.

Earlier, Yaqen, quoting a source in the Diyala Province police, reported initial casualties as 29 people wounded, 12 of them severely. The source said that one of those injured was a captain in the police.

The al-Qa‘idah organization has been making extensive use of female suicide bombers in its attacks on non-Sunni Iraqi civilians in recent months. The population of Qarah Tabbah is predominantly Kurdish and Shi‘i Turkoman.

Khan Bani Sa‘d.

Bomb kills tribal policeman near Khan Bani Sa‘d Saturday morning.

In a dispatch posted at 9:50am Baghdad time Saturday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by the headquarters of the tribal “Awakening” police in the village of Yusuf Hammadi in the Khan Bani Sa‘d area, 40km northeast of Baghdad, on Saturday morning.

Ninwa Province.
Al-Mawsil.

Assassins kill policeman, his brother in al-Mawsil Saturday.

In a dispatch posted at 6:21pm Baghdad time Saturday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that gunmen shot and killed an Iraqi government policeman and his brother as they strolled down a lane to the as-Sarj Khanah area in al-Mawsil, 420km northwest of Baghdad, on Saturday.

Iraqi regime troops wound mentally unbalanced man in al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 1:45pm Baghdad time Saturday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Iraqi government army troops shot a mentally unbalanced person in the az-Zahra’ neighborhood of eastern al-Mawsil on Saturday, witnesses reported.

Yaqen reported witnesses as saying that the man was wounded in the leg and taken to hospital for treatment. Yaqen offered no explanation for the incident.

Al-Kufah Province.
Al-Kufah.

Muqtada as-Sadr announces plans to launch liberation army to fight US occupation of Iraq.

In a dispatch posted Saturday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Shi‘i religious leader Muqtadad as-Sadr, known for his opposition to the US occupation of Iraq, had announced that his Sadr Movement was reorganizing the activities of its armed wing, the Jaysh al-Mahdi, and had initiated a plan to announce the formation of an army to fight the American occupation whose troops are to be drawn from within the ranks of the Sadr Movement.

Yaqen reported that Muqtada as-Sadr’s latest announcement was read by his deputy, ‘Abd al-Hadi al-Muhammadawi, during a Friday sermon in the al-Kufah Mosque in an-Najaf, 120km south of Baghdad. Al-Muhammadawi proclaimed that the Sadr Movement would not turn away from resisting the occupation until the country has been liberated or the people martyred.

Al-Muhammadawi said that the fighters would be selected for their expertise and would have permission from Shi‘i religious authorities and the Sadr Movement to carry out their liberation function. He said that only they would carry weapons and they would use them only against the occupation forces. The arms of the liberation army would never be directed against Iraqis, al-Muhammadawi proclaimed.

The Sadr Movement’s Jaysh al-Mahdi militia has been in a state of suspension following Iraqi regime and US offensives that were launched on the pretext of illegal activity of individual members of the organization, known for its motley membership and occasional lack of discipline.

Maysan Province.
Al-‘Amarah.

Iraqi regime launches campaign of arrests and repression in Maysan Province Saturday.

In a dispatch posted at 5:26pm Baghdad time Saturday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that police units launched their campaign of repression known as “Impose the Law” in the province of Maysan on Saturday, setting out to arrest 68 people in various parts of the province.

Yaqen reported Major General ‘Ali Wahham, the regime’s Police Director in Maysan Province, as saying that his forces had not been able to arrest all the persons it had been ordered to pick up because some if the individuals had not been home. Wahham said that his forces had also seized some weapons and explosives in the course of their operations.

In a dispatch posted at 10:45pm Baghdad time Saturday night, Yaqen reported that aircraft began dropping leaflets on the city of al-‘Amarah at dawn Saturday ordering residents to remain in their homes because the government offensive against opponents of the occupation was about to begin.

Yaqen reported that helicopters dropped large numbers of leaflets warning citizens that government forces would be carrying out a “security operation” and ordering residents to stay indoors.

Earlier, in a dispatch posted at 4:23pm Baghdad time Saturday afternoon, Yaqen reported that Iraqi regime security forces deployed at the main entrances and exits serving Maysan Province and along the province’s border with Iran in preparation for a campaign of mass arrests and repression known as Operation Impose the Law to be launched in the next few days.

Yaqen reported a source in the provincial police as saying that the army and police units deployed from the al-Butayrah area to the west of al-‘Amarah, 290km southeast of Baghdad, at midday Saturday.

Patrols were also seen moving into the areas of Hittin, al-‘Urubah, Maghrabah, and al-Butayrah Street in central al-‘Amarah as the launch of the repressive operation approaches.

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.

Al-Basrah Province.
Al-Basrah.

Iraqi police checkpoint attacked in al-Basrah at dawn Saturday.

In a dispatch posted at 2:34pm Baghdad time Saturday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that armed men attacked a checkpoint manned by Iraqi government police in the al-Ablah area to the north of al-Basrah at dawn on Saturday.

Yaqen reported a source in the al-Basrah police as saying that one policeman was wounded in the attack and later hospitalized. Emergency Police rushed to the scene and closed it off. They then arrested 20 people in the area whom they designated as “suspects.”

Iraqi regime forces arrest 25 more anti-occupation militiamen in continued offensive against Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in al-Basrah.

In a dispatch posted at 10:15am Baghdad time Saturday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that joint forces of Iraqi regime army and police units continued their offensive of raids and searches against the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in the southern province of al-Basrah on Thursday, arresting 25 more individuals it said belonged to the militia.

Yaqen reported a source in the police as saying that the troops carried out their raids on Friday evening.

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.

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