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U.S. forces kill, arrest 8 family members in Mosul- source
 
Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 2:02:06
Ninewa, Jun 17, (VOI) –

Eight persons of one family were killed or arrested by U.S. security forces during a raid on their house in southern Mosul city, a source from Ninewa police said on Tuesday.

"At the early hours of Tuesday morning, U.S. troops raided a house in al-Mahatta area, southern Mosul, killed four family members and arrested four others," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

"The dead were the father and three of his sons, whose bodies have been transferred to the morgue," the source added, providing no further details of the motivations behind the incident.
No comment was immediately available from the U.S. forces.
 
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 402 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
 
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Peaceful demo to mourn family members killed by U.S. forces
 
Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 2:02:06
Ninewa, Jun 17, (VOI) –

Nearly 300 persons took part in a peaceful demonstration in Ninewa to mourn four family members, who were said to be killed by U.S. forces earlier today, a local police source said.

"Carrying photos of the victims, the demonstrators denounced the U.S. presence in Iraq," the source, who preferred to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

The demonstration passed off peacefully outside the provincial council building, the source noted.
Earlier, a source from Ninewa police told VOI that eight persons of one family were killed or arrested by U.S. security forces during a raid on their house in southern Mosul city.

"The dead were the father and three of his sons, whose bodies have been transferred to the morgue," the source added, providing no further details of the motivations behind the incident.
No comment was available from the U.S. forces.
 
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 402 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
 
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4 Sahwa fighters killed in northern Baghdad bombing
 
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 2:02:06
 
Baghdad, Jun 17, (VOI) –

Four (US-recruited) Sahwa council fighters were killed and two civilians were wounded in a suicide bombing in northern Baghdad, Iraqi authorities said on Tuesday.

"On Tuesday, a suicide bomber blew up a motorbike rigged with explosives near a checkpoint set up by Sahwa forces in al-Saba Abkar area near al-Tabqajli square, northern Baghdad, killing four Sahwa fighters and wounding civilians," a source from the Iraqi police, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
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Police volunteer killed, another wounded in Samarra
 
Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 2:02:06
 
Salah al-Din, Jun 17, (VOI) – A police volunteer was killed and another was wounded by police fire in Salah al-Din's Samarra city, a source from the joint coordination center said on Tuesday.

"This morning, forces from the Interior Ministry opened fire on a group of new volunteers seeking to join local police forces in Samarra at the headquarters of the mayor's office and Samarra operations center, in an attempt to organize the volunteers," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
"One of the volunteers was killed and another was wounded in the incident," the source noted.
"A state of disorder and chaos occurred among the volunteers, forcing the coordination forces to intervene, which resulted in the sad incident," the source added.
 
Samarra, Salah al-Din, lies 120 km north of the Iraqi capital; while Tikrit, the capital city of the province, lies 175 north of Baghdad.
 
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Media presenter gunned down in Mosul
 
Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 2:02:06
 
 
Ninewa, Jun 17, (VOI) – A presenter for the Iraqi Media Network was killed by unknown gunmen in northern Mosul city, a local police source said on Tuesday.

"This morning, unidentified gunmen assassinated Mohey al-Din Abdel Hamid al-Naqeeb, a presenter for the local Ninewa TV and Radio, which are affiliated to the Iraqi Media Network, while he was leaving his house in al-Ziraie neighborhood, northern Mosul," the source, who preferred to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq-(VOI).

"Al-Naqeeb, 50, was on his way to the TV station," the source explained.
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 402 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
According to figures released by the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory (JFO), a total of 237 media workers, including 129 journalists, have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
 
The JFO is a Baghdad-based non-governmental organization formed of Iraqi journalists to monitor the violations and aggression against media workers in the country.
 
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