3 US Soldiers, 22 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 4 Family Members Killed by US Forces in Mosul, According to June 17, 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 and amsi.org reported that a US spokesperson announced that a US soldier was killed by a roadside bomb west of Al-Hillah Monday. Earlier on the day, two other US soldiers were announced to be killed in Al-Anbar Province. These announcements have increased the official US death toll to 17 in this month of June 2008, and the official death toll to 4,101 US soldiers since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Amsi.org reported that a medical doctor was killed and his wife was kidnapped by gunmen who target anti-US groups.

- US forces killed Marwan Hazem and three of his children (Akram, Radhwan, and Ahmed), then arrested four more members of the family near the Department of Electricity, in Mosul yesterday. They started attacking the house of the family by exploding the door without warning.

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6 civilians killed, 37 wounded in Baghdad explosion
 
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 9:13:32
Baghdad, Jun 17, (VOI) -

Six civilians were killed and 37 were wounded, including women and children in the bombing that took place in northern Baghdad, the official spokesman for Baghdad’s operations command said.

"The explosion took place in a popular marketplace in al-Houriya region in northern Baghdad," General Qassem Atta told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
"The death toll is likely to increase," he also said, noting that a number of civilian vehicles and stores were burnt in the explosion.
A police source earlier said a car bomb went off on Tuesday in northern Baghdad, leaving an unspecified number of casualties, including women and children.
"Security forces sealed off the area and prevented vehicles and pedestrians from entering, while ambulances rushed the wounded to nearby hospitals for treatment," he added.
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Chief of local police killed north of Wassit
 
Wassit - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 9:13:32
Kut, Jun 17, (VOI) -

Chief of al-Aziziya district and one of his companions were killed on Tuesday and ten others were wounded in a bomb explosion targeting his motorcade north of Kut, a police source said.
“An explosive charge went off targeting the motorcade of Colonel Saleh Mahdi, chief of al-Aziziya police department, killing him and his companion Lieutenant Mohammed Wali Mryoush and wounding ten more of his companions in al-Aziziya district, north of Kut,” the source, who asked to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

“He was heading with his motorcade to investigate an incident the took place on Jasan-Dabouni road, northeast of Kut, where three trucks were burned and their drivers kidnapped by unknown gunmen,” he explained.
Kut, the capital of Wassit, lies 180 km south of Baghdad.

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14 killed, 32 wounded in violence acts over 18 hours
 
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 9:13:32
Baghdad, Jun 17, (VOI) -

Fourteen people were killed, 32 others were wounded, while security forces arrested five wanted persons in the violent acts that took place in Iraq from Monday 9 p.m. until Tuesday 3 p.m., security forces said.
In Baghdad, a police source said 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, on Tuesday killing four Sahwa fighters and wounding civilians."
Another police source continued "an explosive charge planted by unknown men on the main road in al-Ghadeer neighborhood, southeastern Baghdad, detonated near a police patrol vehicle, wounding three patrolmen."
In western Baghdad, unknown gunmen driving a motorcycle killed policeman Ahmed Taha while he was leaving his station in al-Jamaa district.

The U.S army announced a Multi-National Forces serviceman was killed in a roadside bombing in Hilla.
The death puts the death toll of U.S servicemen killed in June at 17 and 4101 total since the U.S-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

In Mosul, a security source said "during the early hours of Tuesday morning, U.S. troops raided a house in al-Mahatta area, southern Mosul, killed four family members and arresting four others.”
Elsewhere in Mosul, a security source said “unidentified gunmen assassinated Mohey al-Din Abdel Hamid al-Naqeeb, a presenter for Ninewa's local TV and radio, which are affiliated to the Iraqi Media Network, while he was leaving his house in al-Ziraie neighborhood, northern Mosul.”
"Al-Naqeeb, 50, was on his way to the TV station," the source explained.

In Diala, "A car rigged with explosives detonated inside a garage opposite to the police command headquarters in downtown Baaquba city, killing one person and wounding 21 others, including 11 police personnel," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
 
Further north in Diala, “Unidentified gunmen shot down Ali Haydar al-Azzawi, the brother of Diala's public commissioner for civil society organizations, in al-Adheem district, after having kidnapped him," the source, who preferred to remain unnamed, told VOI.
"The dead was one of the notables in al-Izza tribe, and the second brother to be killed in less than a year," the source explained.

In Samarra,a security source said "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.”

"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
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Gunmen kill cop in Mosul
 
Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 9:13:32
Mosul, Jun 17, (VOI) -

Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday afternoon killed a policeman near his house in central Mosul, a security source said.

"Unknown armed men shot and killed a policeman near his house in Bab al-Toub region in central Mosul," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) on condition of anonymity.
"The body was sent to the forensic medicine department," he also said, without elaborating on the details.

Iraqi security forces launched a large-scale military campaign on May 10. The operation, codenamed Za'eer al-Assad (Lion's Roar), aimed at tracking down gunmen in Ninewa province. Five days later, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced the operation's second stage under the name Umm al-Rabiain (Mother of Two Springs).
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

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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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Displaced in Iraq up to 800,000 - UNHCR
 
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 17 /06 /2008  Time 9:13:32
Baghdad, Jun 17, (VOI) -

A report of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that the number of displaced Iraqis in Iraq rose to 800,000 compared to 400,000 in 2007.

"The number of Iraqi refugees outside Iraq reached 2 million, most of them residing in Syria and Jordan," said the report distributed on Monday and received by Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
"The number of Iraqis who presented applications to refuge to European countries from 2007 to 2008 rose to 52,000," the report said.

"A total of 45,000 refugees returned to Iraq, while others preferred to refuge to other countries like Sweden, U.S., Canada and Norway," the report highlighted.

Last year, the U.N. urged the international community to donate $60 million as an emergency aid to deal with the refugees cause.

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