US Soldier, 43 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 20 in Falloujah and 17 in Mosul Blasts, According to June 26, 2008 News Reports

Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. They may also include corrections of Arabic names and political terminology. Comments are in parentheses.

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 the Falloujah suicide bombing death toll rose to 20 and injuries to 15 (See the VOI below for details).

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Ninewa car bombing toll rises to 79

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 27 /06 /2008 Time 10:34:20
Ninewa, June26, (VOI) -

Ninewa governor on Thursday said the death toll from Mosul car bombing rose to 17 along with 62 others wounded.
“The toll from Mosul car bombing near the province’s building, central Mosul, rosr to 17 killed and 62 wounded including nine policemen”Ninewa governor Duraid Kashmoula told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI).
Earlier, a Ninewa police source said two policemen were killed and 25 others wounded by a car bombing near the province’s building while Ninewa Governor Duraid Kashmoulah was inspecting Bab al-Toub.
Since two weeks, a new spate of attacks has risen in Ninewa despite a crackdown launched by the Iraqi government to pacify the northern major province early May.
U.S and Iraqi official branded Ninewa as the last urban centre for al-Qaeda network in Iraq(AQI).it borders Syria and the semi-autonomous region of Iraq’s Kurdistan

Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad
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2 cops killed, 25 injured in car bomb attack in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 27 /06 /2008 Time 10:34:20

Mosul, Jun 26, (VOI)- Two policemen were killed and 25 people were wounded in a car bomb explosion in central Mosul, a security source said on Thursday.

"A car rigged with explosives went off this afternoon in central Mosul, while Ninewa Governor Duraid Kashmoulah was inspecting Bab al-Toub region close to the province's building, which was rocketed yesterday," the source, who preferred to be anonymous, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).
"The explosion killed two policemen and injured 25," he added.
Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

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Suicide bomber kills 15, injures 17 near Falluja

Anbar - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 27 /06 /2008 Time 10:34:20
Falluja, Jun 26, (VOI)-

At least 15 persons were killed and 17 were wounded on Thursday in a suicide bombing attack in east of Falluja city, said a police source.

"A suicide bomber blew himself up amid a meeting of tribes and the Sahwa (Awakening) Council in al-Karama district, east of Falluja, killing 15, including a number of the council's members, and injuring 17," the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).
He gave no more details.

Falluja, the largest city in Anbar province, lies 45 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
The Sahwa councils were set up in a number of Sunni areas in Iraq such as al-Anbar, Diala, Ninewa, and Salah al-Din with the aim of bolstering political and local tribal powers to fight armed groups, particularly al-Qaeda network, in those areas.
These councils are usually led by tribal chiefs or notables in the provinces.

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Iraqi soldier killed in Kirkuk

Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 27 /06 /2008 Time 10:34:20
Kirkuk, Jun 26, (VOI)-

An Iraqi army soldier was killed late Wednesday by unknown gunman in south of Kirkuk, and security forces managed to arrest the killer, an Iraqi army source said on Thursday.
"Iraqi army forces, backed by U.S. troops, waged a crackdown operation in Yankaga village in Touz Khormato district, south of Kirkuk," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

"A gunman opened fire at the Iraqi forces, killing a soldier," he added.
"The forces managed to arrest the gunman," he also said.
Kirkuk is 250 km northeast of Baghdad.

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U.S. serviceman killed in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 27 /06 /2008 Time 10:34:20
Baghdad, Jun 26, (VOI)-

The U.S. army in Iraq said on Thursday that one of its soldiers was killed in a bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad, raising the number of U.S. fatalities in June to 26.

"A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier was killed as a result of an explosively formed projectile attack at approximately 9 a.m., June 25, in eastern Baghdad," the army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
The army gave no more details.
The attack brings the number of U.S. soldiers who have been killed this month in Iraq to 26, exceeding last month's death toll, 19.
The death brings the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the U.S.-invasion of Iraq in March 2003 to 4110.
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2 gunmen killed while planting bomb in Sulaimaniya

Sulaimaniya - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 27 /06 /2008 Time 10:34:20
Sulaimaniya, Jun 26, (VOI)-

Two gunmen were killed on Thursday while planting a bomb in eastern Sulaimaniya, a senior police source said.

"An explosive charge went off, killing the two gunmen who were trying to plant it in Sikawiz border village in Benjwin district in eastern Sulaimaniya," Hassan Nouri told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).

"The explosion killed one gunman and seriously injured the other, who later died of his wounds in the hospital," he explained.
He did not give more details.

Sulaimaniya lies 364 km north of Baghdad.
It is part of Iraq's Kurdistan. It is a safe city compared to other Iraqi provinces. Its population is estimated at 800,000.

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Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 26 June 2008.

Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr,

member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.

Thursday, 26 June 2008.

·        Belt bomber kills 15 including administrator, tribal chief at meeting in al-Karmah late Thursday morning.

·        US announces death of American soldier in bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad Wednesday.

·        Bombs kill 17 in attack targeted on Ninwa Province governor’s motorcade.

Al-Anbar Province.
Al-Fallujah.

Belt bomber kills 15 including administrator, tribal chief at meeting in al-Karmah late Thursday morning.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 6:10pm Thursday afternoon Beijing time (2:10pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a man wearing an explosive belt blew himself up at a meeting of the al-Karmah administrative chief with local tribal representatives. Al-Karmah is a small town located about 53km west of Baghdad; 7km east of al-Fallujah.

Xinhua reported a source in the ar-Ramadi police as saying that the bomber detonated his explosive belt at 11:05am local time Thursday, during a meeting of the top local administrative official with tribal leaders. The subject of the meeting was security and public services in the area. At least 15 people were killed, including Kamal ‘Abd as-Salam, the local administrator.

Also killed in the attack was Shaykh Muzhir Shawwah al-Jumayli, the chief of the local tribes.

Seventeen people were also wounded in the attack, some of them severely. Among the injured were some policemen and tribal chiefs. The attack appeared to bear the marks of the al-Qa‘idah organization.

Baghdad.

US announces death of American soldier in bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad Wednesday.

In a dispatch posted at 5:18pm Makkah time Thursday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the US military announced that an armor-piercing bomb planted by the side of a road exploded by a group of US troops to the east of Baghdad on Wednesday.

Mafkarat al-Islam reported a US statement as saying that one American soldier was killed in the explosion.

Ninwa Province.
Al-Mawsil.

Bombs kill 17 in attack targeted on Ninwa Province governor’s motorcade.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 7:16pm Thursday afternoon Beijing time (3:16pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that two powerful explosions shook the area near the Ninwa Province government building in al-Mawsil, 420km northwest of Baghdad after noon on Thursday.

Xinhua reported a source in the city police as saying that the first explosion came from a bomb, the second from a car bomb. The blasts occurred at nearly the same time, with the first going off in the popular Bab at-Tub market near the government building as the motorcade of the local governor, Durayd Kashmulah was passing by. Moments later, a car bomb that had been parked by the side of the road nearby went off, also apparently targeted on the governor.

In a dispatch posted 8:32pm Thursday evening Beijing time (4:32pm in Baghdad), Xinhua reported a source in the city police as saying that 17 people were killed, two of them body guards of the governor. Another 62 people were wounded in the two explosions, five of them bodyguards of the governor.

The governor himself was unharmed. Chaos followed the explosions as security men rushed to close off the area and transport the casualties to hospitals for treatment.

Since 10 May US and Iraqi government forces have been carrying out a campaign against the al-Qa‘idah organization in al-Mawsil and Ninwa Province.

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