11 Iraqis Killed, According to Early March 14, 2008 News Reports

11 Iraqis Killed, According to Early March 14, 2008 News Reports

Yaqen.net reported the following news:
- One person was killed, ten were injured in a motor-bike bomb explosion in Kut.
- A US patrol was attacked by a roadside bomb in Al-Qaem.
- 3 Iraqi soldiers were killed, ten were injured in two car bombs west of Mosul.

Chieftain’s son killed, 9 relatives detained in Wassit

Wassit - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 14 /03 /2008 Time 7:36:42
Kut, Mar 14, (VOI)-

Son of the Chief of al-Khazraaj tribes was killed on Friday and nine of his relatives were arrested during a raid by joint forces in north of Wassit, a police source said.

“Joint forces, backed by the (US-recruited) Awakening Council fighters, waged a security operation in al-Rdasiya villages, northwestern al-Suwiera, to hunt down suspected al-Qaeda gunmen,” the source, who preferred anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq (VOI).

“They came under fire attack, forcing them to respond, killing son of the Chief of al-Khazraaj tribes,” he added.

“Nine of his relatives were also detained,” the source also said.
“The incident occurred by mistake when the son and his relatives came out of their houses as the forces believed they were the attackers,” he explained.
“The village is considered as one of the main stronghold of al-Qaeda,” he highlighted.
Kut, the capital of Wassit, lies 180 km southwest of Baghdad.

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Armed attack leaves 6 casualties north of Wassit

Wassit - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 14 /03 /2008 Time 7:36:42
Kut, Mar 14, (VOI)-

Two civilians were killed and four more were injured on Friday by unknown gunmen in north of Wassit, a police source said.

“Unidentified gunmen killed two civilians and injured four in al-Radisiya region, north of al-Suwiera,” the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq (VOI).

“They are members of the displaced families who returned to their houses last week,” he noted.

“Security forces sealed off the region and started cracking down for the attackers,” he said, adding no more details.
Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad.

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U.S. base in Baghdad comes under Katyusha attack

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 14 /03 /2008 Time 7:36:42
Baghdad, Mar 14, (VOI) –

Five Katyusha missiles landed on a U.S. army base in al-Dora district, southern Baghdad, on Friday, an Iraqi police source said.

"Unidentified gunmen fired five Katyusha missiles at the U.S. base of al-Saqr in al-Dora, but no information could be reached on possible casualties due to the security siege imposed by U.S. forces around its bases," the source, who did not want his identity revealed, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"Plumes of smoke were seen rising from within the base," the source added.
The U.S. army could not be reached immediately for details about the attack.

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Suicide bomber attacks border outlet west of Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 14 /03 /2008 Time 7:36:42
Ninewa, Mar 14, (VOI) –

A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt attacked the border checkpoint of Rubaia'a, 120 km west of Mosul, on Friday but the casualties could not be known so far, a security source in the Ninewa police said.

"The U.S. forces imposed a security cordon on the area and no word yet about casualties," the source, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

Rubaia'a is an outlet on the Iraqi-Syrian borders.
Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

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Twin car bombing leaves 13 casualties

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 14 /03 /2008 Time 7:36:42
Ninewa, Mar 14, (VOI) –

Three Iraqi army servicemen were killed and 10 others, including civilians, wounded in two successive car bombing attacks in western Mosul, on Friday, the official spokesman for the Ninewa operations command said.

"Two explosive vehicles driven by suicide bombers went off successively on Friday noon near an Iraqi army checkpoint in Sinaat Wadi Akkab area, western Mosul, leaving three soldiers killed and 10 others, including five civilians near the blast site, wounded," Brig. Khaled Abdul-Sattar told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"Three civilian vehicles were also damaged in the explosions," the source said, not giving more details.

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

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IED goes off near U.S. convoy in southern Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Friday , 14 /03 /2008 Time 7:36:42
Baghdad, Mar 14, (VOI) –

An improvised explosive device went off near a U.S. army convoy on the main street linking the southern Baghdad suburbs of al-Dora and al-Jadiriya on Friday, an Iraqi police source said.

"An IED planted by unidentified gunmen went off on Friday morning near a U.S. army convoy, setting one of the U.S. military vehicles (a Hummer, according to Yaqen.net) ablaze," the source, who did not want his name mentioned, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

The source was not able to determine whether there were U.S. casualties due to a security cordon imposed on the explosion scene. The U.S. army was not available for more information on the blast.

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