14 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, 23 Executed by Death Squads, According to May 24, 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.

It is noteworthy that May 20, 2008 news reports showed that death squads which execute Iraqis on daily basis are no longer hiding themselves. They are composed of the US-recruited Sahwa fighters and policemen.

Yaqen.net and amsi.org reported today that six bodies of Iraqis executed by death squads were found in Baghdad, seventeen were found in various places in Iraq yesterday. Only eight of these were reported yesterday.

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Mosul's mayor survives 4th assassination attempt in 10 days

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq

Saturday , 24 /05 /2008 Time 8:50:35

Ninewa, May 24, (VOI) – The mayor of Mosul city survived an explosive charge attack that targeted his motorcade on Saturday, the fourth attempt on his life in only 10 days. "An explosive device detonated near the motorcade of Mosul Mayor Zuhair Muhsin al-Araji in al-Maared area, wounding two of his companions and causing damage to one of the vehicles of the motorcade," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

The attack is the fourth of its kind on the mayor during the past 10 days, the source added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS/SR

4 army personnel killed in Mosul blast

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq

Saturday , 24 /05 /2008 Time 8:50:35

Ninewa, May 24, (VOI) –

Four Iraqi servicemen, including an officer, were killed on Saturday when an improvised explosive device targeted their patrol in southeastern Mosul city, an army source said. "An explosive charge went off on Saturday afternoon near an Iraqi army patrol in Hayy Somar area in southeastern Mosul," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

The explosion killed four patrolmen, including an army major. Since May 10, Iraqi security forces have been launching a wide-scale military operation, codenamed Lion's Roar, with the aim of tracking down al-Qaeda operatives in the city of Mosul. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS/SR

Three killed, four wounded in western Baghdad blast

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq

Saturday , 24 /05 /2008 Time 8:50:35

Baghdad, May 24, (VOI)-

At least three civilians were killed and four more wounded on Saturday as an adhesive bomb exploded at a bus in western Baghdad, a police source said. “An adhesive bomb exploded, today, at a bus in al-Mansour neighborhood, killing three passengers and wounding four more,” the source, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

The blast damaged the bus and other cars in the area, the source said. “The wounded were rushed to al-Yarmouk hospital,” he added. SK

2 unidentified bodies found in Kirkuk

Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq

Saturday , 24 /05 /2008 Time 8:50:35

Kirkuk, May 24, (VOI) –

A police force found the unidentified bodies of two women in a plantation area north of the city of Kirkuk on Saturday, a security source said. "The bodies, found near the district of el-Ton Kobri, (40 km) north of Kirkuk, showed signs of having been shot in the head," the source, who declined to have his name mentioned, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"A seven-month-old child was found near the two corpses and taken to the Kirkuk police headquarters," the source added. Kirkuk, a city of mixed population of ethnic and religious groups, lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad. AE/SR

Gunmen kill army officer, wounds 5 soldiers in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq

Saturday , 24 /05 /2008 Time 8:50:35

Diala, May 24, (VOI)-

An Iraqi army officer with the rank of Captain was killed and five soldiers were wounded on Saturday as gunmen attacked an army base in Diala, central Iraq, a police source said.

“Unknown gunmen waged an attack on an Iraqi National Guards base in al-Samah area near Khanaqin district, 155 km northeast of Ba’aquba, killing Captain Farouq al-Mandilawi and wounding five more soldiers,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI). The source gave no further details. Ba’aquba, capital city of Diala province, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SK

Karbala Police forces kill gunman, wound another in clashes

Karbala - Voices of Iraq

Saturday , 24 /05 /2008 Time 8:50:35

Karbala, May 24, (VOI)-

Police forces in the Shiite holy city of Karbala killed a gunman and wounded another in clashes that broke out at a district just outside the city, police chief said on Saturday. “The clashes erupted last night in al-Hussayniya district, 20 km north of Karbala, while police forces were about to arrest two gunmen involved in killing a policeman,” Major-General Raed Shawkat, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

The police chief added “the one-hour-long clashes left a gunman dead and the other wounded.” “Investigations are under way to know the parties behind those gunmen and the motives of killing the policeman,” Shawkat concluded. Karbala is 110 km southwest of Baghdad. SK

Two civilians killed, child wounded by U.S. fire in Mosul-police

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq

Saturday , 24 /05 /2008 Time 8:50:35

Mosul, May 24, (VOI)-

Two civilians were killed and a child was wounded on Saturday by alleged U.S. fire in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a local police source said.

“Two civilians were killed and a child was wounded, today, as a U.S. vehicle patrol reacted to a roadside bomb explosion in Nabi Younis area, eastern Mosul,” the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI). The source provided no further details.

The U.S. army could not be immediately reached to confirm the incident. Mosul, capital city of Ninewa province, is 405 km north of Baghdad. SK

Sahwa fighter killed, two wounded in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq

Saturday , 24 /05 /2008 Time 8:50:35

Diala, May 24, (VOI)-

At least a (US-recruited) Sahwa-Awakening- fighter was killed and two more wounded on Saturday in separate attacks in Diala province, central Iraq, a police source said.

“An attack launched by gunmen, believed to be from Qaeda Organization, against a Sahwa headquarters in Had Maksar village, near Ba’aquba, left a Sahwa fighter dead,” the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).

Meanwhile, another attack targeted the Sahwa base in Buhruz district near Ba’aquba, capital city of Diala province, 57 km northeast of Baghdad, this morning and left two fighters wounded.

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Iraq War Report for events of Friday, 23 May 2008.

Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr,

member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.

·        Bomb kills Iraqi translator serving US troops in al-Fallujah.

·        US admits American soldier killed Thursday.

Al-Anbar Province.
Al-Fallujah.

Al-Qa‘idah car bomb attack targets police headquarters in al-Fallujah.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 6:36pm Friday afternoon Beijing time (2:36pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a car bomb exploded and killed an Iraqi policeman trying to disarm it in al-Fallujah, 60km west of Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted at 2:45pm Baghdad time Friday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the attack took place in an entirely different fashion.

Yaqen reported a source in the al-Fallujah police who refused to be identified as saying that a man drove an explosives-packed car into a checkpoint on al-Jadid Street in al-Fallujah, and penetrated into the police directorate where he blew up his vehicle, killing an officer and wounding four other policemen. The source did not reveal the name of the officer.

The source noted that the al-Qa‘idah organization had issued leaflets in the city two days earlier warning policemen, members of the town council, and businessmen to cease working or be considered targets of the organization.

Al-Qa‘idah bomb targets US patrol in al-Fallujah.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:37pm Friday afternoon Beijing time (1:37pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a joint foot patrol of US and Iraqi regime forces in al-Fallujah, 60km west of Baghdad on Friday morning.

Xinhua reported a source in the government police as saying that the bomb went off in the al-Azraqiyah area near the al-Jawlan neighborhood of northern al-Fallujah, killing an Iraqi translator who was working for the Americans. Two government policemen were also wounded in the explosion. The source said it was probable that there were also casualties among the Americans and that a US helicopter landed near the scene and evacuated the body of the translator and the wounded men.

In a dispatch posted at 2:25pm Baghdad time Friday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the car-bomb blast killed three US soldiers in addition to the translator. The correspondent for Yaqen in al-Fallujah reported a local witness as saying that an American helicopter landed less than 100 meters from his home and evacuated four bodies of US soldiers killed in the attack, along with other remains and then left the area amidst a swarm of US troops on the ground and aircraft overhead.

Yaqen reported a policeman in the al-Jawlan area as saying that the explosion killed three US troops and a translator and that two more Americans were wounded in the attack.

Baghdad.

US admits American soldier killed Thursday.

In a dispatch posted at 10:27pm Baghdad time Friday night, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the US had admitted that a bomb exploded by an American patrol to the southwest of Baghdad on Thursday.

Iraqi regime forces capture three members of Jaysh al-Mahdi militia.

In a dispatch posted at 4:30pm Baghdad time Friday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Iraqi regime forces captured three members of the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in Baghdad.

Yaqen reported Qasim ‘Ata, the press spokesman of the Operations Command of the Iraqi regime in Baghdad, as claiming that the three men were found trying to plant a bomb in the Jamilah area of eastern Baghdad. ‘Ata also said that three bombs and a quantity of explosives were found in various electricity towers in continued operations against the Jaysh al-Mahdi.

Salah ad-Din Province.
Samarra’.

Bomb reportedly destroys US Humvee near Samarra’.

In a dispatch posted at 1:45pm Baghdad time Friday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a US patrol near the Samarra’ highway junction on Friday.

Tikrit.

Regime claims capture of resistance commander in Salah ad-Din Province.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 2:43pm Friday afternoon Beijing time (10:43am in Baghdad) the Xinhua News Agency reported that Iraqi regime forces had captured a commander in the Jaysh al-Mujahideen resistance organization.

Xinhua reported Major Ahmad al-Fahl, an official in charge of the unit charged with “combating unrest” as in the Salah ad-Din Province police as saying that a police detachment arrested Abu Ahmad, a commander in the Jaysh al-Mujahideen in Salah ad-Din Province, in the course of a raid in area of car sales lots to the north of Tikrit, 180km north of Baghdad.

Major al-Fahl said that Abu Ahmad channeled funds to the al-Qa‘idah organization in Salah ad-Din, Ninwa, and at-Ta’mim/Kirkuk provinces and had led several attacks on Iraqi regime security forces in Salah ad-Din. He said that the Jaysh al-Mujahideen was regarded as a front for al-Qa‘idah.

Independent observers, however, regard the Jaysh al-Mujahideen, one of the constituent member organizations of the Jihad and Reform Front, as independent of al-Qa‘idah, which operates under the umbrella organization known as the “Islamic State of Iraq.”

Sulayman Bayk.

Policemen wounded in drive-by shooting Thursday evening.

In a dispatch posted at 10am Baghdad time Friday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that armed men ambushed a car in which two government soldiers were riding through the village of al-Hasriyah near Sulayman Bayk, 190km north of Baghdad, on Thursday evening.

At-Ta’mim Province/Kirkuk.
Kirkuk.

Sixteen arrested in Kirkuk raids.

In a dispatch posted at 5:40pm Baghdad time Friday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Iraqi regime security forces arrested 16 residents of the al-‘Urubah neighborhood of Kirkuk, 250km north of Baghdad

Al-Huwayjah.

Bomb in village kills three Friday.

In a dispatch posted at 11:23am Baghdad time Friday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded in the village of ar-Rummanah near al-Huwayjah, about 200km north of Baghdad, on Friday.

Yaqen reported a source in the al-Huwayjah police as saying that three people were killed and three more wounded in the attack. The injured were transported to al-Huwayjah General Hospital for treatment.

Ninwa Province.
Al-Mawsil.

US troops raid sets home on fire in al-Mawsil before dawn Friday.

In a dispatch posted at 3:15pm Baghdad time Friday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that US troops set fire to a home in al-Mawsil, 420km northwest of Baghdad, during continued raids and searches before dawn Friday.

Yaqen reported a source in the al-Mawsil police as saying that the Americans stormed into the house in the ar-Rifaq neighborhood in the northern part of the city at 2am Friday morning. They blew open the door of the home with a percussion bomb that set the building ablaze.

The source did not say whether the residents in the house had been arrested but indicated that none was injured.

Bomb wounds police chief in village near al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 12:15pm Baghdad time midday Friday, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by members of the Iraqi police and army in Mushayrafah village in the area of al-Mawsil, 420km northwest of Baghdad, on Thursday evening.

Yaqen reported a source in the police as saying that the blast wounded eight soldiers and policemen, including the police chief for the village of Umm ar-Rubay‘ayn. No further details were available other than a report saying that the condition of the police chief was stable.

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