34 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial May 29, 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, which is an opportunity for US forces command to sever relations with these fighters.

Yaqen.net reported the following news today:

- Tens of bodies of Iraqi Arabs were found by Iraqi forces in headquarters of the Kurdish Peshmerga and Asawish militia, in the city of Mosul. These victims were taken from homes, tortured, killed, then buried in the same headquarters.

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Clashes close highway near Tikrit

Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 29 /05 /2008 Time 7:42:02
Tikrit, May 29, (VOI)-

Security authorities on Thursday closed the highway linking Baghdad to Mosul, northern Iraq, after police forces clashed with gunmen hiding in a truck near Tikrit, a security source said.

“Gunmen hiding in a truck attacked police personnel on the highway linking Baghdad to Mosul and passing through Tikrit,” the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
“The police guarding the highway responded and killed 14 gunmen,” he said.

The source added that a gunman detonated explosives strapped to his body near the police forces, wounding two cops.”

Following the incident, the source said, the security authorities closed the highway until further notice.
A local police source told VOI that the truck was coming from Mosul, where the Iraqi troops were carrying out a military operation against armed groups.
Tikrit is 175 km north of Baghdad.
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Police officer injured by bomb blast in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 29 /05 /2008 Time 7:42:02
Mosul, May 29, (VOI) -

A police officer was injured on Thursday in an explosive charge blast near a police vehicle patrol in eastern Mosul, a police source said.

"A roadside bomb exploded this afternoon in al-Amn neighborhood in eastern Mosul, targeting a police vehicle patrol, injuring one police lieutenant," the source, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

He did not add more details.
Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

SH/SR

3 Iraqi soldiers killed, injured by IED in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 29 /05 /2008 Time 7:42:02
Ba'aqouba, May 29, (VOI) -

Two Iraqi army soldiers were killed and one was injured when an improvised explosive device went off targeting their vehicle patrol in south of Ba'aqouba, a police source said.

"The bomb, planted on the main road in south of Bahraz district, south of Ba'aqouba, went off targeting an Iraqi army vehicle patrol," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

"Two soldiers were killed and one was injured in the blast," he added.
Ba'aqouba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

SH/SR

Suicide bomber kills 16, injures 18 in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 29 /05 /2008 Time 7:42:02
Mosul, May 29, (VOI) -

At least 16 persons were killed and 18 others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near Sinjar police department, west of Mosul, a police source said on Thursday.

"A suicide bomber blew up an explosive belt strapped to his body targeting a group of police volunteers near the Sinjar police department, west of Mosul, killing 16 and injuring 18," the source, who asked to be unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI).

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

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Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Wednesday, 28 May 2008.

Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr,

member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.

·        US admits American soldier killed in bomb blast in al-A‘zamiyah in Baghdad.

·        Iraqi government forces arrest 11 in continued raids targeting Jaysh al-Mahdi in Baghdad.

·        General Director of Bayji Oil Refinery severely injured in bomb attack in at-Tarimiyah.

·        Three oil workers killed in suspected al-Qa‘idah attack near Bayji.

·        Iranian artillery fires on US-backed Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq Wednesday morning.

·        Iraqi regime forces announce arrest of 11 Jaysh al-Mahdi fighters in al-Basrah Wednesday.

Al-Anbar Province.
Al-Hadithah.

Contractor working for US occupation forces shot dead southeast of al-Haqlaniyah.

In a dispatch posted at 10:31am Baghdad time Wednesday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that an Iraqi contractor who worked with the US occupation forces was shot and killed near al-Haqlaniyah, a suburb of al-Hadithah, about 270km northwest of Baghdad.

Baghdad.

US admits American soldier killed in bomb blast in al-A‘zamiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 9:35pm Baghdad time Wednesday evening, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the US military had admitted that a bomb had exploded by US troops in the western Baghdad district of al-A‘zamiyah.

Yaqen reported an American communiqué as saying that the blast killed one US soldier and wounded two others.

Two Iraqi government troops killed in Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted at 10:46pm Baghdad time Wednesday night, the Association of Muslim Scholars of Iraq (AMSI) reported that the Baghdad Operations Command had announced that two Iraqi army soldiers had been killed and three more of them wounded in Baghdad.

Iraqi government forces arrest 11 in continued raids targeting Jaysh al-Mahdi in Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted at 2:05pm Baghdad time Wednesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Iraqi regime police arrested 11 people it said were members of the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in the course of raids and arrests in the ash-Shamma ‘iyah area of Madinat as-Sadr in Baghdad.

Yaqen reported a source in the Baghdad Operations Command as claiming that the raids in the impoverished neighborhood yielded them an unspecified quantity of arms and ammunition as well as six stolen cars.

The raids in Madinat as-Sadr, a stronghold of support for Shi‘i religious leader Muqtada as-Sadr, are a continuation of the US-led offensive waged against the Jaysh al-Mahdi in March, April, and May. That offensive was brought to a halt by an Iranian-brokered cease-fire announced on 10 May. The US is believed interested in wiping out the Jaysh al-Mahdi in order to prepare for an eventual American attack on Iran.

Bomb targets Iraqi police patrol in southeastern Baghdad Wednesday afternoon.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 7:26pm Wednesday afternoon Beijing time, the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a passing patrol of Iraqi government police in southeastern Baghdad after noon on Wednesday.

Xinhua reported a source in the Iraqi government police as saying that the bomb went off in the Jisr Diyala area of southeastern Baghdad, wounding four civilians and two policemen, and damaging a patrol car.

Salah ad-Din Province.
At-Tarimiyah.

General Director of Bayji Oil Refinery severely injured in bomb attack in at-Tarimiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 9:15pm Baghdad time Wednesday evening, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a two-car motorcade in which Dr. ‘Ali al-‘Ubaydi, the General Director of the Bayji Refinery was riding in at-Tarimiyah, 30km north of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported a source in the government police as saying that al-‘Ubaydi was severely injured in the explosion, as were two of his aides. All were taken to a nearby US military hospital for treatment.

Bayji.

Three oil workers killed in suspected al-Qa‘idah attack near Bayji.

In a dispatch posted at 7:36pm Baghdad time Wednesday evening (3:36pm in Baghdad), the Yaqen News Agency reported that armed men attacked Oil Ministry workers as they tried to repair an oil pipeline in the area of Bayji, 200km north of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported a source in the Salah ad-Din Province police as saying that gunmen opened fire with PKS machineguns on a group of workers doing repairs to a line damaged in an earlier explosion. Three of the workers were killed in the attack, after which the gunmen, believed to be members of al-Qa‘idah, fled the scene.

Diyala Province.
Ba‘qubah.

Bomb kills father, son in car north of Ba‘qubah Wednesday morning.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:49pm Wednesday afternoon Beijing time (1:49pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a civilian car carrying three members of a family on a main road to the north of Ba‘qubah, 65km northeast of Baghdad, on Wednesday morning.

Xinhua reported a source in the Iraqi government police as saying that the blast killed the father and one of his sons and wounded his other son. The car was also destroyed in the attack, the reason for which was unknown.

Buhriz.

Bomb kills civilian in Buhriz.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:49pm Wednesday afternoon Beijing time (1:49pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb exploded in the Buhriz area, 60km northeast of Baghdad.

Xinhua reported a source in the Iraqi government police as saying that the blast damaged a number of private cars and buildings in addition to killing one civilian and wounding a second.

At-Ta’mim/Kirkuk Province.
Kirkuk.

Deputy Police Chief survives assassination attempt in Kirkuk.

In a dispatch posted at 10:53am Baghdad time Wednesday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by the motorcade of the Deputy Chief of the Emergency Police in the Baghdad car park area of central Kirkuk, 250km north of Baghdad.

Ninwa Province.
Al-Mawsil.

Bomb wounds Iraqi army soldier in al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 3:45pm Baghdad time Wednesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a patrol of Iraqi army troops in al-Mawsil, 420km northwest of Baghdad.

As-Sulaymaniyah Province.
Dukan.

Iranian artillery fires on US-backed Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq Wednesday morning.

In a dispatch posted at 11:45pm Baghdad time Wednesday night, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Iranian artillery opened intense fire on border villages in northern Iraq, targeting lairs of the PJAK Movement, a branch of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that reportedly receives arms, training, and targeting information from the US and “Israel,” and carries out repeated attacks on Iranian territory from US-occupied Iraq. PJAK’s aim is the overthrow of the Islamic Republic in Iran and its replacement with western-style liberalism.

Yaqen reported a source in the US-backed Iraqi regime as saying that Iranian artillery opened up on border villages in the Zarawah and Sanaksar area in the Bashdar region of as-Sulaymaniyah Province before noon on Wednesday.

The source said that the Iranian bombardment lasted for about an hour and targeted the villages of Razkah, Shannawah, Bastah, Mardu, Sharush, and Sinmukah.

From time to time Iranian artillery fires on PJAK bases in the area, which the local residents have vacated for their safety.

Maysan Province.
Al-‘Amarah.

Policeman shot dead in al-‘Amarah.

In a dispatch posted at 4:33pm Baghdad time Wednesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that armed men shot and killed an Iraqi government soldier in front of his house in al-‘Amarah, 290km southeast of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported a source in the Maysan Province police as saying that the attack occurred in the city’s al-Qadisiyah district, but offered no further details. Yaqen noted that Iraq’s southern provinces have been the scene of a US-backed offensive by the Iraqi regime against the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia. The offensives – underway since March – are believed to be part of US preparations for an eventual attack on Iran.

Al-Qadisiyah Province.
Ad-Diwaniyah.

Polish, Iraqi regime troops carry out raids in ad-Diwaniyah, arresteing two members of Jaysh al-Mahdi militia.

In a dispatch posted at 7:25pm Baghdad time Wednesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a joint force of Polish and Iraqi regime forces raided areas of northwestern ad-Diwaniyah, 180km south of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported a source in the Iraqi regime army as saying that the troops arrested two individuals it said were members of the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in the al-Mihnawiyah area to the west of the city. The authorities claimed to have also confiscated a quantity of light and medium weapons in the raids, which began when Polish and Iraqi government troops surrounded the al-Mihnawiyah area on Wednesday morning. The area remained sealed off, the skies overhead swarming with helicopters, as raids and searches continued for several hours.

Al-Basrah Province.
Al-Basrah.

Iraqi regime forces announce arrest of 11 Jaysh al-Mahdi fighters in al-Basrah Wednesday.

In a dispatch posted at 8:10pm Baghdad time Wednesday evening, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Iraqi government police arrested 11 members of the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in the course of raids and searches in various parts of the southern city of al-Basrah on Wednesday.

Yaqen reported a source in the police as claiming that Iraqi Interior Ministry forces in al-Basrah also seized 63 mortar shells of various types and calibers in the Shatt al-‘Arab area to the east of the city; and seven hand grenades and 50 RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenades and other materiel in the ad-Dayr area 30km north of the city. The spokesman also said that a stolen government-owned pickup was also found.

The raids targeting the Jaysh al-Mahdi are a continuation of the US-led offensive waged against the anti-occupation militia in March, April, and May. That offensive was brought to a halt by an Iranian-brokered cease-fire announced on 10 May. The US is believed interested in wiping out the Jaysh al-Mahdi in order to prepare for an eventual American attack on Iran.

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