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Habaniya attack leaves 38 wounded – U.S. army

April 17, 2009 - 08:40:23

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

The suicide bombing attack that ripped through a training center of al-Habaniya base, western Falluja city, left 38 wounded, the media advisor of the U.S. army said on Friday.

“The suicide attack which targeted a training center of al-Habaniya base on Thursday (April 16) injured 38 policemen and caused no deaths,” Muqdad Jebreel told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The defense ministry had said yesterday that a group of recruits of the 1st Division came under a suicide attack by a gunman wearing military uniform while they were returning from training at the center in al-Habaniya base.

A medic from the Ramadi Hospital had said that casualties of the suicide bombing attack rose to 18 deaths and 50 injuries, estimating the death toll is likely to rise as 10 of the wounded are in a critical condition.

Falluja is 45 km west of Baghdad, while Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar, is 110 km west of Baghdad.

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18 killed, 50 wounded in Habaniya suicide attack

April 16, 2009 - 03:16:28

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

Casualties of the suicide bombing attack that took place at al-Habaniya base rose to 18 deaths and 50 injuries, a medic from the Ramadi Hospital said on Thursday, estimating the death toll is likely to rise as 10 of the wounded are in a critical condition.

“The 18 dead victims are Iraqi army servicemen,” Dr. Kadhum Hameed told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Earlier, a security source said that at least 11 army soldiers were killed and 40 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside al-Habaniya base in western Falluja city.

Falluja is 45 km west of Baghdad, while Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar, is 110 km west of Baghdad.

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3 wanted men detained in western Kut

April 17, 2009 - 12:47:29

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq:

Police forces on Friday arrested three wanted men in western Kut city, according to a senior police officer.

“A force from the Quick Response Department (QRD) on Friday (April 17) managed to arrest three wanted men in al-Aza region in western Kut, for being involved in missile attacks on the Delta base in western Kut,” Major Raed al-Amara told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The detainees confessed to launching attacks against the base,” he added.

Kut, the capital of Wassit, is located 180 km southeast of Baghdad.

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Gunmen kidnap two drivers near Sulaimaniya

April 17, 2009 - 12:35:20

SULAIMANIYA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Unknown gunmen on Friday kidnapped two drivers in southwest of Sulaimaniya city, according to a security source.

“Two drivers were kidnapped on Friday (April 17) in Jabara region in southwest of Kafri district in southwest of Sulaimaniya,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“We have no further information on the reason of the kidnapping,” he said, noting that investigation underway on the incident.

Kafri is 185 km southwest of Sulaimaniya, which lies 340 km northeast of Baghdad.

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3 bombs defused in south of Amara

April 17, 2009 - 11:58:49

MISSAN / Aswat al-Iraq:

Police forces on Friday defused three bombs planted on the main road in south of Amara, the director of the Missan police’s media department said.

“Policemen on Friday (April 17) managed to defuse three explosive charges on the main road linking al-Kahlaa district to Qalaat Saleh district in south of Amara,” Colonel Sadeq Salam told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The officer did not give more details.

Amara, the capital of Missan, is 390 km south of Baghdad.

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U.S. soldier dies in non-combat related incident

April 17, 2009 - 11:13:58

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

A U.S. soldier died in a non-combat related incident in western Iraq, the U.S. army said on Friday.

“A Multi National Force – West Marine died as the result of a non-combat related incident here April 16,” said the U.S. army in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The incident is under investigation,” it added.

The announced death brings to eleven the number of U.S. fatalities in April and to 4274 the total number since the beginning of combat operations in Iraq in March 2003.

Five U.S. Coalition Soldiers were reportedly killed, and one wounded from a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device attack on Friday (April 10) in Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, 405 km north of Baghdad.

March 2009 saw a record lowest number of U.S. deaths – nine, including five who died of non-combat causes.

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