2 US Soldiers, 4 Iraqi Policemen, Soldier, Sahwa Fighter Killed, April 9-10, 2010

2 US Soldiers, 4 Iraqi Policemen, Soldier, Sahwa Fighter Killed

April 9-10, 2010

2 policemen, army soldier killed in blast near Mosul

April 10, 2010 - 09:50:30

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Two Iraqi policemen and one army soldier were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off south of Mosul city on Saturday, a local security source in Ninewa said.

“Two policemen and one Iraqi army serviceman were killed when an IED blast targeted them in al-Qiyara district, (60 km) south of Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The three-man force has received information that gunmen were about to wage a rocket attack on a police station but while they were heading to the site an IED went off, killing them all,” he added.

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

AmR (P)

Gunmen kill 2 cops in Mosul

April 9, 2010 - 11:08:07

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Two policemen were killed by gunmen in central Mosul on Friday, according to a police source.

“Two policemen were killed on Friday by gunmen in Bab al-Toub region in central Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The two cops were killed while on vacation in a crowded area on Friday,” he added, noting that the gunmen fled to unknown place.

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

SH (P)

Gunmen shoot down Sahwa official in Babel

April 10, 2010 - 08:34:19

BABEL / Aswat al-Iraq:

The official in charge of the Sahwa (awakening) tribal fighters for the area of Djerf al-Sakhr was shot dead by unidentified gunmen north of al-Hilla city on Saturday, a local police source said.

“Unidentified gunmen in an Opel vehicle opened fire on Abdullah Abad Sayhan al-Janabi, the leader of the sahwa forces in Djerf al-Sakhr, (55 km) north of Hilla, killing him instantly,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The gunmen later escaped to an unknown place, he added.

Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad.

AmR (P)

2 U.S. soldiers killed in northern Iraq

April 9, 2010 - 09:04:31

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

Two U.S. soldiers were killed and five were wounded in a joint security operation in northern Iraq, raising the U.S. fatalities in April to three, according to a U.S. army statement.

“Two United States Division – North Soldiers died of injuries sustained in combat operations while conducting a patrol in northern Iraq, April 7,” said the statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “Five other Soldiers were injured and evacuated to a military medical facility where they are currently being treated,” it added.

The death has brought the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 to 4,390, including seven killed in March 2010.

Some 486 U.S. soldiers were killed in 2003, 849 in 2004, 846 in 2005, 822 in 2006 and a record high of 904 in 2007. The toll went down dramatically in 2008 to reach 314.

Still, November 2004, the month that saw fierce clashes between U.S. forces and gunmen in the restive city of al-Falluja, Diala province, is the month with the highest U.S. deaths: 137.

SH (S)

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