Soldier killed, 9 wounded in western Baghdad blast

September 17, 2010 - 10:49:14

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi soldier was killed and five others wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in al-Khadraa neighborhood, western Baghdad, on Friday, a local Iraqi police source said.

“A stun charge went off near a gathering of civilians and military persons, followed by an IED blast that left a policeman killed and five military servicemen, including two officers, wounded,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The explosion also left four civilians injured,” the source added.

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Kirkuk bike bomb casualties up to 11

September 17, 2010 - 10:40:37

KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: Casualties from a Friday’s earlier bicycle bomb blast in al-Huweija district rose to four deaths and seven wounded, some of them in critical condition, an official security source said.

“The bicycle bomb blast left four people killed and seven others, including a policeman, wounded,” Brig. Sarhad Qader, the director of the Kirkuk Districts’ Police Department (KDPD), told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Initial investigations showed that the booby-trapped bike blast was not the result of a suicide operation.

The oil-rich Kirkuk, a city of mixed Kurdish, Turkmen and Arab population, lies 250 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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Interior ministry official killed in Baghdad blast

September 17, 2010 - 10:34:55

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: An official at the interior ministry’s passports affairs department was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in western Baghdad on Friday, a local Iraqi police official said.

“An IED attached to the official’s vehicle went off near al-Sa’a restaurant in al-Mansour area, western Baghdad, killing him instantly,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Earlier, a security source said two policemen were wounded in an IED blast in al-Adhamiya area, northern Baghdad, on Friday.

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2 policemen wounded in Adhamiya blast

September 17, 2010 - 08:36:41

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Two policemen were wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in northern Baghdad on Friday, a local security source said.

“An IED went off near a police patrol in the area of al-Adhamiya, northern Baghdad, leaving two policemen wounded,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The blast also caused damage to the patrol vehicle,” he added.

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Gunman killed, 4 detained in Mosul raid

September 17, 2010 - 08:16:23

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: An army force shot dead a gunman and arrested four others in a raid searching for wanted persons in eastern Mosul city on Friday, an Iraqi military source said.

“A force from the Iraqi army’s 2nd Division stationed in Mosul, acting upon intelligence tip-offs, killed a gunman during a raid on a hideout in al-Zahraa neighborhood, eastern Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The raiding force also captured four gunmen and seized an amount of arms, munitions and an explosive belt,” he added.

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

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2 killed, 9 wounded in bike bomb in Huweija

September 17, 2010 - 08:04:13

KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: Two people were killed and nine others, including a policeman, wounded in a bicycle bomb blast in al-Huweija district, southwestern Kirkuk, on Friday, a senior police officials said.

“A bicycle bomb went off near a police patrol in central Huweija, (65 km) southwest of Kirkuk, leaving two local residents killed and nine others, including a patrolman, wounded and causing damage in the site,” Brig. Sarhad Qader, the director of the Kirkuk Districts’ Police Department (KDPD), told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“So far it is not clear whether the blast was the result of a suicide bombing attack,” he said, adding investigations are still going on into the incident.

The oil-rich Kirkuk, a city of mixed Kurdish, Turkmen and Arab population, lies 250 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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Unknown body found in Mosul

September 17, 2010 - 10:29:52

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces found on Thursday an unknown corpse in western Mosul, a police source said on Friday.

“Policemen found the bullet-riddled body late Thursday (Sept. 16) in al-Tenk neighborhood in western Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He did not give more details.

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

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