US Soldier, 42 Iraqis Killed, Including 25 in US Air Raids on a Village, 8 Executed by Death Squads, in an October 5, 2007 Report

U.S. army says Diala operation killed 25, eyewitnesses claim civilians

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq Friday , 05 /10 /2007 Time 5:58:53

Baghdad, Oct 5, (VOI)-

The U.S. army said 25 gunmen were killed on Friday morning when U.S. troops targeted a "Special Groups commander" in Diala, central Iraq, while a security source and eyewitnesses said the operation left 65 casualties among the local residents.

Earlier, a police source said that 25 civilians were killed and 40 more were injured when U.S. aircraft shelled a village, north of Ba'aquba, on early Friday, a police source said. "U.S. aircrafts pounded at dawn Jezani al-Imam village in Hibhib district, north of Ba'aquba, killing 25 civilians and injuring 40 others, including women and children," the source told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) on condition of anonymity. "The number of casualties is most likely to increase as many bodies are waiting to be recovered from under the destroyed houses," he added, noting that casualties were sent to nearby hospitals. "U.S. choppers fired a number of missiles against houses in the village in the wee hours of Friday morning," local residents said. "The strong blasts jolted the village. We found out that a number of houses were destroyed," an eyewitness said. "Locals recovered dead bodies and scores of wounded from under the destroyed houses," he added. "So many bodies are waiting to be extracted from beneath collapsed houses," the witness added. Ba'aquba is 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

U.S. airstrike kills, injures 65 civilians in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq Friday , 05 /10 /2007 Time 5:58:53

Baaquba, Oct 5, (VOI)-

At least 25 civilians were killed and 40 more were injured when U.S. aircrafts shelled a village, north of Ba'aquba, on early Friday, a police source said.

"U.S. aircrafts pounded at dawn Gezani al-Imam villages in Habhab district, north of Ba'aquba, killing 25 civilians and injuring 40 others, including women and children," the source told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) on condition of anonymity. "The number of casualties is most likely to increase as many bodies are waiting to be recovered from under the destroyed houses," he added, noting that casualties were sent to nearby hospitals. "U.S. choppers fired a number of missiles against houses in the village in the wee hours of Friday morning," local residents said. "The strong blasts jolted the village. We found out that a number of houses were destroyed," an eyewitness said. "Locals recovered dead bodies and scores of wounded from under the destroyed houses," he added. "So many bodies are waiting to be extracted from beneath collapsed houses," the witness added. No word was immediately available from the U.S. army on the incident. Ba'aquba is 57 km northeast of Baghdad.

U.S. soldier killed in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq Friday , 05 /10 /2007 Time 5:58:53

Baghdad, Oct 5, (VOI)-

The U.S. army said on Friday a service member was killed during a combat operation in the southern section of Baghdad. "A Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldier was killed during a small arms fire attack while conducting combat operations in a southern section of the Iraqi capital Oct. 4," the U.S. army said in a statement received by the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). The death brings to 3,809 the number of the U.S. service members killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of the country in March 2003. From this number two U.S. troops have been killed so far in October. Last July saw the smallest monthly loss of life for the U.S. army in Iraq this year as 80 U.S. soldiers were killed. November 2004, which witnessed fierce battles between U.S. forces and armed groups in Falluja city, Anbar province, is still the month that saw the highest U.S. death toll with 137. April 2004 comes second with 135, followed by May 2007 during which 126 U.S. soldiers were killed.

Two Sadrist clerics killed in Basra

Basra - Voices of Iraq Friday , 05 /10 /2007 Time 5:58:53

Basra, Oct 5, (VOI)-

Unknown gunmen attacked and killed two Sadrist clerics in two separate attacks in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, an official source from Basra provincial council said on Friday.

"Unknown gunmen, last night, stormed the house of Sheikh Yasser al-Yasseri in western Basra, and killed him," the source, who requested anonymity, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). The source added "al-Yasseri worked as a teacher in the Islamic University of Sadr in Basra." Meanwhile, the same source said that another teacher working for the Islamic University of Sadr was killed outside his house in northern Basra on Wednesday night. The Sadr movement, people loyal to the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, has an Islamic University in the predominantly Shiite city of Basra. "The series of assassinations targeting clerics in Basra are meant to create sedition among the religious trends in the city," the source noted. Last month, the Shi'i cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered to freeze all armed activities of the Mahdi army, the military wing of Sadr's movement, after clashes erupted in the Shiite sacred city of Karbala while pilgrims were observing a Shiite occasion in the city. The freezing decision was taken as accusations were directed to fighters from the Mahdi army of being behind Karbala clashes that left 35 dead and over 100 wounded. The Sadr's followers denied such accusations and offered the freezing decision as a move to quell all elements who might contribute to disrepute their military wing, the Mahdi army, by violating the freezing order by Sadr. SK

Talafar bombing casualties rise to 60

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq Friday , 05 /10 /2007 Time 5:58:53

Talafar, Oct 4, (VOI)-

The casualties of the car bomb blast that occurred on Thursday afternoon in Talafar district, northern Iraq, rose to three dead and 57 wounded, some seriously injured, Talafar police chief said.

"The death toll of the car bomb blast that took place this afternoon in Talafar reached three dead and 57 wounded," Brigadier Ibrahim al-Juburi told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). The police chief added "among the wounded were women and children and there were 13 wounded men in critical condition." Brigadier al-Juburi also said that the wounded will be taken to hospitals in the nearby Duhuk, an Iraq's Kurdistan province, for treatment. Earlier, Talafar mayor Najem Abdulla said that a car bomb detonated in Talafar district, 60 km west of Mosul city, killing three civilians and wounding 30. Mosul, capital city of Ninewa province, is 405 km north of Baghdad. SK

Eight unknown bodies found in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq Friday , 05 /10 /2007 Time 5:58:53

Baghdad, Oct 4, (VOI) -

Eight unidentified bodies were found in different areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad during the past 24 hours, the interior ministry said on Thursday. "Police patrols found on Thursday eight unidentified bodies in different areas of Baghdad, with most being found in Baghdad's western side (al-Karkh)," the source told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). "Five corpses were found in different neighborhoods of al-Karkh: two in al-Doura, two in al-Aamel, and one in al-Resalah," he explained. "Three bodies were found in Rasafa, eastern side of Baghdad, one in Ur neighborhood, one in al-Sulaikh and one in al-Shaab," the source also said. "Most of the bodies found bore signs of gunshot wounds to different parts of the body, mainly to the head," he noted. SK

Blast leaves three civilians wounded near Hilla

Babel - Voices of Iraq Friday , 05 /10 /2007 Time 5:58:53

Hilla, Oct 5, (VOI)-

At least three civilians were wounded on Friday as a roadside exploded north of Hilla, 100 km south of Baghdad, a police source said. "A roadside bomb went off near al-Latifiyah bridge, 60 km north of Hilla, wounding three civilians who were onboard a car," the source, who requested anonymity, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). The wounded were taken to a nearby hospital, he added. Meanwhile, the same source said that police patrols found two unidentified bodies in a village to the south of Hilla. "Two unidentified bodies were found in al-Kifl, 30 km south of Hilla," said the source adding that the bodies had shot wounds to different parts of the body. The source provided no more details. SK

Six wounded as charge explodes in Tuz

Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq Friday , 05 /10 /2007 Time 5:58:53

Kirkuk, Oct 5, (VOI)-

At least six civilians were wounded on Friday as an explosive charge went off in Tuz Khurmato district, north of Baghdad, a police source said. "An explosive charge detonated, this morning, in the main market of Tuz Khurmato district, wounding six civilians," the source, who asked not to be named, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). Tuz Khurmato, a predominantly Turkmans district, is 100 km south of Kirkuk city. The source added, "the wounded were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment." Kirkuk is 250 km northeast of Baghdad. SK

Tribal chief dies of wounds sustained in bomb explosion

Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq Friday , 05 /10 /2007 Time 5:58:53

Tikrit, Oct 5, (VOI)-

The head of the Salah el Din Support Council died on Friday morning from wounds sustained in a bomb explosion targeted his motorcade near Balad district, north of Baghdad, a police source said.

"Sheikh Moaawiya Abdullah Nagi al-Jabara has died of his wounds he sustained in a bomb explosion near his motorcade in al-Ishaaqi district in Balad district in Salah el-Din province," the source, who preferred not to be named, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI). "The blast that took place on Thursday night injured the sheikh and killed three of his companions," the source said, noting that the sheikh died this morning of his wounds. Moaawiya Abdullah Nagi al-Jabara is the sheikh of (al-Jubur tribe) in Salah el-Din province. He founded with a number of sheikhs the Support Council, which fight side by side with Iraqi and U.S. forces against al-Qaeda elements. Balad, Salah el-Din province, is located 110 km north of Baghdad, while Tikrit lies 175 km north of the Iraqi capital.

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