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March 31, 2008

4 US Soldiers, 21 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 8 Civilians by US Fire, 8 by Death Squads, According to March 31, 2008 News Reports

210 Iraqis Killed in Basra, 109 in Sadr City, 85 in Dhi Qar, 1434 Injured in the Ongoing US-Led Forces Offensive on Mahdi Army Militia

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Palestinian Killed, 2 Injured, 9 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces and Settlers

Gaza government regrets Arab summit's failure in breaking the siege

The Israeli occupation army killed 121 Palestinians including 6 children in March 2008

Olmert announces settlement activities in Jerusalem and the West Bank

Peace Now: Israeli settlement construction in Jerusalem accelerated since Annapolis

March 30, 2008

100 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 39 by US fire, Fighting Continues Despite Calls for Ceasefire, According to March 30, 2008

Praised By Miliki, Sadr Orders his Followers to Cease Fire

Arab Summit in Damascus Underlines Joint Arab Action, renews commitment to Arab solidarity, encourages Lebanon solution

Damascus Declaration for 20th Arab summit

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

2 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces in Northern Gaza, 4 Detained in Tel Aviv

Palestinians Mark Land Day, Protesting Israeli Theft of their Land

Arab league summit concluded, still committed to the Arab peace initiative

Israeli MP Yusi Belin urges Olmert to freeze settlement activities

March 29, 2008

4 US Soldiers, 46 Iraqis Killed, Most in Fighting Between Mahdi Army Militia and Iraqi Forces, According to March 29, News Reports

Israeli occupation forces kill 2 Palestinians, injure 18 peace activitsts, kidnap several people in Gaza, invade Qabatia

March 27, 2008

144 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 4 Executed by Death Squads, 134 in Southern Iraq Fighting, According to March 27, 2008 News Reports

US & Iraqi Forces Attack Mahdi Army Fighters, Counter Attacks on Power Stations, Basra Oil Pipeline, Green Zone, Anti-Maliki Protests in Sadr City

Crude oil prices continue rising to $107, as a result of US-led forces attacks on Iraqi Mahdi Army militia

Sarkozy Shows his Imperialist Fangs: Announces More French Forces to Afghanistan, Urges Britain to Join him to End Iranian Nuclear Ambitions

Nude Photo of French First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, on Sale

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation forces terrorize Palestinian cities, kidnap people, demolish houses, farms, and groves

Israeli Prime Minister refuses truce with Hamas

60 seriously injured Palestinians arrive in Istanbul for medical treatment

March 26, 2008

Killing All Over Iraq: US Soldier, 97 Iraqis killed in War Attacks, Armitage Blames Bremer, According to March 26, 2008 News Reports

Suicide car bomb kills 8, injures 17 in Southern Afghanistan

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Palestinian Fighter Dies of Wounds, 7 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces

Israeli occupation forces demolish two houses, bulldoze agriculture lands

Palestinians rally calling for national reconciliation, Abbas to adopt Sana'a declaration, opening talks with Hamas

After Jenin, Palestinian forces to move into Bethlehem, other cities

March 25, 2008

33 Iraqis Killed, Including 6 Executed by Death Squads, 5 Mahdi Fighters Killed by US Forces, According to March 25, 2008 News Reports

18 Iraqis Killed, 100 Injured, in Clashes Between Mahdi Militiamen and Iraqi Forces, Sadrists Declare Civil Disobedience, US Forces Surround Sadr City  

Israeli occupation forces terrorize Palestinian cities, storm houses, kidnap 14 people in the West Bank

European Parliament Vice President, in Nablus, demands end of Gaza blockade

Pakistan's newly elected PM Gillani takes oath of office, faces challenges ahead

March 24, 2008

2 US Soldiers, 25 Iraqis Killed on Monday War Attacks, 4 US Soldiers Killed on Sunday, According to March 24, 2008 News Reports

Gillani elected as Pakistan's prime minister, ordered release of detained judges

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation forces terrorize Palestinian cities, storm houses, kidnap 13 people in the West Bank

3 Palestinians Killed, 6 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces and Settlers

Two Palestinian patients die due to Israeli blockade of Gaza

West Bank checkpoints will not be removed, says Israeli occupation government defense minister

Hamas and Fatah at odds over interpretation of Yemeni-brokered agreement

March 23, 2008

48 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 6 Executed by Death Squads, According to March 23, 2008 News Reports

Okinawan people hold anti-US rally

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Fateh and Hamas agree to return to the situation prior to June 2007

Cheney's Statements Encourage Israeli Holocaust of Palestinians, Illegal Settlement Activities, and Kill Hope for US Honest Mediation

Israelis reject Egyptian comprehensive ceasefire proposal with Palestinians, says Islamic Jihad leader Khaled Al-Batsh

Palestinian Teenager Shot in Azzoun, 5 Kidnapped in Nablus, House of Security Officer Ransacked By Israeli Occupation Forces

40 years on, Israelis continue to deny Palestinians fair share of their water resources

March 22, 2008

5 US Soldiers, 19 Iraqis Killed in war Attacks, Including 3 by Death Squads, 6 by US Forces, According to March 22, 2008 News Reports

World:

Prayers return to normal at riot-hit grand mosque in Tibet province capital, Lhasa

Moderate quake affects 16,000 people in SW China, Strong quakes affect 44,000 in China's Xinjiang region, no casualties reported

A Kansas Woman Stuck-to-toilet for Two Years, Boyfriend Charged with Mistreatment

Sarkozy's ex-wife Cecilia set to wed Moroccan American Richard Attia, in a quick rebound

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli occupation forces invade Azzun, imposing curfew, kidnap Qatari Red Crescent representative, Samer Hasarma

Lavrov Calls Israel to End Unacceptable Gaza Siege

Threatened by Israeli occupation snipers, villagers in Al-Khadr protest construction of Israeli Apartheid Land-Grab Wall

Palestinian officials accuse Israeli occupation government of forging ownership documents of East Jerusalem buildings

Crisis Group calls for lifting the siege on Gaza

March 21, 2008

Obama blames Iraq war for U.S. current economic woes, with $3 trillion in costs

Hispanic governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, endorses Barack Obama

Israeli Occupation Forces demolish 3 homes, Kidnap 9 Palestinians, Including 17-Year-Old Girl Muntaha Ya'aqoub

Palestinian Authority is on the verge of collapse and Fatah is losing popularity, warns Saeb Erekat

Balad Police Chief and Two Guards Killed in Iraq War Attack

Chinese senior official, Li Changchun, heads a delegation to visit five Arab states

Happy marriage boon for healthy heart

March 20, 2008

US Soldier, 16 Iraqis Killed, Including 5 Executed by Death Squads, 6 Civilians Killed by US Forces, According to March 20, 2008 News Reports

3 Employees of US State Department Spy on Senator Barack Obama's Files

3 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, 16 Kidnapped in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Forces

65-Year-Old Palestinian Elderly Man, Hussain Abed, Murdered by Israeli Occupation Terrorist Soldiers in Al-Qarara

John McCain Justifies Israeli Massacres in Gaza, Considers  Occupied Jerusalem as Israel's Capital in Contradiction with US Policy and International law

Erekat: PA might collapse if peace agreement is not reached in 2008

Illegal Israeli settlers attack shepherds, international peace activists in Hebron

Israeli occupation army carries out ethnic cleansing near Hebron for illegal settlement expansion

Mesha'al discusses with Lavrov Palestinian developments

March 19, 2008

14 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 3 Policemen Killed by US Forces, According to March 19, 2008 News Reports

Anti-war protests mark fifth anniversary of Iraq war in US cities

U.S. Democratic presidential candidates, Obama and Clinton, lambaste Iraq war

McCain statements approve the occupation of Jerusalem, says Abed Rabu

Israeli occupation forces injure 5 Palestinians, kidnap 7 members of one Palestinian family in Gaza

The Second Coming of 3 Palestinian Little Daughters Killed by Israeli Artillery

March 18, 2008

75-Year-Old Palestinian Killed, 28 Kidnapped, Several Cities Terrorized by Israeli Occupation Forces

Israeli occupation forces declare total closure of the occupied Palestinian territories, ambush a Palestinian resistance group near Jenin

Israeli settlers start new illegal settlement post near Bethlehem, Salhi and Erikat warn of the consequences

March 17, 2008

2 US Soldiers, 66 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 10 Executed by Death Squads, According to March 17, 2008 News Reports

Cheney and McCain in Baghdad to Press for a Long-Term US Military Presence in Iraq

US Protests call for an end to the occupation of Iraq and Palestine

Following the Zionist-Controlled European Fad: Neo-Conservative US Magazine Intends to Hand Out Free Books Insulting Prophet Mohamed

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Cheney's visit is an attempt to save the shipwrecked peace process, says Nazal

Palestinian MP Khudari asks Angela Merkel to Explain her Stand Regarding the Israeli Occupation Government unethical siege of Gaza Strip

Haniya asks Arab leaders to break the suffocating siege off Gaza

Five Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, two among them children

March 16, 2008

US Soldier, 11 Iraqis Killed in Suicide Bombings and War Attacks, Anti-War Protests in Britain, Spain, According to Early March 16, 2008 News Reports

20 Anti-US fighters killed in South Waziristan missile strike

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

4 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Missile Attack on Northern Gaza Strip

China to send aid to the Palestinian Authority

Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap 2 Palestinians in Hebron, a Teenager in Bethlehem, and Attempt to Kidnap a 10-Year-Old Boy in Burqa

New Ploy of the Endless Process of Buying Time for Israeli Occupation: Middle East Peace Conference to be Held in Berlin

March 15, 2008

12 Iraqis Killed, Including 2 Executed by Death Squads, 2 Killed by US Forces, According to March 15, 2008 News Reports

Iranian Parliamentary Election Turnout 60%, Conservatives Win 70% of Seats

Dalai-backed violence scars Lhasa

OIC wants ICC to bring Israeli leaders to justice

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

3 Palestinians killed northern Gaza Strip, resistance fighters hit Israeli helicopter over Gaza, launch projectile at Sderot

Palestinian fighters hit Israeli helicopter over Gaza, launch projectile at Sderot

Nasrallah, Haniyah offer support to families of slain Bethlehem fighters

Zahar says "Free calm" with Israel not acceptable

Hamas waiting for Abbas' response to Rafah border proposal

Israeli occupation forces terrorize residents of Jenin, Tubas and  Tulkarem

Israeli occupation police attacks shepherds in Hebron

Khudari tells Italian rally Palestinians in need of support, Dalima calls on Israel to negotiate with Hamas

Most Palestinians believe Western aid encourages corruption, and foments conflict between Fateh and Hamas, a Norwegian study

March 14, 2008

11 Iraqis Killed, According to Early March 14, 2008 News Reports

Israeli occupation forces invade Jenin, Qalqilia, Aqaba, & Tuqua, meet resistance & stones

Peace Activists Demonstrate Against Illegal Israeli Apartheid, Land-Grab Wall in Bil'in & Khader, 6 Injured kidnapped

Sudan, Chad sign new peace deal on sidelines of Islamic summit in Dakar

Voting starts in Iran's parliamentary elections

Russia, U.S. to hold another round of missile defense talks in Moscow

U.S. holds largest simulated cyber-attack exercise  

March 13, 2008

44 Iraqis Killed, Including 3 Executed by Death Squads, Mosul Archbishop, According to March 13, 2008 News Reports

Iranian artillery pounds northern Iraq targeting positions of Iranian Kurdish PJAK rebels

Airstrikes, Rockets End Lull in Gaza, Israeli occupation army kidnaps 13 Palestinian civilians from Nablus

Islamic Summit Opens in Dakar, Palestine Very Important Point on OIC Agenda

EU summit addresses economic cooling, global warming, and launching the Mediterranean Union with Muslim neighbors

Chinese, Russian leaders hail strategic partnership development

Gold hits $1,000 per ounce, crude oil $109.90 a barrel

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Airstrikes, Rockets End Lull in Gaza, Israeli occupation army kidnaps 13 Palestinian civilians from Nablus

Palestinians mourn slain Bethlehem fighters, Israeli peace bloc condemns the killings as grave provocations

UN official John Holmes: Israeli siege failed to make Palestinians in Gaza revolt against Hamas

Hamas and Jihad Announce No Truce or Calm As Long as Israeli Occupiers Continue Killing of Palestinians

March 12, 2008

4 US Soldiers, 13 Iraqis Killed, Including 8 Executed by Death Squads, According to March 12, 2008 News Reports

Suicide car attack hits NATO Canadian troops in Southern  Afghanistan

China slams U.S. human rights report, voicing strong opposition

Obama beats Clinton in Mississippi primary as expected

Sarkozy's warm embrace of Peres signals his religious affiliation and a new era in French-Israeli ties

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

4 Palestinians Assassinated in Bethlehem, 2 Die of Wounds in Gaza, 4 Kidnapped in Nablus by Israeli Occupation Forces Attacks

Zionist rabbis gave religious blessing to their students to target Al-Aqsa Mosque

EU Foreign Ministers debate Hamas participation in peace negotiations

Haniya says Israeli war failed and Hamas does not beg for a truce

Israeli officials say Israel accepts a month-long trial truce with Hamas

Sit-in in Bethlehem to protest the kidnapping of Palestinian Journalist Hassan Abdul Jawad by Israeli Occupation Forces

With no waste treatment available, Gaza pumping sewage into sea, a UN Report

March 11, 2008

3 US Soldiers, 55 Iraqis KIlled, Admiral Fallon Resigns, Talks About US Long-Term Military Presence in Iraq, According to March 11, 2008 News Reports

Explosions occur in Lahore, Pakistan, at least 20 dead

Europeans slam ongoing illegal Israeli settlement construction and expansion in the West Bank

Crude oil prices hit $108 per barrel in New York

Chinese president Hu Jintao calls for redoubled efforts to step up defense and army building

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

18 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank, Activist Beaten at Checkpoint

Abbas accuses Barak of sabotaging the negotiations

Hamas-Israel ceasefire is at hand, source confirms

Horses, camels, donkeys, sheep and goats rally in Gaza to protest Israeli blockade

Europeans slam ongoing illegal Israeli settlement construction and expansion in the West Bank

Israeli Apartheid Wall Turns Nu'man Village Into Virtual Enclave

'Birthright Palestine' aims to bring Palestinians home

March 10, 2008

5 US Soldiers, 23 Iraqis Killed, Including 6 Executed by Death Squads, According to March 10, 2008 News Reports

Chinese president Hu Jintao calls for redoubled efforts to step up defense and army building

Crude oil prices hit $108 per barrel in New York

Rice Echoing Livni in Dumping the Bush Vision of a Palestinian State

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Death toll from Gazan patients kept waiting by the Israeli closure of Gaza reaches 107

33 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in Tulkarem, Bethlehem, and Nablus

Israeli military officials: Targeting of Gaza will stop if homemade shells stop

Israeli occupation forces kidnap a former Fateh fighter from Ramallah despite granting him amnesty

The Israeli siege destroyed Gaza's natural resources, a  EQA

March 9, 2008

14 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 9 Executed by Death Squads, 50% of New Iraqi Marriages End in Divorce, According to March 9, 2008 News Reports

Israeli Soldier Dies of Wounds, Palestinian Shot by Israeli Occupation Soldiers, West Bank Population Punished by Continuous Total Closure

Egyptian plan, with US and EU backing, engages Hamas, PA and Israel in resolving Gaza crisis

March 8, 2008

8 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, 100 Bodies in Mass Grave, Al-Sadr Announces his own Isolation, Basrans Protest Security Deterioration, According to March 8, 2008 News Reports

Barack Obama wins Wyoming caucuses, maintains the lead over Hillary Clinton

Latin American Leaders End the Ecuador-Colombia Crisis

Merkel Meets with Russian Leaders, Putin Accuses Europeans of Substituting the UN with NATO

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

6 Palestinians Wounded in Israeli Attacks, West Bank Sealed Off by Israeli Occupation Forces

Marking International Women's Day, Israeli Occupation Government Escalates Torture and  Arbitrary Practices Against Detained Palestinian Women

Most of the Killed in Jerusalem Were Paramilitary Soldiers, According to Israeli Media

Israeli Occupation Forces Killed 110 Palestinians in a Week, Including 27 Children, a PCHR report  

Palestinian Government in Gaza Appreciates Libyan Stand at UNSC, Deplores Isanoglu's Statement

Zionist Israeli Settlers Burn Part of Al-Silsilah Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Assault Palestinian MP Siham Thabet

March 7, 2008

Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian man, injure two children, demolish two houses, settlers attack lawmaker Siham Thabit

27 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Al-Sadr Isolates himself, US-Iranian Talks Delayed, According to March 7, 2008 News Reports

March 6, 2008

72 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 53 Killed in Two Blasts in Karradah, According to March 6, 2008 News Reports

Danish Government calls for dialogue on freedom of expression and freedom of religion

Warren Buffett passes Gates as richest person, as his wealth grew to $62 billion

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

8 Palestinians and 9 Israelis Killed in Attacks and Counter-Attacks, on March 6, 2008

Zionist rabbis, headed by Dov Lior, say Torah permits killing Palestinian civilians

22 Palestinian school children killed in Gaza in February 27-March 3, 2008

Conditions in besieged Gaza Strip worse than any time since 1967, aid groups say  

Hamas calls for international investigation over US scheme to spark Palestinian civil war

Israeli occupation army attacks Palestinian volunteers inside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem  

March 5, 2008

17 Iraqis Killed, Including 4 Executed by Death Squads, US Base and Vehicle Attacked, According to March 5, 2008 News Reports

Obama's Remarks in San Antonio, Replying to Clinton and McCain, as He Still Leads in Delegates

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

Israeli Terrorist Death Squad Kills Two-Week-Old Baby Girl, Amira Abu 'Assr, Abduct her Father Together with Son of Assassinated Fighter, Yousuf Al-Sumairi

26 Palestinians Kidnapped, More Attacks by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Hamas: Rice's statements gives cover to Israel's crimes and US's complicity

Israeli government orders military to step up attacks on Gaza following the usual Condy Rice's break

Mesha'al says Gaza-Israel ceasefire must be bilateral, Abbas suspends peace until Israelis stop their attacks on Gaza

March 4, 2008

US Soldier, 31 Iraqis Killed, Including 19 Executed by Death Squads, According to March 4, 2008 News Reports

3 Women, 3 Children Killed, 20 Injured, in a US Air Strike on Somalia

2 NATO Occupation Soldiers, 8 Afghanis Killed in Two Taliban Attacks

6 killed in suicide bombing attack on Naval College in East Pakistan

Bush calls Colombian president to express support  for the surge against FARC

China Firmly Opposes US Military Report, Urging US to Abandon Cold War Mentality

Crude Oil Prices Hit Record High Near $104 Per Barrel, Dollar Continues to Fall

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

4 Palestinians Killed in Renewed Israeli Occupation Terrorist Attacks on Gaza Strip, 3 Wounded Die of Denied Egyptian Treatment in Al-Arish

16 Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank

Condy Rice Blames Palestinian Victims, No Blame for Israelis Despite Killing 120 Palestinians, Injuring 300 in Ongoing Air Raids Using US F-16s

March 3, 2008

59 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Anti-Ahmadinejad's Visit in Diala, Salahudding, Al-Anbar Provinces, According to March 3, 2008 News Reports

7 Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation terrorist forces in Jabalia Monday, death toll 115 since Wednesday

Palestinian student killed, Dozens injured by Israeli occupation terrorist soldiers firing at demonstrators in Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Hebron

Zahar: Israel failed to achieve goals in Gaza invasion

March 2, 2008

24 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to Initial March 2, 2008 News Reports

Confluence of US and Iranian Policies on Iraq: Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, US Joint Chief of Staff, General Michael Mullen, Arrive in Baghdad

Death toll rises to 40 from suicide attack in NW Pakistan

Medvedev wins Russian presidential election, Exit polls

Venezuela puts army on high alert, closes Colombia embassy

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

10 Palestinians Killed on Sunday by Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces, Including 12-Year-Old Girl in Jabalia, Death Toll 98

Israeli warplanes targets cabinet building in Gaza on Sunday, Israelis admit death of 6 soldiers on Saturday

61 Palestinians Killed on Saturday, Including 12 Children, 270 wounded, in Israeli Occupation Forces Terrorist Attacks on Northern Gaza Strip

March 1, 2008

British Soldier, 12 Iraqis Killed, Including 4 Executed by Death Squads, 5 from One Family, 3 Attacks on US Patrols, According to March 1, 2008 News Reports

Russia's Far East region starts presidential election

Bush, Danish PM Rasmussen, meet in Crawford, Texas

Israeli Occupation of Palestine:

60 Palestinians Killed on Saturday, Including 45 Civilians, 11 Children, 160 wounded, in Israeli Occupation Forces Terrorist Attacks on Northern Gaza Strip

Ehud Barak Announces Imminent Israeli Invasion of Gaza, Mass Killings of Palestinians Today Seems to be the Beginning

Abbas says the Israeli attack on Gaza is international terrorism and more than a Holocaust but contributes to the Justification of Israeli war crimes

Bliar wants Palestinian rocket attacks alone to stop, but Israeli attacks are OK as long as they don't harm civilians !!!

Hundreds of thousands demonstrate in Gaza to protest Israeli massacres

Khudari asks for immediate medical aid to beleaguered Gaza

 

 

 

 

 

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