78 Iraqis, US Soldier Killed in War Attacks, Including 40 Killed in Samarra Bombing, According to April 15, 2008 News Reports

78 Iraqis, US Soldier Killed in War Attacks, Including 40 Killed in Samarra Bombing, According to April 15, 2008 News Reports

Editor's Note:

Only God knows how many Iraqis are killed everyday. The following is a summary of what the Iraqi news agency, Voices of Iraq (VOI), publishes daily. Readers also may find few headlines of attacks reported by few independent news agencies. What's certain is that the number of Iraqis killed everyday exceeds what's reported.

Iraq News Agency (INA) reported that a car bomb explosion near the courthouse and the government building in Samarra resulted in killing forty Iraqis and injuring about seventy more people.

Another car bomb in Al-Ramadi resulted in killing 13 policemen and injuring 14 more.

Attacks kill civilian, wound Iraqi serviceman in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq

Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21

Ninewa, Apr 15, (VOI) -

Two separate attacks killed a civilian and wounded a U.S. army serviceman in Mosul on Tuesday, a Ninewa security spokesman said. "A civilian was killed when gunmen opened fire on him near his house in al-Zahraa neighborhood, east Mosul," Brig. Khalid Abdel Sattar, spokesman for Ninewa operations command, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). The spokesman noted "the deceased was an operator for a private electricity generator." Iraq suffers from dire shortages of electricity, residents of neighborhoods across Iraqi cities resort to private electricity generators to substitute the long hours of power cuts.

Elsewhere in Mosul, the same source said "a roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol in al-Rifai neighborhood, west Mosul, left one of the patrol servicemen wounded". The spokesman did not provide further details about the incident. Mosul, branded by U.S. and Iraq officials as the last bastion for al-Qaeda in Iraq, has seen spates of attacks and kidnapping operations. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north Baghdad. AM/SR

3 people killed, 16 wounded near Mosul University

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq

Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21

Ninewa, Apr. 15, (VOI) –

Three people were killed, and 16 others were wounded according to the final casualties' statistics caused by the dual car bomb attack that took place on Tuesday, before Mosul University's building, said a security source from Ninewa police. "Three people were killed, including one policeman, and 16 others were wounded, including three policemen in the final casualties' statistics f the dual car bomb attack on Tuesday," the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition of anonymity. “One of the two cars was driven by a suicide bomber," he added.

Earlier on Tuesday, a suicide attacker detonated a car rigged with explosives, targeting a U.S. vehicle, in front of Mosul University at al-Majmo'a neighborhood, northern Mosul, then a bobby-trapped car that was parked nearby, exploded targeting a police patrol that came to the area after the first explosion. The preliminary casualties' statistics showed that 19 people were wounded, including four policemen. Mosul, capital city of Ninawa province, is 405 km north Baghdad. MH/SR

U.S. soldier killed by bomb explosion in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq

Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21

Baghdad, Apr 15, (VOI) -

One U.S. soldier was killed when an improvised explosive device went off targeting his vehicle patrol in northeastern Baghdad, the U.S. army said on Tuesday.

“A Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldier was killed from wounds sustained when an improvised-explosive device struck the vehicle the Soldier was riding in while conducting a combat patrol in northeastern Baghdad at approximately 4:45 pm on April 14,” the army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

“The soldier was quickly transported by air to the combat army support hospital where he later died of his wounds,” it added. The death brings the number of the U.S. troops killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 to 4,036 according to statistics released by the U.S. army. Of this number, 24 U.S. soldiers have been so far killed in April 2008.

SH/SR

U.S. Hummer destroyed in Diwaniya

Diwaniya - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21
Diwaniya, Apr 15, (VOI) –

A U.S. Hummer vehicle was destroyed on Tuesday by an improvised explosive device (IED) while it was heading towards the central part of the city," a security source said.

"An IED went off near a U.S. army patrol in al-Dhubbat neighborhood, central Diwaniya, severely damaging a Hummer vehicle," the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"U.S. soldiers cordoned off the scene while helicopters were flying overhead," the source said, not giving more details. VOI tried to contact the U.S. side to no avail.
Diwaniya lies 180 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

AE

Female student killed, 4 policemen wounded in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21
Ninewa, Apr 15, (VOI) –

One female student was killed in a gun shooting while at her school in Mosul, while four policemen were wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the city, a source from Ninewa police said on Tuesday.
"A secondary school female student was killed at her school, al-Muthana secondary school for females, in al-Muthana neighborhood, eastern Mosul," the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

He added that a random bullet from an unknown source penetrated a classroom's window, hitting the student in hear head, who died instantly.
From his side, the official spokesperson for Ninewa operations command said to VOI, "A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in al-Malia neighborhood, eastern Mosul."
"Four policemen were wounded, and a police vehicle was damaged," Brigadier Khalid Abdul-Sattar explained.

He asserted that a police officer was among the injuries.
Mosul, capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.
MH/SR

3 killed, 13 wounded in Sadr City clashes

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21
Baghdad, Apr 15, (VOI) –

Three civilians were killed and 13 others wounded in armed clashes that erupted on Monday night in Sadr City, eastern Baghdad, between joint Iraqi-U.S. forces and gunmen, police said on Tuesday.
"Most of the wounded were civilians who are now receiving treatment at al-Imam Ali and al-Sadr hospitals," the source, who did not want to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI), not giving more details.

Meanwhile, a media source in Shi'i leader Muqtada al-Sadr's office in Baghdad al-Rasafa area said an unidentified number of civilians were killed or wounded after a U.S. helicopter opened fire at several neighborhoods within Sadr City.

AE

5 policemen killed, 4 wounded in suicide blast in Ramadi

Anbar - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21
Anbar, Apr 15, (VOI) –

Five policemen were killed and four others wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a police checkpoint in northern Ramadi city on Tuesday, a security source said.

"A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle laden with explosives near a police checkpoint in al-Hamidhiya area, northern Ramadi," the source, who refused to have his name mentioned, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

"The initial count of casualties is five deaths and four wounded," he said, adding "ambulances rushed the injured to the Ramadi public hospital while policemen imposed intensive reinforcements around the scene."
Ramadi, the capital of the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, lies 110 km west of Baghdad.

AE

4 gunmen killed, 1 wounded in air attack in Basra

Basra - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21
Basra, Apr 15, (VOI) –

Four gunmen were killed and another wounded in an air attack in western Basra city on Tuesday, the Multi-National Force (MNF) in southern Iraq said.
"An MNF warplane, spotting several people firing mortars at Iraqi forces in the area of Muaskar Muhammad al-Qassem, (10 km) western Basra, opened fire, killing four gunmen and injuring a fifth," Cap. Chris Ford, the spokesman for the British army, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
The MNF troops are backing up Iraqi forces since Operation Saulat al-Forsan (Knights' Assault) was first launched in March.

British soldiers were stationed in one base - the Basra International Airport - after handing over the former presidential palaces, which they took as a military base, to the Iraqi forces.
The British forces keep 4,100 troops within the MNF in Iraq.

Britain was the United States' prime ally in the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Ceremonies to hand over security responsibilities in Basra province from the British forces to the Iraqi authorities took place at the Basra International Airport in December 2007.
Saulat al-Forsan, which started during the last week of March, was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki with the aim of tracking down "outlaws" in the oil-rich port city of Basra. Clashes erupted between government forces and armed groups believed to belong to Shi'i leader Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militias.

Earlier on Tuesday, a police source said one civilian man was killed and two others wounded by gunmen fire in central Basra, 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

AE

6 civilians slain by gunmen in eastern Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21
Ninewa, Apr 15, (VOI) –

Unidentified gunmen killed a female lawyer and her sister while stepping out of their home in eastern Mosul, where another armed group killed a man and three women of the same family, on Tuesday, a security official said.

"Unidentified gunmen opened their machine-gun fire at a woman lawyer and her sister while getting out of their home in al-Tameem neighborhood, killing them instantly," Brig. Khaled Abdul-Sattar, the spokesman for the Ninewa security operations command, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

Meanwhile, another source in the Ninewa province police said that an armed group "stormed a house at a late hour last night in the al-Karama apartment compound in al-Khadraa neighborhood, eastern Mosul, killing a family of one man and three women without apparent reasons."
Mosul, the capital of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

AE

Civilian killed, 2 wounded by gunmen fire in Basra

Basra - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21
Basra, Apr 15, (VOI) –

One civilian man was killed and two others wounded by gunmen fire in central Basra on Tuesday, a police source said.
"Unidentified gunmen opened fire at three people in a private vehicle in Sahat al-Tayaran, central Basra, instantly killing one man and wounding two others," the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

The source did not reveal more information about the incident or the identity of the people attacked.
"Killings in Basra lessened after Operation Saulat al-Forsan (Knights' Assault) was conducted, thanks to the erection of several army checkpoints in central Basra and tighter control on the city's entrances and exits," the source said.
"However, the phenomenon began to re-appear lightly during the past couple of days. An officer in the rank of major was killed on Monday night," he noted.

Saulat al-Forsan, which started during the last week of March, was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki with the aim of tracking down "outlaws" in the oil-rich port city of Basra. Clashes erupted between government forces and armed groups believed to belong to Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militias.

55 killed, 74 wounded in Iraq during 24 past hours

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 15 /04 /2008 Time 9:40:21
Arbil, Apr 15,(VOI) -

Security sources said that 55 people were killed, and 74 others were wounded, while security forces arrested 34 suspects in the violent acts that took place throughout Iraq over the last 24 hours.
In Diala, a police source said, “38 people were killed and 66 others, including women and children, wounded” in an initial count of casualties resulting from a deadly car bomb attack near a courthouse in central Baaquba city

“The blast caused damage to 11 cars parked near the area of the explosion,” he added.
Elsewhere north, “An amount of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), land mines, and TNT were seized while gunmen were trying to smuggle them through a border checkpoint between Iraq and Iran,” a security source said on Tuesday.

A Diala security source also noted “police forces discovered a a corpse of a leading figure of al-Qaeda network in Iraq dumped inside Baldruz district, south-east Baaquba.”
The source identified the body as Riadh al-Dahlaki.

He added “the dead was wanted by the judicial authorities for involvement in crimes of killing and forcible relocations of great number of people in Diala.”
In Basra, police highlighted “a civilian was killed and two others were wounded when unknown gunmen attacked them in central Basra.”

In Salah al-Din, the U.S. army said one of its servicemen was “killed by an IED explosion placed in Salah al-Din, north of Baghdad.” The killing put the death toll for the U.S. army in Iraq at 4035 since the start of military operation in March of 2003.

In Mosul, Brig. Khalid Abdel Sattar, spokesman for Ninewa operations command, said “ a female lawyer and her sister were killed in al-Tameem neighborhood, east Mosul.”
“An armed group stormed a flat in Mosul, killing a man and three women from the same family for unknown reasons,” he added.

In Kirkuk, a security source said “four wanted fighters of Thourat al-Eshreen (1920 uprising) willingly surrendered to security authorities.”
A security source also pointed out “emergency police conducted a raid and search operation in al-Maaridh and al-Wassity neighborhoods, south Kirkuk, capturing five suspects and confiscating stolen cars along with unauthorized weapons.”

In the same city, a police source said “U.S.-Iraqi forces arrested 21 individuals, including six wanted people and 15 suspects during a search operation in Yayaji town villages, 20 south-west Kirkuk.”
“Fliers of al-Nakshabandiya group, weapons and two cars lacking property papers were seized” the source added.

Al-Nakshabandiya is an armed group composed of former Iraqi soldiers and ranks paying allegiance to Saddam’s vice Izzat al-Douri.
In Anbar, a police source said “five policemen were killed and four others wounded when a suicide bomber driving an explosive-laden car rammed into a police checkpoints set up north Ramadi.
In Diwaniya, a security source said “a U.S. Hummer was destroyed when it was struck by a roadside bomb while heading to the city center.”

In the capital, Baghdad security plan spokesman Gen. Qassem Atta “a car bomb explosion parked near celebration hall went off on 52 Street, central Baghdad, leaving a civilian wounded.
AM/SR

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