3 US Soldiers, 8 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, US Forces Raid Al-Rashad Hospital and Detain All Staff, Patients, According to April 24, 2008 News Reports

3 US Soldiers, 8 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, US Forces Raid Al-Rashad Hospital and Detain All Staff, Patients, According to April 24, 2008 News Reports

Yaqen.net reported that the General Command of the former Iraqi Army announced attacking and destroying two US Hummer vehicles, a truck, and a mine-sweeper. All US soldiers operating these vehicles were killed. The attacks occurred on Mosul-Salahuddin juncture.

U.S.-Iraqi troops raid al-Rashad psychological hospital in Baghdad, detain all staff and patients

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 24 /04 /2008 Time 10:39:31
Baghdad, Apr 24, (VOI)-

Iraqi-U.S. forces raided al-Rashad psychological hospital in eastern Baghdad and detained all its staffs and patients, the media director of the Baghdad health department said on Thursday.

“An Iraqi army force, backed by U.S. troops, raided al-Rashad psychological hospital and arrested all its staffs,” Qassem Abdul Hadi told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
“The forces also arrested the patients and caused material damage inside the hospital,” he also said.

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Roadside bombing kills 1 Iraqi serviceman, wounds 2 in Diala

Diala - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 24 /04 /2008 Time 10:39:31
Diala-Voices of Iraq
Diala, April24, (VOI)-

A roadside bombing killed Iraqi serviceman and wounded two others in Diala Thursday, a security source said.
“An improvised explosive device(IED) went off against an Iraqi army patrol in the main road linking al-Adheem district to al-Khalis town, 15 km north Baquba, leaving one serviceman killed and two others seriously wounded”, a security source in Diala province, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI).

Meanwhile, the same source noted “joint forces conducted a search operation in al-Muqdadiya district, 45 north-east Ba'aqouba, capturing three suspects”.
Baquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km north-east Baghdad.
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Gunmen kill policeman in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 24 /04 /2008 Time 10:39:31
Ninewa-Voices of iraq
Ninewa, April24, (VOI)-

Gunmen on Thursday killed a policeman and robbed his private car in Mosul, a Ninewa security spokesman said.
“Lurking Gunmen shot dead a policeman while he was heading to his job in civilian clothes after finishing a vacation”, Brig. Khalid Abdel Sattar, spokesman for Ninewa security operations, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI).
He added “the gunmen also robbed the policeman’s private car”.
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north Baghdad.
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Three bombs leave 23 casualties in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 24 /04 /2008 Time 10:39:31
Baghdad, Apr 24, (VOI) -

At least three people were killed and 20 more were injured in three bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday, a police source said.

“Three civilians were killed and 15 others, including three army soldiers, were wounded in a bomb explosion near a supermarket near Abu Jaafar al-Mansour statue in al-Mansour neighborhood in western Baghdad,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

Meanwhile, another police source said that “a roadside bomb, planted on the road near al-Shaab stadium in eastern Baghdad, was detonated, injuring two persons.”

“A third bomb exploded near Sahet al-Leqaa in western Baghdad, wounding three persons,” he added.
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Bomb kills 2 policemen, civilian in Kirkuk

Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 24 /04 /2008 Time 10:39:31
Kirkuk, Apr 24, (VOI) -

Two cops and a civilian were killed on Thursday when an explosive charge went off targeting their vehicle patrol in southern Kirkuk, said a police source.
“An explosive device exploded targeting a police vehicle patrol in al-Hegaz neighborhood in southern Kirkuk, killing two policemen and a passing civilian,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

“The wounded were rushed to the Kirkuk public hospital and their health condition is stable,” he added.
Kirkuk is 250 km northeast of Baghdad.
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2 U.S. servicemen die in Salah al-Din

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 24 /04 /2008 Time 10:39:31
Baghdad, Apr 24, (VOI)-

The U.S. army in Iraq said on Thursday that two soldiers were killed in an accident in Salah al-Din province.
“Two Multi-National Division – North soldiers were killed when their vehicle rolled onto its side during movement to a combat outpost in Salah al-Din Province, April 23,” the army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

“Another soldier and one interpreter were injured in the incident and taken to Coalition force's medical facilities for treatment,” it added.

The deaths bring the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the beginning of military operations in March 2003 to 4049.
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U.S. soldier killed in attack in eastern Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 24 /04 /2008 Time 10:39:31
Baghdad, Apr 24, (VOI)-

One U.S. soldier was killed by small-arms fire against his vehicle patrol in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. army said.

“A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier was killed when he was attacked by small-arms fire while his patrol was conducting operations in eastern Baghdad at approximately 2:20 p.m. April 23,” the army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

The death brings the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the beginning of military operations in March 2003 to 4047.
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IED leaves 4 casualties in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 24 /04 /2008 Time 10:39:31
Mosul, Apr 24, (VOI)-

One civilian was killed and three more were wounded on Thursday in a bomb explosion in north of Mosul, an Iraqi army source said.

“A roadside bomb was detonated this morning targeting a civilian vehicle in al-Arabi neighborhood in northern Mosul, killing a civilian and wounding three,” Colonel Fadel Kouran told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq (VOI).

“The wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital,” he noted. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

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Iraq War Report for events of Wednesday, 23 April 2008. Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr, member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.

Wednesday, 23 April 2008.

· US admits: more than 90 rockets and mortar shells fired into “Green Zone” by Jaysh al-Mahdi since 23 March.

· US offensive against Madinat as-Sadr leaves 19 dead 37 wounded.

· Bomb explodes by US patrol in southern Baghdad.

Baghdad.

US admits: more than 90 rockets and mortar shells fired into “Green Zone” by Jaysh al-Mahdi since 23 March.

In a dispatch posted at 9:15pm Baghdad time Wednesday night, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the US admitted Wednesday that 697 mortar shells and rockets had landed in Baghdad between 23 March and 20 April. Of those, 114 fell inside the top-security area dubbed the “Green Zone” by US forces.

Yaqen reported the US military as saying that 80 percent of the rockets and mortar shells were fired in the impoverished Madinat as-Sadr district, the stronghold of support for anti-occupation Shi‘i religious leader Muqtada as-Sadr.

US offensive against Madinat as-Sadr leaves 19 dead 37 wounded.

In a dispatch posted at 6:10pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon (7:10pm in Baghdad), Mafkarat al-Islam reported that 19 people had been killed and 37 more wounded in battles and US bombardments in the Madinat as-Sadr area of Baghdad in the previous 24 hours.

Mafkarat al-Islam reported source in the security forces and hospitals as saying that fighting raged in Madinat as-Sadr and the Ur neighborhood to the north of Madinat as-Sadr in the previous 24 hours. Madinat as-Sadr is a low-income area known as a stronghold of support for anti-occupation Shi‘i religious leader Muqtada as-Sadr.

US claims to have killed 15 Jaysh al-Mahdi fighters in continuing offensive against impoverished Baghdad district.

In a dispatch posted at 3:17pm Baghdad time Wednesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the US military announced that its troops had killed 15 members of the anti-occupation Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in various parts of Baghdad Tuesday-Wednesday night.

Yaqen reported a US communiqué as saying that American ground troops and aircraft carried out several attacks starting around sunset on Tuesday.

For his part, a source in Madinat as-Sadr Hospital told Yaqen that five bodies were received during the night as a result of battles and American air raids. Another 22 people were wounded in the latest round of the American offensive, believed to be designed to prepare the ground for an eventual US attack on Iran.

Bomb explodes by US patrol in southern Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:59pm Wednesday afternoon Beijing time (1:59pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a US patrol in the southern Baghdad district of az-Za‘faraniyah.

Xinhua reported a source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry as saying that the blast wounded two Iraqi civilians. No information on American casualties was available since the US forces cordoned off the area preventing anyone from approaching.

Bomb explodes by police patrol in western Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:59pm Wednesday afternoon Beijing time (1:59pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb had exploded by a passing Iraqi police patrol near the ash-Shurtah Tunnel in western Baghdad.

Salah ad-Din Province.

Tikrit.

Two oil pipeline guards found shot to death.

In a dispatch posted at 11:15am Baghdad time Wednesday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that the bullet-ridden bodies of two Oil Installation Guard Force members had been found on Tuesday evening.

Diyala Province.

Balad Ruz.

Mortar shell slams into police headquarters in Balad Ruz.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:59pm Wednesday afternoon Beijing time (1:59pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a mortar shell of unknown origin blasted into the Balad Ruz Police Headquarters, 60km northeast of Baghdad.

At-Ta’mim Province.

Kirkuk.

Bomb wounds two policemen in Kirkuk.

In a dispatch posted at 4:35pm Baghdad time Wednesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a police patrol in the al-Wasiti neighborhood of southwestern Kirkuk, 250km north of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported a source in the Kirkuk Police as saying that the blast wounded a police lieutenant and another policeman, both of whom were taken to Kirkuk General Hospital for treatment.

US, Iraqi regime forces conduct raids, arrests southwest of Kirkuk.

In a dispatch posted at 10:45am Baghdad time Wednesday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a joint force of US and Iraqi regime troops arrested 14 people in a number of villages in the Hamrayn area to the southwest of Kirkuk, 250km north of Baghdad on Wednesday morning.

Yaqen reported Sarhad Qadir, the Director of the Iraqi Police in Districts and Areas, as saying that a number of personal weapons were also confiscated in the raids on the villages in the areas.

Ninwa Province.

Al-Mawsil.

Belt bomber, car bomb explode in al-Mawsil midday Wednesday.

In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:50pm Wednesday afternoon Beijing time (1:50 in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that two nearly simultaneous attacks had taken place around midday in al-Mawsil, 420km northwest of Baghdad.

Xinhua reported a source in the city police as saying that a man wearing an explosive belt blew himself up at a currency exchange in the ad-Dawwasah area of central al-Mawsil at midday Wednesday. Moments later a car bomb went off 500 meters from the scene of the first attack. Two people were killed and nine more wounded in the two attacks by preliminary count.

Bombs, attacks target civilians in al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 1:35pm Baghdad time Wednesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded in the ar-Rashidiyah neighborhood of al-Mawsil, 420km northwest of Baghdad.

Yaqen reported Lieutenant Colonel Fadil Kawran of the Iraqi regime army as saying that the Wednesday morning blast killed one person and wounded four others.

Kawran added that in another incident, gunmen attacked an employee of the Water and Sewer Department in the “17 Tammuz” neighborhood of eastern al-Mawsil, killing him and then fleeing the scene.

Meanwhile, authorities found the bodies of a man and his son, both of whom had been shot in the head and chest and left in the al-‘Arabi neighborhood of al-Mawsil.

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