US Soldier Killed in Bahrain, 22 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 19 by Death Squads, US Personnel Carrier Attacked, According to August 21, 2008

Editor's Note:

Only God knows how many Iraqis are killed everyday. The following represents part of the reporting but readers are advised that the actual number of deaths should very much exceed what's reported.

Concerning deaths of US soldiers, only those US citizens who die in Iraq are included in the statistics. There are no published statistics about US soldiers who die of their injuries after that. There are no published statistics about the deaths or injuries of the private army soldiers (security contractors), or about those without US citizenship.

It is noteworthy that May 20, 2008 news reports showed that death squads which execute Iraqis on daily basis are no longer hiding themselves. Previously, Sunni leaders pointed to Mahdi Army and Badr militiamen as the perpetrators. Now, death squads are composed of the US-recruited Sahwa fighters and policemen (which is an opportunity for US forces command to sever relations with these fighters).

Despite the fact that there are scores of organizations involved in the Iraq war, the Iraqi government officials prefer to refer to them as Alqaeda gunmen for propaganda purposes, as mentioned in the June 4, 2008 news report. For accuracy purposes, the term "Alqaeda gunmen" may be replaced with "Iraqi fighters."

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yaqen.net reported the following news:

- A US forces patrol was attacked with a roadside bomb in Al-Habbaniya, Al-Anbar Province.

- Al-Rashideen Army group published a video and announced its responsibility for attacking a US personnel carrier and destroying it northeast of Baghdad, despite being preceded by a minsweeper. There was no report about casualties.

- 18 bodies of Iraqis executed by death squads were found in Al-Muqdadiya, northeast of Ba'aqouba, in the Diala Province today.

amsi.org reported the following news:

- US CENTCOM announced today that a US soldier was killed in a non-combat circumstances in Bahrain. This is the tenth non-combat death this month!, bringing the number of US forces who were killed in August 2008 to 18, and to 239 this year. The total number of announced US soldiers' deaths has reached 4,145 since the US invasion and occupation of Iraq in March 2003.

INA reported that a body was found in a village evacuated by the Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, called Qurat Tabbah.

INA also reported that the Polish prime minister has offered Iraqis who collaborated with the Polish forces, which participated in the occupation of Iraq, either asylum in Poland or receiving $40,000 if they decide to live in Iraq or another country.

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Clashes leaves 1 policeman dead, 1 wounded in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 21 /08 /2008 Time 8:51:02
NINEWA, Aug.21 (VOI) -

Clashes on Thursday erupted between policemen and unknown gunmen left a serviceman killed and another one wounded in Ninewa , a security source said.

“Clashes erupted when gunmen driving a car opened fire into police checkpoints in al-Muhandasin district, north Mosul, leaving policeman killed and a police major wounded, “a Ninewa security source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq (VOI).

Mosul has seen a wave of attacks even after a major security operation launched by the government forces in Ninewa last may.

AM(P)

One civilian killed, 4 others wounded in car bombing in Baghdad

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 21 /08 /2008 Time 8:51:02
BAGHDAD, Aug. 21 (VOI) –

One civilian on Thursday was killed, and four others were wounded when a car bomb went off in the western part of Baghdad, said a source from the Iraqi police.

"One civilian today was killed, and four others were wounded when a car bomb detonated in al-Jami'a neighborhood, western Baghdad," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) on condition of anonymity.

"The car was parked on a side road, near 'Mullah Hwaish' mosque," he said.
He did not mention further details, but noted "the injured were admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment."
MH (P)/SR

News Summary

National - Voices of Iraq
Thursday , 21 /08 /2008 Time 8:51:02
BAGHDAD, Aug. 21 (VOI) -

Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Thursday:

*Politics and Security:

KIRKUK, Police forces on Thursday arrested four persons during a crackdown operation in southwestern Kirkuk, a local police chief said.

BAGHDAD, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Baghdad on Thursday on a pre-announced visit.

BAGHDAD, The Iraqi society for human rights in the U.S. said that there are more than 580 Iraqis in Saudi jails in poor health and psychological condition.

DIALA, Iraqi security forces arrested five persons over the past two days within the wide-scale security operation Bashaer al-Kheir (Promise of Good) in Diala, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

BAGHDAD, Iraqi security forces arrested 147 wanted and suspected gunmen during security raids in separate areas of Baghdad over the past 24 hours, during which a soldier was killed and three more were wounded, Baghdad's operations command said on Thursday.

NINEWA, Iraqi army forces on Thursday arrested two suspected gunmen and defused two explosive charges in eastern and northern Ninewa, an official army source said.

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