8 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, British Soldiers Sexually Abuse Iraqi Boy, Possible Coup Against Maliki, According to Initial July 13, 2008 News Reports

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 that the Iranian president Ahmadinejad announced that he met with two senior US military commanders. He said that he told them to take care of the Iraqi people! This followed news about Ahmadinejad's implication to allow the US to open a consulate in Iran.

- British soldiers sexually abused a 14-year-old Iraqi boy south of Al-Basrah by forcing him to sexual activity. The so-called British occupation defense ministry started to investigate the issue.

- Two Iraqis were killed, two were injured in Al-Dilou'iya, as a result of an attack by unknown gunmen.

Amsi.org reported that the Bush administration is thinking of organizing a coup against its puppet, Maliki, and the parties of his coalition for their failure to conclude the agreement about the permanent US military bases in Iraq. The coup may be designed on the lines of the 1963 coup against the US puppet in South Vietnam, Ngu Penh Diem, according to an article by Ron Jacobs.

INA.com There were protests against the propsed agreement which aims at giving US forces permanent military bases in Iraq. The protests were organized in east Baghdad, Kufah, and Kut.

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3 cops wounded in northern Baghdad blast

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 13 /07 /2008 Time 3:15:02
BAGHDAD, July 13 (VOI) –

Three police personnel were wounded when an explosive charge hit their patrol vehicle in northern Baghdad, a police source said on Sunday.

"A roadside improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unknown men went off on the main road near al-Adhamiya neighborhood, northern Baghdad, while a police patrol car was passing the location," the source, who preferred to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
"Three patrolmen were wounded in the attack," the same source explained, noting that security forces "sealed off the area of the blast and took the wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment."

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Civilian killed, 5 wanted persons captured in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 13 /07 /2008 Time 4:23:18
NINEWA, July 13 (VOI) –

A civilian was gunned down in western Mosul, while security forces captured five wanted individuals during two security operations in the eastern part of the city, Iraqi authorities said on Sunday.

"On Sunday morning, unknown gunmen opened fire on a civilian in Souk al-Maash area, western Mosul, killing him on the spot," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI), noting that the motivations behind the attack remain unknown.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Ninewa operations command, Brigadier Khaled Abdel Sattar, told VOI that special forces arrested five wanted persons during operations in Mosul's eastern neighborhoods of al-Tameen and al-Ikhaa.
Those arrested have been listed as wanted by the operations command since the commencement of Operation Umm al-Rabiain, Abdel Sattar added, providing no further details of the organization to which the persons belong.
Iraqi security forces have been conducting a large-scale military campaign since May 10. The operation, codenamed Za'eer al-Assad (Lion's Roar), aimed at tracking down gunmen in Ninewa province. Five days later, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced the operation's second stage under the name Umm al-Rabiain (Mother of Two Springs).
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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4 cops killed, wounded in Falluja blast

Anbar - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 13 /07 /2008 Time 4:23:18
ANBAR, July 13 (VOI) –

Four police personnel were killed or wounded when an explosive charge targeted their patrol vehicle in Falluja city, Iraqi authorities said.

"Two policemen were killed and two others wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near their vehicle in downtown Falluja," Captain Aasif Mohammed al-Aani told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
The source did not provide further details.

Falluja, Anbar's largest city, lies 45 km west of the Iraqi capital; while Ramadi, the capital city of the province, lies 110 west of Baghdad.

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Eastern Baghdad blast wounds 4

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 13 /07 /2008 Time 4:23:18
BAGHDAD, July 13 (VOI) –

Four civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated in eastern Baghdad, an Iraqi police source said on Sunday.

"A roadside explosive charge planted by unknown men detonated on Falasteen St., eastern Baghdad, wounding four civilians," the source, who preferred to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
"Security forces sealed off the scene of the blast and took the wounded to a nearby hospital," the source noted.

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Armed attack kills 2, wounds 3 in Salah al-Din

Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 13 /07 /2008 Time 4:23:18
SALAH AL-DIN, July 13 (VOI) –

Two persons were killed and three others wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on a group of youth in Dalouiya district, Iraqi authoritiesaid on Sunday.

"At a late hour on Saturday night, unidentified gunmen attacked a group of young men, who were playing table tennis in downtown Dalouiya," Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed al-Juburi told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
"Two of the men, including one police lieutenant, were killed, and three others were seriously wounded," al-Juburi noted.
The gunmen employed the surrounding thick orchards and fled to an unknown destination, al-Juburi added.

Dalouiya, Salah al-Din, lies 90 km north of the Iraqi capital; while Tikrit, the capital city of the province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad.

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Governor's bodyguard killed in Mosul

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 13 /07 /2008 Time 4:23:18
NINEWA, July 13 (VOI) –

One security personnel assigned to protect Ninewa's governor was gunned down in an armed attack in eastern Mosul city, Iraqi police said on Sunday.

"On Saturday evening, unknown gunmen killed a policeman working as a bodyguard for Ninewa's governor in front of his house in Adan neighborhood, eastern Mosul," a police source, who preferred to remain unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
"A civilian vehicle carrying unknown gunmen stopped in front of the house and a gunman got out and opened fire on the guard before they fled the scene," the source noted.
The body was taken to the morgue, the source added, providing no further details.

Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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