4 US Soldiers, Personnel, Italian, 19 Iraqis
Killed, Including 3 Family Members by US Forces, According to
June 24, 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."
Yaqen.net reported that a
General Command of the (former) Iraqi Army unit rocketed a US forces
base in Al-Yousufiyah, south of Baghdad, causing damages and
casualties.
- A guard of the oil refinery in Beiji killed an
Iraqi employee at the
entrance of the refinery.
amsi.org reported that
Iraq News Agency (INA) reported
that a blast targeting a police headquarters in Mosul resulted in
killing eight and
injuring 40 people, in initial reports.
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Gunmen kill village’s mayor
near Kirkuk
Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 24 /06 /2008 Time 10:24:45
Kirkuk, Jun 24, (VOI)-
A group of gunmen on Tuesday killed the mayor of a village in
southwest of Kirkuk, the city's districts police chief said.
“Unidentified gunmen opened fire at Ibrahim Hassan Ali, the mayor of
Karhat Qazen village, in southwest of Kirkuk, killing him on the
spot,” Brig. Sarhad Qader told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq –
(VOI). “They fled to unknown place after the attack,” he also said.
Kirkuk, an oil-rich city of mixed population of ethnic and religious
groups, lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad. SH
Unknown gunmen shot dead police
officer in Ninewa
Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 24 /06 /2008 Time 10:24:45
Ninewa, June24, (VOI)-
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday assassinated a police officer while
going out from Mosul University, a Ninewa security source said.
“Unknown gunmen driving a modern car shot dead police officer Muamar
Marai Hassan in al-Majmoua al-Thakafiya district near Mosul
University,”a Ninewa police source, who requested anonmity, told
Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI).
The source noted “the policeman was working at Ninewa security
operation room”, adding “he was also a student at the faculty of
law”. He added “the gunmen targetted him while he was going out from
the University after finishing an exam at his faculty”. Mosul, the
capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north Baghdad. AM
Baghdad municipal council chief
gunned down- eyewitnesses
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 24 /06 /2008 Time 10:24:45
Baghdad, Jun 24, (VOI) –
Unknown gunmen shot down the chairman of Baghdad's Abu Dasheer
municipal council in front of his house, local eyewitnesses said on
Tuesday. "Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the council's chief,
Mahdi Atwan, in front of his house in Abu Dasheer neighborhood,
southern Baghdad, killing him on the spot," an eyewitness told Aswat
al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq- (VOI). Security forces sealed off the area
immediately after the shooting, the eyewitness explained.
SS
4 U.S. servicemen, civilians killed in Sadr blast- army
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 24 /06 /2008 Time 10:24:45
Baghdad, Jun 24, (VOI) –
Two U.S. soldiers and two
civilians serving with Coalition forces were killed
in an explosion that ripped through Sadr city's municipal council
building, the U.S. army said on Tuesday.
"Two Coalition forces soldiers and two civilians serving with
Coalition forces were killed after an explosion inside the District
Advisory Council building in a southern neighborhood of Sadr City
district at approximately 9:30 a.m. today. One Coalition forces
soldier and three DAC members were also wounded in the attack," read
a U.S. army statement received by Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq-
(VOI).
"A suspect is in custody. The individual was caught by Coalition
forces fleeing the scene and tested positive for explosive residue,"
the statement noted.
The deaths bring the number of U.S. soldiers who have been killed
this month in Iraq to 22, exceeding last month's death toll, 19.
The death brings the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since
the U.S.-invasion of Iraq in March 2003 to
4106. However, there has been no account
published for deaths of US personnel working with US forces.
Earlier today, the Iraqi police said that
two persons were killed and 10 others,
including a local official, were wounded when an improvised
explosive device (IED) went off in the Sadr City's local council
building in eastern Baghdad. SS
IED kills 2, wounds
10 in eastern Baghdad
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 24 /06 /2008 Time 10:24:45
Baghdad, Jun 24, (VOI) –
Two people were killed and 10 others, including a local official,
wounded on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device went off in
eastern Baghdad, police said.
"The IED ripped through the Sadr City's local council building,
killing two people and wounding 10 others, including the council
deputy chief," the source, who requested not to have his name
revealed, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI). The source
did not mention the name of the wounded local official. AE
U.S. forces kill 3 family members
in Mosul
Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 24 /06 /2008 Time 10:24:45
Ninewa, Jun 24, (VOI) –
U.S. soldiers killed three people of the same family and arrested
two other members in a raid on a house in western Mosul on Tuesday,
police said.
"The house raided by the U.S. forces was in al-Uraibi
neighborhood, western Mosul. The raiding troops killed three and
detained two, all members of the same family, without any apparent
reason," the source, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq –
Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
AE
U.S. army says another soldier killed in Salman Pak
attack
Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Tuesday , 24 /06 /2008 Time 10:24:45
Baghdad, Jun 24, (VOI) –
A second U.S. soldier was killed in Monday's small arms fire
attack in Salman Pak area, southern Baghdad, raising the number of
U.S. servicemen killed in June to 20, more than May's 19 deaths by
one, according to a U.S. army statement.
"A soldier from the Mutli-National Division – Center was killed
in the attack near Salman Bek. He is the second U.S. fatality in the
attack that occurred on Monday," read the statement received by
Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
"The attack occurred shortly before 1 pm as the Coalition forces
were leaving the Salman Bek Nahia Council meeting facility. Three
other MND-C soldiers and an interpreter were wounded in the attack.
Coalition forces engaged and killed the gunman," it added.
Earlier on Monday, the U.S. army said one U.S. soldier was killed
and five others wounded in an attack by unknown gunmen in southern
Baghdad.
"One U.S. soldier was killed on Monday and five were injured when
their patrol was attacked by unidentified gunmen in Salman Bek,"
according to a U.S. army statement received by VOI. The death brings
the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the U.S.-invasion
of Iraq in March 2003 to 4104.
AE
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Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Monday, 23 June
2008.
Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr,
member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.
Monday, 23 June 2008.
· US reports death of one
American soldier, wounding of five more in gun battle at meeting
with local Iraq official southeast of Baghdad Monday.
Baghdad.
US reports death of one American soldier, wounding of five more in
gun battle at meeting with local Iraqi municipal councilor southeast
of Baghdad early Monday.
In a dispatch posted at 10:40pm Baghdad time Monday night, the Yaqen
News Agency reported that the US military announced on Monday that a
US patrol shot and killed a member of the local council near the
Salman Bak area, 35km southeast of Baghdad.
Yaqen reported a US spokesman as saying that Ra’id Hammud ‘Ujayl was
killed when US troops shot him.
The US said that preliminary reports also indicated that one
American soldier was killed in the incident and five other US troops
wounded in the clash that led to the death of the local council
member ‘Ujayl.
The source said that the incident took place at 1am and that an
investigation was under way.
Salah ad-Din Province.
Balad.
Bomb kills two tribal policemen near Balad midday Monday.
In a dispatch posted at 5:40pm Baghdad time Monday afternoon, the
Yaqen News Agency reported that a homemade bomb exploded by a patrol
of Iraqi tribal “Awakening” police north of Balad, 90km north of
Baghdad, at midday Monday.
Ninwa Province.
Al-Mawsil.
Gunmen kill student, policeman in al-Mawsil.
In a dispatch posted at 11:12pm Baghdad time Monday night, the Yaqen
News Agency reported that gunmen shot and killed a university
student and a policeman in two separate incidents in al-Mawsil,
420km northwest of Baghdad – recently a center of al-Qa‘idah
activity.
Yaqen reported gunmen shot and killed a university student at midday
after the youth came out of a university building.
In a separate incident, a source in the al-Mawsil police said that
gunmen in a late-model car killed a policeman on his way to work in
the Bab Sinjar area of western al-Mawsil Monday afternoon. The
officer was a commissioner in a police investigation office.
The source said that the officer was in civilian dress at the time,
as he was returning from leave.
Bomb wounds three Iraqi soldiers in al-Mawsil.
In a dispatch posted at 12:31pm Baghdad time Monday afternoon, the
Yaqen News Agency reported that a group of Iraqi army sappers were
trying to disarm a bomb found in the city of al-Mawsil, 420km
northwest of Baghdad on Monday when the device exploded.
Yaqen reported a source in the army as saying that the bomb, which
had been planted in al-Mawsil’s ar-Rashidiyah district, severely
wounded Major Fakhir Barwari – who lost an arm and a leg - and two
of his soldiers.
Since 10 May, US and Iraqi regime forces have been carrying out an
offensive against al-Qa‘idah in al-Mawsil.
Wasit Province.
Al-Kut.
Mortar shell wounds woman in al-Kut.
In a dispatch posted at 12:07pm Baghdad time Monday afternoon, the
Yaqen News Agency reported that a woman was wounded when a mortar
shell of unknown origins landed in the middle of the an-Nasr
neighborhood of western al-Kut, 180km southeast of Bahgdad.
Yaqen reported a source in the Wasit Province police as saying that
a heavy 120mm mortar shell exploded in western al-Kut, wounding a
woman who was taken to hospital for treatment. A private car
was also damaged in the explosion.
The source said that the shell was probably intended for the
American military Camp Delta located west of al-Kut, but fell short
of its target.
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