US Soldier, 47 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, According to May 11, 2008 News Reports

Security forces kill gunman, arrest 36 wanted persons in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq

Sunday , 11 /05 /2008 Time 8:45:08

Ninewa, May11, (VOI)-

Security forces killed a gunman and arrested 36 wanted persons on the second day of a major offensive in Ninewa, a military source said. “Forces from Iraqi army 3rd division killed a gunman in al-Kasak district during clashes with gunmen”, an Iraqi army source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq (VOI). . AM

Security forces kill 8 gunmen, arrest 23 wanted persons in Baghdad during past 24-hrs

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 11 /05 /2008 Time 8:45:08
Baghdad, May11, (VOI)-

Iraqi security forces killed eight gunmen and arrested 23 wanted persons during in Baghdad and its suburbs during the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said.
“Iraqi security forces conducted operations according to Baghdad security plan in Baghdad eastern and western sectors”, Brig. Gen Qassem Atta, military spokesman for Baghdad security plan, said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq (VOI).
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Woman, child, 2 gunmen killed in Mosul – U.S. army

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 11 /05 /2008 Time 8:45:08
Baghdad, May 11, (VOI) –

The U.S. army in Iraq on Sunday said that its forces killed a woman and child who were in the same car as a group of gunmen in Mosul city.
The forces also killed two of the gunmen according to a release issued by the U.S. army.
"Coalition forces conducted an operation targeting associates of an al-Qaeda in Iraq foreign terrorist facilitator in northern Iraq on Saturday," said the release that was received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
"Coalition forces fired three warning shots, but the driver refused to stop and one man made threatening movements from inside the vehicle. Coalition forces responded to the perceived threat and engaged the vehicle, killing two armed men inside," it added.
"A woman and child in the vehicle were also killed in the engagement," it noted.
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Sadr City hospitals receive 40 casualties in 24 hours

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 11 /05 /2008 Time 8:45:08
Baghdad, May 11, (VOI) –

Hospitals in the eastern Baghdad district of Sadr City have admitted 15 bodies and 25 others wounded as a result of clashes between gunmen and Iraqi security forces, including one death and three wounded just on Sunday morning, a medic said.
"The Imam Ali hospital in Sadr City received 15 corpses and 22 others wounded, including one body and three wounded on Sunday morning, while al-Shahid al-Sadr hospital, also in Sadr City, received only three wounded people," a medic told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).

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U.S. serviceman dies in western Ramadi

Arbil - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 11 /05 /2008 Time 8:45:08
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A U.S. soldier died when his vehicle overturned in western Ramadi city, Anbar province, a media advisor in the U.S. army said on Sunday.

"The U.S. serviceman died when his vehicle overturned at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday in al-Baghdadi neighborhood," Abdul Lateef Rayan told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar province, lies 110 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
The death brings the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 to 4,075.
Of this number, 10 have been killed thus far since the beginning of May 2008. A total of 52 soldiers were killed in April 2008, thus becoming the deadliest month for U.S. forces since September, during which 65 were killed.
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2 unknown bodies found in Kirkuk

Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 11 /05 /2008 Time 8:45:08
Kirkuk, May 11, (VOI) –

Local police forces in Kirkuk found two unidentified bodies on the main road linking the city to Arbil, an informed source said on Sunday.
"On Sunday morning, a force from Kirkuk police discovered two unknown and decomposed bodies on the main road linking Arbil to Kirkuk (10 km north of Rihamawa area in northern Kirkuk)," the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq, Voices of Iraq, (VOI).

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5 gunmen killed, 12 arrested in 2 operation in Ninewa

Ninewa - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 11 /05 /2008 Time 8:45:08
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Five gunmen were killed and 12 others were captured during two separate security operations in Ninewa province, security sources said on Sunday.
"Today, army personnel killed five gunmen and arrested seven others during clashes that broke out in the area between Mahalabiya and Talafar districts," the mayor of Talafar district, Brigadier Najm Abdullah, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
During the same operation, army forces seized a large amount of weapons, the mayor explained.
Meanwhile, a source from the Iraqi army who requested anonymity told VOI that an army force "launched a military operation today in the Tamuz 17 neighborhood in western Mosul, during which five suspects were arrested."
Investigation is currently underway, the source added.
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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12 killed or wounded in Iraq until Sunday noon

Arbil - Voices of Iraq
Sunday , 11 /05 /2008 Time 8:45:08
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Six persons were killed, six others wounded, and 12 arrested during violent operations that took place from 9:00 p.m. on Saturday until 2:00 p.m. today in different parts of Iraq, according to official security sources.

An under-secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Fadel Mahmoud, survived an attempt on his life when an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted his convoy in downtown Baghdad's al-Salihiya neighborhood, wounding six civilians, an Iraqi police source from Baghdad told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).
Meanwhile, the mayor of Talafar district, Najm Abdullah, told VOI on Sunday that five gunmen were killed and 12 others were arrested during two separate security operation in Ninewa province.
In the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, a local police source said that security personnel had found two unidentified bodies on the road linking the city to Kirkuk.
A media advisor in the U.S. army, Abdul Lateef Rayan, told VOI that a U.S. serviceman was killed when his vehicle overturned in western Ramadi city, Anbar province, on Saturday.

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