29 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Including 3 Executed by Death Squads, According to May 21, 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.

It is noteworthy that May 20, 2008 news reports showed that death squads which execute Iraqis on daily basis are no longer hiding themselves. They are composed of the US-recruited Sahwa fighters and policemen.

 

Yaqen.net reported the following news today:

- The Rand Institute published a study in April 2008 in which it reported that 20% of US soldiers returning from Iraq suffer from severe psychological problems.

- Thomas Ansil of the National Institute of Psychiatry published a study, which included information from the Pentagon and other government departments. Ansil concluded that the number of US soldiers who committed suicide after returning from Iraq exceeded the number of those who were killed in combat there.

- 11 Iraqis were killed, three were injured as a result of fighting between gunmen and a joint US-Iraqi patrol, which was attacked by a roadside bomb east of Baghdad.

- One Iraqi was killed, 11 were injured by two car bombs in Al-Mansoor, west of Baghdad.

- 4 US-recruited Sahwa fighters and policemen were killed by a female suicide bomber, who attacked them inside their headquarters in the city of Rutba.

- A Nassiriyah police officer was killed by a bomb explosion under his bed.

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West Baghdad bombings leave 12 casualties  

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 21 /05 /2008  Time 6:08:17

    Baghdad, May 21, (VOI) -

One civilian was killed and eleven others wounded in two car bomb explosions that ripped through Baghdad on Wednesday, a police source said. “One civilian was killed and six others wounded in a car bomb explosion near al-Sa’a restaurant in Mansour, west Baghdad,” a police source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). "A second car bomb went off one hour after the first blast near al-Harithiya, west Baghdad, leaving five civilians wounded,” the source pointed out. He did not provide further details about the two accidents AM/SR  

4 civilians injured by roadside bomb blast in Baghdad  

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 21 /05 /2008  Time 6:08:17

    Baghdad, May 21, (VOI)-

Four civilians were wounded on Wednesday in a roadside bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad, said a police source. "An explosive charge went off in Sahet Beirut in Palestine street region in eastern Baghdad, wounding four civilians," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI) on condition of anonymity. He did not add more details. SH

3 bodies found in Diala   Diala - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 21 /05 /2008  Time 6:08:17

Baaquba, May 21, (VOI)-

Policemen found three unidentified bodies in south of Ba'aqouba city, a security source said on Wednesday.

"Police forces, in cooperation with local residents, found three unknown corpses in al-Karama neighborhood in Bahraz district, south of Ba'aqouba," the source, who asked to be unnamed, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI). "The bodies bore signs of gunshot wounds to the head and chest," he added. He did not add further details. Ba'aqouba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH

7 Kurdish security forces killed, injured in Jalawla  

Diala - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 21 /05 /2008  Time 6:08:17   

Ba'aqouba, May 21, (VOI)-

Four Kurdish security men were killed and three others were seriously injured by unknown gunmen near Jalawla district on Tuesday, the chief of local police said.

"Unidentified gunmen attacked a checkpoint of Kurdish security forces in Shaikh Bawa region, northeastern Jalawla, killing four and injuring three," Ahmed Khalifa al-Qassab told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI). "The attackers left the area after the attack," he noted, without giving further details. Jalawla, 25 km southwest of Khaniqeen, which lies 155 northeast of Ba'aqouba, is one of the districts administratively disputed. Ba'aqouba, the capital of Diala, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH

12 civilians killed, injured in mortar attack in Diala  

Diala - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 21 /05 /2008  Time 6:08:17    

Ba'aqouba, May 20, (VOI) -

4 civilians killed, 12 wounded in two attacks in Diala  

Diala - Voices of Iraq

Wednesday , 21 /05 /2008  Time 6:08:17

    Baaquba, May 20, (VOI) -

Four civilians, including a child, were killed and 12 others, including the head of the Mindli Sahwa council, were injured on Tuesday in two separate incidents in Diala, an official security source said. “Three mortar shells hit a house in Baladruz district, southwest of Ba'aquba, killing three people and injuring nine,” the source, who asked for anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq –  (VOI), without adding more details. Meanwhile, the same source said that a child was killed and the head of the Mindli Sahwa (Awakening) Council Sheikh Taleb al-Nedawi and two of his bodyguards were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Sahwa Council headquarters. Mindli, on the border of Iran, lies 130 km northeast of Ba'aqouba, the capital of Diala, which is located 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH/SR

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Iraq War Report for events of Tuesday, 20 May 2008.

Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr,

member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice. 
  
·        Bomb explodes by US patrol in eastern Baghdad.
 
·        US troops reported killed in bomb attack near Bayji.
 
Al-Anbar Province.
Al-Hadithah.
 
“Awakening” police murder man released from US prison camp.
 
In a dispatch posted at 4:55pm Baghdad time Tuesday afternoon, the Yaqen News Agency reported that Iraqi government police and tribal “Awakening” police raided the home of a resident of al-Haqlaniyah who had just been released from an American prison camp.   The police murdered the recently-released man in front of his family in what was the latest in a series of killings of released prisoners ordered by the Iraq tribal commander of the US-baked “Awakening” police in the al-Hadithah area.
 
Baghdad.
 
Iraqi regime troops enter Madinat as-Sadr unopposed Tuesday pursuant to deal worked out with Iranian help.
 
In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 6:03pm Tuesday afternoon Beijing time (2:03pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that Iraqi regime security troops entered the Madinat as-Sadr district, a stronghold of anti-occupation Shi‘i religious leader Muqtada as-Sadr, on Tuesday without combat after several weeks of violent fighting that took the lives of dozens.
 
Xinhua reported a source in the security services as saying that hundreds of troops entered Madinat as-Sadr and deployed in various neighborhoods without meeting any resistance from Jaysh al-Mahdi militiamen.  The move followed an agreement reached between the Iraqi regime and the Sadr Movement with Iranian mediation.
 
Bomb explodes by US patrol in eastern Baghdad.
 
In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:04pm Tuesday afternoon Beijing time (1:04pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a US patrol in Baghdad.
 
Xinhua reported that the attack occurred on al-Qanat Eoad in eastern Baghdad and inflicted damage on a US Humvee in the patrol.  The American troops quickly cordoned off the area, making information on the nature or extent of US casualties unavailable.
 
Bus bomb kills passenger in southern Baghdad Tuesday morning.
 
In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:04pm Tuesday afternoon Beijing time (1:04pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb exploded aboard a minibus in the southern Baghdad district of ar-Rustamiyah on Tuesday morning..
 
Xinhua reported a source in the Interior Ministry as saying that the bomb, which had been left aboard a passenger bus, killed one civilian and wounded four other passengers and inflicted heavy damage on the vehicle.  The wounded people were taken to hospital for treatment.
 
Bomb wounds two civilians in eastern Baghdad.
 
In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 5:04pm Tuesday afternoon Beijing time (1:04pm in Baghdad, the Xinhua News Agency reported that a bomb exploded in the eastern Baghdad district of Zuyunah.  Xinhua reported that the blast damaged nearby shops and wounded two civilians.
 
Salah ad-Din Province.
Bayji.
 
US troops reported killed in bomb attack near Bayji.
 
In a dispatch posted at 1:39am Baghdad time Tuesday morning, the Yaqen News Agency reported that a bomb exploded by a patrol of US troops in the al-Hujjaj area of Bayji, 200km north of Baghdad, on Tuesday.
 
Ad-Dulu‘iyah.
 
Tribal “Awakening” police gunned down near ad-Dulu‘iyah Tuesday morning.
 
In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 4:58pm Tuesday afternoon Beijing time (12:58pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that armed men shot and killed four members of the tribal “Awakening” police, one of them a commander, near ad-Dulu‘iyah, 100km north of Baghdad, on Tuesday morning.

The “Awakening” police were on their way to receive their pay when they were attacked.  The source added that the gunmen also mutilated the corpses of the four policemen.  The al-Qa‘idah organization has recently come under repeated attacks by the “Awakening” police in ad-Dulu‘iyah, forcing the organization out of the city.  But al-Qa‘idah uses whatever chances it can to take revenge.
 
Diyala Province.
Mandali.
 
Child killed in suspected al-Qa‘idah belt-bomber attack on house in Mandali.
 
In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 6:15pm Tuesday afternoon Beijing time (2:15pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that an attacker wearing an explosive belt blew himself up by a home in Mandali, about 100km northeast of Baghdad.
 
Xinhua reported a source in the Ba‘qubah police as saying that the belt bomber attacked a house in the al-Bakr neighborhood of Mandali, blowing himself up and killing a child in the family resident there.
 
The source said that the attack also wounded two other people and damaged the house.  The apparent target of the attack was Shaykh Talib an-Naddawi, a prominent person in the province, who was a guest in the home at the time.  Shaykh an-Nadawi was unhurt.
 
Balad Ruz.
 
Mortar shell blasts into home, killing two family members in Balad Ruz midday Tuesday.
 
In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 6:04pm Tuesday afternoon Beijing time (2:04pm in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that  two people were killed and eight others wounded when a mortar shell landed on a house in Balad Ruz, 65km northeast of Baghdad.
 
Xinhua reported a source in the security forces as saying that a mortar round of unknown origins landed on a family home in Balad Ruz at midday Tuesday, killing two and wounding eight others.  All the victims were members of one family.  The home was also severely damaged in the attack.
 
Ninwa Province.
Al-Ba‘aj.
 
Eleven recruits to Iraqi army, police gunned down in ambush near al-Ba‘aj Monday evening.
 
In a dispatch posted on its Arabic website at 9:22am Tuesday morning Beijing time (5:22am in Baghdad), the Xinhua News Agency reported that armed men ambushed a bus carrying recruits for the Iraqi government army and police in al-Ba‘aj, near the Syrian bordern in northwestern Iraq on Monday evening.
 
Xinhua reported a source in the government security forces as saying that gunmen ambushed the bus in the al-Ba‘aj area, 80km southwest of al-Mawsil.  Attackers sprayed the bus with a hail of gunfire, killing all 11 recruits aboard the vehicle.  The attack took place as the volunteers were returning from a recruiting station in the area.
 
Since 10 May the Iraqi regime has been carrying out an offensive against the al-Qa‘idah organization in Ninwa Province.

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