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US Soldier, a Swede, 7 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, 22 Corpses Found in Karbala Mass Grave, 35,000 US Soldiers to Withdraw from Iraq, According to October 15, 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.

On September 6, 2008, news reports mentioned the killing of nine Iraqis who were arrested by Al-Muthanna Brigade of the Iraqi Army stationed in the city of Al-Falloujah. There corpses were found with bullets shot on their heads and chests. This incident is evidence that the sectarian-based Iraqi forces have been functioning also as death squads, which killed Iraqis for suspicion of belonging to resistance organizations, without any legal procedures or trials.

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 Swedish citizen was killed by US forces in Iraq, according to Swedish foreign ministry.
- The General Command of the former Iraqi army announced destroying a US Hummer military vehicle east of Baghdad.
- Iraqi forces killed an Iraqi man in Al-Haswa area, east of Baghdad, following the killing of a US soldier by an Iraqi sniper fire.
- The Green Zone and the Baghdad airport were attacked with 10 mortar rounds.
- Two people were killed, six were injured in Al-'Adhamiya, as a result of a mortar attack.

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Civilian killed, woman wounded by Mosul random fire

October 15, 2008 - 06:37:08

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

A civilian was killed and a woman was wounded in two random shooting incidents in downtown Mosul city, a police source said on Wednesday.

‘Today, a civilian was killed in a random shooting by Iraqi police personnel in downtown Mosul’s Ghazi St.,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

“Meanwhile, a woman was wounded in another random shooting incident in al-Dawasa area, downtown Mosul,” the source added, noting that she was inside her house when fragments of shattered glass hit her.

One gunman killed, 11 wanted arrested in Ninewa

October 15, 2008 - 06:20:13

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Forces from the national police killed one gunman, southwestern Mosul, while Iraqi army forces arrested 11 wanted persons, western Mosul, Ninewa Operations Command’s official spokesperson said on Wednesday.

“A national police force today killed a gunman at al-Matahin area (southwestern Mosul), after clashing with him,” Brigadier Khalid Abdulsattar told Aswat al-Iraq.

“A force from the Iraqi army 3rd division today arrested 11 wanted persons at al-Baaj suburb and Rabeaa district (western Mosul),” he said.

“The arrest operation took place though a raid campaign that targeted wanted persons’ presence areas, relying on intelligence tips,” he added. Abdulsattar did not mention further details about the two separate incidents, but noted “Interrogation is underway with the arrested persons.” Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

MH (P)/SR

2 soldiers wounded in Mosul, but treated in Arbil

October 15, 2008 - 03:57:11

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Two Iraqi soldiers were wounded when a roadside bomb went off in eastern Mosul, a military source from the city said on Wednesday, explaining that they were admitted to treatment in Arbil Hospital.

“A roadside bomb detonated when a military convoy was passing through the Yunis al-Sabaawi area of al-Karama neighborhood, eastern Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq. “Two soldiers were wounded in the attack,” he said. “An Iraqi Hammer military vehicle was devastated due to the explosion,” he added.

“The two wounded soldiers were admitted to Arbil Hospital in Arbil, the capital city of the Kurdistan region, for treatment,” he noted, without explaining why the two injured soldiers were not admitted to any of Mosul city’s hospitals. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

MH (P)/SR

Mortar strike wounds 4 civilians in Baghdad

October 15, 2008 - 02:09:09

BAGHDAD/Aswat al-Iraq: A least four civilians were wounded when mortars fell near a mosque in Baghdad, a police source said.

 “A mortar landed in an rea near Abu Hanifa mosque in al-Adhamiya district, north Baghdad, leaving four civilians variably wounded, “a Baghdad police source told Aswat al-Iraq.

The Mosque is a landmark place of famous Sunni imam and jurisprudence school that has many adherents in Iraq and the Muslim world

The source did not elaborate further details about the accidentAM(P)

3 cops injured by bomb blast in Baghdad

October 15, 2008 - 11:14:52

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

Three policemen were wounded on Wednesday in a bomb explosion in southern Baghdad, a police source said. “A roadside bomb, planted by unknown gunmen on the main road in al-Doura neighborhood in southern Baghdad, went off targeting a police vehicle patrol, injuring three policemen,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq. “Security forces sealed off the region and rushed the three cops to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added.

2 bombs injure 11 persons in Mosul

October 15, 2008 - 10:06:33

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

A total of 11 persons were wounded on Wednesday in two bomb explosions in Mosul, a security source said. “An explosive charge went off targeting an Iraqi army vehicle patrol in al-Intesar neighborhood in southeastern Mosul, injuring two Iraqi soldiers,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

“Nine civilians were injured in a roadside bomb blast targeting another Iraqi army vehicle patrol late Tuesday in al-Resala neighborhood in western Mosul,” he explained. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

SH (S)

Mass grave found in western Karbala

October 15, 2008 - 09:28:08

KARBALA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Iraqi national guards found 22 unknown bodies in a mass grave in western Karbala, a well-known source said on Wednesday. “The 4th battalion of the Iraqi national guards found a mass grave containing 22 unidentified bodies in western Baghdad after receiving intelligence information,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq. “The bodies belongs to civilians seem to be killed by gunmen months ago,” he added.

“The corpses were sent to the forensic medicine department,” he noted. In July 2007, gunmen, wearing police uniform, kidnapped 22 shepherds in al-Rafeea region in north of Karbala.

SH (S)

U.S. army says soldier killed in Baghdad

October 15, 2008 - 08:46:37

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

The U.S. army in Iraq said on Wednesday that one of its soldiers died of wounds he sustained by small-arms fire in western Baghdad. “A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier died of wounds at approximately 5 p.m. at a Coalition force’s Combat Support Hospital Oct. 14,” read a U.S. statement received by Aswat al-Iraq.

“The Soldier was wounded when enemy attacked his patrol with small-arms fire in western Baghdad at approximately 4 p.m,” it added. “The Soldier was quickly transported to the medical facility by air medevac; however, the Soldier later succumbed to the wounds.”

The death brings the number of U.S. soldiers who have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 to 4,183. A total of seven troops died this month.

SH (S)

Civilian killed in Kut

October 15, 2008 - 08:31:31

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq:

A civilian was killed on Wednesday by unknown gunmen in eastern Kut city, a police source said. “Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a civilian in Anwar region in eastern Kut, killing him instantly,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq. “Police forces cordoned off the region to arrest the gunmen, who fled to unknown place,” he added, noting that the body was sent to the al-Zahraa hospital in Kut.

SH (P)

IED kills, injures 5 in Baghdad - medical source

October 15, 2008 - 08:18:04

BAGHDAD /Aswat al-Iraq:

Al-Kindi hospital received on Wednesday morning a body and four wounded persons as a result of a bomb explosion in southeastern Baghdad, a medical source said. “An improvised explosive device went off this morning in Jisr Diala region in southeastern Baghdad, killing a person and wounding four, who were sent to the al-Kindi hospital for treatment,” he added. He did not give further details.

SH (S)

35,000 soldiers to withdraw from Iraq – U.S. army

October 15, 2008 - 04:07:12

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

Admiral Patrick Driscoll of the U.S. Army in Iraq on Wednesday said that the army’s command intends to withdraw 35,000 soldiers from the country during the coming stage, as Iraqi security forces have been improving in both abilities and size.

“The number of personnel in Iraq’s ministries of defense and interior increased by 150,000 new servicemen in 2008,” Driscoll said in a press conference in Baghdad. “The Iraqi government has also been increasing its abilities to provide services to people, after the big security improvement throughout the country,” he added.

“During the last quarter of this year and the last three months, armed attacks against security forces and civilian people have been reduced by 77 percent,” he explained. “Violent acts took place during recent days, especially in the cities of Baghdad and Mosul, but they were in lower levels compared with previous years,” he proceeded.

MH (S)/SR



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