23 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Israelis All Over Iraqi Cities, Negroponte Arrives, 2 US Helicopters Collide, According to October 5, 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:

- Leader of the Iraqi Association of Islamic Scholars, Shaikh Hareth Al-Dhari, gave an interview to the the Saudi newspaper, Al-Riyadh, in which he talked about the Israeli presence in Iraq, as a result of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Al-Dhari said that the Israelis were in the Kurdish autonomous region before the invasion but they are now in Basra, Baghdad and northern Iraqi cities.

US deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte, has arrived to Iraq suddenly, in relation to the security talks with the US-backed Iraqi government. He accompanied the US Ambassador, Croaker, in a visit to the Kurdish Iraqi city of Al-Sulaimaniya.

amsi.org reported that two corpses were found in Mosul.

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11-member family killed by U.S. fire in Mosul

October 5, 2008 - 09:48:18

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Eleven persons from one family were allegedly killed by U.S. fire in western Mosul city, an official security source said on Sunday.

“U.S. troops killed 11 people from one family while they were conducting a dawn raid on a house in 17 Tammuz (July) neighborhood, western Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

“Iraqi army forces delivered the bodies, which had been placed in nylon bags by the U.S. forces, to the morgue in Mosul city,” the source explained.

The Iraqi army is currently attending to a three-year-old child from the same family who has survived, while police forces are taking care of a three-month-old baby.

Meanwhile, a local medic from the morgue said that the dead included three women, three children of 12 years old and five men, whose ages range between 30 and 50.

During a phone call with Aswat al-Iraq, a media advisor for the Multi-National Force (MNF), al-Miqdad Jibrael, denied any knowledge of the incident.

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U.S. choppers collide: 6 killed or injured

October 5, 2008 - 07:33:53

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

A helicopter collision left Iraqi and U.S. casualties near Baghdad’s Adhamiya area, the U.S. army said.

“Two U.S. helicopters collided as they were landing at a Coalition force base near Adhamiyah Oct. 4,” read a U.S. army statement received by Aswat al-Iraq.

“One Iraqi Soldier died in the accident, and three U.S. Soldiers and two Iraqi Soldiers sustained injuries,” according to the statement.

“The cause of the accident is currently under investigation, but hostile fire is not suspected as a cause of the incident,” it noted.

Last night, a media advisor for the Multi-National Force (MNF), al-Miqdad Jibrael, said that two U.S. helicopters crashed while landing in a northern Baghdad neighborhood, leaving one Iraqi solider killed, and two U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi soldiers injured.

An Iraqi security source said the crashes occurred in the area of al-Talibiya, northeastern Baghdad, while landing in the neighborhood, not giving more details. Seven U.S. soldiers were killed on September 18 when a U.S. army chopper went down in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra.

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Diala attack kills civilian, destroys houses

October 5, 2008 - 07:52:55

DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq:

A civilian was killed and three houses were destroyed in an armed attack in Diala province, a local police source said on Sunday.

A group of fighters "launched an armed attack on Hussein al-Hammadi village, Khan Bani Saad district (30 km south of Baaquba), killing one civilian and destroying three houses,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

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Security forces kill 1 gunman in Ninewa

October 5, 2008 - 06:22:38

NINEWA/Aswat al-Iraq:

Security forces on Sunday arrested a gunman and blew up a weapons depot in two separate operations in the Northern Province of Ninewa, a military spokesman said. “A force from al-Hadba police station captured a gunman in al-Ghizlani district, south Mosul following an intelligence tip-off,” Brig. Khalid Abdul Sattar, spokesman for Ninewa Operations Command, told Aswat al-Iraq. Meanwhile, the spokesman noted a force from Iraqi army 3rd Division blew up a weapons depot in Talafar town, 60 km west Mosul”.

“The depot contained six roadside bomb and eight Katyusha rockets,” he added.

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7 killed, wounded in Mosul attack

October 5, 2008 - 12:20:44

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Seven persons were killed or wounded in an armed attack in western Mosul city, a police source said on Sunday.

“Unknown gunmen opened fire on a mourning gathering in al-Zinjili area, western Mosul, killing four civilians and wounding three others, including an Iraqi army major,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

“The gunmen fled to an unknown destination,” the source noted, providing no further details.

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Civilian killed in Mosul

October 5, 2008 - 03:54:09

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

One civilian was killed by gunmen fire while he was driving his vehicle in northern Mosul, according to a source from Ninewa police on Sunday. “Unknown armed men today opened fire at a civilian while he was inside his car at al-Sokar neighborhood, northern Mosul, killing him instantly” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

“The gunmen stole the victim’s car and escaped to an unknown place,” he said. “The victim was a teacher. His corpse was taken to a morgue in the city,” the source added, not giving more details. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

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Gunmen shoot down civilian in Wassit

October 5, 2008 - 01:56:33

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq:

A civilian man was killed by unidentified gunmen in the district of al-Numaniya, northern Wassit, on Sunday, an official police source in the province said. “The gunmen opened fire at a civilian in al-Numaniya, (40 km) north of Kut, killing him instantly,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq. “The police imposed a security siege round the scene in a bid to arrest the gunmen who managed to escape,” the source said, not giving more details about the incident. A Shiite province, Wassit, 180 km south of Baghdad, is in the east of the country. Its name comes from the Arabic word meaning “middle,” as it lies along the Tigris about midway between Baghdad and Basra. Its major cities include the capital, al-Kut, and al-Hayy. Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province.

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Butcher gunned down, son injured in Mosul

October 5, 2008 - 12:49:18

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

A butcher was gunned down and his son was wounded in an armed attack in central Mosul, a police source said on Sunday.

“Today, unknown gunmen killed a butcher and wounded his son after they had broken into his shop in al-Farouq area, downtown Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

“Police forces arrested one of the attackers in the neighboring Ras al-Kour area, while the others escaped through adjacent alleys,” the source added.

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