3 US Soldiers, 12 Iraqis Killed in War Attacks, Bush Invaded Iraq to Rescue Israel from Gog & Magog, March 25, 2009

ccun.org, March 25, 2009

It seems that the Iraqi news agency, Yaqen.net, which has been the main independent source of information for Al-Jazeerah readers, has been subject to another cyber attack by denying service, as the website has a note saying, "

Bandwidth Limit Exceeded. The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later. ."

Amsi.org reported the following news:

- Two US military vehicles were attacked Wednesday, in Al-Qahira and Al-'Adhamiya neighborhoods, with casualties.

- A US military Hummer vehicles was attacked Tuesday, west of Iraq, near Anna junction, in Al-Anbar Province.

- 3 US soldiers, 2 Iraqi policemen were killed, 8 policemen were injured in a suicide attack in Bab Al-Baidh area in downtown Mosul, on Tuesday. The suicide bomber detonated his belt as he rushed into a joint US-Iraqi patrol.

INA reported on the ignorance of President George Bush and his advisers about the Middle East by reviewing a new book written by the French journalist Clude Morrice. A translation of the book's title maybe, "If you repeat what you said, I still don't believe it.

The book mentions that President Jacques Chirac was horrified to hear from Bush that he was going to invade Iraq in order to rescue Israel from Gog and Maygog, the two population groups mentioned in the Genesis Chapter of the Bible.

While Chirac expected a quick US invasion and occupation of Iraq, he also expected the ultimate US withdrawal without achieving any goals.

The author compared the Bush ignorance about the Middle East with Chirac's knowledge of Arab culture and Arabic language, which he reads in. He challenges all Bush administration officials to name just one Arab poet.

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4 school children killed, wounded by IED

March 25, 2009 - 01:56:37

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Four schoolchildren on Wednesday were killed or wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in Mosul city, according to local medics.

“Three children were killed and a fourth was wounded when an explosive charge went off while they were leaving school in al-Rashidiya area, northern Mosul,” a medic told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The device, placed inside a garbage can, targeted a U.S. army patrol vehicle, the medic added. Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

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Unknown body found west of Makhmour

March 25, 2009 - 12:35:08

ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq:

Iraqi army forces found an unknown body in west of Makhmour district on Wednesday, an army source said. “The forces found an unknown body of a 30-year-old civilian on the main road between al-Qayara and Makhmour districts near Alwa Mahmoud village, west of Makhmour,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The body shows signs of gunshot wounds and was sent to the morgue,” he added. Makhmour district is administratively affiliated with Ninewa province. It is one of the disputed areas between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). It lies 68 km southwest of Arbil, which is located 362 km northeast of Baghdad.

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Body of Yazidi civilian found in Mosul

March 25, 2009 - 12:25:52
NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

olice forces found the corpse of a civilian who belongs to the Yazidi sect, east of Mosul city, a security source from Ninewa province’s police said on Wednesday.
“The dead body was found at a garden in Baasheqa district, east of Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“Signs of gunshot wounds were found on the corpse’s head and chest,’ he added.
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Woman killed in eastern Mosul

March 24, 2009 - 07:19:36
NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

Unknown gunmen killed a woman in eastern Mosul on Tuesday, a police source said.
“Unknown gunmen on Tuesday evening (Mar. 24) killed a 34-year-old woman when they stormed her house in al-Darkazliya region in eastern Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
He did not add further details.

Mosul, the capital of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.
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Gunmen kill civilian in Kirkuk

March 24, 2009 - 05:37:34
KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq:

Unknown gunmen killed a civilian inside his house in central Kirkuk on Tuesday, a security source said.
“Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a civilian inside his house in Sommr neighborhood in front of the Kirkuk Chamber of Commerce in central Kirkuk, and fled to an unknown location,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The dead man was a retarded and his body was sent to the forensic medicine department,” the source added, noting that investigation underway into the incident.
Kirkuk lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad.

Cop gunned down in central Mosul

March 24, 2009 - 12:32:45
NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq:

A policeman on Tuesday was killed by unknown gunmen in downtown Mosul city, according to a local security source.
“Today, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a policeman while he was off-duty in al-Nujaifi Street, downtown Mosul, killing him on the spot,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The body was taken to the morgue,” the source added.
Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa province, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.
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Baghdad blast wounds 3

March 24, 2009 - 09:28:30
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq:

Three civilians on Tuesday were wounded in an explosive charge blast that ripped through the Iraqi capital, according to a police source.
“Today, an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a civilian vehicle in al-Jihad area near al-Aameriya Bridge in western Baghdad, wounding three civilians,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The source did not provide further details.
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