Saturday, 25 November 2006.
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Resistance bomb leaves two US troops reported dead near al-Hadithah
Friday.
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US
soldier reported killed by Resistance sharpshooter in ar-Ramadi area.
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Mafkarat
al-Islam
reveals details of US effort to put together "Iraqi national salvation
government" including Sunni former Iraqi Army officers to replace Nuri
al-Maliki regime.
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Tension high in al-Fallujah after local woman is arrested for
"terrorism."
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Six
US troops reported killed in car bomb attack on Americans in
as-Saqlawiyah near al-Fallujah on Friday.
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Resistance fighter in car reportedly kills US soldier in al-Fallujah.
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Names of six Iranian Revolutionary Guard agents killed in Baghdad’s
"Madinat as-Sadr" car bombings on Thursday.
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Puppet "Interior Ministry" uniforms distributed to Jaysh al-Mahdi gunmen
readying for another night of rampages against Sunni residents of
Baghdad.
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Four-year-old boy burned to death by rampaging pro-Iranian Shi'i
sectarians in Baghdad.
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Iranian army crosses into northern Iraq, clashes with Kurdish
separatists Saturday morning.
Al-Anbar Province.
Hit.
Resistance bomb rips through US patrol west of Hit on Friday.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:45am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US
patrol on the road between Hit, about 165km northwest of Baghdad, and
al-Kubaysah, 15km to the west on Friday.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported poultry farmers in
the area who witnessed the attack as saying that a bomb that had been
planted by the side of the road went off near one of the poultry farms
when a US patrol was driving past. The blast totally destroyed a
Humvee, killing or wounding all the soldiers who were aboard.
Al-Hadithah.
Resistance bomb leaves two US troops reported dead near al-Hadithah
Friday.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:33am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US
military column near al-Muhammadi in the area of al-Hadithah, 236km
northwest of Baghdad, on Friday.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as
saying that a bomb that had been planted on the strategic road near
al-Muhammadi went off by a US column totally destroying an American
Humvee. Two US troops were killed and two more of them were severely
wounded in the attack.
Ar-Ramadi.
Resistance bomb kills eight puppet policemen in ar-Ramadi.
In a
dispatch posted at 12:37pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a patrol
of the puppet police force known as the "al-Anbar Salvation Council
police" – a force set up under US auspices in the province.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in
ar-Ramadi as saying that a bomb went off by the puppet police patrol in
the middle of ar-Ramadi, destroying two patrol cars and killing eight of
the puppet policemen.
US
soldier reported killed by Resistance sharpshooter in ar-Ramadi area.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:21am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman shot and killed
a US soldier near ar-Ramadi, about 110km west of Baghdad.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in the
Husaybah ash-Sharqiyah area near ar-Ramadi as saying that US foot patrol
was walking through their area when one of the Americans took a direct
hit in the head from a Resistance sharpshooter’s bullet, killing him
instantly.
Al-Fallujah.
Tension high in al-Fallujah after local woman is arrested for
"terrorism."
In a
dispatch posted at 6:30pm Makkah time Saturday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that the city of al-Fallujah was tense at that
hour after puppet "Iraqi National Guards" had arrested a local woman on
charges of "terrorism."
The
al-Fallujah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the
puppet "Iraqi National Guard" had arrested a short while earlier a local
woman whom they accused of involvement in the Iraqi Resistance. In
keeping with the terminology they use, she was charged with "terrorism."
The
city was thrown into a state of high tension by the news of the arrest
of the woman and it was reported that the Americans had imposed a curfew
in al-Fallujah out of fear of massive repercussions.
Resistance fighters bomb, clash with US troops in al-Fallujah’s
ad-Dubbat neighborhood late Friday night.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:54am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US
military column in al-Fallujah, about 60km west of Baghdad late on
Friday night.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the
Iraqi puppet police as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the
side of the main road in the ad-Dubbat neighborhood of the city went off
by a US column, completely destroying a US Humvee. No information on
the nature or extent of US casualties was available.
After the attack, large numbers of American reinforcements arrived in
the area sparking clashes with Iraqi Resistance fighters that lasted
about 20 minutes.
Six US troops reported killed in car bomb attack on Americans in
as-Saqlawiyah near al-Fallujah on Friday.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:11am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded by a US
military column in the middle of as-Saqlawiyah, about 15km northwest of
al-Fallujah on Friday.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in
as-Saqlawiyah as saying that an explosives-packed car that had been
parked by the side of the road blew up by a passing American column in
the middle of as-Saqlawiyah near the highway bridge.
The
eyewitnesses said that the blast heavily damaged two US military
vehicles, one Zeal troop transport and the second a Humvee, killing six
American troops and wounding more.
Resistance fighter in car reportedly kills US soldier in al-Fallujah.
In a
dispatch posted at 10:59am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman shot two US
soldiers and killed one of them in al-Fallujah, about 60km west of
Baghdad.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as
saying that a Resistance fighter was driving through the city and opened
fire on a US foot patrol near as-Sadd Street, hitting one US soldier in
the head, killing him, and wounding a second American soldier in the
hand.
Eyewitnesses said that after the attack, the Americans surrounded and
sealed off the whole area in a vain attempt to find the Resistance
fighter who attacked them.
Mafkarat al-Islam
reveals details of US effort to put together "Iraqi national salvation
government" including Sunni former Iraqi Army officers to replace Nuri
al-Maliki regime.
In a
dispatch posted at 5:51pm Makkah time Saturday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that informed sources in the city of al-Fallujah
report that for two weeks US military forces have been making contact
with officers in the former Iraqi army from before the US invasion in an
apparent attempt to establish some form of cooperation with them with
the aim of toppling the government of Nuri al-Mailiki, itself imposed by
the Americans several months ago.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported the sources and
eyewitnesses in al-Fallujah as saying that US forces summoned four
former Iraqi officers with the ranks of army general, lieutenant
general, and major general who served in the Army of the Republic of
Iraq for more than 30 years. The four generals failed to return home
from the meeting and their relatives were told that they had been
arrested.
A
family member of one of the generals told Mafkarat al-Islam that
his father, a lieutenant general in the former Iraqi Army, who asked
that his name not be used, contacted the family two weeks later and told
them that the Americans had taken them to Jordan along with 20 other
officers where they were awaiting a meeting with a high-level American
official.
The
general’s son went on to say that his father had said that the Americans
wanted to incorporate the former Iraqi Army commanders in a "national
salvation government’ that would replace the regime of Nuri al-Maliki,
crack down on the militias, and re-establish the puppet "ministries" of
the Interior and Defense.
Other individuals related to one of the generals told Mafkarat
al-Islam that the Americans staged an airborne landing on the house
belonging to the general in as-Saqlawiyah and made it appear to be an
arrest. He was "arrested" from his home in the middle of the night but
several days later contacted his family and told them that he was in
Jordan and that they were receiving information from American officials
regarding a possible "national salvation government" that would replace
the US-installed regime of Nuri al-Maliki.
Baghdad.
Names of six Iranian Revolutionary Guard agents killed in Baghdad
"Madinat as-Sadr" car bombings on Thursday published.
In a
dispatch posted at 1:42pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that on Saturday the Iranian embassy in Baghdad
received the bodies of six Iranian members of the Iranian Revolutionary
Guard who were secretly working in Iraq with the Shi'i sectarian
militias and were killed in the car bombings of Jaysh al-Mahdi gunmen in
the Madinat Saddam area on Thursday night. The Baghdad area of Madinat
Saddam was nicknamed "Madinat as-Sadr" after the US occupation of Iraq
in 2003.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the six bodies
of the Iranian agents were received by Mujtabi Sari Nida, an employee of
the Iranian embassy, from al-Kindi Hospital where they had been taken
initially after the Resistance attack.
The
Iranian regime claimed that the six Revolutionary Guards were present
among the Jaysh al-Mahdi gunmen just as "ordinary citizens" on
"pilgrimage" to the Shi'i al-Kazimiyah mosque.
The
Iranian agents were killed in a part of Baghdad some 30km from the
al-Kazimiyah mosque, the correspondent pointed out, noting that the area
was, however, a stronghold for the Jaysh al-Mahdi and Badr Brigade Shi'i
sectarian militias which receive support from Iran and the United
States.
The
following are the names of the six Iranian "Revolutionary Guards" killed
in the Thursday car bomb attacks:
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'Ali Shamkhani, killed by bleeding in the brain;
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Baqir Dhu al-Qadr Rida, killed by severe wounds
to the chest and back;
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Muhammad Husayni, burned to death;
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Ramadan Fayruzandah, died of a crushed skull and
burns;
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Qasim Taskhiri Rida Agha (passport NO. 01459872
from Karmanshahr, Iran) had his leg blown off and suffered a wound
to the neck;
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'Ali Farhad Salmani, died of a severe lateral cut
on his chest and from having both legs blown off.
The
Mafkarat al-Islam correspondent reported an informed source as
saying that 30 commanders of the Jaysh al-Mahdi militia were killed in
the Thursday attacks, among them Husayn Fattumah, who carried the name
of his mother because he was a marked man after abducting three Sunni
girls from a Qur’an memorization school on Palestine Street.
The
regional hegemonic regime in Iran is seeking to secure its hold in Iraq
by using Shi'i sectarian leaders and organizations in order to try to
step into the shoes of the American occupation authorities whose grip on
the country has been weakened by three years of increasingly severe
Resistance attacks. To forestall Iran’s attempt to replace America as
colonial power in Iraq, the Iraqi Resistance continues its offensive
against pro-Iranian as well as US and pro-US groups and facilities.
Resistance, local residents inflict heavy casualties on attacking Shi'i
sectarians in ad-Durah late Saturday night.
In a
dispatch posted at 10:45pm Makkah time Saturday night, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters inflicted heavy
casualties on pro-Iranian Shi'i sectarian Jaysh al-Mahdi gunmen when
they launched assaults on the areas of at-Tu'mah, al-Mahdiyah al-Ula,
and al-Mikanik in the southern Baghdad suburb of ad-Durah on Saturday
evening.
The
ad-Durah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the
Jaysh al-Mahdi militia launched its attacks with more than 20 vehicles
belonging to the puppet US-run "Iraqi Interior Ministry" as well as some
civilian cars. Fighting was still underway at the time of reporting and
the sectarian militiamen were still suffering casualties.
The
correspondent said that the sectarians were attacking from two
directions, one from the highway which is under the control of the
puppet "order protection police" – which like all the security forces
under US control are made up of Shi'i sectarians. The American-run
"order protection police" gave the Jaysh al-Mahdi gunmen the green light
to advance on the residential neighborhoods of ad-Durah.
The
second direction from which the sectarians attacked was from the area
around 60 Street which leads to the Hur Rajab district.
Local residents and Iraqi Resistance fighters intercepted the attacking
pro-Iranian sectarians. They lay in wait for them atop roofs and in
streets and opened fire on the gunmen setting fire to two of their
vehicles in the at-Tu'mah area. Seven of the sectarian gunmen were
killed and one was captured. Fighting was still underway near the
al-Mustafa Mosque in al-Mahdiyah.
A
local resident told Mafkarat al-Islam that so far more than 10 of
the Shi'i sectarian gunmen had been killed and a number of their
vehicles set ablaze. The local mosques echo with the sounds of Allahu
Akabar! ("God is greatest!") and with prayers for the victory of the
defenders.
Eyewitnesses reported that in al-Mikanik, the Iraqi Resistance had also
inflicted heavy losses on the Jaysh al-Mahdi, forcing the sectarian
gunmen to flee.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:25pm Makkah time Saturday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that the Imam of a mosque in ad-Durah had said
that the Shi'i sectarian assault on ad-Durah had been totally repulsed
and that a large number of casualties had been inflicted on the
pro-Iranian gunmen.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported the Imam as saying
that the losses suffered by the sectarians were as follows: more than 25
of their gunmen killed and more than 20 more of them wounded; one of
them captured and currently under interrogation by Resistance fighters.
The
Imam, who asked not to be identified, said that the Resistance had set
seven of the sectarians’ Monica (Toyota Landcruisers), and Opel vehicles
ablaze. The defenders also captured a white pickup from the attackers
with the Iraq-Babil license plate number 56782. The defenders also
seized four PKS machine guns, five Kalashnikov assault weapons, and six
light ammunition clips from the attacker.
The
source said that it appeared that the Shi'i sectarians were planning to
regroup and attack again but he said that the local residents and
Resistance fighters were keeping watch and ready for them.
Puppet "Interior Ministry" uniforms distributed to Jaysh al-Mahdi gunmen
readying for another night of rampages against Sunni residents of
Baghdad.
In a
bulletin posted at 7pm Makkah time Saturday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that more than 1,300 pro-Iranian Shi'i sectarian
gunmen dressed in uniforms of the US-controlled puppet "Iraqi Interior
Ministry Shock Troops (Maghawir)" that had been distributed to them a
short while earlier were preparing for another rampage on the
predominantly Sunni neighborhood of al-'Amiriyah in Baghdad.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the Shi'i place
of worship the Husayniyat az-Zahra’, was where the uniforms were
distributed so that the sectarian gunmen could carry out their deadly
attacks.
The correspondent noted that the Sunni population of Baghdad had spread
the word on Friday that the puppet regime "Interior Minister" personnel
must all be treated on the assumption that they were members of the
Shi'i sectarian militias such as the Jaysh al-Mahdi and the Badr
Brigades.
Four-year-old boy burned to death by rampaging pro-Iranian Shi'i
sectarians in Baghdad.
In a
dispatch posted at 6:20pm Makkah time Saturday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that the completely charred body of a small boy no
more than four years old was found in Baghdad on Saturday morning. The
small boy was a victim of the pro-Iranian Shi'i sectarian Jaysh al-Mahdi
militia rampages on Friday.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported al-Hajjah Qismah
Muhammad, the grandmother of the boy as saying that his name was 'Umar
'Abdallah ad-Dulaymi. He lived in the Baghdad district of al-Hurriyah
al-Ula.
"'Umar was playing by the door of his house when the sectarian gangs
attacked the area and then we lost him," al-Hajjah Qismah said.
"We
looked for him all day yesterday and today among the charred piles of
Sunni martyrs but couldn’t find him," she said. "Then one of our
neighbors found him this afternoon in the ad-Dabbash neighborhood near
the Ahl at-Tanak area where they sell fuel and which is controlled by
the Jaysh al-Mahdi."
The
bereaved grandmother described how the body of her young grandson was
completely burned. The pro-Iranian sectarian gunmen poured fuel on all
over the little boy and set fire to him.
Little 'Umar’s shrouded body was still in their home. They were unable
to give him a prompt burial as demanded by Islam because of the curfew
imposed by the Americans and their puppet Shi'i sectarian regime.
Puppet regime assigns wing of luxury hotel to collaborator from al-Anbar
province because of death threats.
In a
dispatch posted at 6:20pm Makkah time Saturday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that the Iraqi puppet regime set aside a private
wing of the al-Mansur Melia Hotel in the as-Salihiyah district of
Baghdad near the Iranian embassy to host the chairman of the so-called
al-Anbar Salvation Council, 'Abd as-Sattar ar-Rishawi, a
collaborationist organization. The Arab tribes of al-Anbar province
announced that they regarded ar-Rishawi as a legitimate target since he
had agreed to collaborate with the US occupation forces. With his life
under constant threat, the puppet regime must take extraordinary
security measures for him wherever he goes.
The
Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported informed
sources in the Iraqi puppet "Parliament" as saying that the US-installed
"Prime Minister" Nuri al-Maliki had ordered that the fifth floor of the
hotel that overlooks the Tigris River to be set aside for ar-Rishawi and
his entourage.
Since the tribes of al-Anbar province declared ar-Rishawi an outlaw who
deserves to be killed for collaboration, ar-Rishawi has been unable to
re-enter his native province of al-Anbar or particularly its capital
ar-Ramadi.
Ar-Rishawi recently filed a lawsuit against Shaykh Harith ad-Darri, the
head of the Muslim Scholars Association of Iraq, the highest Sunni
religious authority in the country, on the pretext that ad-Darri had
insulted him. The lawsuit is seen as a face-saving device by the Nuri
al-Maliki regime following its embarrassing order to arrest ad-Darri –
an order that then had to be rescinded due to massive public outcry.
Shi'i sectarian gunmen bombard Sunni neighborhoods with mortar shells
made in Iran.
In a
dispatch posted at 4:39pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that at that moment pro-Iranian Shi'i sectarians
were bombarding Sunni residential neighborhoods of Baghdad with
Iranian-made mortar shells
The
Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a local
religious leader had said that more than 17 mortar shells made in Iran
had landed on houses in Sunni neighborhoods. More than 20 residents
were killed or wounded in the sectarian barrage.
Resistance blasts pro-Iranian gunmen in ash-Shu'lah district with heavy
mortars midday Saturday.
In a
dispatch posted at 12:29pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that a short while earlier Iraqi Resistance forces
fired seven heavy 120mm mortar rounds into the headquarters of the Shi'i
sectarian Jaysh al-Mahdi militia in the Baghdad district of ash-Shu'lah.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as
saying that the mortar shells scored direct hits on the gunmen’s
headquarters, sending clouds of smoke rising into the sky. There were
reports of numerous dead and wounded sectarian gunmen as a result of the
attack. The Resistance attacked the same headquarters shortly after
sunset on Friday evening.
The
Shi'i sectarian Jaysh al-Mahdi militia is run by Muqtada as-Sadr, a
Shi'i cleric loyal to Iran, which is seeking to extend its regional
hegemony and step into the shoes of the American occupation in Iraq.
Resistance fighters attack Shi'i sectarian militia headquarters in
al-'Amil.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:50am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters mounted a violent
attack on a headquarters of pro-Iranian Shi'i sectarian militia in the
al-'Amil neighborhood of western Baghdad
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as
saying that the Resistance launched its attack with a barrage of
rocket-propelled grenades that destroyed a large part of the
headquarters and shops run by the militia. Then the Resistance fighters
sprayed the area with light and medium machine gun fire. The pro-Iranian
sectarian guards tried to fire back at the Resistance fighters but
failed miserably the correspondent reported. Many of the gunmen were
killed or wounded before the Resistance men withdrew from the area
having suffered no casualties.
Iraqi Resistance Katyusha rockets blast pro-Iranian stronghold in
al-Kazimiyah.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:25am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired three Katyusha
rockets into the headquarters of the pro-Iranian Shi'i sectarian Jaysh
al-Mahdi militia in the Baghdad district of al-Kazimiyah.
The
Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses
as saying that the rockets scored direct hits on the Jaysh al-Mahdi
headquarters, setting off explosions inside the facility. The Shi'i
sectarian gunmen were seen running hysterically out of their
headquarters after the strike. Numerous dead and wounded in the ranks
of the pro-Iranian gunmen were confirmed.
The
Shi'i sectarian Jaysh al-Mahdi militia is run by Muqtada as-Sadr, a
Shi'i cleric loyal to Iran, which is seeking to extend its regional
hegemony and step into the shoes of the American occupation in Iraq.
Resistance mortars blast Jaysh al-Mahdi headquarters in Baghdad Friday
evening.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:09am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired six 82mm mortar
rounds into a headquarters of the pro-Iranian Shi'i sectarian Jaysh
al-Mahdi militia in western Baghdad’s ash-Shu'lah district after sunset
Friday.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as
saying that the mortar shells scored direct hits on the heart of the
sectarian gunmen’s headquarters, setting off explosions and sending
plumes of smoke rising into the sky. Ambulances raced to the
headquarters to evacuate the corpses of the dead and the wounded.
The
Shi'i sectarian Jaysh al-Mahdi militia is run by Muqtada as-Sadr, a
Shi'i cleric loyal to Iran, which is seeking to extend its regional
hegemony and step into the shoes of the American occupation in Iraq.
The
Resistance fired more than 40 rockets and mortar shells into various
parts of the Jaysh al-Mahdi stronghold in the Baghdad district of
Madinat Saddam, dubbed "Madinat as-Sadr" after the US occupation of Iraq
in 2003. The Resistance counterattacks follow a wave of Shi'i sectarian
rampages by the Jaysh al-Mahdi, Badr Brigades, and puppet regime army
and police forces against Sunni districts in Baghdad on Thursday and
Friday.
Diyala Province.
Ba'qubah.
Resistance fighters capture more than 60 pro-Iranian Jaysh al-Mahdi
gunmen preparing to assault Ba'qubah.
In a
dispatch posted at 9:05pm Makkah time Saturday night, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that a short while earlier Iraqi Resistance forces
had attacked pro-Iranian Shi'i sectarian Jaysh al-Mahdi militiamen in
the town of Kan'an who were preparing for an assault on the city of
Ba'qubah, 65km northeast of Baghdad.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported sources in the Iraqi
Resistance as saying that the Jaysh al-Mahdi sectarian gunmen were
hiding in groves of the Shamar tribe in the Kan'an area, about 35km east
of Ba'qubah, but the Resistance forces learned of their presence and
attacked and captured more than 60 of the pro-Iranian sectarians. There
was no word as to whether they had as yet been executed.
Balad Ruz.
Bodies of 21 Jaysh al-Mahdi gunmen found near Balad Ruz Saturday
morning.
In a
dispatch posted at 1:49pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that the bodies of 21 Jaysh al-Mahdi pro-Iranian
Shi'i sectarian gunmen were found in the ash-Shammasiyah area of Balad
Ruz, about 60km east of Ba'qubah on Saturday morning. All had been shot
to death execution style.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the
Iraqi puppet security forces who asked to remain anonymous as saying
that among the corpses was that of Khalid as-Sa'idi, the head of the
as-Sadr office in ash-Shammasiyah. The bodies were taken to the
forensic medical hospital in Ba'qubah.
Diyala Province has been under curfew since dawn Saturday following
killngs of Jaysh al-Mahdi gunmen in the province. The Shi'i sectarian
Jaysh al-Mahdi militia is run by Muqtada as-Sadr, a Shi'i cleric loyal
to Iran, which is seeking to extend its regional hegemony and step into
the shoes of the American occupation in Iraq.
Ninwa Province.
Al-Mawsil.
Resistance bomb damages US minesweeper in al-Mawsil Saturday morning.
In a
dispatch posted at 12:32pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US
mine sweeper vehicle in the northern Iraqi city of al-Mawsil on Saturday
morning.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as
saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of the road in the
al-Karamah neighborhood of the city went off by a patrol of several
American minesweepers. One of the vehicles discovered the bomb and
attempted to dig it up but it was detonated instead, clearly damaging
the minesweeper. No information on the fate of the Americans inside the
vehicle was available but witnesses said that the explosion was "very
intense."
As-Sulaymaniyah Province.
As-Sulaymaniyah.
Iranian army crosses into northern Iraq, clashes with Kurdish
separatists Saturday morning.
In a
dispatch posted at 12:40am Makkah time Sunday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Mustafa Sayyid Qadir, the deputy commander of
pro-American Kurdish separatist Peshmergah militiamen under the
so-called Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, had declared that an Iranian
military force had crossed the border into Iraq and attacked a position
occupied by the PUK Peshmergah in the rocky Jabal Qandil near the
borders of Iran, Turkey, and Iraq.
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a
commander of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Haffal Jankawur confirmed
that "a group of Iranian forces penetrated into Iraqi territory at dawn
today in the Nawazank border area in as-Sulaymaniyah Province."
The
source said that a battle took place between the Iranian troops and
members of the "Free Life Party" "Bijak", an Iranian Kurdish rebel party
who are under the banner of the Kurdistani Workers party. He said that
the Iranians had crossed the border and penetrated several kilometers in
the Qal'at Dazzah area.
The
Bijak fighters resisted the Iranian troops for an hour and then the
Iranians withdrew back to their side of the border. There were no
casualties.
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