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Saturday: Saturday was the first day of Muharram according to the green zone government. The competent authorities in Najaf Say it is Sunday. Ashura is held on the tenth day of the month.

Mohammed

Security Incidents for Saturday

The killing and wounding of 19 members of the American invader forces is detailed in this report by Aswat Al Iraq which covers the statement issued by the American occupation. The various incidents in which the invader troops were killed or wounded are linked to below. The report discusses the downed helicopter in which 13 invader troops were killed and ends by pointing out that there have been dozens of helicopter crashes in Iraq many of which were caused by the craft being shot down from the ground by Iraqi fighters.

The AMS issued a statement condemning the shooting dead of Sheikh Abdullah Fahd Alhermzi yesterday as he left his Mosque in Kirkuk. The detention of 20 worshippers by invader forces as they worshipped at their village Mosque in Anbar as intended to insult all Muslims compounded by the violation of a Muslim place of worship. Also in Kirkuk a green zone government police patrol was bombed of the patrol members one was killed and five wounded. In other set of attacks in Kirkuk the police emergency directorate was shelled causing damage and fire, three people were wounded by a bomb targeting a transport near Tamim that was carrying new cars for the police.

In Basrah the British invader forces have made a statement ”apologisieng” for publicly identifying innocent people in the lists of suspects wanted for interrogation that they distribute in the region. [This is not the first time the British invaders have done this. I wonder will they bother to apologise when some of those same innocent civilians turn up tortured and shot. No of course not I forgot that the innocent people now sentenced to death by the British invaders being so careless are not real people they are only dirty Iraqi sand niggers like me - Mohammed] Two bombs exploded in the commercial district in the north of Basrah a private home in the central district was damaged by a rocket, in all three there was damage to property but gladly not to people. A British invader patrol was damamged by a bomb all three invader bases were shelled.

 In Diyala the Assyrian Democratic Movement*  condemned the murder by gunmen of one of its members the murdered man worked for a newspaper serving the Assyrian community. 

[* This is a Christian party, many Christians have been murdered because ignorant people believe the lies of those who say they collaborate with the invaders. Some do but so do many who pretend to be Muslims, because some in a community are traitors is no reason to persecute all that community. It is forbidden by God and brings those who do it down to the level of the invaders - Mohammed]

Bahaa Hussein Khalaf who worked for the Iraqi Media Network was shot dead by gunmen this afternoon in front of his home in West Baghdad’s Jihad district. The row over distribution of oil revenues and the invader sponsored Kurdish separatist attempts to seize some of those revenues continues. The Assyrian Democratic movement has said that their request for an autonomous region within Kurdistan is clearly constitutional and denied they want independence from Kurdistan. [The Assyrians have been subjected to a sustained ethic cleansing campaign, as have the Turkmen, the Shabakki, and the Yezhidi all of whom openly accuse “rogue elements” of the peshmerga controlled “police” for many of these murders - Mohammed.] A person accused of being the mastermind behind many of the recent attacks in Kirkuk has been detained by peshmerga police pretendedly loyal to the green zone government. A variety of weaponry including explosives rocket and mortars was seized in a separate search operation. In a move that is likely to dispplease shareholders in the  long term Austrian Airlines have started operations in Arbil. The opening was part of a 23 firm Austrian trade delegation to Kurdistan. [I would be grateful if somebody will tell me how you say “You’ll be soooooooooooooory” like the American cartoon rabbit in except I want to know it in German - Mohammed.]

This short report on Aswat al Iraq covers the statement on the downed helicopter in which 13 American invader troops were killed  the statement was issued by the American invader forces in Iraq. An almost identical report in English can be found here. The report breaking the story is here.

Eyewitness reports from the Sulammaniyyah border with Iran say that the Iranians are clamping down on border security the report says further that there is a noticeable increase in troop levels on the Iranian side of the border.

In Mosul two green zone government police stations came under mortar fire, no casualties, two gunmen were killed in fighting with green zone government police. Gunmen opened fire on and killed Ali Hassan al-Jabouri in front of his home in al-Thawra (west of Mosul).  A television worker was murdered in front of his home as he left it to go to his in work Mosul also. A statement from the green zone government said that Colonel Nizar Alatroshi of the green zone government army in Mosul was killed on Friday when a bomb that had been put near his office window exploded according to the statement a captain in the American invader army a translator and an Iraqi contractor were also in the office. Also in Mosul a green zone government policeman was shot dead East Mosul and 2 people a civilian and his wife were shot dead in north EAst.

In Salah ad Din governorate American invader troops were attacked in both Baiji and Tikrit the attack in Baiji was a bombing on one of their patrols, in Tikrit it was a grenade. Eyewitness reportes to that attack say the invaders then opened fire indiscriminately. Also in Salah ad Din an American invader armoured patrol was attacked and damaged by a bomb in Ad Duluiyah.

In Diyala governorate the hospital morgue in Baquba got six unidentified bodies from Baquba and Muqdadiya all had been murdered by shooting some had been gagged blinded and bound first.  In Muthanna governorate a prisoner charged with murder and sabotage has escaped  with the help of two his green zone goevernment prison guards.  He was being held for transfer to the governorates where he is alleged to have committed these acts. He had been found guilty of murder in Muthanna and was serving a sentence there also.

In Baghdad American invader troops stormed Yarmouk hospital and took away three guards whose fate is “unknown.”

Residents say that In some of the missile attacks in North Baghdad.

“three were killed and about twenty injured were injured, some seriously.”

The green zone government police gave the figure as at least 10 wounded and none killed. The American invader army press office said they had detained 25 people in different regions of the country that they have violently invaded and are now violently trying to occupy. As is often the case the American statement says most of those detained were Al-Qaeda and were helping import foreign fighters. [What this means the biggest group of completely unwelcome violent foreigners in my country are accusing Iraqis of being stupid enough to import other completely unwelcome violent foreign fighters. The completely unwelcome violent American intruders probably even believe their own statements. - Mohammed.]  Three Incidents in Baghdad were reported in the mourning :

1. Three police were killed and two wounded in a checkpoint attack in South Baghdad.
2. Two people were killed three people two of them women were murdered by intruders in two separated incidents in al-Madain.
3. Three radio technicians were attacked in Yarmouk one dead two wounded.

 Separate from number in list 2 murdered people were found in al-Madain. Two bombs in centre Baghdadwere safely exploded to prevent them killing even more people. The Amercian base in South Baghdad was shelled during the night.

The American invader base in the middle of Ramadi was attacked.  

end of part 1

Mohammed Ibn Laith

Editor’s Note

There are limits to what somebody should have to put up with and this is one of those limits. I’ll integrate Mohammed’s draft for part 2 into tomorrow’s posting while he takes a deserved break and conserves his strenght for his duties over the coming days.

mfi

Update

The list below is Aswat Al Iraq’s English language summary of the main security events of the day in Iraq.

Iraq-Security (Highlights)
Security developments in Iraq
Baghdad, Jan 21, (VOI) – Main security developments in Iraq on Sunday:

1. Mosul- An Iraqi security source said on Sunday the security forces arrested three Iranians who illegally entered the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
2. Baghdad- At least seven people were killed and 20 others wounded on Sunday morning in two separate incidents throughout the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a security source said.
3. Basra- A British soldier was killed and five others wounded on Sunday morning after an explosive device went off in northern Basra, said a spokeswoman for the multinational forces.
4. Mosul- A car bomb was detonated on Sunday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killing a woman and wounding six others, including a policeman, a police source said.
5. Kirkuk- Unknown gunmen on Sunday set an oil filed ablaze in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, 250 km northeast of Baghdad, a security source said.
6. Falluja- Iraqi and U.S. forces detained in several raids on Sunday 25 suspects in the restive Anbar city of Falluja, a security source said.
7. Kirkuk- Unidentified gunmen shot dead on Sunday an Iraqi army officer and kidnapped his brother in Kirkuk, a police source said.
8. Baghdad- Five U.S. soldiers were killed and three others wounded in an attack on the Karbala Provincial Joint Coordination Center (PJCC), the U.S. army said in a statement on Sunday.
9. Hilla- Iraqi and U.S. forces detained on Sunday in Hilla two persons suspected of involvement in an attack targeted on Saturday U.S. centre in Karbala where five U.S. soldiers, a police source said.
10. Kirkuk- Unknown gunmen shot and killed on Sunday deputy mayor of al-Dibs district while driving his car near Kirkuk, a police source said.
11. Karbala- An explosives-rigged motorcycle was detonated on Sunday afternoon near a police station in Karbala with no reports of casualties, an eyewitness said.
12. Mosul- A policeman was killed on Sunday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source said.
13. Baaquba- Iraqi troops killed on Sunday eight gunmen during raids in west of Baaquba, 57 km northeast of Baghdad, a security source said.

a quick skim through the Arabic section reveals that alas there are many more such events reported than this list would indicate.

mfi