Mosul Observer Saturday 20 October 2007 to Saturday 27 October 2007
The reports in English from Mosul Observer are below:
Most of the news in Al-Mosul Observer are sent to them by Iraqiyoun News Agency (INA) in Mosul.. English translation is provided by Al-Mosul Website, UK.
Saturday 20 October 2007
- Child killed in Mosul following armed clashes
- Via Sounds of Iraq: An official spokesman in Nineveh Police stated that an 11 years old child was killed this morning Saturday 20/10/2007 as a result of clashes between unknown gunmen and the Iraqi Army; the incident took place in the Al-Tannak, west of Mosul.
- Commander of Nineveh police also stated that the police carried out several raids searching for wanted people.
- General Wathiq Al-Hamdani, commander of Nineveh Police stated that a joint force from the police and the army carried out a wide operation in Al-Yabisat and Al-Matahen areas in search for people wanted by the security forces. He did not elaborate further and whether they were any arrests or not.
Wednesday 24 October 2007
12:25 Via Inna Iraqiyoon News Agency
- The arrest of Al-Thaqafa Mosque Imam
Iraqi Army forces raided Al-Thaqafa Mosque last evening and arrested its Imam, known as Abu Obaida. His car was also confiscated. - Explosive device targets the American Army in Mosul
An explosive device targetted the US forces in Mosul was ignited this morning 24/10/2007 near Aby Za’ban Mosque in Mosul Al-Jadeeda area west of mosul; there are no reports yet on the casualties. - Denial of a previous news
Media Office of the Turkmen Front (TF) denied an earlier report regarding a the peaceful demonstration organised by the TF on 18/10/2007. The following the the statement:Statement by the Iraqi Turkmen Front
The Turkmen From denies the published news that the Front had organised a peaceful demonstration in Tellaafer, which has a Turkmen majority, in protest against the decision of the Turkish Parliament approving the use of force against PKK. Such fabricated news aims to distort the political stand of the TF which is renounced by its patriotic politics and rejects all forms of terrorism.
Thursday 25 October 2007
14:22 - Via Iraqiyoon News
- Two civilians killed and armed clashes in Al-Zuhoor district in Mosul.
- One civilian was killed by explosion of a device in Al-Zuhoor district, left bank of Mosul today 25/10/2007. - - A second civilian was killed in Al-Tanak district, right bank of Mosul; the motive for the killing is unclear.
- - Armed clashes between the police and unknown gunmen were reported in Al-Zuhoor district. Three civilians were variably wounded and taken to hospital.
Via watanee, translated by Almosul website team
Escalating crisis: Iraqis reach the end of the road at the Turkish borders.
This is the end of the road for Emanuel Yousif. He escaped from northern Iraqi Kurdistan when Saddam Hussain forces destroyed his village in 1976 and fled from Baghdad to Mosul after the US forces invaded Iraq only to flee again when violence in the City escalated after 2006. Now, Yousif (56 years old), is one of 50 man, women and children who are stuck in a village which lies a few hundreds meters from a river that cuts mountainous valleys by its crystal clear waters separating Iraq from Turkey. At the same time as Turkish forces stationed at the top of an adjacent hill were shelling the neighboring valley hill, Yousif said: "I have reached the end of the road, I have no other place I can go to". At the same time the Turkish Foreign Minster Ali
Babajan was meeting his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zibari to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis facing the two countries, the Turkish Parliament passed a motion last week to allow the Army to cross the borders to chase PKK rebels who intensified their attacks on Turkish soldiers this year. Washington called upon Baghdad and Ankara to refrain from choosing the military option fearing that such an invasion would destabilize this region, which has not seen the daily violence that the rest of Iraq is facing and is witnessing an economical boom. The villagers in Dishtanakh say that they have tolerated air and land bombardments on their village and that some 150 persons moved to the Iraqi towns of Zakho and Duhoke. On the road to the village there were 2 small craters surrounded by a the frightening silence of the valley. Above, two fighters appeared on the horizon leaving behind them white lines in the blue sky and tilting slightly before they disappeared behind the distant mountains. And over a hill across the river, a Turkish tank appeared directing its barrel towards the valley at a time a Turkish flag had been planted on the side of the mountain. There was nothing to indicate that there were Kurdish soldiers in the valley leading to Deshtanakh with the exception of two people crossing a field and another two climbing the rocky lands and a donkey carrying vital supplies to the villagers which is situated 90 Km from Duhoke over tortuous mountain passages surrounded by magnificent sceneries .
The international efforts must seek to avoid another confrontation, Gorial Wida, 56 years old said ‘There is a continuous shelling and we don’t want anybody to take away our rights or terrorize us. We call upon the UN, Human Right Watch, the Kurdish Government and the Iraqi Government to solve the crisis diplomatically and upon Turkey to stop threatening the people". He added: "the security situation in Iraq as whole is bad and therefore, we came here after we had no other place to go to". In the village Iraqi Catholics live and it has been rebuilt by the local Kurdistan Government over the past 2 years. In the vicinity a new church emerges awaiting its vicars. A few kilometers before the border there is a new village which has 24 houses painted in various colours but different bright colours without any residents. In a nearby field there is a 28 years old young man called Fedhl Salem. he used to live with his parents and his 7 siblings. The whole family migrated to Zakho running away from the bombardment but Fedhl returned to look after the farm. The crops ranged from peach trees, tomatoes, melons and pomegranate s. The residents of the village all agreed that they hadn’t seen any fighter from the PKK in the area and the shelling is aimed to terrorize them to push them to leave their houses. Yousif said "the problem is between the PKK and Turkey.. so why do they destroy the peace here; it is a Turkish problem and we have nothing to do with it". Some villagers complained they were unhappy in living in the large towns and in addition, they cannot afford the high rents in these towns. Wida said’ this is my land and I will not leave it whatever in any circumstances, not for Turkey and not for anyone else even if we are all killed.
Saturday 27 October 2007
Via Watani News
Governor of Mosul escaped an assassination attempt
Head of Operations in Nineveh Police, Bridaduer Abdul kareen Al-Juboori, stated that the Governor of Mosul Mr Duraid Mohamed Kashmoola escaped an attempt on his an attempt on his life this evening when an explosive device was ignited targeting hios precession this evening. Mr Kashmoola was on his way to Al-Sharqiya TV Studios in Mosul to appear on a programme, The explosion took place at Al-Maaredh (Exhibitions) Crossing, east of Mosul. Neither the Governor nor any of his guards was harmed in the explosion. Mr Kashmoola had withdrawn his resignation which he submitted last Tuesday because of the deterioration the state of security in Mosul and the impotence of the central government in supporting the Governorate in their ordeal. The spokesman highlighted that this is not the first time Mr Kashmoola was the subject to an attempt of his life
Update on the state of security in Iraq until 12:30 GMT Saturday 27/10/2007
- Baghdad: A US Army spokesman stated that the US forces killed today two people form one of the Shiite Militia during a raid in north of Baghdad searching for of of the leaders in the Madhi Army.
- A US Army spokesman stated that a US soldier was by killed by a shot from light guns during an operation in Salahuldeen Governorate, north of Baghdad last Thursday.
- Al-Suwaira: Iraqi Police stated that 2 bodies were pulled from the River Tigris in Al-Suwaira, 60 Km south of Baghdad. They had been tortured and shot dead.
- Al-Kut: A police spokesman stated that a policeman was killed by gunmen in a car passing through the Center of Kut City, 170 Km south of Baghdad.
13:51- Via Iraqiyoon News
A civilian guard was killed by US fire after clashes between them and unknown gunmen. at Al-Amil district, west of Mosul after midnight, according to a source in Nineveh Police.
The body of a 17 years old young man kidnapped 2 days ago was found in Al-Mithaq district of Mosul today.
From Watani Correspondence in Mosul
US Army arrests leaders in Islamic Party and 5 of their guards.
A top figure in the Islamic Party in Mosul, Mr Mohamed Shaker Al-Ghannam stated today that US forces raided a condolences reception held at Saddiq Rashan Mosque, in Al-Muthanna district, north eats of Mosul and arrested Shaikh Hikmet Sulaiman, in charge of AL-Asha’ir (Tribes Office and Mujahid Nameq in charge of human rights together with 5 of their body guard. He added that he had contacted the US Army headquarters and was promised that they will release however this did not materialize. US Army had announced that they targeted a group responsible for the logistic and security support for the Al-Qaida, south west of Mosul and that the operation resulted in the killing of 4 terrorists and the arrest of another 20. There was no mention of the losses on the American side.
