Gorilla’s Guides

By 18:00 hours today 15 people were killed and at least 31 others wounded in the war of conquest and occupation unleashed by America upon Irak. These are the main incidents prior to 18:00 hours Baghdad time:

Five people were killed and 18 wounded in a coordinated 3 bombing attack in central al-Saadiya, Diyala the sequence […]

Posted on November 1st, 2007 under Iraq, Politics and Security. Tags: Baghdad, Balad Roz, Baqubah, Basrah, Bombings, Disputed Areas, Diyala, Karbala, Kidnappings, Kirkuk, Mahdi Army, Mosul, Ninawa (Governorate). Comments: None

BAGHDAD, 1 November 2007 (IRIN) - The manager of the dam in the northern city of Mosul, 360km northwest of Baghdad, Abdul-Khaliq Thanon Ayoub, has dismissed a US report of a potential collapse. Analysts say such a disaster could drown the city and cause as many as 500,000 civilian deaths.

Photo: A view of the […]

Posted on November 1st, 2007 under Iraq. Tags: Mosul, Mosul Dam, Ninawa (Governorate), Water Crisis (Iraq). Comments: None

AMMAN, 1 November 2007 (IRIN) - Jordan’s public mental health institutions lack expertise, according to aid agencies, prompting Iraqi refugees or Jordanians suffering from mental disorders to rely on NGOs under the umbrella of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Marwa el-Ansary, refugee team leader for CARE, an aid agency, said Jordan lacked the capacity to […]

Posted on November 1st, 2007 under Analysis Briefings Commentary, Features, Middle East, Society And Economy. Tags: Child Poverty, Jordan, Poverty, Refugees. Comments: 1

Mosul, Nov 1, (VOI) - The U.S. army said on Thursday that two of his troops were killed and two others were injured in a bombing attack targeting their vehicle patrol in Mosul. "Two Task Force Iron soldiers were killed by an explosion near their vehicle while conducting operations in […]

Posted on November 1st, 2007 under Iraq, Politics and Security. Tags: bomb, Mosul, Ninawa (Governorate). Comments: None