As the Army mourns the death of another bomb disposal specialist, what does it take to do this perilous job?
There is a fundamental principle in the bomb disposal game: never send a person to do a robot’s job.
But in the theatre of war, the use of remote systems to shoot and destroy a...
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ادت العثور على عبوة ناسفة في خط السكك الحديد بين بغداد والبصرة الذي يمر بمحافظات الجنوب عند قضاء الاسكندرية شمالي الحلة،الى عزل جنوب العراق عن بغداد فيما يخص المواد الغذائية وتوريدها. وقالت مصادر عسكرية ان خط السكك الحديد قد جري توقيفه مؤقتا تحسبا من وجود عبوات اخرى على طول الخط. وذكرت المصادر ان جميع...
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In 2003, allegedly to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, the US and Coalition forces launched a war to bomb Saddam Hussein into oblivion, topple the Ba’athist regime and instate a new era of “liberty and peace.” By late April, down plonked Saddam’s statues (the man himself remained underground) and tanks rolled into...
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The bomb attack in Baqubah today killed one civilian and wounded another.
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March 22 (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Iraq at 1230 GMT on Saturday.
* denotes new or updated item
* ISHAQI – A U.S. air strike on a U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol checkpoint in Ishaqi, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, killed six people, police and a local tribal leader...
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The bomb attack in Baiji that destroyed these houses in Baiji, in Salah ad Din (Governorate), 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad killed at least 8 people and wounded 40 others. Many of them green zone government police.
This early report from the independent Iraki newsagency Aswat Al Iraq...
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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...
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BAGHDAD, Oct 29 (Reuters) – A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed 28 policemen at their base in the volatile Iraqi province of Diyala on Monday, police said, in one of the deadliest strikes on Iraq’s security forces in months.
The bomber entered the base and attacked a group of policemen — members of...
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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...
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Kufa Bombing Update:
According to the hospital in Kufa the toll from the market bombing in Kufa is now 4 people dead and seven wounded among the dead are two children.
One of the wounded is in very serious condition (the earlier Reuters report that we linked to below gave the number as 5 dead). Kufa...
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