Iraq War News
Troops killed in Pakistan bomb blast: "A remote-control bomb blew up a vehicle carrying paramilitary troops in a remote tribal region in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing two soldiers and a driver, a government official said."
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Military alters Afghan prison procedures: "The U.S. military said Monday that it had begun altering procedures at its jails in Afghanistan after a review prompted by alleged abuse of detainees."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Explosion rocks central Baghdad: "At least seven people are reported killed in a suspected suicide car bomb attack in the Iraqi capital."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
Suicide bomb hits Baghdad: "A car bomb kills up to 12 people near a US base and gunmen kill another top official on a day of violent attacks."
In BBC: Conflict with Iraq (UK Edition)
New Bombing in Baghdad Kills at Least 12: "A car bomb exploded during rush hour on Monday along one of central Baghdad's most heavily trafficked streets."
In New York Times: World Special
Coalition to Hold Up to 5,000 Iraqis: "As many as 1,400 detainees will either be released or transferred to Iraqi authorities by the June 30 handover of power, the U.S. military said Sunday. (AP)"
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Red Cross ultimatum to US on Saddam (14 June 04) in Radio Free USA
Monday, June 14, 2004
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Iraq War News
Iraq Car Bombing Kills 12; Official Dies: "A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, and wounding 13. Gunmen killed a senior Education Ministry official in the second assassination of a government figure in as many days. (AP)"
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Alcohol Cited as Problem at Prison: "WASHINGTON - Weeks before U.S. military investigators began uncovering evidence of mistreatment of detainees, commanders at the Abu Ghraib prison launched a crackdown on alcohol abuse and told intelligence troops that guards were suspected of soliciting sex from Iraqi prostitutes, according to soldiers and officers who worked at the compound. (Los Angeles Times)"
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Prominent Kurdish cleric slain in Iraq: "A locally prominent Kurdish cleric was killed in this northern oil center when gunmen opened fire while he was visiting neighbors, police said Sunday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraqi gov't official killed in ambush: "Gunmen killed the Education Ministry's cultural affairs officer Sunday, the second attack on an Iraqi official in as many days, authorities said. Kamal al-Jarah, 63, was ambushed outside his home as he was leaving for work at about 7:30 a.m. The attack happened in a predominantly Sunni Muslim neighborhood of northwest Baghdad where support for Saddam Hussein's regime had been strong."
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At least seven killed, 23 wounded in Baghdad car bomb near coalition base: "A suicide car bomb killed at least seven Iraqis, including four police officers, and wounded 23 others when it exploded near a US-led coalition base in Baghdad, Iraqi hospital and US sources said. (AFP)"
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Iran rejects nuclear restrictions: "Toughening its stance in advance of a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, Iran on Saturday said it would reject international restrictions on its nuclear program and challenged the world to accept Tehran as a member of the "nuclear club.""
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Baghdad car bombing kills 12, wounds 13: "A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 13, the military said. The bomb went off about 300 yards from Camp Curvo as a police patrol stopped the bomber, who was traveling in the wrong direction on the road."
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American man killed in Saudi Arabia: "Suspected militants killed an American in the Saudi capital on Saturday, shooting him in the back as he parked in his home garage, and the U.S. Embassy said it was searching for an American who was missing."
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Another Iraqi Government Official Killed: "Gunmen killed the Education Ministry's cultural affairs officer Sunday, the second attack on an Iraqi official in as many days, authorities said. Kamal al-Jarah, 63, was ambushed outside his home as he was leaving for work at about 7:30 a.m. The attack happened in a predominantly Sunni Muslim neighborhood of northwest Baghdad where support for Saddam Hussein's regime had been strong. (AP)"
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Bomb Explodes Near U.S. Outpost in Baghdad: "A car bomb exploded near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said. There were reports of casualties. (AP)"
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Rocket Hits U.S. Compound in Baghdad, No Casualties: "An explosion in the U.S.-ledadministration's headquarters in Baghdad Sunday was thought tobe a rocket attack, the U.S. military said. (Reuters)"
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Attackers kill Iraqi cultural affairs officer: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen killed the cultural affairs officer in the Education Ministry on Sunday, the second attack on an Iraqi official in as many days, authorities said."
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50 airstrikes against Iraqi leaders were all in error in IraqWar.info
Iraq Car Bombing Kills 12; Official Dies: "A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, and wounding 13. Gunmen killed a senior Education Ministry official in the second assassination of a government figure in as many days. (AP)"
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Alcohol Cited as Problem at Prison: "WASHINGTON - Weeks before U.S. military investigators began uncovering evidence of mistreatment of detainees, commanders at the Abu Ghraib prison launched a crackdown on alcohol abuse and told intelligence troops that guards were suspected of soliciting sex from Iraqi prostitutes, according to soldiers and officers who worked at the compound. (Los Angeles Times)"
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Prominent Kurdish cleric slain in Iraq: "A locally prominent Kurdish cleric was killed in this northern oil center when gunmen opened fire while he was visiting neighbors, police said Sunday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraqi gov't official killed in ambush: "Gunmen killed the Education Ministry's cultural affairs officer Sunday, the second attack on an Iraqi official in as many days, authorities said. Kamal al-Jarah, 63, was ambushed outside his home as he was leaving for work at about 7:30 a.m. The attack happened in a predominantly Sunni Muslim neighborhood of northwest Baghdad where support for Saddam Hussein's regime had been strong."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
At least seven killed, 23 wounded in Baghdad car bomb near coalition base: "A suicide car bomb killed at least seven Iraqis, including four police officers, and wounded 23 others when it exploded near a US-led coalition base in Baghdad, Iraqi hospital and US sources said. (AFP)"
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Iran rejects nuclear restrictions: "Toughening its stance in advance of a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, Iran on Saturday said it would reject international restrictions on its nuclear program and challenged the world to accept Tehran as a member of the "nuclear club.""
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Baghdad car bombing kills 12, wounds 13: "A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 13, the military said. The bomb went off about 300 yards from Camp Curvo as a police patrol stopped the bomber, who was traveling in the wrong direction on the road."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
American man killed in Saudi Arabia: "Suspected militants killed an American in the Saudi capital on Saturday, shooting him in the back as he parked in his home garage, and the U.S. Embassy said it was searching for an American who was missing."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Another Iraqi Government Official Killed: "Gunmen killed the Education Ministry's cultural affairs officer Sunday, the second attack on an Iraqi official in as many days, authorities said. Kamal al-Jarah, 63, was ambushed outside his home as he was leaving for work at about 7:30 a.m. The attack happened in a predominantly Sunni Muslim neighborhood of northwest Baghdad where support for Saddam Hussein's regime had been strong. (AP)"
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Bomb Explodes Near U.S. Outpost in Baghdad: "A car bomb exploded near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said. There were reports of casualties. (AP)"
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Rocket Hits U.S. Compound in Baghdad, No Casualties: "An explosion in the U.S.-ledadministration's headquarters in Baghdad Sunday was thought tobe a rocket attack, the U.S. military said. (Reuters)"
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Attackers kill Iraqi cultural affairs officer: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen killed the cultural affairs officer in the Education Ministry on Sunday, the second attack on an Iraqi official in as many days, authorities said."
In Fresno Bee: Iraq
50 airstrikes against Iraqi leaders were all in error in IraqWar.info
Saturday, June 12, 2004
BLACKFIVE: Almost Here!
Chaplain Finds Holy Ground In Iraq
Retired USAF Master Sergeant Stan sends this great letter from Navy Chaplain, Steven P. Unger, who has been in Iraq for over four months now.
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BLACKFIVE: Almost Here!
Retired USAF Master Sergeant Stan sends this great letter from Navy Chaplain, Steven P. Unger, who has been in Iraq for over four months now.
Read More at Blackfive
BLACKFIVE: Almost Here!
Iraq War News
Iraqi Kidnappers Kill Lebanese Hostage: "Iraqi gunmen kidnapped three Lebanese in Iraq and killed one of them, a Lebanese Foreign Ministry official said Saturday. (AP)"
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Blair told 'heed anti-war message': "Tony Blair must persuade Labour supporters there could be no repeat of an Iraq-style war if the party is to recover from its local election hammering and win a third term in power, former foreign secretary Robin Cook said."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Turkish hostages released in Iraq: "Seven Turkish contractors taken hostage in Iraq were released by their kidnappers, their employer said Saturday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Al-Zawahri accuses U.S. in new tape: "A new audiotape believed to be from al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri alleges that a U.S. plan for reform in the Middle East is really a bid to replace Arab leaders."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Gunmen Kill Iraqi Foreign Ministry Official: "Gunmen fatally wounded a seniorofficial of Iraq's foreign ministry in Baghdad Saturday, aforeign ministry official said. (Reuters)"
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Various updates and some hard truth in
Sadr Supports Interim Government: "Moktada al-Sadr says he supports the new Iraqi interim government. The New York Times reports:
From California Yankee ."
In Command Post: Irak
Tip-Off Foils Pipeline Sabotage: "From the ABC :
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Early Abu Ghraib Reports Went Unheeded: "At least five soldiers objected last fall to abuses they saw at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad. One demanded to be reassigned, saying the behavior he witnessed there "made me sick to my stomach." (AP)"
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Iraqi Kidnappers Kill Lebanese Hostage: "Iraqi gunmen kidnapped three Lebanese in Iraq and killed one of them, a Lebanese Foreign Ministry official said Saturday. (AP)"
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Blair told 'heed anti-war message': "Tony Blair must persuade Labour supporters there could be no repeat of an Iraq-style war if the party is to recover from its local election hammering and win a third term in power, former foreign secretary Robin Cook said."
In Ananova: War In Iraq
Turkish hostages released in Iraq: "Seven Turkish contractors taken hostage in Iraq were released by their kidnappers, their employer said Saturday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Al-Zawahri accuses U.S. in new tape: "A new audiotape believed to be from al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri alleges that a U.S. plan for reform in the Middle East is really a bid to replace Arab leaders."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Gunmen Kill Iraqi Foreign Ministry Official: "Gunmen fatally wounded a seniorofficial of Iraq's foreign ministry in Baghdad Saturday, aforeign ministry official said. (Reuters)"
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Various updates and some hard truth in
Sadr Supports Interim Government: "Moktada al-Sadr says he supports the new Iraqi interim government. The New York Times reports:
The anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr on Friday endorsed the new interim Iraqi government and appeared to urge his followers to honor a week-old cease-fire that has been frayed by continuing violence.
A senior aide to Mr. Sadr, Sheik Jabir al-Khafaji, used a sermon during Friday Prayers in the Sadr stronghold of Kufa, 120 miles south of here, to announce that Mr. Sadr now approved of the interim government he had previously mocked and that he wanted its leaders to set a timetable for the departure of occupation forces.
" ?From now on, I beg you to start afresh for Iraq for the sake of peace and safety,' " Sheik Khafaji quoted Mr. Sadr as saying. " ?We have to avoid pushing humiliation and aggression on others and go forward with the independence of Iraq and not respond to the occupiers.' "
Those words represent a radical reversal of Mr. Sadr's past position. They could also represent an effort by Mr. Sadr to become involved in the politics of the nation, rather than continue as a leader of a 10-week-old insurgent struggle.
[. . .]
Another Sadr aide said after the sermon that Mr. Sadr's change of position did not mean that he supported the occupation or American involvement in the new government, but rather that he hoped the new government would work for the interests of Iraqis. Mr. Sadr met last Saturday with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric, but it was unclear whether Ayatollah Sistani had persuaded Mr. Sadr to reverse his opposition to the new government.
At the same time that Mr. Sadr's faction appeared to soften its hard-line position, imams at several Sunni mosques in Baghdad delivered sermons beseeching former officers of the Iraqi Army to join the insurgency and drive out the American-led occupation forces.
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Tip-Off Foils Pipeline Sabotage: "From the ABC :
US soldiers have foiled a new sabotage attempt against Iraq's key oil sector following three successful attacks earlier in the week, the US military says."
Local residents have alerted troops in the town of Qayyarah, between the main oil pipeline hub of Baiji and the northern capital of Mosul, to a bomb at a nearby refinery.
" Soldiers quickly discovered the device, which was connected to a timer, and notified the explosive ordnance disposal team who destroyed the device ," a spokesman said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi warned yesterday that the country has lost more than $US200 million over the past seven months due to 130 separate attacks on its pipeline network.
He blames terrorists and foreign fighters for targeting the industry, which generates more than 90 per cent of Iraq's revenues.
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Early Abu Ghraib Reports Went Unheeded: "At least five soldiers objected last fall to abuses they saw at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad. One demanded to be reassigned, saying the behavior he witnessed there "made me sick to my stomach." (AP)"
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Friday, June 11, 2004
Iraq War News
Nation bids final farewell to Reagan: "Mustering its most magnificent tributes for America's 40th president, the nation bid a final farewell to Ronald Reagan on Friday in a funeral praising the former president for his lifelong optimism and certainty about America and its place in the world."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Poll: Voters say Iraq didn't merit war: "A majority of American registered voters now say conditions in Iraq did not merit war, but most are reluctant to abandon efforts there, according to a new Los Angeles Times poll."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Boston police officers march on City Hall: "Picketing police officers marched to City Hall from the site of the Democratic National Convention on Friday after federal marshals began monitoring whether they were impeding efforts to convert the sports arena into a staging ground for John Kerry's nomination."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Gunmen raid police station near Baghdad: "Gunmen stormed a police station south of Baghdad, drove off the poorly armed police and blew up the building Friday in the fourth such attack against Iraqi security installations over the last week, officials and witnesses said."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Coup attempt in Congo put down by troops: "Congolese troops put down a coup attempt by a small band of dissidents within the presidential guard Friday, the government said, after heavy gunfire and tank shelling echoed across the central African nation's capital for several hours."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Ray Charles remembered as an innovator: "Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Britons Punish Blair Over Iraq in Election: "Britons angry over the Iraq war handedPrime Minister Tony Blair a humiliating electoral reverse, withlocal poll results on Friday showing his ruling Labour Partycoming third behind the main opposition parties. (Reuters)"
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Shiite Gunmen Raid Najaf Police Station: "Shiite gunmen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ransacked an Iraqi police station Thursday in the holy city of Najaf, threatening a truce that had held for nearly a week. U.S. troops refused to intervene in the fighting, in which six Iraqis died. (AP)"
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U.N. crews halt West Bank reconstruction: "The United Nations suspended a construction project in this refugee camp after Palestinian gunmen threatened crews rebuilding houses destroyed by Israeli forces, a U.N. official said Thursday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraq tribal chiefs try to restore order: "For centuries, tribal chiefs have held together the social fabric of Iraq through diplomacy and mediation - skills Iraqi leaders will need as they try to unite the country's ethnic and sectarian groups and stop the bloodshed of the past year."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Polish man home after Iraq kidnapping: "Blinking through the blinding dust kicked up by helicopter rotors, Jerzy Kos saw soldiers bursting through the iron door of the house where he was held captive in Iraq. Then, he recalled Thursday, they reassured him: "Don't worry, we are Americans.""
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Nation bids final farewell to Reagan: "Mustering its most magnificent tributes for America's 40th president, the nation bid a final farewell to Ronald Reagan on Friday in a funeral praising the former president for his lifelong optimism and certainty about America and its place in the world."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Poll: Voters say Iraq didn't merit war: "A majority of American registered voters now say conditions in Iraq did not merit war, but most are reluctant to abandon efforts there, according to a new Los Angeles Times poll."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Boston police officers march on City Hall: "Picketing police officers marched to City Hall from the site of the Democratic National Convention on Friday after federal marshals began monitoring whether they were impeding efforts to convert the sports arena into a staging ground for John Kerry's nomination."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Gunmen raid police station near Baghdad: "Gunmen stormed a police station south of Baghdad, drove off the poorly armed police and blew up the building Friday in the fourth such attack against Iraqi security installations over the last week, officials and witnesses said."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Coup attempt in Congo put down by troops: "Congolese troops put down a coup attempt by a small band of dissidents within the presidential guard Friday, the government said, after heavy gunfire and tank shelling echoed across the central African nation's capital for several hours."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Ray Charles remembered as an innovator: "Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Britons Punish Blair Over Iraq in Election: "Britons angry over the Iraq war handedPrime Minister Tony Blair a humiliating electoral reverse, withlocal poll results on Friday showing his ruling Labour Partycoming third behind the main opposition parties. (Reuters)"
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Shiite Gunmen Raid Najaf Police Station: "Shiite gunmen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ransacked an Iraqi police station Thursday in the holy city of Najaf, threatening a truce that had held for nearly a week. U.S. troops refused to intervene in the fighting, in which six Iraqis died. (AP)"
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U.N. crews halt West Bank reconstruction: "The United Nations suspended a construction project in this refugee camp after Palestinian gunmen threatened crews rebuilding houses destroyed by Israeli forces, a U.N. official said Thursday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraq tribal chiefs try to restore order: "For centuries, tribal chiefs have held together the social fabric of Iraq through diplomacy and mediation - skills Iraqi leaders will need as they try to unite the country's ethnic and sectarian groups and stop the bloodshed of the past year."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Polish man home after Iraq kidnapping: "Blinking through the blinding dust kicked up by helicopter rotors, Jerzy Kos saw soldiers bursting through the iron door of the house where he was held captive in Iraq. Then, he recalled Thursday, they reassured him: "Don't worry, we are Americans.""
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