10 US Troops Killed Thousands of Sadrist Demonstrators Come to Najaf Thousands of followers of young Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr converged on Najaf Monday, planning to join rallies against continued US military occupation of Iraq. April 9 is the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to US forces. Although some journalists are writing that […]
64 Dead In Iraq 4 Us Troops Killed
64 Dead in Iraq; 4 US Troops Killed; Bombings in Baghdad, Bodies in Baquba; US vs. Mahdi Army in Diwaniya AP reports that 64 persons were killed or found dead in Iraq on Saturday. Among them were 4 US troops, killed by a roadside bomb near Baquba. 27 bodies were found in Baquba, a mixed […]
Closure Of Sunni Baghdad Satellite
Attack on Sunni Baghdad Satellite Channel Draws Criticism The US Government Open Source Center translated or paraphrased the following report from Sunni fundamentalist party internet sites; Iraq: AMS, Iraqi Islamic Party Condemn Attack on Baghdad ChannelFriday, April 6, 2007 The Iraqi Islamic Party WWW-Text in Arabic — website of the Sunni Iraqi Islamic Party, led […]
Friday Sermons In Iraq Usg Open Source
Friday Sermons in Iraq The USG Open Source Center translates excerpts from the Iraqi Friday prayers sermons delivered a week ago, many of which were reacting to the Arab League Summit held in Saudi Arabia. Iraqi Friday Sermons for 30 Mar Discuss Arab Summit, Security, Political ProcessIraq Saturday, March 31, 2007 Major Iraqi television channels […]
Chlorine Truck Bomb Kills 30 Wounds 100
Chlorine Truck Bomb Kills 30, Wounds 100; Rumayla Pipeline Near Basra Bombed; Assault on Mahdi Army in Diwaniya Alissa J. Rubin of the NYT reports that a chlorine truck bomb in Ramadi killed 30, including women and children, on Friday, and sent about 100 persons to the hospital with shrapnel wounds or breathing problems. In […]
70 Killed In Iraq Diplomacy Of Iran May
70 Killed in Iraq Diplomacy of Iran May be Legacy of British Sailor Hostage Crisis The killings of 18 Iraqi, British and American soldiers by Iraqi guerrillas and militiamen were announced on Thursday. AFP estimates that 52 persons were killed or found dead on Thursday, with 20 bodies brought to the morgue at Baquba northeast […]
Rash Of Kidnappings Of Dozens Of
Rash of Kidnappings of Dozens of Shiites Iraq Government misplaces or Steals $8 Billion AP reports that Sunni Arab guerrillas kidnapped 22 Shiite shepherds and stole thousands of sheep on Wednesday when the Shiites came up from Karbala to al-Anbar Province in search of pasturage. Reuters reports that there was also another major kidnapping on […]
Israel Vs
Israel vs. Bush & the Neoconservatives on Syria? Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Damascus makes perfect sense as domestic US politics. The Democratic Party is developing its own foreign policy, different from that of Bush, which involves negotiating with Middle Eastern actors rather than just attempting to isolate them, call them evil, […]
Breaking News British Sailors Freed
Breaking News: British Sailors Freed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced today that the 15 British sailors and Marines captured by Iran on March 23 would be released. Iran had alleged that the UK seafarers had been in Iranian waters, which Britain denies. The decision to keep the British naval personnel for a couple of weeks […]
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