Middle East

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 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; 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 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 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 […]

11 Electricity Workers Killed at Checkpoint Democrats threaten to take On Bush on Iraq Funding Police discovered 14 bodies in Baghad, 7 in Baqubah and 3 in Mosul on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Guerrillas detonated two roadside bombs in south Baghdad. Early on Wednesday, gunmen killed 11 electricity workers near Hawija southwest of Kirkuk, after […]

21 Shiites from McCain’s Market Killed 3 US Troops Killed Massive Truck Bomb at Kirkuk Remember that Baghdad market visited on Sunday by Senator John McCain to show how calm things are? James Hider of the London Times writes, , “21 Shia market workers were ambushed, bound and shot dead north of the capital. The […]

Increase in Iraq Deaths Despite Surge 6 US GIs killed over weekend McCain Continues Magical Mystery Tour For all those journalists and politicians who keep insisting that there are new “glimmers” of “hope” in Iraq because of the new security plan started 6 weeks ago, here is a sobering statistic from the Iraqi government. (I’m […]

Justice Minister Resigns over Political Deadlock; Talabani: Success in Talks with Sunni Guerrillas Iraqi Justice Minister Hashem al-Shibli, has resigned. A Sunni, he represented the Iraqi National List of Iyad Allawi. The BBC suggests that one of his motives was the contradiction between his constitutional duty to oversee the upcoming referendum in Kirkuk Province concerning […]