·       US soldier in watch tower reported killed by Resistance sharpshooter in al-Mawsil.

·       Pro-American Shi'i sectarians blow up Sabean temple in al-Basrah.

Al-Anbar Province.

Al-Khalidiyah.

Resistance attacks target US, Iraqi puppet army forces in Jazirat al-Khalidiyah area.

In a dispatch posted at 3:36pm Makkah time Thursday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces carried out two attacks in the area of Jazirat al-Khalidiyah, about 80km west of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in Jazirat al-Khalidiyah as saying that one Iraqi soldier who was on guard duty at a military camp set up in houses robbed from the population of al-Kartan village was shot to death by an Iraqi Resistance sharpshooter.  The sharpshooter’s bullet struck the Iraqi puppet army soldier directly, killing him instantly.

In a second attack, an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US patrol on the rural road to al-Malhimah in the Jazirat al-Khalidiyah area.  The blast disabled a Humvee, wounding three US troops.

Ar-Ramadi.

US troops’ gunfire sets Iraqi fire truck ablaze.

US forces opened fire on an Iraqi fire truck operated by the puppet "Civil Defense" forces as it raced to an emergency in ar-Ramadi, al-Jazeera satellite TV reported on Thursday.  The fire truck caught fire as a result of the American gunfire.

Al-Fallujah.

Resistance attacks puppet "Iraqi National Guard" checkpoint in al-Fallujah Thursday morning.

In a dispatch posted at 11:20am Makkah time Thursday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a short while earlier Iraqi Resistance fighters had attacked a puppet "Iraqi National Guard" check point in the Nazal neighborhood in southern al-Fallujah, about 60km west of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in Nazal as saying that Resistance men equipped with light arms and rocket launchers attacked the checkpoint, completely destroying one vehicle and killing four of the puppet "National Guards" and wounding three more if them.

The puppet "National Guards" opened fire indiscriminately around the area in response to the attack, severely wounding one civilian passerby.

Resistance carries out two attacks in al-Fallujah.

In a dispatch posted at 11:15am Makkah time Thursday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that fighting broke out between Iraqi Resistance fighters and puppet Iraqi Army troops in the Nuwwab ad-Dubbat neighborhood of al-Fallujah on Wednesday evening.

The al-Fallujah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in Nuwwab ad-Dubbat as saying that the battle broke out when Resistance fighters attacked an Iraqi puppet army foot patrol.  Witnesses said that one Iraqi puppet army soldier was killed and another wounded and that one Resistance fighter also perished in the clash.  The Resistance men then withdrew from the area.

In a second incident, Iraqi Resistance forces bombarded the Iraqi puppet army headquarters in the ash-Shuhada’ neighborhood of southern al-Fallujah with 82mm mortars, scoring direct hits on the facility and sending smoke rising into the sky.

'Anah.

Iraqi Resistance car bomber blasts entrance to US headquarters in 'Anah.

In a dispatch posted at 12:05pm Makkah time midday Thursday, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded by a headquarters of the US occupation forces in the middle of 'Anah in western Iraq about 85km from the Syrian border.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in the city as saying that an Iraqi Resistance fida’i fighter drove an explosives-laden car into the entrance of he American headquarters in the middle of the city and blew up.  The blast caused extensive damage to the American facility, killing or wounding a number of US and Iraqi puppet army troops who were in the area of the entrance.

Baghdad.

Bodies of 19 Sunnis tortured, murdered, some hanged from electric poles in predominantly Shi'i district brought to al-Yarmuk Hospital Thursday.

In a dispatch posted at 6:25pm Makkah time Thursday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that 19 bodies of murdered Sunni Iraqis were found in various parts of Baghdad as the campaign to stir up sectarian strife in order to divide the country in keeping with US and Zionist strategy continues.

The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a doctor in al-Yarmukh hospital, who asked not to be identified, reported that between 8am and 4pm local time Thursday, 19 bodies of Sunni Iraqi torture victims were found.  Some of the bodies were badly decomposed and swollen, having been killed some days earlier.

The doctor told Mafkarat al-Islam that the bodies showed lacerations around their necks indicating that they were hanged rather than being shot, as has hitherto been common in the Shi'i sectarian murders. Mafkarat al-Islam reported that there were numerous cases of Sunni Iraqis who had been hanged from electric poles in the predominantly Shi'i Madinat ath-Thawrah district of Baghdad.

The doctor at al-Yarmuk Hospital said that the latest 19 victims ranged in aged from 20 to 50 years.

Salah ad-Din Province.

Al-Ishaqi.

Resistance bomb blasts puppet "Iraqi National Guard" column north of al-Ishaqi.

In a dispatch posted at 4pm Makkah time Thursday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a puppet "Iraqi National Guard" column on the main road north of al-Ishaqi, about 85km north of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that the bomb went off by an Iraqi puppet "National Guard" column on the road to Balad in the north.  The blast destroyed a troop transport vehicle, killing two puppet "National Guards" and wounding four more of them.

Al-Mushahadah.

Resistance bomb targets convoy hauling construction equipment to US bases north of Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted at 11am Makkah time Thursday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters attacked a convoy of trucks driven by men working for the US occupation forces that were hauling construction equipment for US bases in al-Mushahadah, 25km north of Baghdad.

The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Mushahadah as saying that Resistance fighters attacked the truck convoy on the main road in al-Mushahadah, killing one truck driver and wounding six more of them – all working for the US occupation forces.

Diyala Province.

Ba'qubah.

Resistance kills puppet "Rapid Intervention Force" commander near Ba'qubah.

In a dispatch posted at 8:01pm Makkah time Thursday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters shot and killed Colonel Sami Husayn 'Ali at-Ta’i, the commander of the puppet "Rapid Intervention Force" in the Diyala Province puppet police and three of his companions in the town of Kharnabat, northeast of Ba'qubah, about 65km northeast of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported three of the Resistance fighters who carried out the attack were wounded but managed to withdraw from the scene.

In a separate incident, US occupation forces arrested three Iranians and one member of the pro-American Shi'i sectarian Badr Brigades and led them away to the American base in the city. An Iraqi who works as a translator told Mafkarat al-Islam that the occuaptoni forces discovered the four, near where the "Rapid Internvention Force" commander was killed, but would not reveal any further details.

Babil Province.

Al-Yusufiyah.

Resistance bombards joint US-Iraqi puppet army camp in western al-Yusufiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 11:25am Makkah time Thursday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters fired three 82mm mortar rounds into the camp jointly occupied by US and Iraqi puppet army troops in the an-Nazim area to the west of al-Yusufiyah, about 30km southwest of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Yusufiyah as saying that the joint camp in an-Nazim took direct hits from the mortar shells, sending plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.  After the attack, US and Iraqi puppet army forces surrounded the camp making it impossible to ascertain the nature or extent of casualties caused by the barrage.

Al-Latifiyah.

Resistance bomb blasts US equipment convoy south of al-Latifiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 10:50am Makkah time Thursday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a truck convoy hauling military equipment to US bases on the highway south of al-Latifiyah, about 30km south of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Latifiyah as saying that the bomb destroyed one of the trucks, killing its driver immediately.

Ninwa Province.

Al-Mawsil.

Resistance car bomber blows up west of al-Mawsil, killing four puppet policemen.

In a dispatch posted at 1:55pm Makkah time Thursday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded by an Iraqi puppet police patrol on the main road to Sinjar about 110km west of al-Mawsil in northern Iraq.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that an Iraqi Resistance fida’i fighter drove an explosives-laden car into a puppet police patrol on the road to Sinjar, destroying one patrol vehicle and disabling a second and killing four puppet policemen and wounding four more of them.

US soldier in watch tower reported killed by Resistance sharpshooter in al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 11:10am Makkah time Thursday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman shot and killed a US soldier in the an-Nur neighborhood in the middle of al-Mawsil in northern Iraq.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in an-Nur as saying that the American soldier was on guard duty in an armored tower on the main road in the city when he took a direct hit in the head from a Resistance sharpshooter’s bullet, killing him instantly.  He was seen falling within the armored tower.

Al-Basrah Province.

Al-Basrah.

Pro-American Shi'i sectarians blow up Sabean temple in al-Basrah.

In a dispatch posted at 8:05pm Makkah time Thursday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that armed Shi'i sectarian militias in the southern Iraqi city of al-Basrah blew up and destroyed a Sabean temple in the al-'Ashshar district in the middle of the city.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that the bombing caused very heavy damaged to the temple.  The witnesses said that the Shi'i sectarian militias raided the temple late at night and then blew it up.  Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Shi'i militias were believed to have blown up the Sabean temple as part of their effort to establish a Shi'i  "Islamic State" in southern Iraq, to which end they wish to eliminate all "pagans."

The community of Sabeans, an ancient religious group that predates Islam and Christianity, has about 75,000 members in Iraq.