Wednesday, 15 November 2006.
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US
forces begin evacuation of base at al-Anbar University in ar-Ramadi
following weeks of relentless Resistance barrages.
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US
occupation forces arrest Director of Public Health in al-Anbar Province
on charges of supporting the Iraqi Resistance.
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Death toll in American massacre in ar-Ramadi rises to 37, as victims die
of wounds in hospital.
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Resistance sharpshooter kills US soldier in al-Hadithah Tuesday.
Al-Anbar Province.
Ar-Ramadi.
US
forces begin evacuation of base at al-Anbar University in ar-Ramadi
following weeks of relentless Resistance barrages.
In a
bulletin posted at 6:35pm Makkah time Wednesday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that US occupation troops withdrew from one of
their bases west of ar-Ramadi, about 110km west of Baghdad after weeks
of Resistance rocket barrages.
The
ar-Ramadi correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported
eyewitnesses in the at-Ta’mim section of ar-Ramadi as saying that US
troops began pulling out of their base in al-Anbar University west of
the city, clearing out the vehicles and provisions from inside the base
and hauling away the tall cement barricades, barbed wire fences, and spy
cameras that used to ring the facility.
The
witnesses reported that the Americans had withdrawn more than 100
military vehicles so far and the pull out was still underway.
US
occupation forces arrest Director of Public Health in al-Anbar Province
on charges of supporting the Iraqi Resistance.
In a
dispatch posted at 8:16pm Makkah time Wednesday night, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that a short while earlier US occupation troops
had arrested the Director of Public Health in the Province of al-Anbar
along with nine doctors and staff members in the course of a raid on
ar-Ramadi General Hospital.
The
ar-Ramadi correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a medical
source as saying that US occupation troops raided the hospital and
smashed most of the contents of the rooms in the al-Anbar Province
Health Department before taking the director and various doctors and
staff members away with them.
A
source who asked not to be identified said that the Americans charged
the Public Health Director with providing medical treatment to wounded
Resistance fighters and smuggling oxygen cylinders to them so that they
could use them in making bombs that targeted US military columns.
The
move followed the two-day bombardment of residential areas of the city
on Monday and Tuesday that left 37 local civilians dead.
Resistance fighters rocket American armored vehicle in ar-Ramadi
Wednesday morning.
In a
dispatch posted at 2:08pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters ambushed a US
armored vehicle in eastern ar-Ramadi, about 110km west of Baghdad, on
Wednesday morning.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of
as-Sajariyah where the attack took place as saying that a group of
Resistance men shot an SPG-9 rocket at a US armored vehicle that was
halted on the main road in the eastern part of ar-Ramadi, striking it
and completely disabling it. The witnesses reported that based on the
extent of damage done to the vehicle, the American troops inside must
have been wounded at least.
Death toll in American massacre in ar-Ramadi rises to 37 as victims die
of wounds in hospital.
In a
dispatch posted at 3:46pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that the number of those killed in the American
massacre of civilians in ar-Ramadi on Monday night and Tuesday morning
had risen to 37 following the deaths of several more victims in
hospital. On Tuesday the number of those killed was listed as 30
individuals.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that efforts to
search for bodies continued into Wednesday evening, since two people who
went missing at the time of the American bombardment have still not been
accounted for.
Following their attack on the civilian areas of the city, US forces
opened fire on ambulances and fire trucks that were trying to tend to
the destruction and to evacuate the dead and wounded, rejecting appeals
issued by local mosques to allow emergency vehicles carry out their
humanitarian mission. The initial death toll was 14 people, mostly
women and children, their bodies blown apart by the powerful American
ordnance.
Al-Fallujah.
Resistance bomb blasts US patrol in al-Fallujah Wednesday morning.
In a
dispatch posted at 2:32pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US
patrol in al-Fallujah at 7am local time Wednesday morning.
The
al-Fallujah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local
eyewitnesses as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of
the main road in the ash-Shuhada’ neighborhood of southern al-Fallujah
went off by a US patrol. The blast totally destroyed a US Humvee,
killing or wounding Americans aboard the vehicle.
US
troops responded to the attack by opening fire indiscriminately, killing
two civilians – one of them a taxi driver and the other a pedestrian.
Both just happened to be in the area when the Resistance bomb went off.
US
Marines carry out mass raids and searches in al-Fallujah neighborhood.
In a
dispatch posted at 11:56am Makkah time Wednesday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that US occupation forces have carried out
extensive raids and searches in northern al-Fallujah, about 60km west of
Baghdad, looking for "wanted men."
The
al-Fallujah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source
in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that the American forces sealed off
the neighborhood of al-Jawlan positioning their Humvees at the entrances
and exits of the neighborhood as US helicopter gun ships prowled the
skies above and Marines deployed inside.
The
source said that the Marines raided several homes in the neighborhood,
searching them for weapons or "wanted men." No pedestrians or cars were
allowed in or out of the neighborhood during the offensive.
The
neighborhood was still sealed off at the time of reporting so the source
had no information regarding the number of arrests or any other outcome
of the on-going American raids.
Al-Hadithah.
Resistance sharpshooter kills US soldier in al-Hadithah Tuesday.
In a
dispatch posted at 1:37pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman shot and killed
a US soldier in the city of al-Hadithah, 236km northwest of Baghdad on
Tuesday.
The
al-Hadithah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local
eyewitnesses as saying that a US foot patrol was moving through the area
near the iron bridge in the city when one of the Americans took a direct
hit in the neck from a Resistance sharpshooter’s bullet killing him
instantly.
Al-Habbaniyah.
Resistance strikes US base in al-Habbaniyah with mortars Tuesday
afternoon.
In a
dispatch posted at 12:49pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired three mortar
rounds into a US base in al-Habbaniyah, about 70km west of Baghdad at
5pm local time Tuesday afternoon.
The
al-Habbaniyah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a
source in the local puppet police as saying that the US as-Saqr
("Falcon") base in eastern al-Habbaniyah was hit by Resistance mortar
shells, setting off explosions inside the facility and sending clouds of
smoke rising overhead.
The
US forces then responded by firing at the area where they believed the
mortar shells were launched.
Baghdad.
Resistance fighters kill pro-American Badr Brigade commander in Baghdad.
In a
dispatch posted at 3:42pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters shot and killed a
commander of the pro-American Shi'i sectarian Badr Brigade militia in
the al-Yarmuk area of Baghdad at midday Wednesday.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the Resistance
men attacked the car in which Abu Muhammad al-Khafaji a Badr Brigade
commander and manager of the al-Yarmuk fuel station, was riding near the
Ibn Taymiyah Mosque. Al-Khafaji was killed instantly and the Resistance
men then withdrew from the area.
The
Badr Brigade is the 20,000-man armed wing of the pro-American "Supreme
Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq" (SCIRI) which invaded Iraq
together with US troops in spring 2003 and since then have formed the
backbone of the security and police personnel serving the occupation
regime.
US
forces carry out mass searches and arrests in south Baghdad suburb of
ad-Durah.
In a
dispatch posted at 2:35pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that US occupation forces launched a campaign of
mass raids and arrests in several neighborhoods of the southern Baghdad
suburb of ad-Durah.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that US troops first
sealed off the area from the ad-Durah market to the Communications
Department and then began searching houses in the neighborhood of
at-Tu'mah and other parts of the city.
The
Americans banned motor traffic and restricted the movement of
pedestrians in those areas when they came out to try to go to work on
foot. At the time of reporting there was no word as to whether the
Americans had made any arrests.
Salah ad-Din Province.
Samarra’.
Puppet policeman shot to death in Samarra’ at dawn Wednesday.
In a
dispatch posted at 12:15pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters shot and killed a
puppet policeman in Samarra’, about 120km north of Baghdad, on Wednesday
morning.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the
puppet police as saying that "unknown armed men" killed Wisam Majid
al-'Abbasi who formerly worked in the Electricity Polie and lived in the
ad-Dubbat neighborhood of Samarra’. Men armed with machine guns
attacked al-'Abbasi’s house at dawn.
Throughout Iraq many members of the puppet police force have recently
resigned in response to threats from the Resistance that continued
service to the occupation regime would mark them for death.
Diyala Province.
Al-Mada’in.
Resistance men ambush cars carrying puppet "Shock Troops" and
pro-Iranian Shi'i sectarian militia.
In a
dispatch posted at 1:22pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters ambushed a Hyundai
car belonging to the puppet "Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops
(Maghawir)" and a Chevrolet Malibu car that were ws carrying members of
the pro-Iranian Jaysh al-Mahdi Shi'i sectarian militia near the main
city mosque in al-Mada’in, about 25km southeast of Baghdad.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as
saying that Resistance men armed with machine guns opened fire intensely
on the two cars killing four and wounding others. The witnesses said
that the Resistance men then withdrew without having suffered any losses
of their own.
At-Ta’mim Province.
Kirkuk.
US
troops, puppet police launch campaign of mass raids south of Kirkuk on
Wednesday.
In a
dispatch posted at 2:16pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that US forces accompanied by their Iraqi puppet
police allies launched a campaign of mass raids and searches south of
Kirkuk
The
Kirkuk correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses
as saying that US occupation troops and Iraqi puppet police launched a
campaign of mass raids and searches in districts and villages around
ar-Rashad, 30km south of the city. The witnesses said that the troops
closed the main road to the area as they carried out their operations in
the region. As of the time of reporting no word had been received on
whether any arrests had taken place.
Resistance bomb damages puppet police car in Kirkuk Wednesday afternoon.
In a
dispatch posted at 2:17pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a puppet
police patrol in the city of Kirkuk on Wednesday afternoon.
The
Kirkuk correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in
the puppet police as saying that a bomb went off by a patrol of the
puppet Rescue Police in the al-Hisabat area of the city, about 4km east
of the center of Kirkuk. The explosion damaged one of the patrol
vehicles by caused no casualties according to the source.
Resistance fighters shoot officer in puppet police in Kirkuk Wednesday
morning.
In a
dispatch posted at 12:59pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters had killed a puppet
traffic policeman in Kirkuk at 10am local time Wednesday morning.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the
puppet police as saying that a group of armed men in a civilian car
opened fire on First Lieutenant Najdat Siddiq in the Tire Center 2km
south of the center of Kirkuk and then drove off. A puppet police
patrol saw to Siddiq’s being taken to Kirkuk General Hospital but he
died there of his wounds.
Ninwa Province.
Al-Mawsil.
Iraqi woman journalist killed in al-Mawsil Wednesday morning.
In a
dispatch posted at 1:53pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that unknown armed men shot and killed an Iraqi
woman journalist and her driver in the northern city of al-Mawsil on
Wednesday morning.
The
al-Mawsil correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a
group of armed men opened fire on the journalist Fadiyah Muhammad
at-Ta’i and her driver, killing them both immediately.
Fadiyah at-Ta’i worked for the weekly newspaper al-Masar, which
is circulates in Ninwa Province.
Mafkarat al-Islam noted that dozens of
Iraqi journalists and correspondents for satellite TV stations have been
killed in Iraq since the American occupation in spring 2003, some of the
shot dead by US troops.
Puppet policeman killed trying to move booby-trapped corpse in al-Mawsil
Tuesday.
In a
dispatch posted at 12:36pm Makkah time Wednesday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb that was planted
under a dead body exploded when Iraqi puppet police were trying to pick
up the corpse in the northern city of al-Mawsil on Tuesday.
The
correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the
puppet police as saying that one of their patrols received a telephone
call reporting that an unknown body was lying by the side of the road in
the al-Karamah neighborhood in eastern al-Mawsil.
The
source said that the patrol headed to where the body was said to be and
when they found it they examined it and then tried to pick it up. When
they did so a bomb connected to the body detonated, killing one puppet
policeman on the spot with a large piece of shrapnel, according to the
forensic medicine department.
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