·       Three US troops reported killed in car bombing west of ar-Ramadi.

·       Iraqi Resistance sharpshooter reportedly kills US soldier in ar-Ramadi.

·       Fierce fighting breaks out in western Baghdad’s al-Ghazaliyah Saturday evening as Resistance fighters attack US and puppet "National Guard" forces trying to storm the district.  Resistance fighters disengage and slip away when US brings in aircover and reinforcements.

·       Resistance shoots down US helicopter near al-Yusufiyah Saturday afternoon.

·       Resistance bomb reportedly kills US soldier in northern al-Latifiyah.

Al-Anbar Province.

Al-Fallujah.

Resistance bombards US headquarters in al-Fallujah Saturday evening.

In a dispatch posted at 8:20pm Makkah (Mecca) time Saturday night, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a short while earlier, Iraqi Resistance forces fired five 82mm and 120mm mortar rounds into the US occupation forces headquarters in al-Fallujah, about 60km west of Baghdad.

The al-Fallujah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that the barrage set off violent explosions inside the US-occupied facility.

Resistance bomb blasts US troops in as-Saqlawiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 11:50am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military patrol on the main road in the as-Saqlawiyah area about 15km northwest of al-Fallujah, which some 60km west of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in as-Saqlawiyah as saying that the bomb on the road to al-Fallujah blew up and disabled one Humvee, wounding three American troops who were aboard it.

Ar-Ramadi.

Resistance bomb blasts US  patrol in central ar-Ramadi.

In a dispatch posted at 5:10pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military patrol on the main road near the main garaged in the middle of ar-Ramadi.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in the city as saying that the bomb destroyed an American Humvee, killing or wounding the four US troops aboard it.  Afterwards, American forces sealed off the area and allowed no one to approach.

Three US troops reported killed in car bombing west of ar-Ramadi.

In a dispatch posted at 4:20pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded by a US military patrol on the main road in the Kilometer 5 area west of ar-Ramadi.

The ar-Ramadi correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in the Kilometer 5 area as saying that an explosives-packed car that had been left by the side of the main road to the at-Ta’mim area of the city blew up as a patrol of several American Humvees and troop transports was driving past.  The explosion completely destroyed one Humvee, killing three US troops and wounding two more of them.

Iraqi Resistance sharpshooter reportedly kills US soldier in ar-Ramadi.

In a dispatch posted at 10:30am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance marksman shot and killed a US soldier in the at-Ta’mim area of southern ar-Ramadi, some 110km west of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in ar-Ta’mim as saying that a US patrol was moving through the area near the residential apartments in at-Ta’mim when one of the American troops took a direct hit from a Resistance sharpshooter’s bullet, killing him instantly.

Baghdad.

Sounds of fighting rock area of al-'Amiriyah in western Baghdad Saturday night.

In a dispatch posted at 10:25pm Makkah time Saturday night, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the sound of intensive gunfire and explosions were rocking the area around the government-run Orphans’ Village in the western Baghdad area of al-'Amiriyah at the time of reporting.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that helicopters could also be heard prowling the skies overhead.  The curfew was in place, however, making it impossible to ascertain any further information regarding the situation.

Fierce fighting breaks out in western Baghdad’s al-Ghazaliyah Saturday evening as Resistance fighters attack US and puppet "National Guard" forces trying to storm the district.  Resistance fighters disengage and slip away when US brings in air cover and reinforcements.

In a dispatch posted at 8:50pm Makkah time Saturday night, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that at the time of reporting fierce fighting was raging between Iraqi Resistance forces and US occupation troops together with their puppet "Iraqi National Guard" allies in the western Baghdad area of al-Ghazaliyah.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of al-Ghazaliyah as saying that the fighting began when Resistance forces attacked a joint group of US and Iraqi puppet troops who were storming into al-Ghazaliyah.  The Resistance attackers, who were equipped with machine guns, shoulder launched missiles and locally-made pipe rockets, set three US Humvees and two Iraqi puppet "National Guard" pickups ablaze in their attack.  Because of the curfew that was in force and the generally dangerous situation, the Mafkarat al-Islam correspondent was unable to ascertain the number of US or Iraqi puppet casualties in the battle so far, but he could see three US vehicles on fire in the middle of the street from some distance away.

Then in a dispatch posted at 10:20pm Makkah time Saturday night, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had disengaged and withdrawn from the battle in al-Ghazaliyah when US and Iraqi puppet reinforcements and Apache helicopters arrived in the area where fighting had broken hour earlier Saturday evening.  The helicopters dropped flares to illuminate the sky over the district as American and Iraqi puppet army reinforcements moved in, trying to entrap the Resistance fighters.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Resistance as saying that despite their large numbers, air support and tactic of sealing the entire area on all sides, the Americans and their allies failed to capture any of the Resistance fighters.

The source said that US forces deployed large numbers of military vehicles in the area of al-Ghazaliyah’s mosques near the scene of the fighting, thinking that the Resistance fighters might attempt to take refuge in the places of worship.

At the time of reporting, US troops and their Iraqi stooges were searching all the houses in the neighborhood, pulling the men aside and putting a yellow chemical powder on their hands that indicates if they have fired weapons or handled explosives in recent hours.  This is now a routine practice of the American military after every battle in which the Resistance fights US forces if the Americans have otherwise failed to capture anyone they believe was connected with the fighting.

At the time of reporting, US troops were hauling away the hulks of their wrecked vehicles to wipe clear all traces of their losses in the fighting, lest the burned out vehicles by photographed by journalists after the curfew is lifted Sunday morning.

Resistance bomb blasts US column in Palestine Street area of Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted at 5:10pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military column on the main road in the Palestine Street area of eastern Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that the bomb damaged one US Humvee in the column, wounding two American troops.

US, Iraqi puppet troops storm al-Ma’mun College in western Baghdad midday Saturday.

In a dispatch posted at 2:20pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a joint force of US and Iraqi puppet troops stormed al-Ma’mun private college in the al-Iskan area of western Baghdad at noon Saturday.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported students in the college a saying that US and puppet troops raided the college on the pretext that they wanted to arrest a number of students who were suspected of involvement in attacks on US occupation forces.

The students responded to the attack by launching a general strike, demonstrating in denunciation of the US occupation of Iraq and its barbaric behavior.

Resistance sharpshooter kills puppet "Shock Troop" soldier at checkpoint in al-'Amiriyah.

In a dispatch posted at 1pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman had shot and killed a soldier in the puppet "Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops (Maghawir)" and wounded his companion in the western Baghdad area of al-'Amiriyah.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of al-'Amiriyah who witnessed the attack as saying that a group of puppet "Shock Troops" were manning a check point in the area when a Resistance sharpshooter opened fire on two of them, one after the other.  The sharpshooter’s bullets killed the first puppet "Shock Troop" soldier and severely wounded the second.

Resistance bomb targets puppet police near Technology University.

In a dispatch posted at 10:10am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a patrol of the Iraqi puppet police on the highway near the Technology University in southeastern Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of the highway near the Technology University blew up, completely destroying a patrol vehicle and killing one puppet policeman and wounding three more of them.

Salah ad-Din Province.

Samarra’.

Resistance bombards puppet "Shock Troop" camp in Samarra’.

In a dispatch posted at 3:15pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired three 82mm mortar rounds into the headquarters of puppet "Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops (Maghawir) in the middle of Samarra’.

The Samarra’ correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local eyewitnesses as saying that the mortar shells scored direct hits on the puppet "Shock Troop" camp, sengin plumes of smoke rising into the sky.

Diyala Province.

Shahraban.

Resistance fighters kill three pro-American Badr Brigade gunmen.

In a dispatch posted at 3:10pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters attacked three members of the pro-American Badr Brigade Shi'i sectarian militia in the Shahraban area, about 85km northeast of Baghdad.

The Diyala Province correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in Shahraban as saying that the Resistance fighters killed the three pro-American Badr Brigade gunmen and then withdrew from the area having suffered no casualties of their own.

Al-Mada’in.

Resistance bomb rips through puppet army column on way to Salman Bak.

In a dispatch posted at 1:40pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a column of Iraqi puppet troops on the road to Salman Bak near al-Mada’in, which is located just southeast of Baghdad

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Mada’in as saying that the bomb went off as the puppet army column was driving along the road to Salman Bak.  The blast destroyed one Nissan puppet army vehicle, killing two puppet troops and seriously wounding two more of them.

Ba'qubah.

Resistance fires three Katyusha rockets into US base at Sa'd Airport in Ba'qubah.

In a dispatch posted at 10:40am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces rocketed Sa'd Airport, a facility that US occupation forces have turned into their headquarters in the city of Ba'qubah, some 65km northeast of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that three medium-range Katyusha rockets blasted into the US base at Sa'd Airport.

Babil Province.

Al-Yusufiyah.

Resistance shoots down US helicopter near al-Yusufiyah Saturday afternoon.

In a dispatch posted at 1:45am Makkah time Sunday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces announced that they had shot down a US helicopter in the area of al-Yusufiyah, about 25km southwest of Baghdad.  US military sources admitted that an American helicopter had crashed southwest of Baghdad but did not confirm that it had been brought down by Resistance gunfire.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the Army of the Rashidin Resistance organization had announced that it had shot down a US helicopter near the town of al-Yusufiyah.  In a communiqué published on the Internet before American spokesmen admitted the downing, the Resistance organization announced that "The lions of Islam in the Army of the Rashidin succeeded in bringing down a US occupation forces helicopter in the area of al-Yusufiyah.

A local official in the puppet regime reported that an Apache helicopter with a two-man crew had been shot at and crashed between al-Yusufiyah and al-Fallujah.  Residents of al-Yusufiyah said that they heard the sound of gunfire in the area just before dusk.  Others said that they saw smoke rising from the wreckage and saw no sign of survivors.

The US military issued a statement admitting that a helicopter had gone down southwest of Baghdad at about 5:30pm Saturday and that the condition of the crew was "unknown."  The American statement said that the US aircraft had been on combat air patrol.  Reuters, as monitored by Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the Americans declined to say what kind of helicopter the craft was or how many crewmen were aboard it.

Al-Latifiyah.

Resistance bomb reportedly kills US soldier in northern al-Latifiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 11:10am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded on the main road in northern al-Latifiyah.

The al-Latifiyah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local eyewitnesses as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of the road to Baghdad blew up as a US military column.  The explosion disabled a Humvee and killed one US soldier and wounded two more of them the witnesses said.

Ninwa Province.

Al-Mawsil.

American troops wounded in bridge bombing in al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 1:50pm Makkah time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US patrol on the Third Bridge in the middle of al-Mawsil (Mosul) in northern Iraq.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Mawsil as saying that the bomb went off as a patrol of American armored vehicles and Humvees was passing the bridge.  The blast disabled one armored vehicle, wounding three US troops, the witnesses reported.

Resistance bomb blasts US column in al-Ma'arid area of al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 11:40am Makkah time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military column on the main road in the al-Ma'arid section of eastern al-Mawsil in northern Iraq.

The al-Mawsil 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 al-Ma'arid ("fair grounds") area blew up by a passing US column, disabling an American armored vehicle.  No information on the nature or extent of US casualties was available, however, because US troops opened fire indiscriminately around the area after the blast and then closed the area off.