·       US occupation forces stage massive raids, searches and arrests in ar-Ramadi beginning at midnight and into Tuesday morning.

·       US seals off, locks down border town of al-Mundhiriyah after "dozens" of Iranians had reportedly slipped into Iraq.

·       US soldier reported killed in bombing in Kirkuk.

·       Four Resistance fighters escape US prison camp in Tall 'Afar.

·       Resistance bomb blasts US column south of al-Mawsil, reportedly killing US soldier.

Al-Anbar Province.

Ar-Ramadi.

US occupation forces stage massive raids, searches and arrests in ar-Ramadi beginning at midnight and into Tuesday morning following disappearance of American troops on Monday in heavy fighting.

In a dispatch posted at 6:20pm Makkah (Mecca) time Tuesday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that US occupation forces had launched a campaign of mass raids, searches, and arrests in ar-Ramadi, about 110km west of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in ar-Ramadi as saying that US troops surrounded the neighborhood of at-Ta’mim, the ath-Thilah district, 17 July Street, 20 Street, and the al-Mal'ab ("playing field") areas of the city around midnight Monday-Tuesday, and began storming into houses detonating percussion grenades and setting off explosives that they planted at doorways to blow people’s houses open.

Local witnesses said at the Americans attacked and beat the men in the houses they raided.  They threw the women out in the street and them smashed furniture in the houses.  Dozens of local people were arrested on charges of being opposed to the American occupation forces.  Local people confirmed to Mafkarat al-Islam that none of the people arrested by the Americans were members of the Resistance.

US forces continued on Tuesday to search for American troops that "went missing" on Monday according to an American military announcement reported by Quds Press.  The American military had declared that the US troops went missing in the course of a "traffic accident" that left five other American Marines dead in al-Anbar Province west of Baghdad.

According to US military announcements reported by Quds Press, the Americans have lost a total of 18 men over the last three days.  The latest such American admission came in a statement issued early Tuesday that said that nine US troops had been killed on Monday.  Two other American soldiers were admitted killed when a US Apache helicopter was shot down near al-Yusufiyah on Saturday.

Sources close to the Iraqi Resistance told Quds Press that fighting raged in ar-Ramadi on Monday until it finally died down at about 8pm local time Monday evening.  The sources told Quds Press that Resistance fighters attacked the Americans in their headquarters in the old Provincial Government building and the Immigration Building in downtown ar-Ramadi, sparking violent fighting.  The Americans called in helicopters but had difficulty using them because the Resistance fighters were engaged in relatively close combat with the Americans, too close to the US positions to allow for extensive use of American airpower.

The sources told Quds Press that the fighting on Monday ended with a number of US vehicles burned and numerous US troops killed or wounded.  The sources noted that the Americans in their headquarters in the former Provincial Government building have now become virtually daily targets of Resistance attacks.

Al-Khalidiyah.

Resistance sharpshooter kills puppet "National Guard" soldier atop house stolen from local villagers in Jazirat al-Khalidiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 2:20pm Makkah time Tuesday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman shot and killed an Iraqi puppet "National Guard" soldier in the Jazirat al-Khalidiyah, near al-Khalidiyah, about 80km west of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Khalidiyah as saying that a puppet "National Guard" soldier who was on observation duty atop one of the houses that the US and puppet forces stole from residents of the local village was struck by a Resistance sharpshooter’s bullet, killing him instantly.  Witnesses saw the "National Guardsman" fall from the roof of the building after the shot.

Al-Habbaniyah

Resistance bombards US base in al-Habbaniyah twice on Tuesday.

In a dispatch posted at 1:40pm Makkah time Tuesday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired five heavy 120mm mortar rounds into the US military headquarters in the al-Habbaniyah military base 69km west of Baghdad Tuesday morning.

The al-Habbaniyah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses who live in the al-Madyan neighborhood near the base as saying that the barrage set off explosions inside the US-occupied facility and sent pillars of smoke billowing into the sky.

Then, in a dispatch posted at 8:25pm Makkah time Tuesday night, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired four mortar rounds at the US base in al-Habbaniyah, 69km west of Baghdad at 4pm Tuesday afternoon, in the second Resistance bombardment of the facility during the day.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local eyewitnesses as saying, however that three of the four rockets went off course and landed in the irrigational water facility, while the fourth rocket landed inside the American-occupied base but inflicted no damage.

Baghdad.

Resistance bomb blasts puppet "National Guard" patrol in ad-Durah.

In a dispatch posted at 7:30pm Makkah time Tuesday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a puppet "Iraqi National Guard" patrol on the main road in the southern Baghdad suburb of ad-Durah.

The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the local puppet police as saying that the bomb destroyed a puppet military vehicle, killing two members of the patrol and wounding three more of them, according to the source.

Two employees of United Arab Emirates embassy in Baghdad shot and killed.

In a dispatch posted at 3pm Makkah time Tuesday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that unknown armed men shot and killed two employees of the United Arab Emirates embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday.

The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in the ad-Dawudi section of the city where the UAE embassy is located as saying that armed men in a sedan opened fire with light arms on two embassy employees, killing them instantly.  No further information on the possible motive in the assassination was immediately available.

Resistance bomb in Baghdad’s az-Za'faraniyah wounds three US troops.

In a dispatch posted at 9:50am Makkah time Tuesday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US patrol on the main road in the az-Za'faraniyah area of southeastern Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in az-Za'faraniyah as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of the road near the Jami' al-'Ali al-'Azim Mosque blew up by the passing American patrol, disabling one Humvee and wounding three SU troops, one of them severely.

Salah ad-Din Province.

Samarra’.

Puppet official in Samarra’ survives car bomb attack.

In a dispatch posted at 12:50pm Makkah time Tuesday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the puppet head of the municipal council of Samarra’ survived a car bomb attack on Tuesday morning.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in Samarra’ as saying that an explosives-laden car had been parked by the side of the main road near the home of 'Ali Aswad, the head of the puppet "Municipal Council" of Samara’.  The car bomb exploded as Aswad’s motorcade drove past it.  Three of the puppet official’s guards were severely wounded in the blast but Aswad himself was unhurt as he was at home and not in the motorcade when the bomb exploded.

Tikrit.

Resistance bomb targets puppet "Shock Troops south of Tikrit.

In a dispatch posted at 10:30am Makkah time Tuesday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a patrol of puppet "Interior Ministry Shock Troops (Maghawir)" on the main road to the ad-Dawr area south of Tikrit, some 180km north of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in Tikrit as saying that the bomb, which was planted near the farm area "al-Mazra'ah" by the side of the road running south to ad-Dawr, destroyed one patrol vehicle and killed one puppet "Shock Troop" soldier.  Three more "Shock Troops" were seriously wounded in the blast.

Diyala Province.

Al-Mundhiriyah.

US seals off, locks down border town of al-Mundhiriyah after "dozens" of Iranians had reportedly slipped into Iraq.

In a dispatch posted at 5:30pm Makkah time Tuesday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that US occupation forces and troops of their Iraqi puppet army completely sealed off the city of al-Mundhiriyah on the border with Iran on Tuesday, preventing anyone entering or leaving for reasons that they did not disclose.

The al-Mundhiriyah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that at 6am local time US and Iraqi puppet forces closed the city off and locked it down, demanding over loudspeakers that the local population "cooperate" and no come out of their houses."

During the morning and afternoon, US troops and their puppet army allies searched particular houses in specific areas of the city, particularly in al-Mundhiriyah’s northern and southern neighborhoods.  A number of people were arrested, as prisoners were seen, their hands bound and with bags over their heads.  The correspondent was, accordingaly, unable to identify who they were. Al-Mundhiriyah remained under lockdown until 3pm Tuesday afternoon.

A source in the Iraqi puppet police told Mafkarat al-Islam that the reason for closing down the city for most of the day was the presence of "dozens" of Iranians who had infiltrated across the border two days earlier.  The source said that the US forces had closed and sealed off the city in order to try to find and arrest the Iranians.

Al-Khalis.

Resistance ambushes puppet "Shock Troops" on road to al-Khalis.

In a dispatch posted at 4:20pm Makkah time Tuesday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces attacked a patrol of puppet "Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops (Maghawir)" on the road to al-Khalis, about 60km north of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Khalis as saying that Resistance fighters armed with light and medium weapons ambushed the puppet "Shock Troop" patrol, damaging several patrol vehicles and killing one of puppet "Shock Troop" soldier and wounding four more of them.

At-Ta’mim Province.

Kirkuk.

US soldier reported killed in bombing in Kirkuk.

In a dispatch posted at 8:55pm Makkah time Tuesday night, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US patrol in the Industrial Zone of the northern city of Kirkuk.

The Kirkuk correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local eyewitnesses as saying that the bomb went off by a patrol of several Humvees, destroying a Humvee and killing one US soldier, and wounding three more.

Ninwa Province.

Tall 'Afar.

Four Resistance fighters escape US prison camp in Tall 'Afar.

In a dispatch posted at 5pm Makkah time Tuesday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that four Iraqi Resistance men who were being held prisoner by the US occupation and its puppet forces have managed to escape from an American prison in the western part of Tall 'Afar in northern Iraq.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that the four men, who had been captured during the last Battle of Tall 'Afar, escaped at dawn from the American prison camp.  There were suspicions that two of them had been wounded when guards opened fire intensively on them as they made their get away.

US forces have encircled Tall 'Afar and he areas surrounding the American base to the west of that city.  The Americans have also surrounded the city hospitals and medical clinics in the hopes that any escapees who were wounded might try to get to a hospital or clinic for medical treatment, the source said.

Al-Mawsil.

Resistance bomb blasts US column in western al-Mawsil’s al-Qadisiyah district. 

In a dispatch posted at 3:30pm Makkah time Tuesday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military column in the al-Qadisiyah area in western al-Mawsil (Mosul) in northern Iraq.

The al-Mawsil correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of al-Qadisiyah who witnessed the attack as saying that the bomb disabled a US armored vehicle, wounding two American soldiers.

Resistance bomb blasts US column south of al-Mawsil, reportedly killing US soldier.

In a dispatch posted at 10:10am Makkah time Tuesday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military column on Baghdad Road south of al-Mawsil in northern Iraq.

The al-Mawsil correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the local puppet police as saying that the bomb disabled a US armored vehicle, killing one US soldier and wounding two more of them.