Monday, 2 January 2006.

·       US soldier reported killed in convoy bombing on east side of al-Fallujah.

·       Resistance bomb leaves four US troops reported dead in Yathrib, 75km north of Baghdad.

·       Resistance bomb blasts truck convoy reportedly killing US soldier in Tikrit.

·       "Friendly fire": US helicopter rockets American troops waiting to ambush Resistance fighters in ad-Dulu'iyah Sunday night.

·       Five foreign "security company" mercenaries killed in two attacks in Diyala Province.

·       Five Three US troops reported killed in two bombing attacks southwest of Kirkuk.

·       Resistance attacks in Mosul leave seven US troops reported dead.

Al-Anbar Province.

Ar-Ramadi.

Resistance fighters assault joint US-Iraqi puppet forces camp in ar-Ramadi.

In a dispatch posted at 11:50am Mecca time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters had mounted a fierce attack on the joint US-Iraqi puppet regime headquarters in the middle of ar-Ramadi, some 110km west of Baghdad.

The ar-Ramadi correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that the Resistance began the battle when they bombarded the camp with mortar rounds and then with medium-range S5K rockets, destroying large sections of the facility.  Resistance fighters armed with light and medium weapons then stormed the camp, killing or wounding 20 US and Iraqi puppet soldiers.

Al-Fallujah.

US soldier reported killed in convoy bombing on east side of al-Fallujah.

In a dispatch posted at 11:40am Mecca time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a US military column near the eastern entrance to the city of al-Fallujah, some 60km west of Baghdad.

The al-Fallujah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local eyewitnesses as saying that a bomb that the bomb had exploded by a convoy of several Humvees and trucks loaded with concrete barriers of the sort used by US forces to protect their bases.  The blast disabled an American vehicle, killing one US soldier and wounding a second.

Resistance bomb damages US vehicle in al-Fallujah.

In a dispatch posted at 11:30am Mecca time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a US military patrol on the main road opposite the US headquarters in the middle of al-Fallujah.

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 road blew up as the US patrol was passing by, heavily damaging one patrol vehicle and wounding three US soldiers.

Baghdad.

Resistance car bomb targets puppet police patrol.

In a dispatch posted at 1:30pm Mecca time Monday, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bomb had exploded by an Iraqi puppet police patrol on the main road in the ash-Shurtah Tunnel area in western Baghdad

The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in the area as saying that the explosives-laden car, which had been parked by the side of the main road in the district, blew up by the patrol, disabling one patrol vehicle and killing two puppet policemen and wounding three more.

Resistance bomb blasts motorcade of puppet regime "Minister."

In a dispatch posted at 11:30am Mecca time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a short while earlier an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by the motorcade of the puppet "Minister of Industry and Minerals" in the American-installed regime as it traveled along the main road in the Baghdad al-Jadidah area in the southeast of the occupied Iraqi capital.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that the bomb on the road that runs between Baghdad al-Jadidah and the Camp Sarah area blew up by the passing motorcade, inflicting great damage on one of the cars in the procession and killing one of the "Minister’s" guards and wounding a second.

Salah ad-Din Province.

Yathrib.

Resistance bomb leaves four US troops reported dead in Yathrib.

In a dispatch posted at 7pm Mecca time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a US military column near the Yathrib area, some 75km north of Baghdad.

The Kirkuk correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that a bomb had exploded by the side of the road leading to the center of Yathrib as a US column was driving past.  The explosion completely destroyed one American Humvee, killing four US troops who were aboard it.

Balad.

Resistance bomb blasts puppet army column in Balad.

In a dispatch posted at 6:55pm Mecca time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a column of Iraqi puppet army troops on the main road in Balad, north of Baghdad.

The Balad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that a bomb that had been planted near the Balad fuel depot had exploded by a passing puppet army column, disabling one Nissan troop transport and killing four Iraqi puppet troops who were aboard it.

Samarra’.

Resistance mounts series of attack on US, puppet forces in Samarra’ area.

In a dispatch posted at 6:30pm Mecca time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that in the previous 24 hours there had been numerous attacks on US and Iraqi puppet forces in the city of Samarra’, some 120km north of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had bombarded the headquarters of the puppet "Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops" in the regional government building in downtown Samarra’ with four medium-range S5K rockets, scoring direct hits on the facility and sending smoke billowing into the sky.

An Iraqi Resistance bomb that had been planted by the side of the main road in the city’s industrial zone blew up as a patrol of "Shock Troops" was driving past.  The explosion completely destroyed one troop transport vehicle, killing five puppet "Shock Troops" and seriously wounding three more of them.

Iraqi Resistance forces also shelled the al-Buhayrah Hotel, which the American military have taken over and turned into their headquarters.  Eight medium-range rockets blasted into the American-occupied hotel sending plumes of smoke rising from all parts of the building as sirens wailed and swarms of helicopters flew in overhead, prowling the skies of the area for several hours after the attack.

Earlier, on Sunday night, Resistance forces had bombarded the puppet "Shock Troop" headquarters with seven medium-range rockets, sending smoke rising from stricken "Shock Troop" vehicles inside the compound.

Tikrit.

Resistance bomb blasts truck convoy reportedly killing US soldier in Tikrit.

In a dispatch posted at 5:40pm Mecca time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bomb had exploded by a US truck convoy on the main road in the middle of Tikrit, north of Baghdad

The Tikrit correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that an explosives-packed car that had been parked by the side of the road near the post office in the city blew up as an American truck convoy was driving past.  The explosion completely destroyed a truck, killing one US soldier and wounding a second.

Bayji.

Resistance bombards US base southwest of Bayji.

In a dispatch posted at 4:40pm Mecca time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had fired seven mortar rounds into the US base set up in the as-Siniyah area southwest of Bayji, which is located north of Baghdad.

The Bayji correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of as-Siniyah who witnessed the attack as saying that the American-occupied facility took direct hits from the mortar shells, sending plumes of smoke rising into the sky.

At-Tarimiyah.

Resistance shoots down unmanned US spyplane.

In a dispatch posted at 1:40pm Mecca time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters had shot down an unmanned American reconnaissance plane in the at-Tarimiyah area just north of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of at-Tarimiyah who witnessed the attack as saying that the spy plane, used by the Americans to track the movements of the Iraqi Resistance, was seen plunging to earth in a grove in the area after having been hit by light and medium weapons fire.  The Resistance organization Squadrons of the Army of the ar-Rashidin in Iraq took responsibility for the downing in a statement they distributed around several mosques in the area.

Ad-Dulu'iayh.

"Friendly fire": US helicopter attacks American troops waiting to ambush Resistance fighters.

A US helicopter gunship attacked a group of American troops who were preparing an ambush attack on Resistance fighters on Sunday, sources in ad-Dulu'iyah told Quds Press on Monday.

The sources said that the US occupation forces prepared two ambushes in ad-Dulu'iyah on Sunday night, but a US helicopter rocketed one of the American detachments, thinking that they were Resistance fighters.  The attack resulted in casualties in the American ranks the sources told Quds Press.

Eyewitnesses told Quds Press that the attack totally destroyed the American attack group, but they were unable to specify the nature or number of casualties that resulted from the "friendly fire" attack.

In other news in ad-Dulu'iyah, reported that US forces arrested nine local Iraqis on Sunday night, one of them an officer in the American-run puppet police.  No reason for the arrests was given.  Quds Quds Press Press reported that there is intense and widespread anger at US forces in the ad-Dulu'iyah area following a spate of large-scale indiscriminate mass arrests of local civilian residents.

Diyala Province.

Ba'qubah.

Resistance bombards US-occupied airport in Ba'qubah.

In a dispatch posted at 4:50pm Mecca time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had fired 13 medium-range Katyusha rockets into the US-occupied 'Abbas ibn Firnas airport in Ba 'qubah, northeast of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the puppet "Rapid Deployment Forces" in Ba'qubah as saying that the airport, which the Americans have turned into one of their headquarters, had been pounded by rockets, with various parts of the facility taking direct hits from the Resistance missiles.  Large parts of some of the buildings inside the airport were destroyed and a number of American troops killed and wounded, the source reported.

Five foreign "security company" mercenaries killed in two attacks in Diyala Province.

In a dispatch posted at 4:45pm Mecca time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that two Iraqi Resistance bomb attacks had targeted two columns of four-wheel drive vehicles of the sort used by contractor mercenaries working for the US occupation in Iraq.

The Diyala Province 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 main road in the area of al-Ghalibiyah, west of Ba'qubah, blew up by a passing column of four-wheel-drive vehicles, disabling one of them and killing two of the foreign mercenaries and wounding two more.

A second Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a column of armor-plated vehicles belonging to a mercenary "security company" working for the US occupation forces in the as-Sadah area, some 5km north of Ba'qubah, destroying one of the vehicles and killing three foreign mercenaries and wounding a fourth.

Resistance car bomber blasts puppet police bus, killing six puppet policemen.

In a dispatch posted at 4:30pm Mecca time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance fida’i fighter had driven an explosives-laden car into an Iraqi puppet police bus in Ba'qubah, northeast of Baghdad

The Ba'qubah orrespondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the puppet police as saying that the attack occurred on the main road in the north of the city and that the bus was completely destroyed by the explosion, which killed six puppet policemen and wounded five more.

Resistance rockets US-occupied airport.

In a dispatch posted at 12:10pm Mecca time Monday, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had fired two medium-range Grad rockets into the US military headquarters in Sa'd Airport in Diyala Province, northeast of Baghdad.

The Diyala Province correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that the two rockets scored direct hits on the US-occupied facility.

Babil Province.

Al-Yusufiyah.

Resistance bombards US, Iraqi puppet army troop concentration.

In a dispatch posted at 6:20pm Mecca time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had bombarded a concentration of US and Iraqi puppet army troops on the highway south of al-Yusufiyah, which is located south of Baghdad

The al-Yusufiyah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that a concentration of US and Iraqi puppet troops was hit by 82mm mortar rounds fired by Resistance forces.  Flames and smoke were seen rising from the American and Iraqi puppet army vehicles.  No precise information on the nature or extent of casualties was available.

At-Ta’mim Province.

Kirkuk.

Two US troops reported killed in bombing in ar-Riyad, southwest of Kirkuk.

In a dispatch posted at 6:25pm Mecca time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a US column near ar-Riyad, some 25km southwest of Kirkuk on the road to Bayji.

The Kirkuk correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a bomb that had been planted by the side of th road in ar-Riyad blew up as a US column was passing by, disabling one Humvee and killing two US troops and wounding a third.

Al-Hawijah.

Three US troops reported killed in bombing in al-Hawijah.

In a dispatch posted at 1:20pm Mecca time Monday, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a US military a column on the main road in the al-Hawijah area southwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses who live in the area as saying that the bomb completely destroyed a Humvee, killing three US troops and wounding two more of them.

Ninwa Province.

Mosul.

US soldier reported dead as two bombs rip through US columns in Mosul.

In a dispatch posted at 7:15pm Mecca time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that two Iraqi Resistance bombs had exploded by US troops in Mosul.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that the first of the two bombs had been planted by the side of the main road in the as-Sukkar area of the city, near Dawrat Baghdad.  It went off as a US column was driving past, disabling one American armored vehicle and wounding five US troops who were aboard it, one of them seriously.

The second bomb was planted by the side of the main road in the al-Ma’mun area of the city also near Dawrat Baghdad.  It disabled one vehicle in a passing American military column, killing one US soldier and wounding three more of them.  The Jaysh Ansar as-Sunnah Resistance group took responsibility for the two bomb attacks in a communiqué it distributed around several mosques in Mosul.

Resistance attacks in Mosul leave six US troops reported dead.

In a dispatch posted at 2pm Mecca time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters had carried out two attacks on US troops in Mosul

The Mosul correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Resistance fighters equipped with medium arms attacked an American foot patrol in the al-Qadisiyah neighborhood in the middle of the northern Iraqi city.  Residents of al-Qadisiyah told the correspondent that the Resistance fighters armed with medium weapons and machine guns surprised the Americans near the an-Nu'aymi Mosque and killed two US troops and wounded two more of them before withdrawing from the area.

In a separate incident, three Iraqi Resistance bombs exploded by the side of the main road to Baghdad as a column of several American Humvees was driving past.  The explosion disabled three Humvees, killing four US troops and wounding four more of them.

Resistance ambush leaves four puppet policemen dead in Mosul.

In a dispatch posted at 1pm Mecca time Monday, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters equipped with light and medium weapons had ambushes a patrol of Iraqi puppet police in the west of Mosul.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the puppet police as saying that the Resistance attack completely destroyed one patrol vehicle, killing four puppet policemen inside it.

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