Don't Be An Asshole
"Iraq Returns To Its Persian Heritage"????!
What a distortion of history this article is! My ex-husband, who rarely gets exercised about these things, was so upset about it that he alerted me to it this morning. I am simply aghast!
islamic army 8th edition intro
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I.S.I destroys us tank
http://www.liveleak.com/view?
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Islamic army in iraq video (shows many different attacks)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?
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IED US Truck
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Well Shirin, the article may well be propaganda, but it's important to know that there is a faction which is taking this line. But from what little I know of Iraq, I agree with you -- al Sadr's Arabist Iraqi nationalism is clearly the most popular interpretation of national identity among Shiites.
However, there are clearly many influential clerics who are close to Iran, including living there for many years and even working on Iran's behalf in Syria and Lebanon. It isn't surprising that some of them are trying to promote the idea of a Persian Iraq. At least that's how I would read this.
I.S.I destroys us tank
http://www.liveleak.com/view? i=0...=06f_1176746429
anyone else notice something very odd about this video,,,watch the ghostly figure run back to the tank!was that guy invisible or what!????
* HAWIJA - A car bomb targeting a police patrol killed three people, including one policeman, and wounded four others near a petrol station in the town of Hawija, north of Baghdad, police said.
* FALLUJAH - A U.S. Marine died in a non-hostile shooting incident during combat operations in western Anbar province on Monday, the U.S. military said. It said it was investigating the incident.
* MOSUL - Gunmen wounded a tribal leader and killed his son in the northern city of Mosul, police said.
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Voices of Iraq: Iraq-Security Summary
Posted by: nakr2004 on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 03:21 PM
Iraq-Security Summary 1
Security developments in Iraq
Baghdad, Apr 17, (VOI) – Main security developments in Iraq on Tuesday:
Karbala – The local administration in Karbala lifted a curfew that had been imposed on traffic in the Old City after Saturday's deadly bombing that killed dozens and wounded hundreds of others.
Kirkuk – Three civilians were killed and four others, including an Iraqi policeman, were wounded when a car bomb went off in central Huweija district, 70 km southwest of Kirkuk, an Iraqi police source said.
Mosul – Clashes erupted between gunmen and soldiers of a U.S. patrol in al-Wihda neighborhood in southeastern Mosul, an Iraqi police source said, not giving details about casualties.
Baghdad – A roadside bomb in southeastern Baghdad went off near a U.S. army patrol causing damage to a tank, an eyewitness said.
Falluja – The military barracks of the Iraqi army came under an armed attack by unidentified gunmen but no information on casualties could be obtained, local residents in al-Halabsa village in Falluja said.
Muthanna – A group of people suspected of having committed killings in the province were arrested, while police forces managed to liberate two hostages and arrest their kidnappers, the Muthanna police said.
Mosul – Brig. Abdul-Kareem al-Bijari, the assistant director of Mosul police, and two escorts were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire at his vehicle, an official security source said.
Kirkuk – A hairstylist in Kirkuk was killed and a customer wounded in an attack by an armed group in Kirkuk, while other barbers received death threats to close down their shops, a police source said.
Baaquba – Two people were killed and five others wounded when unidentified gunmen attacked villages in Abu Saida town, northeastern Baaquba, on Tuesday, local residents said.
Baghdad – Iraqi U.S. forces killed five gunmen and arrested 83 more, as well as 32 suspected gunmen during the past 48 hours in different areas of the capital Baghdad under the Fardh al-Qanoon security plan launched in mid-February 2007 by the Iraqi government, the Baghdad security operations command said.
Salah al-Din – A man was killed while planting an explosive charge in an area of al-Shurqat town in Salah al-Din province, a security source in Tikrit said.
Kut – Twenty-five gunmen were killed in a wide-scale offensive by joint troops from the Iraqi army and the Multi-National Force in northern al-Sawira town, a security source in Wassit province said.
Kirkuk – Three people, including a policeman, were wounded when an explosive charge ripped through the Sahat al-Ihtifalat neighborhood in southern Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad, a security source said.
Basra – A British soldier was wounded when a base came under attack in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the spokeswoman for the Multi-National Forces in southern Iraq said.
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Voices of Iraq: Anbar-Security
كتب: nakr2004 في يوم الثلاثاء, 17 أبريل, 2007 - 06:50 PM BT
Anbar-Security
Two U.S. bases mortared, three killed in explosion in Haditha
By Nasser Khalil
Falluja, Apr 17, (VOI) - Two U.S. bases in Falluja, 57 km west of Baghdad, were simultaneously attacked by mortar shells, a police source in the city said, while locals in Haditha said that two policemen and a civilian were killed when an explosive charge went off.
"Four blasts rattled the U.S. base in central Falluja at 6:00 pm on Tuesday," a source in the Falluja police department told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
"The attack coincided with three other strong explosions targeting the U.S. military base in al-Jeghefy neighborhood in northern Falluja," he said.
"Strong blasts were heard and billows of black smoke were seen rising from the two bases," the source added, noting that U.S. Marine forces cordoned off the areas surrounding the two bases.
Meanwhile, two policemen and a citizen were killed and a police vehicle was destroyed in a bomb explosion in the city of Haditha, 170 km west of Ramadi, locals said.
"A roadside bomb went off on a street in al-Dawaher neighborhood, south of Haditha, at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, targeting an Iraqi police patrol," an eyewitness told (VOI) over the phone.
"The blast killed two policemen, while the police forces started a random shootout, killing a citizen," he added,
Anbar is a province that covers a large area. It stretches just west of Baghdad to the borders with Jordan. It is a Sunni province. Its main cities are Falluja, Ramadi. Haditha, Hit, Aana, and Rutbah.
This must be the saddest picture from Iraq till today.(Warning: very graphic)
http://clearinghouse.infovlad.ne...read.php?
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BAGHDAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Five U.S. soldiers were killed and six others injured in insurgent attacks in Baghdad and western Iraq, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
A soldier assigned to Multi-National Division - Baghdad was killed and two others injured along with their Iraqi interpreter when a sophisticated armored-piercing roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in southern Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said in a statement.
"The unit was conducting a combat security patrol at the time of the attack," it said.
The explosively formed projectiles, or EFPs, were allegedly come from Iran, according to U.S. officials, who previously accused the neighboring country of providing Iraqi Shiite militias with weapons and parts for such bombs.
A second soldier assigned to the same unit was killed and one more wounded when a roadside bomb went off near their vehicle while conducting a security patrol in southern Baghdad on Monday, the military said in another statement.
Another soldier was killed and one more injured when insurgents attacked their vehicle with small arms fire while conducting combat security patrol in southwestern the capital on Monday, the military said in a statement.
Two soldiers were killed and two others injured when their M- 1114 vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in the restive city of Fallujah, 50 km west of Baghdad, on Saturday, according to a separate statement.
Names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin and release by the U.S. Department of Defense, the statements said.
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