Iraq violence: 27/3/08 - "surge" reaches peak of its powers - U.Sclearly winning the war.

Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq, Thursday 27 March 2008

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Baghdad

12 mortars hit the Green Zone starting at 10 am until this report was

prepared at 2 pm, Thursday, said Iraqi Police. The U.S. Embassy said

no one was injured.

2 mortar rounds fell on Ur neighbourhood, east Baghdad near an open

air marketplace killing one civilian, injuring two.

2 mortar rounds hit Karrada Kharij Street, central Baghdad injuring 1

civilian.

17 wounded Iraqi Army soldiers from Basra were taken to al-Yarmouk

Hospital for treatment.

Clashes in al-Mansour district, from Iskan neighbourhood to Abu Jafar

al-Mansour began this morning between Mahdi Army members and security

forces. 3 Iraqi Army soldiers were injured and the clashes continued

at the time of publication.

A parked car bomb exploded near the Red Crescent office, Andalus

Square, in central Baghdad causing some material damages to its outer

wall.

Clashes between Mahdi Army members and National Police in al-Amin

neighbourhood started this morning and continue until the preparation

of this report at 2 pm. Casualties have not been reported until this

time.

The office of al-Da'wa Party in al-Shaab neighbourhood has been

torched, causing only material damages.

3 mortars hit al-Alawi bus station, central Baghdad, killing 2

civilians, injuring 15.

Updating Sadr City news, since the fighting started on Monday until

now, the toll has reached 38 killed and 47 wounded, Iraqi police said.

Gunmen kidnapped the civil spokesman of the Baghdad Security Plan,

Tahseen al-Shaikhli. An armed group attacked his home, took him

captive, let his family go and torched his house. They also took a

government pick up truck, loaded it with 26 pieces of weaponry

belonging to his security detail.

8 Iraqi soldiers were wounded in clashes between Iraqi Army and

members of the Mahdi Army in Talbiyah, north Baghdad at around 3 pm

Thursday.

Random fire by gunmen passing in a speeding car killed a father and

his son, 13 years old in Talbiyah, north Baghdad at 5 this afternoon.

1 civilian injured when gunmen opened fire randomly across Sabah al-

Khayat Square in Shaab area in north Baghdad at around 5 pm.

1 mortar round fell in Battawin neighbourhood, which is a largely

commercial area in central Baghdad, injuring 2 civilians at 5 pm.

Clashes between gunmen and Iraqi Army in Zafaraniyah, southeast

Baghdad at around 5.30 pm left 2 soldiers seriously injured.

2 mortar rounds hit the Ministry of Interior, al-Tasfeerat compound in

central Baghdad at 6 pm killing 1 employee and injuring 4.

A mortar shell hit a residential building in Karrada Dakhil, central

Baghdad at 6.15 pm, injuring 2 residents and causing material damage.

Clashes broke out between National Police and gunmen in Husseiniyah

neighbourhood at around 6.30 pm and the clashes continued at the time

of publication.

4 mortar rounds hit the US military base in Rustamiyah at 6.30 pm. No

casualties were reported and no comment was available from the US

military at the time of publication.

Gunmen target a police patrol at the entrance of al-Hurriyah

neighbourhood at 8 pm injuring 1 policeman.

Thursday at 8 pm the Shoala Police Station fell in the control of an

armed group.

5 unidentified bodies were found in Baghdad by Iraqi Police today. 1

in Ur, 1 in Zayuna, 1 in Husseiniyah, 1 in Mansour, 1 in Alawi al-

Hilla, Sheikh Ma'roof.

Basra

Fighting in Basra between the Mahdi Army and the security forces has

been ongoing since early Tuesday, and the toll of the fighting is at

least 97 killed and around 300 injured, a medical source in the

Directorate of Health in Basra said.

Hilla

Clashes have resumed in the city centre of Hilla city causing the

injury of 30 people, 22 of whom were police and army, 8 civilians

amongst who was a woman and the death of 1 soldier and 2 policemen.

Clashes in Chiffel neibourhood inside Hilla city continue, and the

offices of al-Da'wa Party and the Supreme Council were torched by

members of al-Mahdi Army causing the death of 3 policemen and the

injury of 4.

Maysan

Gunmen torch Badr Organization Bureau located in Hitteen Square, in

the centre of Amara city. They launched 4 RPGs at the bureau, three of

which hit the bureau and burned the building to the ground. The fourth

hit an adjacent house, injuring one of its inhabitants.

Clashes between Iraqi Army and Mahdi Army members as the regular army

was crossing what is commonly known as the Yugoslav Bridge, north

Amara. 2 civilians were killed and 7 injured by cross fire.

Salahuddin

Gunmen attack a Sahwa, US sponsored militia, member's house in al-

Khadhraa neighbourhood, downtown Samara and kill both him and his son

and injured his wife and one of his daughters. Joint forces, Iraqi

army and US military announce a curfew in order to search for the

armed group, said First Lieutenant Muthanna Shakir. US military did

not include this report in their release.

A roadside bomb exploded yesterday, Wednesday targeting a Support

Force, CLC, checkpoint on the main road near Awja city injuring 7

Sahwa members and 2 civilians.

A mortar shell fell on Tel al-Jarad, Baiji city, yesterday evening

killing a woman Mona Ajaj, injuring 5 civilians, amongst whom were 3

children and a woman.

IED exploded targeting a soldier as he left his home going to work, in

Malha neighbourhood, north Baiji, causing his death.

Diyala

5 unidentified bodies were found in a mass grave by security forces in

al-Zor area, Muqdadiyah district, 25 km to the east of Baquba.

Local police found 4 bodies in al-Asaiba village, Shahraban district,

8 km south of the town of Baladruz. They were immediately sent to the

coroner's department in Baladruz General Hospital, where through

procedures the bodies were identified and collected by their families

and returned to al-Shamsiyah village, their home town.

A roadside bomb exploded targeting a civilian car in the town of

Khanaqin injuring 2 civilians.

The District Commissioner's office in Khan Beni Saad was targeted with

mortar fire by the Mahdi Army today. The security forces announced a

curfew in the town in order to track the armed group.

Anbar

2 ready-to-use improvised explosive devices were found by Iraqi Police

near 40 Street in a garbage container at 7 am Thursday. They were

propane gas cylinders (used for cooking) with an addition of TNT

explosive material. They were removed safely by the police and a

curfew aided the security forces to capture the outlaws and the curfew

was lifted at one pm.

5 Iraqi Army soldiers from Anbar were killed in the fighting in Basra.

Their bodies were returned to their families today.

Kirkuk

A suicide car bomb targeted an Asayesh, a Kurd security intelligence

agency, vehicle killing an officer, Captain Tayib Mahmoud, and

injuring 2 of his security detail and 5 civilians in the proximity of

the explosion. The incident took place in al-Quds Street, Tiseen

neighbourhood, downtown Kirkuk city early Thursday morning.

Gunmen assassinated the Commander of Garmian Peshmerga Forces, of the

KDP. The gunmen opened fire upon his motorcade in a town near Daqooq,

south Kirkuk, killing him and 4 of his security detail.

On Mar 27, 6:09 pm, Wayne <waynet...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq, Thursday 27 March 2008

>

> http://www.mcclatchydc.com/212/story/31750.html

>

> Baghdad

>

> 12 mortars hit the Green Zone starting at 10 am until this report was

> prepared at 2 pm, Thursday, said Iraqi Police. The U.S. Embassy said

> no one was injured.

>

> 2 mortar rounds fell on Ur neighbourhood, east Baghdad near an open

> air marketplace killing one civilian, injuring two.

>

> 2 mortar rounds hit Karrada Kharij Street, central Baghdad injuring 1

> civilian.

>

> 17 wounded Iraqi Army soldiers from Basra were taken to al-Yarmouk

> Hospital for treatment.

>

> Clashes in al-Mansour district, from Iskan neighbourhood to Abu Jafar

> al-Mansour began this morning between Mahdi Army members and security

> forces. 3 Iraqi Army soldiers were injured and the clashes continued

> at the time of publication.

>

> A parked car bomb exploded near the Red Crescent office, Andalus

> Square, in central Baghdad causing some material damages to its outer

> wall.

>

> Clashes between Mahdi Army members and National Police in al-Amin

> neighbourhood started this morning and continue until the preparation

> of this report at 2 pm. Casualties have not been reported until this

> time.

>

> The office of al-Da'wa Party in al-Shaab neighbourhood has been

> torched, causing only material damages.

>

> 3 mortars hit al-Alawi bus station, central Baghdad, killing 2

> civilians, injuring 15.

>

> Updating Sadr City news, since the fighting started on Monday until

> now, the toll has reached 38 killed and 47 wounded, Iraqi police said.

>

> Gunmen kidnapped the civil spokesman of the Baghdad Security Plan,

> Tahseen al-Shaikhli. An armed group attacked his home, took him

> captive, let his family go and torched his house. They also took a

> government pick up truck, loaded it with 26 pieces of weaponry

> belonging to his security detail.

>

> 8 Iraqi soldiers were wounded in clashes between Iraqi Army and

> members of the Mahdi Army in Talbiyah, north Baghdad at around 3 pm

> Thursday.

>

> Random fire by gunmen passing in a speeding car killed a father and

> his son, 13 years old in Talbiyah, north Baghdad at 5 this afternoon.

>

> 1 civilian injured when gunmen opened fire randomly across Sabah al-

> Khayat Square in Shaab area in north Baghdad at around 5 pm.

>

> 1 mortar round fell in Battawin neighbourhood, which is a largely

> commercial area in central Baghdad, injuring 2 civilians at 5 pm.

>

> Clashes between gunmen and Iraqi Army in Zafaraniyah, southeast

> Baghdad at around 5.30 pm left 2 soldiers seriously injured.

>

> 2 mortar rounds hit the Ministry of Interior, al-Tasfeerat compound in

> central Baghdad at 6 pm killing 1 employee and injuring 4.

>

> A mortar shell hit a residential building in Karrada Dakhil, central

> Baghdad at 6.15 pm, injuring 2 residents and causing material damage.

>

> Clashes broke out between National Police and gunmen in Husseiniyah

> neighbourhood at around 6.30 pm and the clashes continued at the time

> of publication.

>

> 4 mortar rounds hit the US military base in Rustamiyah at 6.30 pm. No

> casualties were reported and no comment was available from the US

> military at the time of publication.

>

> Gunmen target a police patrol at the entrance of al-Hurriyah

> neighbourhood at 8 pm injuring 1 policeman.

>

> Thursday at 8 pm the Shoala Police Station fell in the control of an

> armed group.

>

> 5 unidentified bodies were found in Baghdad by Iraqi Police today. 1

> in Ur, 1 in Zayuna, 1 in Husseiniyah, 1 in Mansour, 1 in Alawi al-

> Hilla, Sheikh Ma'roof.

>

> Basra

>

> Fighting in Basra between the Mahdi Army and the security forces has

> been ongoing since early Tuesday, and the toll of the fighting is at

> least 97 killed and around 300 injured, a medical source in the

> Directorate of Health in Basra said.

>

> Hilla

>

> Clashes have resumed in the city centre of Hilla city causing the

> injury of 30 people, 22 of whom were police and army, 8 civilians

> amongst who was a woman and the death of 1 soldier and 2 policemen.

>

> Clashes in Chiffel neibourhood inside Hilla city continue, and the

> offices of al-Da'wa Party and the Supreme Council were torched by

> members of al-Mahdi Army causing the death of 3 policemen and the

> injury of 4.

>

> Maysan

>

> Gunmen torch Badr Organization Bureau located in Hitteen Square, in

> the centre of Amara city. They launched 4 RPGs at the bureau, three of

> which hit the bureau and burned the building to the ground. The fourth

> hit an adjacent house, injuring one of its inhabitants.

>

> Clashes between Iraqi Army and Mahdi Army members as the regular army

> was crossing what is commonly known as the Yugoslav Bridge, north

> Amara. 2 civilians were killed and 7 injured by cross fire.

>

> Salahuddin

>

> Gunmen attack a Sahwa, US sponsored militia, member's house in al-

> Khadhraa neighbourhood, downtown Samara and kill both him and his son

> and injured his wife and one of his daughters. Joint forces, Iraqi

> army and US military announce a curfew in order to search for the

> armed group, said First Lieutenant Muthanna Shakir. US military did

> not include this report in their release.

>

> A roadside bomb exploded yesterday, Wednesday targeting a Support

> Force, CLC, checkpoint on the main road near Awja city injuring 7

> Sahwa members and 2 civilians.

>

> A mortar shell fell on Tel al-Jarad, Baiji city, yesterday evening

> killing a woman Mona Ajaj, injuring 5 civilians, amongst whom were 3

> children and a woman.

>

> IED exploded targeting a soldier as he left his home going to work, in

> Malha neighbourhood, north Baiji, causing his death.

>

> Diyala

>

> 5 unidentified bodies were found in a mass grave by security forces in

> al-Zor area, Muqdadiyah district, 25 km to the east of Baquba.

>

> Local police found 4 bodies in al-Asaiba village, Shahraban district,

> 8 km south of the town of Baladruz. They were immediately sent to the

> coroner's department in Baladruz General Hospital, where through

> procedures the bodies were identified and collected by their families

> and returned to al-Shamsiyah village, their home town.

>

> A roadside bomb exploded targeting a civilian car in the town of

> Khanaqin injuring 2 civilians.

>

> The District Commissioner's office in Khan Beni Saad was targeted with

> mortar fire by the Mahdi Army today. The security forces announced a

> curfew in the town in order to track the armed group.

>

> Anbar

>

> 2 ready-to-use improvised explosive devices were found by Iraqi Police

> near 40 Street in a garbage container at 7 am Thursday. They were

> propane gas cylinders (used for cooking) with an addition of TNT

> explosive material. They were removed safely by the police and a

> curfew aided the security forces to capture the outlaws and the curfew

> was lifted at one pm.

>

> 5 Iraqi Army soldiers from Anbar were killed in the fighting in Basra.

> Their bodies were returned to their families today.

>

> Kirkuk

>

> A suicide car bomb targeted an Asayesh, a Kurd security intelligence

> agency, vehicle killing an officer, Captain Tayib Mahmoud, and

> injuring 2 of his security detail and 5 civilians in the proximity of

> the explosion. The incident took place in al-Quds Street, Tiseen

> neighbourhood, downtown Kirkuk city early Thursday morning.

>

> Gunmen assassinated the Commander of Garmian Peshmerga Forces, of the

> KDP. The gunmen opened fire upon his motorcade in a town near Daqooq,

> south Kirkuk, killing him and 4 of his security detail.

Yup, we've got 'em on the run now.

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<3faa754e-f666-4e42-b66a-70865c09184b@z38g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,

"John B." <johnb505@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mar 27, 6:09 pm, Wayne <waynet...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq, Thursday 27 March 2008

> >

> > http://www.mcclatchydc.com/212/story/31750.html

> >

> > Baghdad

> >

> > 12 mortars hit the...

> Yup, we've got 'em on the run now.

FISSION of Basra... accomplished.

FISSION of Iraq... accomplished.

FISSION of planet... accomplished.

Time for some nu-clear FUSION with O9ama!

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