Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Islamic State of Iraq claims assassination attempt on Chalabi
Security
(SITE) - The Islamic State of Iraq, in five of their several communiqués issued between Monday, May 21, 2007, and yesterday, claims the attempted assassination of former deputy Iraqi Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi, three operations allegedly resulting in a total number of thirty-nine American casualties, and a “bold and strange” operation executed by the Mujahideen in al-Mosul. Also, al-Furqan Foundation for Media Production, the official distributor and producer of multimedia for the Islamic State, issued a one-minute video depicting the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) on an American Hummer in the area of Abu Thar al-Ghafari in Diyala.
The assassination attempt on Chalabi by the Islamic State of Iraq occurred yesterday and involved the firing of mortar shells at an area in Bahrez, in Diyala, followed by gunfire. Attacks listed by the group against American forces took place in Baquba and al-Tahrir in Diyala and al-Ameriya in Baghdad, between May 16-17 and May 19. In one of these attack, an IED containing a “very explosive” substance was detonated on the soldiers in Baghdad, striking a vehicle and “inside were the cross worshippers who were fuel for this burning fire”.
In al-Mosul on Wednesday, May 16, the “strange” operation which the Islamic State claims involved the Mujahideen dressing as male nurses and infiltrating a hospital to free six detainees from their group, two of which were to be executed by the enemy. According to the message the Mujahideen killed the guards watching their members and escaped the hospital quickly without any person noticing.
The assassination attempt on Chalabi by the Islamic State of Iraq occurred yesterday and involved the firing of mortar shells at an area in Bahrez, in Diyala, followed by gunfire. Attacks listed by the group against American forces took place in Baquba and al-Tahrir in Diyala and al-Ameriya in Baghdad, between May 16-17 and May 19. In one of these attack, an IED containing a “very explosive” substance was detonated on the soldiers in Baghdad, striking a vehicle and “inside were the cross worshippers who were fuel for this burning fire”.
In al-Mosul on Wednesday, May 16, the “strange” operation which the Islamic State claims involved the Mujahideen dressing as male nurses and infiltrating a hospital to free six detainees from their group, two of which were to be executed by the enemy. According to the message the Mujahideen killed the guards watching their members and escaped the hospital quickly without any person noticing.
Labels: Ahmed Chalabi, Al-Furqan Foundation, Bahraz, Islamic State of Iraq, Mosul
Friday, April 13, 2007
Al Qaeda stronghold in Diyala taken by Iraqi and U.S. forces
Security
(Azzaman) - A joint U.S. and Iraqi force has retaken Bahraz, a major stronghold for al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq. Bahraz, a small town in the restive and violent Diyala Province of which Baaqouba is the capital, has been a scene of intensive fighting since shortly after the 2003 U.S. invasion of the country.
The Qaeda group in Iraq has been using the town as a staging point for attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces and also for the training and deploying of suicide bombers. The town has been exchanging hands between Qaeda fighters and U.S. troops with the inhabitants paying heavily in terms of causalities and damages.
The fighters only withdrew from the town after heavy U.S. bombardment in which helicopter gunships were deployed. An Iraqi army officer, refusing to be named, said at least ten Qaeda fighters were killed and “scores of suspects arrested”. He said the troops cordoned off the town and conducted house-to-house search for gunmen.
The inhabitants were apparently pleased with coming of the troops, but feared Qaeda would use the presence of U.S. troops in the town as an excuse for suicide attacks. The officer said the inhabitants pleaded with authorities not to let the Americans enter or stay in their town, while many young accepted the offer to volunteer in the Iraqi police and army to protect their Bahraz.
The Qaeda group in Iraq has been using the town as a staging point for attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces and also for the training and deploying of suicide bombers. The town has been exchanging hands between Qaeda fighters and U.S. troops with the inhabitants paying heavily in terms of causalities and damages.
The fighters only withdrew from the town after heavy U.S. bombardment in which helicopter gunships were deployed. An Iraqi army officer, refusing to be named, said at least ten Qaeda fighters were killed and “scores of suspects arrested”. He said the troops cordoned off the town and conducted house-to-house search for gunmen.
The inhabitants were apparently pleased with coming of the troops, but feared Qaeda would use the presence of U.S. troops in the town as an excuse for suicide attacks. The officer said the inhabitants pleaded with authorities not to let the Americans enter or stay in their town, while many young accepted the offer to volunteer in the Iraqi police and army to protect their Bahraz.
Labels: Al Qaeda in Iraq, Bahraz, Diyala
