posted on June 23, 2007 09:17:47 PM new
Roadside Bombs Kill 7 US Troops in Iraq
Updated 10:33 PM ET June 23, 2007
By KIM GAMEL
BAGHDAD (AP) - Roadside bombers killed seven U.S. troops Saturday, four of them in a single blast near Baghdad, and an eighth soldier died of a non-combat cause _ raising to at least 28 the number of American soldiers killed in the past week.
Explosions aimed at U.S. patrols that kill several troops at once are common, but the recent frequency of such large-scale attacks may signal militants are using larger bombs or explosively formed penetrators, known as EFPs, as they fight back against a series of U.S. military operations.
The military has staged a series of counterattacks this week on roadside bomb factories and insurgent strongholds where stockpiles of explosives have been uncovered.
U.S. forces using tips from Iraqi informants raided a safe house before dawn on Saturday and detained three militants with suspected of ties to Iran, the military said. The operation in Sadr City, Baghdad's main Shiite enclave, was the latest in a series of raids on targets where militiamen are believed to have ties to Iran.
The United States claims Iran is arming Shiite militias and some Sunni insurgents with EFPs, which have killed hundreds of U.S. troops in recent months.
In the deadliest attack Saturday, four U.S. soldiers were killed and an Iraqi interpreter was wounded when a bomb blew up their vehicle during combat operations northwest of Baghdad.
Roadside bombs also killed a U.S. airman in Tikrit, and two U.S. soldiers in eastern Baghdad whose unit had recently targeted roadside bomb networks, the military said. In addition, a British soldier died Saturday of wounds from a roadside bombing a day earlier in the southern city of Basra. A U.S. soldier also died Saturday of a non-combat cause, the military said.
Since Sunday, two other roadside bombs have killed nine troops in the Baghdad region _ five northeast of the capital on Thursday and four in western Baghdad on Wednesday.
The U.S. military also cracked down elsewhere in Iraq, killing seven al-Qaida fighters and 10 suspects in several areas _ Tikrit, Mosul, east of Fallujah and south of Baghdad.
The military said in a statement that the raid in Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown 80 miles north of Baghdad, had targeted a senior leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. Two men were shot to death as they sped toward U.S. forces in a vehicle that was found to have a bomb on the back seat. Two other suspects believed to have ties to a militant leader were detained, the military said.
At least 38 Iraqis were killed or found dead across Iraq, including 15 in Baghdad, who were shot to death after being tortured.
Amid the violence, two Sunni Arab political blocs threatened to boycott the 275-seat parliament, demanding reinstatement of Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, a Sunni. The Shiite-dominated legislature wants him to step down and has named his Shiite deputy, Khaled al-Attiya, as a temporary replacement.
Many legislators viewed al-Mashhandani's erratic behavior as unbecoming and a hindrance to parliament's ability to pass key benchmark legislation as demanded by Washington.
Kurds in northern Iraq, meanwhile, prepared for Sunday's announcement of a verdict against Saddam's cousin, Chemical Ali, and other defendants who could face the death penalty for the 1980s crackdown against the ethnic minority.
Many said they were looking forward to closure, anticipating the harshest penalty against Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam's cousin and the former head of the Baath Party's Northern Bureau Command.
He is accused of ordering the use of chemical weapons against Kurds in the late 1980s scorched-earth campaign. Saddam feared the Kurds were siding with Iran during the eight-year war between Baghdad and Tehran.
"Finally, the past hard days are gone. I am ready to start over without this burden on my chest," said Lokman Abdul-Qader, a 40-year-old resident of Halabja who lost six relatives in a chemical attack and says he has suffered from acute asthma attacks since he inhaled the nerve and mustard gas that was used.
Al-Majid has denied he was responsible for the Halabja attack or others that earned him the nickname "Chemical Ali."
The prosecution says 180,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the operation. The defendants who face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, have claimed they were acting on orders and the campaign was aimed at Kurds during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. If convicted, they could be hanged.
Saddam was a defendant in the case but was executed on Dec. 30 after his conviction for the killing of 148 Shiite Muslims in Dujail after a 1982 attempt on his life.
(This version CORRECTS the number of U.S. soldiers killed in the past week according to an AP count.)
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
posted on June 24, 2007 08:59:45 PM new
U.S. and Iraq forces kill 90 al Qaeda in offensive By Alister Bull
Sat Jun 23, 12:19 PM ET
Yahoonews
U.S. and Iraqi forces say they have killed 90 al Qaeda fighters around Baghdad during one of the biggest combined offensives against the Sunni Islamist group since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Seven U.S. soldiers were killed in roadside bomb attacks in and around the capital on Saturday, underscoring a warning from military commanders that U.S. casualties are likely to mount as more troops are put in harm's way.
U.S. air strikes on Saturday killed seven suspected al Qaeda fighters in Tikrit in Salahuddin province and near the city of Falluja, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers are taking part in simultaneous offensives in provinces around Baghdad to deny al Qaeda militants sanctuary in farmlands and towns from where they launch car bomb attacks and other violence.
In the capital, Iraq's parliament voted to cut its summer vacation by a month to focus on passing laws Washington views as crucial to healing Iraq's deep sectarian divide. Lawmakers said the current session would be extended until the end of July.
The move is likely to be welcomed by U.S. President George W. Bush, although the bills have yet to be presented to parliament for debate.
The laws include those on sharing revenues from Iraq's huge oil reserves more equitably, holding provincial elections and allowing former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to the government and military.
The U.S. military said on Saturday that 55 al Qaeda militants had been killed in Operation Arrowhead Ripper, a key plank of the combined offensives, which began in and around the city of Baquba in Diyala province on Tuesday.
Another 28 militants have been killed in separate operations in the past several days in Diyala, north of Baghdad, the U.S. military has said. U.S. officials say al Qaeda is trying to spark all-out sectarian civil war in Iraq.
In the worst attack against U.S. soldiers on Saturday, four were killed when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle northwest of Baghdad. The military did not say whether they had been taking part in the offensive. Three others were killed in roadside bomb attacks in Baghdad and Tikrit.
TIGHTENING CORDON
U.S. soldiers have been tightening their cordon around al Qaeda fighters holed up in Baquba, advancing carefully through streets lined with roadside bombs and booby-trapped houses.
Baquba is an al Qaeda stronghold that has also become a sanctuary for militants escaping a four-month-old security crackdown in Baghdad.
Colonel Steve Townsend, commander of the 3rd Stryker Brigade, told local Iraqi political and military leaders in Baquba that progress was being made.
"I believe the initial stage of the operation will be completed in another three to five days," Townsend said at a building that serves as a joint command centre for U.S. and Iraqi forces.
The overall offensive around Baquba is expected to last many weeks. U.S. military commanders have said the combined operations were taking advantage of the completion of a build-up of U.S. forces in Iraq to 156,000 soldiers.
Bush has sent 28,000 more troops to Iraq to buy time for Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to reach a political compromise with disaffected minority Sunni Arabs, who are locked in a cycle of violence with majority Shi'ites.
U.S. officials had been urging parliament to either scrap its July-August summer holiday or reduce the two-month break so legislators can speed up passage of the laws.
Maliki said last week the drafts were ready and would be presented to parliament this week, but that did not happen.
Parliamentary committees dealing with the draft laws would not take any summer break, one lawmaker said. Washington believes the laws will boost Sunni Arab participation in the political process.
(Additional reporting by Waleed Ibrahim, Paul Tait and Ross Colvin in Baghdad)
7 Reuters
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
posted on June 24, 2007 09:15:48 PM new
Why are you stalking me, linduh ?????
You're replying to posts by someone you accuse of stalking you....you ARE confused....
Remember ...stem cell research may help that little Alzheimers problem you have
[ edited by mingotree on Jun 24, 2007 09:17 PM ]
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
posted on June 25, 2007 11:42:06 PM new
Ok,OK, linduh, you're begging for my attention so I'll give it to you ...you poor desperate stalker....
Here's the attention you crave from me...the war has gone, and is going, very badly. The situation in Iraq is really really bad and nothing you post will ever change that.
posted on June 26, 2007 10:35:26 AM new
Ever notice how often the term "Al Queda" is being used...more and more...from the news media...the administration.
Wonder if they have actual PROOF this IS Al Queda or is just another plot to connect 9/11 with Iraq.....
Nawww , the gov'munt wouldn't do anything that dirty ...would they ?????
posted on June 26, 2007 04:07:07 PM new
The stalker (crawfart) complaining of being stalked?
It's gotta be craving attention it cant get, (or buy).
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.George S. Patton
[ edited by Bear1949 on Jun 26, 2007 04:30 PM ]
posted on June 27, 2007 08:28:00 AM new
Oh MY! Was that ever clever, bear !
Just shows that like your master linduh, when you haven't got an answer ...you haven't got an answer
See, I'll type slowly so you MAY "get it".
When I back linduh into a corner and she has no answer, she starts screaming I'm stalking her. However, she just can't seem to stop responding to my posts....kinda odd that she would stalk her stalker. So, to make fun of her I posted the "I'm being stalked" posts. Proves her total idiocy and her set of double standards that she screams everyone else has.
posted on June 27, 2007 08:30:34 AM new
Oh MY! Was that ever clever, bear !
Just shows that like your master linduh, when you haven't got an answer ...you haven't got an answer
See, I'll type slowly so you MAY "get it".
When I back linduh into a corner and she has no answer, she starts screaming I'm stalking her. However, she just can't seem to stop responding to my posts....kinda odd that she would stalk her stalker. So, to make fun of her I posted the "I'm being stalked" posts. Proves her total idiocy and her set of double standards that she screams everyone else has.
posted on June 27, 2007 08:30:41 AM new
Oh MY! Was that ever clever, bear !
Just shows that like your master linduh, when you haven't got an answer ...you haven't got an answer
See, I'll type slowly so you MAY "get it".
When I back linduh into a corner and she has no answer, she starts screaming I'm stalking her. However, she just can't seem to stop responding to my posts....kinda odd that she would stalk her stalker. So, to make fun of her I posted the "I'm being stalked" posts. Proves her total idiocy and her set of double standards that she screams everyone else has.
posted on June 27, 2007 07:19:15 PM new
Helenjw
posted on January 1, 2007 03:56:17 PM
Oh, cut the crap, Mingo. Here, like at OTWA your clinging attention to Linda exacerbates the problem. If you want to continue it's certainly your prerogative to do so.
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If you dont want to hear the truth....dont ask the question.
posted on June 27, 2007 07:19:41 PM new
Helenjw
posted on January 1, 2007 03:56:17 PM
Oh, cut the crap, Mingo. Here, like at OTWA your clinging attention to Linda exacerbates the problem. If you want to continue it's certainly your prerogative to do so.
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If you dont want to hear the truth....dont ask the question.
posted on June 27, 2007 07:19:57 PM new
Helenjw
posted on January 1, 2007 03:56:17 PM
Oh, cut the crap, Mingo. Here, like at OTWA your clinging attention to Linda exacerbates the problem. If you want to continue it's certainly your prerogative to do so.
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If you dont want to hear the truth....dont ask the question.
posted on June 27, 2007 07:25:46 PM newIt's just a jump to the left And then a step to the right With your hands on your hips You bring your knees in tight But it's the pelvic thrust that really drives you insane Let's do the Time Warp again!
posted on June 27, 2007 08:23:52 PM new
The time warp reference was made to Classic - he sounds like an old record player that's had its needle stuck in the same groove for weeks now.
posted on June 27, 2007 08:31:41 PM new
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Today: June 27, 2007 at 15:20:6 PDT
U.S. Says It Killed an al-Qaida Leader
By The Associated Press
The U.S. military announced Wednesday that coalition forces killed a senior al-Qaida leader and his courier, both Turks, in an operation in northern Iraq.
Mehmet Yilmaz, also known as Khalid al-Turki, operated a cell that facilitated the movement of foreign fighters into Iraq for al-Qaida operations, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
The courier was identified as Mehmet Resit Isik, also known as Khalil al-Turki, a close associate of Yilmaz and other senior leaders within al-Qaida.
The two men were killed in an operation June 23 south of Hawija, which is 150 miles north of Baghdad. Yilmaz was identified through a photo comparison and a forged Iraqi personal ID card, the statement said.
"These are two very dangerous, very significant international terrorists that are no longer part of the al-Qaida network," said military spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Garver.
The statement said Yilmaz led a group of Turks to Afghanistan in 2001 to fight against U.S.-led forces. Intelligence reports indicate he was wounded in the fighting and sought treatment in Pakistan, where the government captured him in 2004 and deported him to Turkey.
Yilmaz was released in late 2005 and returned to al-Qaida operations in 2006, moving his operations to Iraq, the statement said, adding that Turkish authorities are also investigating several terrorist operations that may have involved Yilmaz.
The events that led to his death began when coalition forces approached a targeted building. At that point, the statement said, four men got into a vehicle and drove away from the area.
Coalition forces followed the men, one of whom was believed to be Yilmaz. When the vehicle stopped, the men got out, holding their weapons. They died in a hail of gunfire.
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"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
posted on June 28, 2007 12:15:45 AM new
Linda_K
posted on June 27, 2007 07:33:26 PM
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LOL classic......
She's calling out for my attention again..
sick...sick...sick"""
And what do you call it when YOU respond 3 times to my OP?
posted on June 29, 2007 07:24:36 AM new
mingotree
posted on June 23, 2007 09:17:47 PM edit
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Roadside Bombs Kill 7 US Troops in Iraq
Updated 10:33 PM ET June 23, 2007
By KIM GAMEL
BAGHDAD (AP) - Roadside bombers killed seven U.S. troops Saturday, four of them in a single blast near Baghdad, and an eighth soldier died of a non-combat cause _ raising to at least 28 the number of American soldiers killed in the past week.
Explosions aimed at U.S. patrols that kill several troops at once are common, but the recent frequency of such large-scale attacks may signal militants are using larger bombs or explosively formed penetrators, known as EFPs, as they fight back against a series of U.S. military operations.
The military has staged a series of counterattacks this week on roadside bomb factories and insurgent strongholds where stockpiles of explosives have been uncovered.
U.S. forces using tips from Iraqi informants raided a safe house before dawn on Saturday and detained three militants with suspected of ties to Iran, the military said. The operation in Sadr City, Baghdad's main Shiite enclave, was the latest in a series of raids on targets where militiamen are believed to have ties to Iran.
The United States claims Iran is arming Shiite militias and some Sunni insurgents with EFPs, which have killed hundreds of U.S. troops in recent months.
In the deadliest attack Saturday, four U.S. soldiers were killed and an Iraqi interpreter was wounded when a bomb blew up their vehicle during combat operations northwest of Baghdad.
Roadside bombs also killed a U.S. airman in Tikrit, and two U.S. soldiers in eastern Baghdad whose unit had recently targeted roadside bomb networks, the military said. In addition, a British soldier died Saturday of wounds from a roadside bombing a day earlier in the southern city of Basra. A U.S. soldier also died Saturday of a non-combat cause, the military said.
Since Sunday, two other roadside bombs have killed nine troops in the Baghdad region _ five northeast of the capital on Thursday and four in western Baghdad on Wednesday.
The U.S. military also cracked down elsewhere in Iraq, killing seven al-Qaida fighters and 10 suspects in several areas _ Tikrit, Mosul, east of Fallujah and south of Baghdad.
The military said in a statement that the raid in Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown 80 miles north of Baghdad, had targeted a senior leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. Two men were shot to death as they sped toward U.S. forces in a vehicle that was found to have a bomb on the back seat. Two other suspects believed to have ties to a militant leader were detained, the military said.
At least 38 Iraqis were killed or found dead across Iraq, including 15 in Baghdad, who were shot to death after being tortured.
Amid the violence, two Sunni Arab political blocs threatened to boycott the 275-seat parliament, demanding reinstatement of Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, a Sunni. The Shiite-dominated legislature wants him to step down and has named his Shiite deputy, Khaled al-Attiya, as a temporary replacement.
Many legislators viewed al-Mashhandani's erratic behavior as unbecoming and a hindrance to parliament's ability to pass key benchmark legislation as demanded by Washington.
Kurds in northern Iraq, meanwhile, prepared for Sunday's announcement of a verdict against Saddam's cousin, Chemical Ali, and other defendants who could face the death penalty for the 1980s crackdown against the ethnic minority.
Many said they were looking forward to closure, anticipating the harshest penalty against Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam's cousin and the former head of the Baath Party's Northern Bureau Command.
He is accused of ordering the use of chemical weapons against Kurds in the late 1980s scorched-earth campaign. Saddam feared the Kurds were siding with Iran during the eight-year war between Baghdad and Tehran.
"Finally, the past hard days are gone. I am ready to start over without this burden on my chest," said Lokman Abdul-Qader, a 40-year-old resident of Halabja who lost six relatives in a chemical attack and says he has suffered from acute asthma attacks since he inhaled the nerve and mustard gas that was used.
Al-Majid has denied he was responsible for the Halabja attack or others that earned him the nickname "Chemical Ali."
The prosecution says 180,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the operation. The defendants who face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, have claimed they were acting on orders and the campaign was aimed at Kurds during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. If convicted, they could be hanged.
Saddam was a defendant in the case but was executed on Dec. 30 after his conviction for the killing of 148 Shiite Muslims in Dujail after a 1982 attempt on his life.
(This version CORRECTS the number of U.S. soldiers killed in the past week according to an AP count.)
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
*******LINDUH*******replies
posted on June 24, 2007 08:59:45 PM
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U.S. and Iraq forces kill 90 al Qaeda in offensive By Alister Bull
Sat Jun 23, 12:19 PM ET
Yahoonews
U.S. and Iraqi forces say they have killed 90 al Qaeda fighters around Baghdad during one of the biggest combined offensives against the Sunni Islamist group since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Seven U.S. soldiers were killed in roadside bomb attacks in and around the capital on Saturday, underscoring a warning from military commanders that U.S. casualties are likely to mount as more troops are put in harm's way.
U.S. air strikes on Saturday killed seven suspected al Qaeda fighters in Tikrit in Salahuddin province and near the city of Falluja, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers are taking part in simultaneous offensives in provinces around Baghdad to deny al Qaeda militants sanctuary in farmlands and towns from where they launch car bomb attacks and other violence.
In the capital, Iraq's parliament voted to cut its summer vacation by a month to focus on passing laws Washington views as crucial to healing Iraq's deep sectarian divide. Lawmakers said the current session would be extended until the end of July.
The move is likely to be welcomed by U.S. President George W. Bush, although the bills have yet to be presented to parliament for debate.
The laws include those on sharing revenues from Iraq's huge oil reserves more equitably, holding provincial elections and allowing former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to the government and military.
The U.S. military said on Saturday that 55 al Qaeda militants had been killed in Operation Arrowhead Ripper, a key plank of the combined offensives, which began in and around the city of Baquba in Diyala province on Tuesday.
Another 28 militants have been killed in separate operations in the past several days in Diyala, north of Baghdad, the U.S. military has said. U.S. officials say al Qaeda is trying to spark all-out sectarian civil war in Iraq.
In the worst attack against U.S. soldiers on Saturday, four were killed when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle northwest of Baghdad. The military did not say whether they had been taking part in the offensive. Three others were killed in roadside bomb attacks in Baghdad and Tikrit.
TIGHTENING CORDON
U.S. soldiers have been tightening their cordon around al Qaeda fighters holed up in Baquba, advancing carefully through streets lined with roadside bombs and booby-trapped houses.
Baquba is an al Qaeda stronghold that has also become a sanctuary for militants escaping a four-month-old security crackdown in Baghdad.
Colonel Steve Townsend, commander of the 3rd Stryker Brigade, told local Iraqi political and military leaders in Baquba that progress was being made.
"I believe the initial stage of the operation will be completed in another three to five days," Townsend said at a building that serves as a joint command centre for U.S. and Iraqi forces.
The overall offensive around Baquba is expected to last many weeks. U.S. military commanders have said the combined operations were taking advantage of the completion of a build-up of U.S. forces in Iraq to 156,000 soldiers.
Bush has sent 28,000 more troops to Iraq to buy time for Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to reach a political compromise with disaffected minority Sunni Arabs, who are locked in a cycle of violence with majority Shi'ites.
U.S. officials had been urging parliament to either scrap its July-August summer holiday or reduce the two-month break so legislators can speed up passage of the laws.
Maliki said last week the drafts were ready and would be presented to parliament this week, but that did not happen.
Parliamentary committees dealing with the draft laws would not take any summer break, one lawmaker said. Washington believes the laws will boost Sunni Arab participation in the political process.
(Additional reporting by Waleed Ibrahim, Paul Tait and Ross Colvin in Baghdad)
7 Reuters
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
Ann Coulter
mingotree
posted on June 24, 2007 09:15:48 PM edit
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Why are you stalking me, linduh ?????
You're replying to posts by someone you accuse of stalking you....you ARE confused....
Remember ...stem cell research may help that little Alzheimers problem you have [ edited by mingotree on Jun 24, 2007 09:17 PM ]
*******Linda_K*******STALKS
posted on June 24, 2007 09:57:37 PM
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US Forces find another factory where bombs used against them are being built.
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
posted on July 2, 2007 01:43:04 PM new
Helenjw
posted on January 1, 2007 03:56:17 PM
Oh, cut the crap, Mingo. Here, like at OTWA your clinging attention to Linda exacerbates the problem. If you want to continue it's certainly your prerogative to do so
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If you dont want to hear the truth....dont ask the question.
