A Sunni- Shiite Unity in solidarity with al-Falouja, five Americans were killed occupation: we have lost control on Kout; al-Najaf and central Karbala
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/9/2004

The American forces yesterday admitted it had lost control in al-Najaf, al-Kout and the central parts of Karbala which has become under the control of supporters of Muqtada al-Sader and continued their attacks against the isolated city of al-Falouja where firece fighting took place and resulted in killing five Americans.

To withstand the escalated security situation and the demonstrations of unity between the Sunni and the shiite against occupation, the occupation forces launched a new operation to exterminate "al-Mahdi army" considering that the only solution accepted by it is " the surrender of al-Sader or the destruction of his army." News reports said that confrontations in Iraq caused on Sunday 40 killed Americans and more than 459 were also reported as killed.

The higher commander of the American forces in Iraq Ricardo Sanchaise said that the occupation forces will restore back "very soon" al-Kout city which has become under the control of " al-Mahdi army" after the Ukraine forces withdrew from it on Wednesday. He added that the Spanish forces did not leave al-Najaf but are still fortified in "two bases" while while al-Sader militias control" the central parts of the city, the police centers and government buildings."

He added that "as coalition forces, we are very careful to take into account the religion and the holy status of the tomb of "Imam Ali" and the special status of al-Najaf city.

Meantime, confrontations continued yesterday in Falouja between the Iraqi resistance fighters and the occupation forces, and the American army said that four of its soldiers were killed yesterday in the city and its surrounding during the two past days while a fifth died because of his wounds he had earlier this week.

The director of al-Falouja hospital Taher al-Eisawi said that more than 300 Iraqis were killed and more 400 wounded since the beginning of the fighting in the city.

American army officers said that fighting erupted again in the surrounding of Abdul Aziz al-Sameria, depite bombarding it by F-16 planes following a battle that lasted for six hours on Wednesday where the occupation said they killed 40 Iraqis. One American army officer said the Iraqi resistance men yesterday again used the mosque as a base for their operation. He added that American helicopters were used yesterday to attack the resistance men.

Witnesses said that one missile fell yesterday on a residential area and resulted in killing 3 and wounding 15.

Thousands of Shiite and Sunni headed on foot from Baghdad to Falouja, followed by their cars filled by food items and medicines to distribute food stuffs and medicine on the besieged people of the city but the occupation forces obstructed their access. They were chanting " No Sunni, No Shiite, yes for Islamic unity, we are brothers, Sunni and Shiite and we will not sell our country."

The demonstrators raised Iraqi flags and pictures for the fouders of the Islamic resistance meovement Sheikh Ahmad Yassin and al-Sader and they also raised pictures saying " Falouja is our honor " and " there is no God but God." It is our Feast today, not our fall."

The American occupation forces had fierce fighting on Wednesday evening with members of al-Mahdi army" in al-Sader city and American helicopters yesterday at dawn raided al-Sader city. American helicopter planes raided yesterday at dawn at al-Sader city resulting in destruction and several casualties.

Witnesses said that hundreds of the people of al-Kout citizens donated their blood to the people of Falouja in response to a call " made by Imams of mosques." The Iraqi police said yesterday that one of its members was killed on Wednesday in Tikrit by the bullet of the American forces following a missile attack at one American procession and this resuled in destroying one American military vehicle.

Medical officials said that 10 Iraqis were killed and other 20 wounded in clashes that took place on Wednesday between al-Sader supporters and the Spanish and al-Salvador forces.

The Bulgarian foreign minister announced that the US sent reinforcement of 120 soldiers to Karbala to support the Bulgarian unit there at the request of Sofia.

A spokeman for the Polish army said that the Bulgarian and Polish forces on Wednesday evening carried out fierce fightings that lasted for hours with supporters of al-Sader who attacked the building of the municipality in Karbala and this resulted in killing nine attackers and wounding other 20.

A spokesman for the German aid commission said that the German relief agencies is considering withdrawing from Iraq in light of the confrontations overwhelming the country since several days.

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