10 million award for Izzat Ibrahim capture; occupation kills 8 Iraqis
The American occupation army said it killed 8 Iraqis who attacked or tried to attack its forces in operations that took place in al-Ramadai, to the west of Baghdad.
A military statement said that some 500 soldiers from the air borne 101 contingent positioned in the city of Musil, to the north of Iraq, launched operations during which 160 persons were at least detained, and suspected to be involved in resistance operations.
The statement added that other three persons, described as supporters for the former regime, were arrested in Musil.
An American military spokesman said that under the "Iron Fist" policy, intensive American air and artillery bombardment continued against resistance positions in Tikrit, the birth place of Saddam Hussein, and the American forces also detained in Tikrit Iraqis under charge of planning to shoot down American warplanes.
News reports said that a booby trapped car on Wednesday evening targeted the house of Sheikh Majed al-Ali Suleiman, a chieftain Sheikhs from the Duleim tribes and chairman of the council of tribal Sheikhs of al-Anbar governorate, who is also member of the local rule council in the governorate.
The explosion which targeted the house, situated in al-Hoza quarters, the center of al-Ramadi city resulted in deaths and persons wounded, but their number was not known because the police prevent access to the hospital where the victims were admitted. The American forces in the area cordoned the place of the incident, and imposed a curfew, and blocked roads leadiong to it.
In a separate incident, the representative of the Ashure" democratic movement in al-Basra, southern Iraq, was killed on Tuesday evening by unidentified persons according to a statement by the party.
On the other hand, a British military spokesman said that a British civilian convoy, composed of two vehicles, was attacked in al-Basra. the spokesman added that the attack resulted in wounding one civilian slightly and great financial damages. British soldiers blocked the doors leading to the site of the incident and launched a campaign to arrest the executors of the attack.
Meantime, the coalition forces in Iraq announced an award of 10 million dollars for information leading to the arrest of the former Deputy Chairman of Revolution Command Council, Izzat Ibrahim, who is accused by the American forces of being behind several attacks on the occupation forces.