Occupation kills 10 Iraqis; A woman and her six children detained for forming 'an independent cell'
The occupation forces in Iraq killed during the 24 past hours 10 Iraqis in al-Ramadi area where the offices of the governing council were exposed to an attack by a booby trapped car, while other 4 were killed in a booby trapped car explosion in Karkouk that targeted the offices of the two Kurdish parties in the city.
Meantime, all members of one Iraqi family were detained in Falouja where its municipality chairman, appointed by the Americans, announced his resignation because of protests from the people of the city.
In Karkouk, four Iraqis were killed, while other 37 were injured in a booby trapped car explosion that broke into a barrier near offices for the Kurdistani National Federation and the Kurdistani Democratic Party in the downtown of the city, whereas a school building was damaged. One teacher, two students and one man were killed in addition to the attacker who executed the attack by a booby trapped car.
Medical sources said that the majority of the wounded are students, noting that seven of them are in critical health conditions. Members of the Kurdistani national federation arrested four persons suspected to be involved in the operation.
A high ranking official in the Iraqi police in Karkouk stressed that the American forces withdrew from al-Waseti quarters in the city because of attacks. The official explained that the site was a headquarters for the intelligence in the governorate and that "members of the local Iraqi police exploited the place."
The US administrator of Iraq, Paul Bremer, met yesterday with the chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic Party Masoud al-Barazani in Irbil where al-Barazani expressed after the meeting his "satisfaction" over the declarations of the program for the transfer of authority before the end of 2005 to the Iraqis. He said this "declaration is an important opportunity," stressing "we are ready to cooperate with the coalition authority and all Iraqi forces for providing this project a success."
The occupation announced that one American soldier was killed and two others wounded an explosion when their vehicle was running near al-Ramadi, where the occupation forces killed on Wednesday 10 Iraqis after they had attacked an American convoy by light weapons and anti tanks shelling. The American forces retaliated by using machine guns, helicopters and tanks.
Witnesses in al-Ramadi area said that the tribal leader, Mahmoud Jarbou, known for his collaboration with the Americans, was killed by bullets on Wednesday evening, and one Iraqi was killed and the son of the police chief in the area was injured in the attack.