One American soldier killed in al-Ramadi

The occupation forces in Iraq announced in a statement that one American soldier was killed on Thursday in the Iraqi city of al-Ramadi, 100 Km to the west of Baghdad but the source did not explain if the incident is linked to an attack.

The statement which was issued by the airborne 82 contingent explained that a doctor succeeded in rescuing the soldier, but he dies later because of his wounds, and an investigation was opened to know the reasons and conditions behind the death of the soldier.

On the other hand, the American army announced yesterday the death of the leader of the air defense in the Iraqi Republican Guards from natural causes, upon investigating him, and also the detention of one of Saddam Hussein's guards during a breaking-in operation to the north of al-Ramadi city.

A statement circulated by the American occupation forces near the Syrian borders, to the west of Iraq, said that Lt. Gen. Abed Hamid Mawhoush died on Wednesday while he was interrogated by the American forces. The statement stressed that the coalition forces are collaborating with clergies and tribal leaders to hand them over the body, and investigate the reasons behind the death.

On the other hand, the Iraqi police said that one Iraqi driver was killed on Thursday "mistakenly" by the bullets of American soldiers in Karkouk. This is however, the 6th incident of this kind in recent months. Riad Abdullah ( 25 year old) was in his car riding at regular speed, when American soldiers opened fire at him, according the the police commander Adnan Muhammad Sader.

Sader said that the American soldiers did not find any weapons or explosives in the car of the killed. He explained that five persons were killed in similar incidents in the same place.