Iraq: two American soldiers killed; two Iraqi female teenagers killed
Just few hours after the visit of the US President George W. Bush to the US forces in Baghdad, it was announced the killing of two American soldiers while a demonstration took place in the Iraqi capital under the American guarding, under slogans opposing "terrorism" and condemnation of Saddam Hussein and rejection of calls to the American withdrawal.
One soldier was killed from contingent 101 yesterday when four mortar shells fell on the contingent's main barrack in al-Musil, situated in one of the palaces of the former President Saddam Hussein. One Iraqi worker was also injured.
One US soldier was killed also on Thursday in a Barrack in al-Ramadi city, to the west of Baghdad. The military spokesman did not explain if the matter is because of an attack. One soldier was also strongly wounded when an explosive went off in his vehicle in Samara city, to the north of Baghdad.
So far, more than 60 Americans have been killed in resistance attacks in this month.
Meantime, two Iraqi sisters age 12 and 15 were killed by American soldier bullets near Baqouba. The brother of the two sisters, Qusai Hassan ( 18 year old), said that his sisters Azraa ( 12 year old) and Fatimah ( 15 year old) "were killed by bullets fired by the American forces positioned in Bin Firnas airport in al-Aswad village," which is 7 Km to the northern west of Baqouba. He added that his two sisters were killed while they "were collecting wood in an area which is 30 meters from an American position." He explained that one of the two sisters was killed immediately, while Fatimah was able to walk for a short distance, but she failed and died because of her wounds.
A Maj. in the Iraqi police, Hussein Ali ,said that the "American forces handed over the police the body of one of the two sisters and said she was carrying weapons. The Iraqi police said that one Iraqi policeman was wounded on Thursday when a bomb went off, thrown by unidentified persons near a barrier for the police in al-Miqdadiyah, 45 Km to the northern east of Baqouba.
The occupation army announced it had detained a Sheikh, suspected to have had organized attacks against the American soldiers. The American army said it had arrested 17 suspects during breaking in operations launched by the American forces since Thursday. It is, however, believed, that Sheikh Taha al-Kheityar, who was arrested with other three persons in his house in al-Haswa town, 50 km to the south of Baghdad, urged the students to launch attacks against the occupation. It was rumored that he had financed resistance cells in Baghdad.
