Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 4/19/2004
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of April 19, 2004
- One American was killed in Iraq, Bremer brings back thousands of Baathists to their posts
The American occupation forces in Iraq said that one American soldier was killed in a bomb explosion when his vehicle was running in Samera city to the north of Baghdad, noting that the killed soldier is a member in the first contingent troops. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/24/2004 - One Polish soldier, one Bulgarian killed in clashes in Kerbalaa
The Bulgarian ministry of defense said that one soldier of its troops was killed in Karbala as he was hit in a fire bullet in his head. Iraq, Military, 4/24/2004 - Tehran prepares a file against Saddam
Chairman of the Iranian war committee in Iraq, Abdullah al-Najafi, said yesterday that Tehran is filing a complaint against the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein under the charge of torturing Iranian prisoners detained during the Iranian- Iraqi war ( 1980- 1988 ). Iraq-Iran, Politics, 4/23/2004 - Occupation warns Faluja: handing over weapons within days, otherwise the attack
The American occupation forces gave yesterday a grace period to the people of Faluja and its resistance men of "days only" to hand over their weapons, threatening to resume its attacks against the besieged city in an operation which it said will be of a heavy price for the two sides. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/23/2004 - Bloody day in Iraq; American army accuses Iraqi police of supporting resistance
Commander of the first American armored contingent in Iraq. Gen. Martin Dimpsy accused groups in the Iraqi police of helping members of resistance and of working against the American occupation forces, admitting that operations of the American forces on the Iraqi territories reached a very critical point. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/23/2004 - Five suicide attacks, targeting the police centers al-Basra massacres; some 68 killed including 16 children
Some 68 Iraqis were killed including 16 children and more than 200 persons were injured in a series of suicide attacks by five booby trapped cars that targeted police centers in Basra, in a massacre condemned by the Governing Council, the White house and Britain which renewed its confirmation that the explosions will not push it to send more forces to Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 4/22/2004 - Fighting in Falujja resulted in killing 20 Iraqis
The US marines backed by tanks and helicopters carried out fierce fighting with Iraqi resistance fighters to the north of Falujja yesterday that resulted in killing 20 Iraqis, just 48 hours of a permanent cease fire. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/22/2004 - New massacre in Abu Gharib prison, Sanchais determined to kill al-Sader, occupation tests al-Falujja
The Iraqi security forces yesterday entered into al-Falujja in a mission said to restore order to the city and to collect weapons from resistance men, while scores of Iraqi families started to return back to their homes in the besieged city in a test for the agreement finalized by the Iraqi resistance and the American occupation forces. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/21/2004 - Italians and the Situation in Iraq
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini stressed the importance for the UN to play pivotal role in Iraq to ensure transferring the authority to the Iraqis by 30 June 2004. Iraq-Italy, Politics, 4/21/2004 - The EU and the situation in Iraq
The EU commissioner Romano Prodi said that the UN has to resume political and military supervision in Iraq, noting simultaneously that this matter will not be easy. Iraq-European Union, Politics, 4/20/2004 - An agreement to alleviate tension in al-Falujja. clashes in al-Sader city
The American occupation forces in Iraq announced that it had reached an agreement to reduce tension in al-Falujja city that states to run joint patrols including the Iraqi police in the city. Iraq, Politics, 4/20/2004 - Al-Sader halts attacks against the Spanish; Spanish government defends withdrawing its forces from Iraq
The new Spanish government yesterday defended its decision to withdraw its forces from Iraq before the right opposition which considered, by its leader Maryano Rakhwe that this will make " Spain more fragile towards terrorism." Iraq-Spain, Politics, 4/20/2004 - Seale criticizes American policy in Iraq
British Writer and Journalist Patrick Seale stressed that the Iraqi continued resistance has destroyed the American dreams in making Iraq a state that revolves in the American orbit, as hatred against America increased due to its continued support to the Israeli brutal policy against the unarmed Palestinians. Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/20/2004 - An attack at the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, clashes in Kofa
The Swiss embassy in al-Sadoun park area in the downtown of Baghdad was exposed yesterday to an attack by mortars shelling. Smoke columns were seen coming up from the site of the incident, whereas the Iraqi police and American forces reinforced security measures in front of the embassy and prevented access to the place. Volume of casualties is not known so far known. Iraq, Military, 4/20/2004 - Arab Parliamentary Union, AL chief, deplore practices against people of Iraq
Arab Parliamentary Union on Sunday strongly condemned the practices of the US occupying troops in Iraq and the Israeli occupation practices in Palestine, calling for ending the siege imposed by the occupation on all the Iraqi and Palestinian cities. Iraq, Politics, 4/19/2004 - 14 Americans killed in Iraq, Washington renews warning to Syria, truce in al-Najaf, Spain withdraw
The new Spanish prime minister Jose Thabateiro dealt a strong blow to the American administration which lost 14 of its soldiers in Iraq along the two past days by instructing the return back of the Spanish units to the homeland " as soon as possible." Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/19/2004 - At the American guard, al-Tamimi a chairman for Baghdad's municipality Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/19/2004