Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/3/2004
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 3, 2004
- Occupation forces kill 41 of al-Sader supporters in battles in al-Najaf
Explosions were heard and intensive fire exchange took place in the surrounding of al-Najaf city in southern Iraq. Preliminary news reports confirmed that 41 among supporters of the Shiite clergy Muqtada al-Sader were killed. Witnesses said that violent armed fighting and bombardment operations by mortars erupted after the American forces besieged members of al-Mahdi army. Iraq-USA, Military, 5/7/2004 - Al-Ibraheimi arrives in Baghdad
The UN special envoy to Iraq, al-Akhader al-Ibraheimi, arrived in Baghdad yesterday to continue his consultations to form a provisional government that will assume the authority on June 30. Iraq-UN, Politics, 5/7/2004 - Ending al-Falluja besiege, Occupation forces kill 11 Iraqis in al-Najaf
The American occupation forces yesterday killed some 11 Iraqis from the partisans of the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader in violent clashes that took place in Baher al-Najaf between these forces and members of al-Mahdi army. Iraq-USA, Military, 5/6/2004 - Bush deplores acts at Iraq prison, demands investigation
US President George W. Bush expressed his disgust with the reported practices in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad and said that he has demanded a complete investigation into all allegations of improper conduct on the part of U.S. forces in Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/6/2004 - Powell: I assure President Mubarak, Arab peoples situation in Iraq will improve after authority transfer
US Secretary of State Colin Powell said he is shocked at the violence and abuses committed by some American soldiers against the prisoners of Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/6/2004 - A demonstration in Baqouba over changing the flag
Scores of Iraqis demonstrated yesterday over changing the Iraqi flag in Baqouba and they fired bullets in air. Iraq, Politics, 5/6/2004 - Al-Ateyah rules out sending Gulf forces to Iraq
The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ruled out sending forces to Iraq by the GCC. Gulf-Iraq, Politics, 5/5/2004 - Lteif assumes the leadership of al-Falluja contingent, Saleh commends Marines' cooperation
The so-called Al-Mahdi Army yesterday threatened every and each American military barrier between al-Najaf and al-Koufa at a time when lt. Gen Muhammad Lteif assumed the leadership of al-Falluja contingent where many of his soldiers were deployed, while Lt. Gen. Muhammad Jasem Saleh commended cooperation of the Marines forces in implementing the cease fire agreement in the city. Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/5/2004 - American army admits deaths, some because of torture in its detention centers Iraq-USA, Politics, 5/5/2004
- 8.6 billion the revenues of the Iraqi oil Iraq, Economics, 5/5/2004
- Arab Organization for Human Rights deplores abuse of Iraqi prisoners under occupation
The Arab Organization for Human Rights condemned the American torture of the Iraqi people considering it as flagrant violation of the basic human rights. Regional-Iraq, Politics, 5/4/2004 - Al-Baja Jee, the new flag is not an Arab
Member of the governing Interim council in Iraq Adnan al-Baja Jee said he dislikes the new Iraqi flag because it is not "an Arab, enough." Iraq, Politics, 5/4/2004 - One occupation helicopter downed, two Americans killed in Iraq
The American occupation forces said that one American soldier was killed in an attack that took place in al-Anbar province to the west of Iraq yesterday. Iraq-USA, Military, 5/4/2004 - Baghdad accepts human rights minister resignation Iraq, Politics, 5/4/2004
- People's Assembly members submit tell-abouts on photos of Iraqi prisoners Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 5/3/2004
- Six American soldiers, five Iraqis killed, one American hostage escapes
Six American soldiers were killed in three separate attacks in Baghdad, al-Amara and Karkouk, while a similar member of Iraqis were killed in al- Amara and al-Sader city. Iraq-USA, Military, 5/3/2004