Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/5/2004
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 5, 2004
- Morocco won't send troops to Iraq, but ready to train Iraqi brothers
Morocco won't send troops to Iraq, but it is ready to "receive Iraqi brothers for security, military or civil defense training," said Moroccan minister delegate for foreign affairs and cooperation, Taib Fassi Fihri. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 7/10/2004 - On the file of kidnapped in Iraq
Bulgarian announced yesterday it will not change its foreign policy as a result of kidnapping two of its citizens in Iraq. One Iraqi group calling itself " al-Tawhid Wal Jihad " group announced in a video tape giving 24 hours for releasing the Iraqi detainees by the American forces, otherwise the two Bulgarian hostages will be executed. Iraq, Politics, 7/10/2004 - Four persons killed in a missile attack in Baghdad
A large explosion shook the Iraqi capital Baghdad yesterday evening. News reports said that the explosion which targeted al-Sadeer Novotille hotel resulted in killing four Iraqis, two of them are members of the Iraqi national guards. Iraq, Politics, 7/10/2004 - Allawi to visit Syria and Iran shortly, the Turkish army warns the Kurds, again
The Turkish army has warned the Kurds of Iraq against the consequences of attempting to change the people's demography in Karkouk, renewing its call on the US to chase the fighters of the Kurdistani Labor Party in northern Iraq, considering that Washington has not succeeded in meeting Ankara's demands to this effect. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 7/9/2004 - Saddam Hussein's lawyers postpone travel, chairman of the court is in Kuwait
The defense commission for the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein postponed its travel to Baghdad because of the lack of necessary protection for such travel, while a split surfaced among its members over the legitimacy of the special Iraqi court which started trial of Saddam Hussein last week. Iraq, Politics, 7/9/2004 - Philippines bans sending workers to Iraq, five American soldiers killed
Number of American soldiers killed yesterday in Iraq increased to five and another Iraqi from the national guard was killed as a result of the intensive missile shelling carried out by gunmen and targeted the headquarters of the Iraqi national guards forces, resulted in destroying the building yesterday. Iraq-Philippines, Politics, 7/9/2004 - Al-Tawhid Wal- Jihad threaten to kill two Bulgarians Iraq, Local, 7/9/2004
- International organization calls for releasing children detainees in Iraq
The International organization "Save The Children" called on the Danish government to mediate immediately with the coalition forces in Iraq in order to release children detained in the Iraqi jails. Iraq, Politics, 7/8/2004 - Allawi signed defense and national security law
The field developments in Iraq coincided with the signature of the defending national security law by the prime minister of the Iraqi Interim government Eyad Allawi. The said law gives the government several authorizations including announcing emergency in certain areas of Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 7/8/2004 - One Iraqi group holds a Philippine hostage, threatens killing him; Allawi accuses foreigners of the attacks, vows to crush them
The Interim Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi accused what he called foreigners for being behind the attack which targeted the surrounding of the al-Wifaq movement which he presides over in al-Haretheyah area in the downtown of Baghdad. Iraq-Philippines, Politics, 7/8/2004 - Zarqawi: we refused a ransom to rescue Burg Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/8/2004
- Al-Ibraheimi: neighboring states can help Iraq without sending forces
The UN special envoy to Iraq al-Akhdar al-Ibraheimi said in Amman yesterday that the Iraqi officials have the right to be cautious towards the deployment of forces from neighboring states on their own territories. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 7/7/2004 - Blair: Mass destruction weapons might not be found in Iraq
The British prime minister Tony Blair admitted yesterday for the first time that "mass destruction weapons might not be found in Iraq." Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/7/2004 - Three American soldiers killed in Iraq, 13 Iraqis in Falluja
One American military spokesman announced yesterday the killing of two marines during what was described as a security operation in al-Anbar province to the west of Iraq on Sunday in which the third died because of his wounds he had in the same operation. Thereby 10 American soldiers in al-Anbar were killed this week. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/7/2004 - Four marines killed, car explosions
The American army in Iraqi announced today at dawn the killing of four marines on Tuesday during a fighting in al-Anbar governorate to the west of Baghdad. Iraq, Politics, 7/7/2004 - Morocco voices readiness to train Iraqi security forces
Morocco's king Mohammed VI voiced Tuesday in a message to Iraqi prime minister, Iyad Hachem Allawi, readiness to train the Iraqi police and army. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 7/7/2004 - A British ambassador in Baghdad
The spokeswoman for the British embassy in Baghdad, Victoria Witford announced that Edward Chaplin, the first British ambassador to Iraq since more than one decade arrived yesterday in Baghdad. Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/7/2004 - Iraqi Interim government postpones the issuance of a security law
The Interim Iraqi government yesterday, once again, postponed a security law pertaining to imposing special measures to withstand the deteriorated security conditions in Iraq, but did not disclose the reason behind the new delay. Iraq, Politics, 7/6/2004 - Four Iraqis were killed by an American missile in Falluja
Four Iraqis from Falluja city were killed and other three wounded yesterday evening by a missile fired by one American plane at a house in the city. Iraq, Politics, 7/6/2004 - Allawi government accuses neighboring states of supporting the terrorists: we will not oppose having them attacked by the Americans
The Interim Iraqi government said it will publish during this week evidences to that countries neighboring Iraq gave support to the resistance against the American occupation, noting in particular to Syria and Iran and announced it will not oppose that the American occupation forces will launch operations against these countries from the Iraqi lands. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 7/5/2004 - Greenstock: Chalabi's recommendations were behind bad estimates on the Iraqi resistance; Marine hostage status unkown
The American occupation army said that it has no evidence proving that an armed group had actually executed the American- Lebanese hostage, a member of the American marines in Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/5/2004 - Israel denies interrogation of detainees in Iraq
The Israeli cabinet yesterday denied the participation of Israelis in interrogating detainees in Iraq. This was in reaction to statements made by the American woman Gen. officer Ghanis Karbinski, the former official for Abu Ghreib prison, situated to the west of Baghdad. Iraq-Israel, Politics, 7/5/2004 - On sending Arab and Japanese forces to Iraq Iraq-Regional, Politics, 7/5/2004