Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 9/6/2004
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of September 6, 2004
- Five Iraqis, Two of al-Sader's supporters, police kidnapped in Najaf
The Turkish government called on the American forces to halt its military operations in Tal Afer as soon as possible. The statement of the Turkish foreign ministry came after the army issued a statement in which it expressed its concern over these operations Iraq, Politics, 9/11/2004 - Iraqi national guards opened fire at al-Sader demonstration
Members of the Iraqi national guards opened fire at a demonstration for the supporters of the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader in Baghdad and this resulted in killing two Iraqis and wounding other 7. Iraq, Politics, 9/11/2004 - Some 45 Iraqis killed in the American campaign in Tel Afer, Falluja
News reports said that fire exchange stopped in Tel Afer to the north west of Musil city where at least 45 Iraqis were killed and more than 80 injured as a result of armed clashes between the American forces and Iraqi gunmen. Iraq-USA, Military, 9/10/2004 - Army general says law violated at Iraqi prison
A key U.S. Army general who investigated abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq says prisoner abuse was not the result of military doctrine, and that abuse would not have occurred if doctrine had been followed and interrogation training had been conducted. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/10/2004 - Former defense secretary: military policy did not promote abuse
No U.S. military policy encouraged or justified the abuse of prisoners in U.S. custody, former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger told members of Congress September 9. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/10/2004 - Iraqi Interior minister in Damascus: Syria is cooperating with Iraq Syria-Iraq, Politics, 9/10/2004
- Zeibari in Yemen ignores the question of dispatching forces to Iraq
The Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zeibari started yesterday an official visit to Yemen, which was the first for an Arab official to this state since the collapse of the regime of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Yemen-Iraq, Politics, 9/9/2004 - Deteriorated security conditions in Iraq; more assassinations, N.G.Os start to leave
foreign workers in non- governmental international organizations left Baghdad yesterday at a time when the majority of non- governmental organizations working in Iraq are preparing to leave the country over the deteriorated security condition and the increased kidnapping operations Iraq, Politics, 9/9/2004 - Bombardment renewed on Falluja
The Iraqi warplanes yesterday morning renewed its bombardment of Falluja city to the west of Baghdad. According to a medical source, the new American raids which targeted the southern east of Falluja left at least two Iraqis dead. Iraq, Military, 9/9/2004 - Powell calls for perseverance in Iraq despite military losses
One day after the number of U.S. military fatalities in Iraq reached 1,000, Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to three television news programs about the need to persevere in the fight against the insurgents in order to establish freedom and democracy in Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/9/2004 - Iraq achieves stable currency, sound fiscal policy with U.S. help
U.S. Treasury Under Secretary John Taylor said the United States has helped Iraq introduce a new unified and stable currency to replace the two separate currencies used before the toppling of former dictator Saddam Hussein. Iraq-USA, Economics, 9/9/2004 - Scores of Iraqis were killed, fighting continued in al-Sader city
The office of martyr al-Sader in Baghdad has accused the American forces of being responsible for the violent clashes which took place in the city and resulted in killing 40 Iraqis and injuring 200 while one American soldier was killed. Iraq, Military, 9/8/2004 - Two Italian women seized in Iraq; 40 Iraqis were killed
Relative calm returned back to al-Sader city in Baghdad following the violent battles that took place between al-Mahdi army and the American forces since Monday evening until Tuesday morning. Iraq, Politics, 9/8/2004 - Son of the governor of Ninawa assassinated in an attack in Musil
The governor of Baghdad, Ali al-Haidari, survived an assassination attempt while his procession was running in al-Adel ( justice) quarters in the downtown of the capital Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 9/8/2004 - Islamic army demands ransom to free the two French journalists
The French prime minister Jan Pierre Ravaran doubted a statement attributed to a group holding the two French journalists in Iraq that places new conditions to release them. The group gave Paris the option either to pay a ransom of USD 5 million or to approve a truce proposed earlier by the leader of al-Qaida organization on the European states as a condition to release the two journalists. Iraq-France, Politics, 9/7/2004 - Vagueness on al-Douri fate
The Iraqi interim government tried yesterday to get out of the state of confusion and vagueness over the news of arresting Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the former Iraqi vice president. Iraq, Politics, 9/7/2004 - Eight American soldiers killed, al-Sader office in Najaf besieged
In one of the worst days for the American forces in Iraq, six American soldiers were killed and other injured in an ambush in the surrounding of Faluja area. This came hours after the killing of two others as missiles were fired on their base to the north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/7/2004 - Rasheed: 5 cooperation fields with Iraq topped by providing foodstuffs, training human resources Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 9/7/2004
- Iraqi police breaks into al-Jazeera TV office after extending its closure
The Iraqi police broke into the office of al-Jazeera TV in Baghdad and sealed the news room and destroyed one of the doors in the first floor of the office's building. Iraq-Qatar, Politics, 9/6/2004 - One Iraqi nuclear scientist assassinated
The scientist in the nuclear field Muhammad al-Touqi al-Taleqani was killed in al-Mahmoudeyah, according to his brother Ala' Touqi Hussein. Iraq, Politics, 9/6/2004 - Al-Douri detention news., two American soldiers were killed
The office of the Iraqi Interim prime minister Eyad Allawi said that one persons was detained in northern Baghdad and tests are being made on his DNA to make sure whether he is the former Iraqi Vice President Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri or not. Iraq, Politics, 9/6/2004 - American forces arrest Ezzat al-Douri, 70 men were killed trying to rescue him
The Iraqi ministry of defense announced detention of Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the former Iraqi vice President. Iraq-USA, Politics, 9/6/2004 - Islamic army claims responsibility for Chalabi assassination attempt
The Islamic army group in Iraq in a televised video tape broadcast by al-Jazerera TV on Saturday announced responsibility for the assassination attempt which claimed the life of the leader if the Iraqi National Congress party Ahmad Chalabi. Iraq, Politics, 9/6/2004 - A Sunni commission issues a Fatwa to release French journalists
A-Arshiad and Dawa ( Guidance and call) commission has issued a Fatwa demanding the kidnappers of the French journalists be released immediately and not to be harmed. Iraq-France, Politics, 9/6/2004 - Clashes continued in Iraq
A strong explosion took place yesterday in the downtown of Baghdad where a smoke was seen while armored vehicles headed to the western part of Tigris. Iraq, Military, 9/6/2004