Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 10/25/2004
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of October 25, 2004
- Al-Zarqawi group kidnaps one Japanese
The organization of "Qaida al-Jihad in the Mesopotamia" which is led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said it had kidnapped one member of the Japanese forces in Iraq and threatened to execute him if Tokyo will not withdraw its forces from Iraq within 48 hours. Iraq, Local, 10/27/2004 - Three killed in Baqouba, American forces prepare to invade Falluja
It seems that the American forces are preparing for an expanded military operation against Falluja city to the west of Baghdad as they reinforced positions around the city after the renewed air raids on Tuesday morning. The American soldiers backed by tanks and armored vehicles closed the main road of Falluja and war planes flew in the skies of the city. Iraq, Military, 10/27/2004 - Barnier: we do hope for the release of the two French hostages shortly
The French foreign minister Michael Barnier said yesterday that he hopes the two French hostages in Iraq will be released shortly but he urged caution towards the most recent report indicating their nearby release. Iraq-France, Politics, 10/26/2004 - IAAE: hundreds of tons of explosives lost in Iraq
The International Agency for Atomic Energy (IAAE ) stressed that hundreds of tons of traditional explosives were missing from the Iraqi military arsenal that used to be under the rule of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraq, Politics, 10/26/2004 - One American soldier, several Iraqis killed in different explosions
An attack by explosives targeted part of an internal oil pipeline to the south west of Karkouk in north Iraq. Iraqi sources stressed continued Iraqi oil exports after firemen were able to control the fire in the pipeline which provides Beji refinery with oil Iraq, Military, 10/26/2004 - Shaalan: Libyan interferes in Iraq's affairs
The Iraqi defense minister Hazem al-Shaalan accused Libyan of interfering in the affairs of his country by providing material aid to "Iraqi sides" positioned in Syria, noting that these sides "obstruct the security situation in Iraq." Iraq-Libya, Politics, 10/25/2004 - A human massacre in Iraq
In the largest attack targeting volunteers in the new Iraqi army, the bodies of 43 volunteers and five civilian drivers were found between Baladrose and Badra area and Jassan to the south east of Baqouba. Iraq, Politics, 10/25/2004 - American diplomat killed in Baghdad, six Iraqis in Falluja
One American diplomat was killed in a mortar shelling attackthat targeted Victory Camp near the International Airport of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 10/25/2004