Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 2/14/2005
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of February 14, 2005
- Scores killed, injured in two explosions in two mosques in Baghdad
Scores of persons were killed or injured in a huge explosion that took place near a mosque for the Shiite, to the south the Iraqi capital Baghdad, while news rumored on another explosion that targeted another mosque for the Shiite in the western suburb for Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 2/19/2005 - Two Indonesian journalists kidnapped in Iraq
Iraqi gunmen on Friday detained two Indonesian journalists and their driver in al-Ramadi city which is situated to the west of Baghdad. The Indonesian embassy in Baghdad said that the two detained men ( one man and woman) were lost with their driver on the road linking between the Jordanian borders and Baghdad near al-Ramadi city. Iraq, Local, 2/19/2005 - Results of the elections in Iraq
The higher commission for elections in Iraq said that the list of the United Iraq Coalition list supported by the Shiite clergy Ayatullah Ali al-Seistani got a smaller majority from the seats of the new parliamentary after ratification of final results of the legislative elections carried out by the end of January. Iraq, Politics, 2/18/2005 - Three American soldiers killed in Iraq
In Samera to the north of Baghdad, Seif Abu Mashaal Hassan, the official for the "national reconciliation ( Wifaq) party" which is led by Allawi was kidnapped Iraq, Military, 2/18/2005 - Attacks against oil pipelines in Iraq
The Iraqi ministry of oil said that four oil pipelines feeding the main refineries in Beiji and al-Doura were attacked and damaged in operations on Wednesday. Iraq, Economics, 2/18/2005 - Jaafari: no attempts to establish a religious state in Iraq
Iraqi Interim Vice President and the strongest candidate for assuming the post of the prime minister in the new Iraqi government Ibrahim al-Jafaari denied any attempt to establish a religious state in the country. Iraq, Politics, 2/17/2005 - Rumsfeld refuses to estimate the size of resistance in Iraq
The US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld refused to give any estimates about the size of resistance the American forces and the Iraqi army are facing in Iraq. This was expressed in his testimony before the armed forces committee at the Congress. Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/17/2005 - Bloody attacks in Iraq
Iraq on Wednesday witnessed bloody incidents because of which several Iraqis were killed including members of the Iraqi security forces in attacks and clashes in various areas of the country. Iraq, Military, 2/17/2005 - More American losses in Iraq
Concerning the American losses in Iraq, one American military statement announced the killing of four American soldiers in different attacks and incidents that resulted also in killing other Iraqi victims in various parts of Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/17/2005 - Italian kidnapped journalist calls for her country's forces withdrawal from Iraq
The kidnapped Italian journalist in Iraq since two weeks Juliana Segrena appealed the Italian government to withdraw its forces from Iraq in response to demands set by the kidnappers. The call of the Italian journalist came at a time in which members of the Italian Senate voted with a great majority for extending for the Italian forces working in Iraq. Iraq-Italy, Local, 2/17/2005 - Russian Look Oil company tries to return back to Iraq
The Russian "Look oil" company said on Wednesday that it has been in talks with the Iraqi government in order to restore back the rights to develop "al-Qurna al-Gharbi" oil field and hopes to get the quick consent from Baghdad after the end of general elections in Iraq. Iraq-Russia, Business, 2/17/2005 - Jaafari as Iraq's prime minister
The Iraqi coalition which is supported by the Shiite clergy Ayatullah al-Seistani chose the deputy Iraqi Vice President and chairman of the Islamic Dawa party in Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jafaari, to assume the post of the new prime minister. The decision will be issued within 48 hours. Iraq, Politics, 2/16/2005 - Six American soldiers killed in Iraq; Turkish hostage released
the secretary of the governor of Deyali Adnan al-Khadran survived an assassination attempt in al-Khaled city when a car driven by a suicide bomber went off and the incident resulted in killing its driver. Iraq, Military, 2/16/2005 - Iraq election to force coalition building
According to the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL), the assembly must also muster a two-thirds majority to overturn presidential vetoes of proposed legislation. Iraq, Politics, 2/15/2005 - Continued fighting in Iraqi, one American soldier was killed
One American soldier was killed and 13 members of the Iraqi security forces including two senior officers were also killed during the 24 past hours in operations most of them concentrated against the security forces. Iraq, Military, 2/15/2005 - Iraqi elections participation at 59%; al-Seistani list wins the majority, Allawi is the third after the Kurds
The Independent Higher Commission Of The Elections in Iraq announced that the united Iraqi coalition list supported by the Shiite clergy Ayatullah al-Seistani won 48.1% of the votes in the national assembly ( Parliament) elections which took place on January 30th. Iraq, Politics, 2/14/2005 - Continued attacks in Iraq
Announcing the results of the Iraqi elections coincided with continued attacks and explosions in various parts of Iraq, the last of which was the killing of five Iraqis, at least one of them was a prominent officer in the Iraqi army in an armed ambush. Iraq, Military, 2/14/2005 - Four American soldiers killed to the north of Baghdad
The American army announced the killing of four of its soldiers on Sunday, three of them were in a traffic accident while the fourth was killed in an armed attack in Samera to the north of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 2/14/2005 - More kidnappings in Iraq
An unidentified group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the secretary general of the Iraqi Christian Democratic party, Minas Ibrajim al-Yousefi, by the end of January in Musil and called for the withdrawal of the American forces in order to release him. Iraq, Local, 2/14/2005 - UN refugee agency gets food, relief aid to Kurds stranded at Iraq-Jordan border
The United Nations refugee agency has managed to deliver food and relief supplies to 102 desperate Iranian Kurd refugees, including at least five pregnant women and a large number of children, who have been marooned for up to four weeks on the Iraqi-Jordanian border without access to any assistance, the UN said. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 2/14/2005