Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 5/30/2005
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of May 30, 2005
- Attacks in Iraq, 84 gunmen detained south of Baghdad
Various areas in Iraq witnessed on Friday a series of explosions that resulted in killing and injuring scores, the last of which was an attack by a booby trapped car that targeted an Iraqi police center to the south of Musil to the north of the country. This resulted in killing three army officers and injuring other three. Iraq, Military, 6/4/2005 - Government offical assassinated in Iraq
In another development n Iraq, gunmen assassinated Col. Sabah Bahloul Qara al-Toun, the assistant for the internal affairs director at the governorate's court upon leaving Husam Eddine mosque in the downtown of the city after Friday's prayers. Iraq, Politics, 6/4/2005 - Breaking in operations in Iraq
hundreds of Iraqis Arab Sunni demonstrated in the courtyard of Abi Huneifah mosque in Baghdad following Friday's prayers in protest of the American presence and the American forces detention of the chairman of the Islamic party Mohsin Andul Hamid by the beginning of this week. Iraq, Politics, 6/4/2005 - Another Iraqi official assassinated
Deputy chairman of the governorate of Deyali Hussein Elwan al-Tamimi was killed together with four of his escorts in a booby trapped car driven by a suicide bomber targeting his procession in Baqouba. Iraq, Military, 6/3/2005 - Scores killed in Baghdad, intensity of attacks up
Pentagon: incidents are down overall, albeit more lethal because of the increase of the number of folks that putting in there who are willing to commit suicide, and the move to these vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Iraq, Military, 6/3/2005 - Iraq resumes oil exports to Turkey
A source at the sea shipment department said that Iraq resumed oil exports from Karkouk oil fields in the north of the country via pipelines to Turkey. Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 6/3/2005 - Arab League chief to participate in Brussels conference Regional-Iraq, Politics, 6/3/2005
- Zeibari accuses Syria of not cooperating over border infiltration; Saudis border problem
some 40 percent of the suicide bombers Zarqawi has enlisted in Iraq are from Saudi Arabia Iraq-Syria, Politics, 6/2/2005 - Annan fires UN Security Council official for serious misconduct linked to oil-for-food
former Deputy Director of the Security Council Affairs Division, had been advised on Tuesday that he was being separated from service for serious misconduct, in accordance with UN Staff Regulations. Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/2/2005 - Rumsfeld warns Iraq neighbors against medical care to Zarqawi
In this respect, the American defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld threatened Iraq's neighbors against providing medical care to the leader of al-Qaida organization in Iraq, the Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Iraq-USA, Military, 6/2/2005 - Zarqawi groups claim responsibility for more attacks in Iraq
In a statement, al-Zarqawi group claimed responsibility for the attack which targeted on Wednesday a main inspection point on Baghdad's International airport highway to the west of the Iraqi capital. Iraq, Military, 6/2/2005 - United States, European Union to host Iraq conference in Brussels Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/2/2005
- Syrian defense minister deplores unfair accusations on infiltration to Iraq
Syrian defense minister Lt. Gen. Hassan Turkmani on Tuesday deplored "the unfair accusations marketed by enemies to that Syria supports persons infiltrating via the Syrian- Iraqi borders." He said "theses accusations are baseless and lack any proof." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 6/1/2005 - Jaafari cling to the role of the coalition forces in Iraq
The government's program which was submitted by al-Jaafari included plans on security, political and services issues, forming committees concerned basically with supporting the formulation of the constitution and integrating those who he had described as "misled" in the political life. Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/1/2005 - Zeibari calls on Damascus to make greater efforts to prevent border infiltration
The Iraqi foreign minister Hoshiar Zeibari called on Damascus "to make greater efforts" in order to prevent armed elements from infiltration to Iraq, noting that Syria is "one of the main countries from which foreign terrorists come." Iraq-Syria, Politics, 6/1/2005 - Four Italians, four Americans killed in two military planes crash
The Italian military leadership announced the crash of one of its military helicopters on Monday evening in the south east of al-Nasereyah city to the south of Baghdad. Iraq-Italy, Military, 6/1/2005 - UN Security Council extends for the occupation forces in Iraq Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/1/2005
- Damascus handed over Riyadh 30 Saudis tried to sneak to Iraq
The Saudi authorities said that Syria handed it over more than 30 Saudis accused of trying to sneak to Iraq to resist against the American forces. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/31/2005 - Arrest and release of Iraqi Islamic party leader denounced
Member of the party's political bureau Ala' Mekke said that the soldiers who carried out the detention operation broke the windows of the house of Abdul Hamid and mistreated him and his sons. He stressed that the American soldiers did not hesitate in putting a bag over his head. Iraq, Politics, 5/31/2005 - Plane carrying US and Iraqi soldiers crash Iraq, Military, 5/31/2005
- Two bloody explosions in Hella, 27 Iraqis were killed
With the cycle of continued bloody attacks in various parts of Iraq, some 27 Iraqis were killed on Monday and other scores were injured in a twin suicide attack that targeted a gathering for former police men in al-Hella city to the south of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 5/31/2005 - Major security operation in Baghdad
An official source at the Iraqi ministry of defense said that a major security operation of 40,000 Iraqi policemen and soldiers started in Baghdad and its surrounding in the course of chasing gunmen. Iraq, Military, 5/30/2005 - Some 23 Iraqis killed in attacks in new campaign in Baghdad
one police officer was killed together with his driver and other four members of the Iraqi police were injured in a booby trapped car led by a suicidor at a police vehicle in Zeyouna area to the east of Baghdad near the headquarters of the Assurian democratic Movement Iraq, Military, 5/30/2005