Ninawa

Clashes leaves 1 cop dead, 1 wounded in Ninewa

zawya.com     22-Aug-2008          

NINEWA, Aug.21 (VOI) - Clashes on Thursday erupted between policemen and unknown gunmen left a serviceman killed and another one wounded in Ninewa , a security source said. "Clashes erupted when gunmen driving a car opened...                    

IRAQ :Dozens including Children Arrested

worldproutassembly.org     21-Aug-2008          

Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq (AMSI) Wednesday, 20 August 2008 21:42 Dozens of people including children living in al Karamah in Ninowa Governorate were arrested by the American occupation forces. HEYET Net - After the...                    

Coalition Forces Detain 15 Suspects in Iraq

freerepublic.com     22-Aug-2008          

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2008 – Coalition forces detained 15 suspected terrorists yesterday and today during continuing operations targeting al-Qaida in Iraq's influence around the country, military officials reported. In Baghdad...                    

Inside Iraq: Chasing Al Qa'eda in the Desert

aina.org     21-Aug-2008          

MOSUL, Iraq -- Although the US military's surge strategy last year flooded Baghdad with US and Iraqi forces and succeeded in dramatically diminishing the al Qa'eda presence there, it pushed insurgents from the capital into...                    

Bombers, Bank Accounts, and Bleedout: al-Qa’ida’s Road in and Out of Iraq

freerepublic.com     01-Aug-2008   1 related          

Key Findings Saudi Arabia and Libya supplied the most fighters in the Sinjar Records. Saudi Arabia contributed the highest number of foreign fighters to al‐Qa`idaÂ’s fight in Iraq between August 2006 and August 2007, followed...                    

Insurgents hide in tanker to attack Iraqi police

iht.com     29-May-2008   2 related          

The attacks occurred three weeks after the American and Iraqi militaries launched a crackdown to restore order in the region's largest city, Mosul. ... Sunni insurgents converted a water tanker into a Trojan horse to mount a surprise attack on a police checkpoint near...                    

Suicide bomber kills 16 in Iraq

independent.co.uk     29-May-2008   158 related          

A suicide bomber blew himself today among a crowd of police recruits in north-western Iraq, killing at least 16 men and wounding 14, an official said. The blast occurred about 11am in Sinjar, a town near the Syrian border that was the site of the deadliest attack of the war — a series of suicide...                    

NEWSWEEK Cover: The Martyr Factory Why One Libyan Town Became a Pipeline For Suicide Bombers in Iraq

digitalmediaonlineinc.com     20-Apr-2008   3 related          

(2008-04-20) NEW YORK , April 20 /PRNewswire/ — Late last year American soldiers raided an insurgent headquarters in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar. Inside they found some papers with the letterhead "Mujahedin Shura Council." As they analyzed them, one thing struck the American investigators....                    

Iraq's Yazidis Dancing No More

aina.org     19-Apr-2008          

(AP) -- Yazidi young man Samir Khaled Rashou used to join the jovial beat dancing his religious group was holding on their annual festivities until another kind of tempo - that of bombs - forced them to stop their celebrations. ... Yazidi young man Samir Khaled Rashou...                    

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