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A Soldiers News Blog
Saturday, October 30, 2004
 
Soldier killed in Iraq convoy crash: "The bulk of an 850-strong group of British troops are gathering near their new base in a US-controlled area of Iraq."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



Bin Laden video admits 9/11 attack: "Days before the US presidential election, the Arab television station Al-Jazeera has aired a video of Osama bin Laden, directly admitting for the first time that he carried out the September 11 attacks and criticising President George W. Bush."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



US won't be intimidated, says Bush: "President George Bush said that Americans would not be "intimidated or influenced" by terrorists after Osama bin Laden released a video tape just days before the country goes to the polls."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



U.S. forces hold tribal leader in Baghdad: "U.S. forces detained a key Iraqi tribal leader and two family members during an early morning raid Saturday in Baghdad, his family said."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Palestinian leaders meets without Arafat: "The Palestinian leadership convened Saturday without Yasser Arafat in the chair for the first time in years, while doctors in a French hospital conducted a battery of blood tests to see whether the veteran leader's illness is terminal."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Iraq's interim president visits Kuwait: "Iraq's interim president on Saturday visited this small oil-rich state that Saddam Hussein invaded in 1990 and occupied for seven months until U.S.-led forces evicted his army, the first visit by an Iraqi head of state here in about four decades."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Bin Laden tape called "propaganda"...Kerry, Bush attack on war on terror in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Taliban-linked group threatens to kill kidnapped UN election workers in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Al-Jazeera says it received Osama bin Laden tape in Pakistani capital in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Strikes in Fallujah, Iraqi troops fire on vehicles in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Crunch talks on Fallujah crisis, mystery surrounds Japanese hostage (AFP): "AFP - Crunch talks to avert a military assault on rebel-held Fallujah rumbled, as British troops started to patrol a hostile region outside Baghdad and confusion reigned over the fate of a Japanese hostage."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



News Video Is at Center of Storm Over Iraq Explosives (Los Angeles Times): "Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON â?? On April 18, 2003, a television news crew from Minnesota videotaped U.S. troops in Iraq using bolt cutters to break through chains and wire seals on the door of a dusty bunker and finding explosives stored inside."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



SEAL takes stand in prisoner abuse hearing: "A Navy SEAL admitted yesterday that he held a loaded gun to an Iraqi prisoner's head and posed for a picture, and he also testified that a fellow SEAL beat the hooded prisoner with the muzzle of a gun."

In San Diego Union-Tribune: In Iraq



U.N. envoy: Probe into Iraqi fraud very tough: "The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, said yesterday that investigators face tremendous obstacles in trying to get to the bottom of alleged corruption in Iraq's oil-for-food program."

In San Diego Union-Tribune: In Iraq



U.S. forces launch airstrikes in Fallujah: "NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - U.S. forces launched airstrikes against suspected militant bases in Fallujah and carried out probing attacks on the city's outskirts, as they prepared for a major operation in the insurgent bastion that has become the symbol of Iraqi resistance."

In Modesto Bee: Iraq



Iraqi forces fire on six vehicles: "Iraqi forces opened fire Saturday on six vehicles, including three minibuses, after a U.S. convoy came under attack in central Iraq, killing or injuring more than a dozen people, witnesses said."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Arafat may be suffering from leukemia: "Physicians specializing in the treatment of leukemia were examining ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Saturday to determine whether he suffers from the blood disorder, Palestinian sources said."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Al-Jazeera: Got bin Laden tape in Pakistan: "The Arabic television channel Al-Jazeera said Saturday that it received the latest videotaped message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at its offices in the Pakistani capital."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

  6:14 AM
Thursday, October 28, 2004
 
Iraq War News
U.S. Air Strike Kills Two in Iraq's Falluja (Reuters): "Reuters - U.S. planes bombed the Iraqi city of Falluja overnight, killing two people, in a new strike on rebels digging in for an expected U.S.-led offensive."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



U.S. Bombs Suspected Rebel Site in Iraq (AP): "AP - U.S. aircraft bombed a suspected rebel safehouse Thursday in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, killing two people, the U.S. military and witnesses said."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



British troops start perilous Iraq mission, Japan defiant after kidnapping (AFP): "AFP - Hundreds of British soldiers have left southern Iraq on a risky mission to free US forces for a possible assault on rebel-held Fallujah, as a kidnapped British woman was seen reportedly pleading in a new video for the withdrawal of British troops from the country and the release of Iraqi women prisoners."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



Car Bomb Hits U.S. Patrol in Iraq; 2 Dead (AP): "AP - A car bomb exploded Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing a U.S. soldier and at least one Iraqi civilian, the U.S. military said."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



Armed Group Claims to Have Iraq Explosives (AP): "AP - An armed group claimed in a video Thursday to have obtained a large amount of explosives missing from a munitions depot facility in Iraq and threatened to use them against foreign troops."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



Japan Presses for Release of Iraq Hostage (AP): "AP - Japanese leaders struggled on Thursday to make contact with Islamic militants in Iraq who took a Japanese traveler hostage as the 48-hour deadline approached for the young man's threatened beheading. Tokyo stood firm in its refusal to meet the kidnappers' demand to withdraw troops from Iraq."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



U-S aircraft bomb suspected "meeting site" in Iraq's rebel-held Fallujah in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



U-S soldier, civilian killed in Iraq car bomb in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Iraq Explosives Claim URGENT in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Hostage Hassan makes new plea: "The kidnapped British director of CARE International has made another plea for Britain to withdraw troops from Iraq and asked for the aid organisation to close its offices in the country."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



Arafat 'in serious condition': "Yasser Arafat was in serious condition after collapsing and briefly losing consciousness, as his two-week illness took a sudden turn for the worse."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



Black Watch reach first camp: "A Black Watch battle group has camped in the Iraqi town of Nasiryah on their way to the Triangle of Death to relieve US forces."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



U.S., allies leave mark on history in Iraq: "Hammurabi the lawgiver was here. So were Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander the Great, Saddam Hussein and now, apparently, Sgt. Woods and "O-Dog.""

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Russian troops linked to missing Iraqi explosives (AFP): "AFP - Russian special forces "almost certainly" removed the explosives missing from a military base south of Baghdad before the March 2003 US invasion and sent them to Syria, Lebanon and possibly Iran, The Washington Times daily said quoting a US official."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq

  5:19 AM
Monday, October 25, 2004
 
Iraq War News
Car bomb kills 3 near Australian Embassy: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A car bomb targeting an Australian military convoy exploded near the Australian Embassy Monday, killing three Iraqis and wounding eight others, according to Iraqi and coalition officials."

In Fresno Bee: Iraq



France welcomes peaceful Iraqis to summit: "PARIS (AP) - All Iraqi groups that renounce violence should be included in next month's international conference on Iraq, the French foreign minister said Monday."

In Fresno Bee: Iraq



Kidnapping of aid worker stirs debate: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The kidnapping of British aid worker Margaret Hassan has generated a debate on Islamist Web sites, with many contributors urging the kidnappers to spare her life."

In Fresno Bee: Iraq



Nuke agency: Iraq explosives gone: "Several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that once played a key role in Saddam Hussein's efforts to build a nuclear bomb, the U.N. nuclear agency confirmed today."

In Kansas City Star: Iraq



Twelve Iraqis Die in Car Bombs, Clashes (Reuters): "Reuters - Car bombs and clashes killed 12 Iraqis Monday and three Australian troops were wounded in the first attack on their contingent since the end of the Iraq war."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



Summary: Explosives Go Missing in Iraq (AP): "AP - THE REPORT: The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Monday that nearly 380 tons of conventional explosives has gone missing from a former Iraqi military installation."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



Iraqi officials suspect rebel infiltrators may have set up soldiers in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



More attacks on coalition forces in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Egypt announces arrest of terror plotters, says mastermind killed in attack in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



American soldier dies in roadside bomb blast in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Iraqis plead for UK aid hostage: "The kidnapping of British aid worker Margaret Hassan has sparked debate on fundamentalist Islamic websites, with many contributors urging that her life be spared given her decades-long service to the Iraqi people."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



Oil prices hit new record high: "Motorists were braced for further pain at the forecourts as the cost of oil hit another record high."

In Ananova: War In Iraq



13 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid: "Israeli troops raided a Gaza Strip refugee camp to halt Palestinian mortar fire, killing 13 Palestinians and wounding 66 Monday, as Israel's parliament set up for a historic debate on a withdrawal from the coastal strip."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Egypt arrests alleged Sinai bombers: "Eight Egyptians have been arrested and accused of plotting the nearly simultaneous car bombings of a hotel and tourist camp in the Sinai that killed at least 34 people earlier this month."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



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Iraq suspects infiltrators for massacre: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi officials suspect that about 50 U.S.-trained Iraqi soldiers slain by insurgents - many of them execution-style - may have been set up by rebel infiltrators in their ranks."

In Modesto Bee: Iraq



France still hopeful reporters in Iraq will be released (AFP): "AFP - French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said he was still hopeful two French reporters held hostage in Iraq would be freed, adding that "lines of dialogue" had been opened with those detaining them."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq

  6:20 AM
Sunday, October 24, 2004
 
Iraq War News
CIA secretly removes detainees from Iraq: "WASHINGTON (AP) - The CIA has secretly moved as many as a dozen unidentified prisoners out of Iraq in the last six months, a possible violation of international treaties, The Washington Post reported."

In Fresno Bee: Iraq



Bomb detonates near U.S. patrol in Mosul: "MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - A car bomb exploded Sunday near a U.S. patrol in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, the military said. No casualties were reported."

In Fresno Bee: Iraq



State Dept. officer killed in Iraq: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A State Department security officer was killed Sunday during a mortar or rocket attack at a U.S. base near Baghdad International Airport, the U.S. Embassy announced."

In Fresno Bee: Iraq



Rebels 'Execute' 49 Iraqi Troops, Kill U.S. Diplomat (Reuters): "Reuters - Rebels ambushed and killed 49 unarmed Iraqi soldiers and, in a separate attack Sunday, killed a U.S. diplomat in a mortar strike near Baghdad airport."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



US secretly moved prisoners out of Iraq for questioning (AFP): "AFP - The CIA has secretly transferred detainees out of Iraq for interrogation after asking the US Justice Department to write a memo justifying the practice, which violates the Geneva Conventions, The Washington Post reported."

In Yahoo! News: Iraq



Chaos inside the triangle of death (24 Oct 04) in Radio Free USA



Afghan Election URGENT in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



American security officer reported killed in Baghdad in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



State Department officer dies...Bodies found in Iraq...Karzai wins majority in Katu.com: Iraq & Terror



Rebels 'Execute' 49 Iraqi Troops, Kill U.S. Diplomat: "Rebels ambushed and killed 49unarmed Iraqi soldiers and, in a separate attack Sunday, killeda U.S. diplomat in a mortar strike near Baghdad airport. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



AP: Saddam Abused Oil-For-Food Program: "Interviews with dozens of former and current Iraqi officials by congressional investigators have produced new evidence that Saddam Hussein micromanaged business deals under the U.N. oil-for-food program to maximize political influence with important foreign governments like Russia and neighboring Arab states. (AP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



50 Iraqi Soldiers Found Shot to Death: "The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers were found on a remote road in eastern Iraq, apparently the victims of an ambush as they were heading home on leave, Iraqi authorities said Sunday. (AP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



16 Killed in Bombing at Police Checkpoint: "BAGHDAD â?? A suicide car bomb detonated Saturday outside the gates of a Marine base in western Iraq, killing at least 16 Iraqi police officers and wounding 40 people at a police checkpoint. (Los Angeles Times)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



U.S. Diplomat Killed in Baghdad Mortar Attack: "A U.S. diplomat was killed in a mortarattack near the Baghdad airport early on Sunday, Secretary ofState Colin Powell said in a statement. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



49 Iraqi Soldiers Shot to Death: "
BAGHDAD, Iraqâ?? Forty-nine soldiers in Iraqâ??s new army have been found shot to death, police said Sunday.

Gen. Walid al-Azzawi, commander of the Diyala (search) provincial police, said the bodies were discovered Saturday about 30 miles south of Baqouba.

They were laid out in four rows each, with 12 bodies in each row, he said.

â??After inspection, we found out that they were shot after being ordered to lay down on the earth,â?? he said.

A U.S. military source in the region confirmed the discovery, but said there appeared to be fewer dead, around 30 to 35.

Al-Azzawi said all were members of the new Iraqi army and were training in the Kirkush military camp in Baladruz (search). He said many were from southern provinces.

An investigation is under way, he said.

"

In Command Post: Irak

  8:02 AM
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