Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Saturday, 18 February 2006.  Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr, member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice.

Saturday, 18 February 2006.

·       US troops make mass arrests in al-Baghdadi, kill 19 year old during house search.

·       Resistance bomb west of Abu Ghurayb leaves three US troops reported dead.

·       Association of Muslim Scholars of Iraq casts doubt on US role in Death Squad scandal: “Why do they minimize their scope when disclosing them, and then do nothing to stop them?”

·       Under pressure from massive media reporting, puppet regime in Baghdad forms special committee to investigate reports of secret prison, death squads, abduction, torture, and murder by puppet regime security agencies and Badr Brigade militia.

·       Resistance bomb in Baghdad’s ash-Sha‘b district reportedly kills two US troops.

·       Resistance car bomb leaves three US troops reported dead in Ba‘qubah.

·       Two US troops reported killed in Resistance bombing south of al-Yusufiyah.

·       US soldier reported killed in bombing in Mosul.

Al-Anbar Province.

Al-Baghdadi.

US troops make mass arrests in al-Baghdadi, kill 19 year old during house search.

In a dispatch posted at 4:10pm Mecca time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that US occupation forces backed up by Iraqi puppet troops launched an extensive wave of arrests in the western Iraqi city of al-Baghdadi.

The al-Baghdadi correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the joint US and Iraqi puppet forces closed all the main roads in the city and launched raids and arrests of local residents.  At the time of reporting, they had rounded up about 24 local youths.

While they were raiding one house, US troops shot a 19 year old youth as he came into the house from the back yard, killing him.

Abu Ghurayb.

Resistance bomb west of Abu Ghurayb leaves three US troops reported dead.

In a dispatch posted at 6:20pm Mecca time Saturday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a US military column on the main road in the middle of Abu Ghurayb, some 30km west of Baghdad.

The Abu Ghurayb correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local eyewitnesses as saying that the bomb that was planted by the side of the road to al-Fallujah totally destroyed one American Humvee and killed three US troops who were aboard it.

Baghdad.

Association of Muslim Scholars of Iraq casts doubt on US role in Death Squad scandal: “Why do they minimize their scope when disclosing them, and then do nothing to stop them?”

In a statement dated 17 February 2006, the Association of Muslim Scholars of Iraq, the supreme religious authority for Sunnis in the country noted that American General Joseph Peterson who had been in charge of training the Iraqi puppet police had reported that the US military had proof that the puppet “Iraqi Interior Ministry” had set up a death squad and that 22 men in it had been appointed by the “Ministry” as members of external patrols.

The Association responded to this American admission by saying, first of all that the matter was much bigger than the US General had described, both in terms of quantity and quality.  The Association said that the General’s statement “to the extent that it condemns the [puppet] “Interior Ministry” raises questions and doubts about what the US stance on the matter implies, since it minimizes the matter and presents it in such limited numbers.  This is just what they did in the Abu Ghurayb scandal when they only punished a number of their soldiers, saying that this behavior was a matter of individuals’ comportment even though it was not so, as is now well known.”

The Association said, “There is also another question as to why the occupation forces merely disclose the crimes without doing anything at least to prevent more of them from happening  The scandal of the al-Jadiriyah hideout and the an-Nusur Center already surfaced and in those cases the US Ambassador in Baghdad accused the [puppet] “Interior Ministry” of [Shi‘i] sectarianism, but that was all they did, they did nothing else. In fact, afterward, they freed up those agencies so that they could commit more crimes.”

“The Association of Muslim Scholars, as it condemns the sectarian cleansing that is taking place on the territory of Iraq holds both the occupation force and the [puppet] state agencies responsible, sensing joint cooperation in this matter between the occupation and the security agencies.  This is producing yet another new scandal to be added to the record of the occupation, following those of Abu Ghurayb and others.

The Association called for the formation of “neutral international commissions”to investigate this matter, and appealed to the United Nations “to shoulder the responsibility and follow up on this case.”

Under pressure from massive media reporting, puppet regime in Baghdad forms special committee to investigate reports of secret prison, death squads, abduction, torture, and murder by puppet regime security agencies and Badr Brigade militia.

In a dispatch posted at 5:30pm Mecca time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that following revelations in the press that another secret prison run by the pro-American Shi‘i sectarian Badr Brigades and the puppet “Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops (Maghawir)” had been discovered, the US-installed puppet “Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister” ‘Abd al-Mutlak al-Jabburi announced that a special committee had been formed to investigate the reports.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that al-Jabburi told a press conference in the area of the Republican Palace in Baghdad – the so-called “Green Zone” where the US has set up the headquarters of its occupation regime in the country – that a “Ministerial Committee” made up of four official agencies, one of them being the puppet “Human Rights Ministry” had been formed to investigate the reports of the secret prison.  The committee was also to investigate the death squads run by puppet security agencies and reports of abuse and torture.

Suspicions about the genuine intentions of the committee were immediately raised when al-Jabburi cast doubt upon the media reports of the prison, death squads, and torture saying that many security men who had spoken to the press had provided “inaccurate” information.  Al-Jabburi said that those men frequently declined to be identified and alleged that the reason for that was the quality of their information rather than the threat of torture and death.

Mafkarat al-Islam had reported the discovery of a secret prison in Baghdad’s al-Karradah district in which 300 Sunnis have been incarcerated, many for over a year.  There they have been subjected to torture and many have been executed, according to a source.

Bomb targets motorcade of puppet police chief of Baghdad district.

In a dispatch posted at 12:40pm Mecca time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by the motorcade of the chief of the  puppet police of the southeast Baghdad district of al-Karradah.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Karradah as saying that a bomb near ‘Uqbah ibn Nafi‘ Square exploded as the motorcade of Brigadier General ‘Abd al-Karim Maryush was driving past.  The blast destroyed one vehicle in the procession, killing one of the puppet police official’s guards and wounding a second.

Resistance bomb blasts fuel supply convoy in Baghdad al-Jadidah.

In a dispatch posted at 11:40am Mecca time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a convoy of tankers from the puppet “Iraqi Petroleum Ministry” loaded with fuel on the main road in the Baghdad al-Jadidah district of southeastern Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of Baghdad al-Jadidah as saying that the bomb went off as a convoy of fuel tankers and patrol cars of the puppet Oil Installation Guard police was driving past. The explosion destroyed one patrol car, killing three puppet police and wounding three more of them.

Resistance bomb in Baghdad’s ash-Sha‘b district reportedly kills two US troops.

In a dispatch posted at 11:20am Mecca time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military column on the main road near the International ash-Sha‘b Playing Field in the southeast of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of Baghdad’s ash-Sha‘b district as saying that a bomb planted opposite the sports area blew up as a US column was driving past, destroying one Humvee and killing two US troops.  A third American soldier was also wounded in the explosion.  At the time of reporting, US forces were still encircling the area where the attack took place, preventing anyone from approaching.

Resistance bombards puppet army headquarters in as-Sayyidiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 10:40am Mecca time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces bombarded the headquarters of the puppet Iraqi “as-Saqr Brigade” in the as-Sayyidiyah area to the south of Baghdad with eight mortar rounds.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in as-Sayyidiyah as saying that the headquarters of the puppet brigade was struck by eight mortar rounds, setting off violent explosions and sending plumes of smoke rising into the sky.

Salah ad-Din Province.

Al-Mushahadah.

Resistance bomb blasts armored vehicle wounding US troops in al-Mushahadah.

In a dispatch posted at 5:10pm Mecca time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a US military column in the city of al-Mushahadah on the road running south to Baghdad.

The al-Mushahadah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that a bomb that had been planted next to the main road blew up as a column of several armored vehicles and Humvees was driving by.  The blast disabled one armored vehicle and wounded four US troops who were aboard it.

Diyala Province.

Al-Mada’in.

Resistance bomb blasts puppet “Shock Troops” in al-Mada’in.

In a dispatch posted at 1:20pm Mecca time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a patrol of the puppet “Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops (Maghawir)” on the main road south of the town of al-Mada’in, southeast of Baghdad

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Mada’in as saying that the bomb disabled a “Shock Troop” vehicle, killing one puppet “Shock Troop” soldier and wounding three more of them.

Ba‘qubah.

Resistance bomb targets puppet “National Guard column south of Ba‘qubah.

In a dispatch posted at 4pm Mecca time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a puppet “Iraqi National Guard” column on the main road to Buhriz, south of Ba‘qubah.

The Ba‘qubah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that the blast disabled one Zeal personnel carrier belonging to the puppet “National Guard.”  The explosion killed four puppet “Guards” and wounded two more.

Resistance car bomb leaves three US troops reported dead in Ba‘qubah.

In a dispatch posted at 10:20am Mecca time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded by a US military column on the main road in Ba‘qubah, some 65km northeast of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in Ba‘qubah as saying that an explosives-laden car that was parked by the side of the road was detonated by remote control as a column of several US Humvees passed by.  The explosion destroyed one Humvee, killing three US troops and wounding two more of them.

Babil Province.

Al-Yusufiyah.

Resistance bombards puppet “Iraqi National Guard” camp on highway in al-Yusufiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 7:10pm Mecca time Saturday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had bombarded a camp of the puppet “Iraqi National Guards” on the highway in al-Yusufiyah, south of Baghdad.

The al-Yusufiyah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that the Resistance fired mortar rounds into the puppet “Guard” base on the highway.  Plumes of smoke were seen rising from the facility.

Two US troops reported killed in Resistance bombing south of al-Yusufiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 11:10am Mecca time Saturday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military column on the highway south of al-Yusufiyah, which is located south of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Yusufiyah as saying that a bomb that had been planted next to the highway to the ‘Awwayrij area blew up as a column of several US Humvees and Bradley armored vehicles was driving past.  The explosion destroyed one Bradley, killing two US troops and wounding two more of them.

Ninwa Province.

Mosul.

Resistance bombards US al-Ghazlani base in Mosul.

In a dispatch posted at 6:40pm Mecca time Saturday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had mounted a rocket bombardment on the US al-Ghazlani base in the middle of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

The Mosul correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that two medium-range rockets blasted into the al-Ghazlani base, which the Americans have turned into one of their headquarters.  The attack set off explosions and sent plumes of smoke rising into the sky.

US soldier reported killed in bombing in Mosul.

In a dispatch posted at 4:20pm Mecca time Saturday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military column on the main road in the al-Muthanna area in the middle of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

The Mosul correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the road running from al-Muthanna to the center of the city blew up as a US column was driving by. The explosion destroyed a US armored vehicle, killing one US soldier and wounding three more of them.

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