Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Monday, 3 April 2006.  Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr, member, editorial board, the Free Arab Voice. 

Monday, 3 April 2006.

·       Three Resistance organizations battle US, puppet forces in fierce combat in ar-Ramadi late Monday afternoon.  US forces bombard local mosque killing Imam and preacher.  Ten US troops killed or wounded; four Resistance fighters killed in fighting.

·       Resistance bomb reportedly kills two US troops in ar-Ramadi Monday morning.

·       Resistance sharpshooter reportedly kills US soldier in al-Mawsil.

Al-Anbar Province.

Ar-Ramadi.

Three Resistance organizations battle US, puppet forces in fierce combat in ar-Ramadi late Monday afternoon.  US forces bombard local mosque, killing Imam and preacher.  Ten US troops killed or wounded; four Resistance fighters die in battle.

In a dispatch posted at 5:15pm Makkah (Mecca) time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that at the time of reporting, Iraqi Resistance forces were engaged in fierce combat with US and Iraqi puppet troops in the city of ar-Ramadi, about 110km west of Baghdad.

The ar-Ramadi correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the Americans had called in helicopters that were rocketing Resistance positions in the area.

US mortars blast Mosque some distance from area of fighting, killing two . . .

In a dispatch posted at 5:50pm Makkah time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a short while earlier, American forces had shelled the ‘Urwah ibn az-Zubayr Mosque in the middle of ar-Ramadi as fighting continued to rage in the central part of the city.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that US mortar rounds blasted into the enclosure and dome of the mosque, causing severe damage and killing the Imam and preacher in the mosque and wounding a third person.

Three Resistance groups take part in fighting in which four are killed . . .

Later, in a dispatch posted at 7pm Makkah time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that as fighting continued intermittently at that hour in central ar-Ramadi it had become known that four Iraqi Resistance fighters had been killed when an American helicopter attacked their position.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Resistance as saying that a short while earlier, Resistance fighters had evacuated the bodies from the area where the battle continued to rage.  At that time, the volume of US weapons fire exceeded that of the Resistance, as Americans had brought in their tanks as well as helicopters in addition to Marine reinforcements.

In a dispatch posted at 7:10pm Makkah time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that three Resistance organizations, not only one, were engaged in the battle against US and puppet forces in central ar-Ramadi. 

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the Islamic Army, the Army of the Conquerors (Jaysh al-Fatihin), and al-Qa‘idah were taking part together in the battle, which was still underway in the city at that hour.

Resistance fighter gives first-hand account of battle. . .

In a dispatch posted at 9:30pm Makkah time Monday night, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the fighting in the city that had started during the afternoon had finally fallen silent.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported al-Hajj Muhammad al-‘Assafi, a Resistance fighter, as saying that in the course of the day’s combat, two US Humvees were destroyed, one armored Humvee was disabled, and more than ten American troops were killed or wounded.

Al-‘Assafi told Mafkarat al-Islam:

“The battle was initiated by the Iraqi Resistance, which was able to spring a well-planned ambush on a US column by planting bombs in the path of the column in order to bring it to a halt.  The column did stop, in fact, and Mujahidin fighters charged it, firing light and medium weapons and rocket launchers.  The attack killed or wounded more than 10 troops and destroyed  two Humvees and disabled one armored Humvee.”

Al-‘Assafi confirmed the Mafkarat al-Islam report that  four Resistance fighters had been killed in the fighting.  He noted that it was the American helicopters that rescued the American troops at the last minute, “if not for them we would have finished them off.”

Regarding the American attack on the ‘Urwah ibn az-Zubayr Mosque, al-‘Assafi said, “I don’t know why they attacked it, since it’s a long way from where the fighting was going on, other than that it was their Crusader hatred.”

Al-‘Assafi also confirmed that three Resistance organizations had taken part in the ambush: the Islamic Army the Army of the Conquerors and the al-Qa‘idah Organization in the Land of the Two Rivers.  He noted that the agreement between the Jihadi organizations is valid throughout all of Iraq, not only in al-Anbar Province, and that it provides for joint cooperation between all the Resistance organizations during fighting and fierce battles that require powerful support in order for the fight against the occupation to continue.

For his part, the Mafkarat al-Islam correspondent reported that at the time of reporting, US forces with helicopter air support were still deployed in large numbers in the area where the battle had taken place.

Resistance bomb reportedly kills two US troops in ar-Ramadi Monday morning.

In a bulletin posted at 11:30am Makkah time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military column on the main road in the middle of ar-Ramadi.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in ar-Ramadi as saying that the bomb completely destroyed one Humvee, killing two US troops and severely wounding two more of them.

Resistance bomb blasts US vehicle Sunday night.

Then in a dispatch posted at 7:40pm Makkah time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US Humvee in the al-Jumhuriyah section of central ar-Ramadi at about 7pm local time Sunday afternoon.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the explosion severely damaged the American vehicle, killing or wounding the four US troops who were riding in it.  After the attack, American troops surrounded the whole area and evacuated the dead or wounded men but left the hulk of the Humvee where it lay.  Afterwards, local people attacked the wreck as others tried to break it up and haul it off to an unknown location.  A photograph of part of the wreckage can be seen at: http://www.islammemo.cc/news/one_news.asp?IDNews=105243

Al-Fallujah.

Resistance bomb blasts puppet “National Guards” in al-Fallujah at noon Monday.

In a dispatch posted at 9:30pm Makkah time Monday night, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a patrol of the puppet “Iraqi National Guard” on the New Road near the Baghdad Bank in al-Fallujah at noon local time Monday.

The al-Fallujah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local eyewitnesses as saying that the bomb damaged one of the patrol vehicles, wounding three puppet “National Guardsmen.”

Resistance sharpshooter kills puppet soldier in eastern al-Fallujah.

In a dispatch posted at 1:50pm Makkah time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman shot and killed a soldier in the Iraqi puppet “Order Protection Forces” in the al-‘Askari neighborhood of eastern al-Fallujah.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-‘Askari as saying that the puppet soldier took a direct hit from a Resistance sharpshooter’s bullet as he was doing guard duty at the puppet forces camp in the neighborhood.  He died instantly.

Baghdad.

Resistance bomb blasts puppet police patrol in eastern Baghdad’s at-Talibiyah district.

In a dispatch posted at 11:40am Makkah time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded by a puppet police patrol on the main at-Talibiyah Road in eastern Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in at-Talibiyah as saying that an explosives-packed car that had been parked by the side of the main road to the Madinat as-Sadr area of eastern Baghdad blew up as a puppet police patrol was driving by.  The explosion destroyed one patrol vehicle, killing two puppet policemen.  Three more of the puppet police were wounded in the blast, as were four civilians who were nearby at the time.

Resistance car bomb wounds US troops in eastern Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted at 10am Makkah time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded by a patrol of US troops on the main road near the al-‘Alwiyah puppet police station in eastern Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that an explosives-laden car that had been left by the side of the road behind the al-‘Alwiyah puppet police station blew up as a US patrol as driving by.  The blast damaged one of the American patrol vehicles, wounding two US troops and five civilians who happened to be nearby at the time, the puppet police source said.

Salah ad-Din Province.

Balad.

Resistance bomb blasts US truck convoy south of Balad.

In a dispatch posted at 7:10pm Makkah time Monday evening, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a convoy of trucks hauling munitions for US bases on the main road from Balad to Baghdad, about 85km to the south.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in Balad as saying that the bomb, which had been planted by the side of the road south of the city, blew up as the truck convoy was driving past, setting one of the trucks on fire and wounding its driver.

Bayji.

Resistance fighters kill two puppet policemen in Bayji.

In a dispatch posted at 2:10pm Makkah time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters attacked a number of Iraqi puppet policemen in the middle of Bayji, about 200km north of Baghdad.

The Bayji correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local eyewitnesses as saying that Resistance fighters equipped with light arms attacked five puppet policemen, killing two and wounding three of them.

Diyala Province.

Ba ‘qubah.

Resistance fighters ambush puppet police in Ba‘qubah.

In a dispatch posted at 6:30pm Makkah time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters ambushed three Iraqi puppet policemen when they were driving a car in the southern part of Ba‘qubah, some 65km northeast of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in Ba‘qubah as saying that the Resistance fighters killed the three puppet policemen and then withdrew from the area without having suffered any casualties.

Al-Mada’in.

In a dispatch posted at 5:10pm Makkah time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a patrol of puppet “Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops (Maghawir)” on the main road between Salman Bak and Jurf an-Naddaf, west of al-Mada’in and east of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the al-Mada’in puppet police as saying that the bomb  destroyed one “Shock Troop” Toyota Landcruiser (“Monica”) patrol vehicle, killing four puppet “Shock Troops” who were aboard it.

An-Nahrawan.

Resistance bomb blasts puppet “Shock Troops” southeast of Baghdad.

In a dispatch posted at 11:30am Makkah time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an IraqiResistance bomb exploded by a puppet “Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troop (Maghawir) patrol on the main road to an-Nahrawan, some 25km southeast of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in an-Nahrawan as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of the main road east of the own blew up as a puppet “Shock Troop” patrol was driving by.  The blast disabled one patrol vehicle, killing two puppet “Shock Troops” and wounding two more of them.

Babil Province.

Al-Yusufiyah.

Resistance bombards joint US-Iraqi puppet army camp north of al-Yusufiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 10:10am Makkah time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired four 82mm mortar rounds into a camp jointly used by US and Iraqi puppet forces on the highway north of al-Yusufiyah, a city about 25km southwest of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-Yusufiyah as saying that plumes of smoke could be seen billowing up from the joint camp.

At-Ta’mim Province.

Ad-Dibis.

Resistance Katyusha rockets blast puppet army headquarters in ad-Dibis.

In a dispatch posted at 1:20pm Makkah time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired a fierce barrage of Katyusha rockets into the Iraqi puppet army headquarters in the ad-Dibis area northwest of the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in ad-Dibis as saying that the Resistance fired five medium-range Katyusha rockets into the puppet army headquarters, sending plumes of smoke rising into the sky.

Ninwa Province.

Al-Mawsil.

Resistance sharpshooter kills US soldier in al-Mawsil.

In a dispatch posted at 12:40pm Makkah time Monday afternoon, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman shot and killed a US soldier in the al-Kafa’at neighborhood of western al-Mawsil (Mosul) in northern Iraq.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eywitnesses in al-Kafa’at as saying that a US soldier who was on lookout with an American patrol in the area took a direct hit from a Resistance sharpshooter’s bullet, killing him instantly.

Tall ‘Afar.

Resistance bomb blasts puppet “National Guards” west of Tall ‘Afar.

In a dispatch posted at 10:40am Makkah time Monday morning, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a patrol of Iraqi puppet “National Guards” on the Tall ‘Afar – Sinjar road west of al-Mawsil in northern Iraq.

The al-Mawsil correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the al-Mawsil puppet police who asked not to be identified as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of the road between Tall ‘Afar and Sinjar blew up by a a passing patrol of puppet “National Guards” at dawn on Monday morning.  The explosion disabled a “National Guard” Nissan vehicle, killing one Iraqi puppet “Guard” and wounding three more of them.

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