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<b>Iraqi Resistance Report</b> for events of Thursday, 18 November
2004<br>
Translated and/or compiled by Muhammad Abu Nasr, member, editorial
board,<br>
the Free Arab Voice.
(<a href="http://www.freearabvoice.org/">http://www.freearabvoice.org</a>)<br><br>
<b><u>Thursday, 18 November 2004.<br><br>
</u>Al-Fallujah.<br><br>
Fighting during the night, followed by Resistance bombardments of US
positions on Thursday.<br><br>
</b>In a dispatch posted at 7:30pm Mecca time Thursday evening (8:30pm
local time) the correspondent for <i>Mafkarat al-Islam</i> in al-Fallujah
reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had bombarded the US headquarters
in the governorate building in the al-Mu‘allimin neighborhood of
al-Fallujah as well as concentrations of US troops in the as-Sakani
neighborhood with 12 Grad and Katyusha rockets on Thursday.<br><br>
The <i>Mafkarat al-Islam</i> correspondent reported that the US forces in
the governorate building were struck by three Katyusha rockets and two
Grad rockets, while four Grads and three Katyushas slammed into the
American troop concentrations in the as-Sakani neighborhood.<br><br>
The strike at the governorate building was the more accurate, according
to the correspondent, who noted that the Resistnace had got the exact
bearings of the building beforehand, anticipating that it would be one
position they would want to occupy in the city.<br><br>
Fighting broke out in al-Fallujah on Wednesday evening and continued
until dawn Thursday when it quieted down. Then it began again in
the south of the city sometime later.<br><br>
<b>Baghdad.<br><br>
Two Resistance car bombings kill US troops CIA agents.<br><br>
</b>An Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded as a US patrol was stopped near
the al-Yarmuk Center in the al-Yarmuk neighborhood of Baghdad at about
1pm Thursday, destroying two Humvees and disabling a third, and also
disabling a Bradley armored vehicle and damaging four civilian
cars. Eight US troops were killed as were two civilians and four
other civilians were injured in the blast.<br><br>
At 6pm Thursday evening, an Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded as a US
military column was passing along on Airport Road between the
neighborhoods of al-‘Amiriyah and al-Furat in southern Baghdad. The
blast destroyed two GMC cars and a Humvee and killed five American
intelligence agents and four US troops. Also destroyed was a white
American-made Celebrity car in which two civilians were killed.<br><br>
The Resistance has frequently warned Iraqi citizens against getting near
US patrols because they are subject to ambush or car bombing. In
these cases, the Resistance had posted warnings on local mosques along
the road and on residential buildings.<br><br>
<b>Fierce daylong fighting rages in Baghdad’s al-Karakh
district.<br><br>
</b>Violent armed clashes broke out at dawn on Thursday around Baghdad
between the Iraqi Restance and US forces backed by their puppet
troops.<br><br>
The fighting erupted in Baghdad’s al-Karakh district at about 5am where
it extended to the Vanguards’ Square [Sahat at-Tala’i‘], al-Mushahadah
and al-Fahhamah. The correspondent of <i>Mafkarat
al-Islam</i> reported that the Americans together with their puppet
“Iraqi national guard” forces tried to encircle the area, but the
Resistance put up a fierce struggle.<br><br>
The fighting raged until 1pm and left four Land Cruisers belonging to the
puppet police and four Nissan pickups and a truck belonging to the puppet
“national guards” destroyed.<br><br>
At midday the Resistance was firing RPG7, C5K, and SPG9 rockets, hurling
hand grenades and firing BKC automatic rifles and 60mm mortars.
They had destroyed a Bradley armored vehicle and disabled three other
armored vehicles. The Resistance shot down an unmanned spy plane,
destroyed a Humvee, and disabled an armored vehicle belonging to the
Americans.<br><br>
The <i>Mafkarat al-Islam</i> correspondent reported that more than 18
American troops were killed in the course of the fighting. More
than 27 puppet “national guardsmen” and 15 puppet police were also
killed.<br><br>
More than thirty Resistance fighters and Iraqi civilians were killed in
the fighting, including nine children and three elderly persons as well
as several women. In a dispatch posted at 5:37pm Mecca time (6:37pm
local time) the correspondent reported that fighting in the area was
still under way.<br><br>
The <i>Mafkarat al-Islam</i> correspondent reported that three more US
troops were killed in fighting that broke out at about 4:15 Thursday
afternoon local time on Vanguards’ Square in the al-Karakh district of
Baghdad. That clash left two Bradley armored vehicles disabled
after the Resistance opened fire on them with RPG7 and SPG9
rockets.]<br><br>
One lackey of the occupation was also killed and another wounded on Hayfa
Street when Resistance fighters opened fire with Kalashnikov assault
rifles at about 5:30 on the collaborators.<br><br>
<b>Four US troops killed in ambush in al-Mahmudiyah.<br><br>
</b>Four US troops were killed and two others wounded when an Iraqi
Resistance bomb exploded by a US Humvee in al-Mahmudiyah south of Baghdad
at about 10:30am Thursday. The blast killed four American soldiers
and wounded tow more seriously. All that was left of the Humvee was
an inverted burning skeleton, as the force of the blast flipped the
vehicle over.<br><br>
<b>Resistance bomb in al-Janabiyin area destroys APC.<br><br>
</b>Five US troops were killed in the al-Janabiyin area of Baghdad, when
an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded at about 3:30pm Thursday afternoon,
destroying an armored personnel carrier.<br><br>
<b>Nine US troops killed in al-Ghazaliyah ambush.<br><br>
</b>Iraqi Resistance forces attacked US forces on the highway in
al-Ghazaliyah at about 9:30am Thursday morning, destroying two Humvees
and a supply truck and disabling a Bradley armored vehicle. Nine US
troops were killed and more than six wounded in the attack. Two
Resistance fighters were martyred and seven others wounded.<br><br>
<b>Attacks in ad-Durah.<br><br>
</b>At about 4:30pm Thursday, an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded under a
US patrol in the Hur Rajab area of ad-Durah in the southern suburbs of
Baghdad, disabling a Bradley armored vehicle and killing one US
soldier.<br><br>
At 1:30pm Thursday an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded under a US patrol in
the al-Bu ‘Isa area of ad-Durah, destroying a Humvee and killing two and
wounding two more US troops.<br><br>
At 1pm Iraqi Resistance forces destroyed an armored vehicle with an RPG7
rocket, killing six US troops.<br><br>
At 12 noon on Thursday, an Iraqi Resistance bomb disabled a US Humvee in
the ‘Arab Jabbur area of ad-Durah, on the southern outskirts of
Baghdad.<br><br>
<b>Fighting in Abu Ghurayb.<br><br>
</b>Iraqi Resistance forces attacked a US patrol in the Kharnabat area of
Abu Ghurayb as it was on its way to al-Fallujah at 4:30pm Thursday
afternoon. Resistance fighters opened fire with RPG7 rockets and
BKC automatic weapons, destroying a Humvee and two US military
trucks and killing six US soldiers.<br><br>
At about 7:30am Thursday, fighting raged in the Shayhah area of Abu
Ghurayb. Iraqi Resistance forces detonated bombs under the American
troops and then opened fire with RPG7 rockets and BKC automatic weapons,
leaving a reported 12 Marines dead. Two members of the Resistance
were wounded, an eye witness saying that one of them died after being
taken to the hospital.<br><br>
<b>Clashes in al-‘Amil neighborhood.<br><br>
</b>At 8:15am clashes broke out on Airport Road in the al-‘Amil
neighborhood, leaving four US troops dead after their Humvee was
destroyed by an RPG7 rocket. Two trucks were also destroyed in the
attack.<br><br>
<b>Three US troops killed in ar-Ridwaniyah.<br><br>
</b>An Iraqi Resistance bomb destroyed a Bradley armored vehicle in the
ar-Rashid area of ar-Ridwaniyah at about 9am. Fighting was also
reported and three US troops were killed.<br><br>
<b>Four puppet “national guards” killed in ambush in
as-Suwayrah.<br><br>
</b>Iraqi Resistance bombs exploded under a Nissan pickup carrying puppet
so-called “Iraqi national guards” in the as-Suwayrah area south of
Baghdad at 2:15pm Thursday. The pickup was destroyed and four
puppet troops were killed and two others wounded.<br><br>
<b>Al-Latifiyah.<br><br>
Two US troops killed in afternoon bombing in al-Latifiyah.<br><br>
</b>An Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded under a US patrol in al-Latifiyah
at 3pm Thursday afternoon, totally destroying a Bradley armored vehicle
and killing two US troops and wounding two others, one of them
sereiously.<br><br>
<b>Balad - Salah ad-Din Province.<br><br>
Midday fighting in Abu Dujayl area.<br><br>
</b>Iraqi Resistance forces attacked US troops in the 14 July area of Abu
Dujayl near Balad at about 12 noon local time on Thursday.
Resistance fighters fired RPG7 and SPG9 rockets destroying a Humvee, a US
military truck and a civilian truck loaded with supplies for the US
troops. Seven American soldiers were also killed and two others
wounded. The driver of the truck, a Turk collaborating with the US
aggressors, was killed.<br><br>
<b>Convoy ambushed in the al-Bu Hishmah area near Balad.<br><br>
</b>At 10am Iraqi Resistance forces ambushed a US column in the al-Bu
Hishmah area near Balad as it was on its way to the US al-Bakr military
base. The <i>Mafkarat al-Islam</i> correspondent reported that the
Resistance fighters first detonated bombs under the convoy and then
attacked it with RPG7 and SPG9 rockets and BKC automatic weapons.
Two Bradley armored vehicles and a truck loaded with supplies for the US
forces were destroyed. Nine US troops were killed. Six Iraqi
Resistance fighters were also killed in a prolonged close combat
engagement with the US troops.<br><br>
<b>Resistance attacks US patrol near at-Taji.<br><br>
</b>Iraqi Resistance forces firing RPG7 rockets attacked a US patrol in
the Hur al-Basha area of at-Taji north of Baghdad at 11:30am Thursday,
destroying two US military trucks and killing four American
soldiers.<br><br>
<b>Resistance ambush around sunset in al-Mushahada near
at-Taji.<br><br>
</b>At 5:15 Thursday evening Iraqi Resistance forces firing RPG7 and C5K
rockets attacked US forces in the al-Mushahadah area near at-Taji north
of Baghdad. Two armored vehicles were destroyed and eight US
soldiers were killed and two Iraqi Resistance fighters were martyred in
the attack.<br><br>
<b>Bombardments throughout Iraq on Thursday.<br><br>
</b>From 4am until 9am Iraqi Resistance forces bombarded the US as-Suqur
base south of Baghdad, firing more than 20 missiles, including Katyusha
rockets, and 82mm mortar shells.<br><br>
Iraqi Resistance forces during the night and until 7am Thursday morning
bombarded the US base in Saddam International Airport with more than 22
missiles, including Grad and Katyusha rockets and 120mm mortar
rounds.<br><br>
Iraqi Resistance forces shelled the Equestrian Club in the al-Furat
neighborhood of Baghdad – now occupied as a base by the Americans –
between 7am and 10am with seven Grad rockets, firing one rocket every so
often.<br><br>
Iraqi Resistance forces bombarded the US as-Suqur base south of Baghdad
at about 5pm Thursday evening with four Katyusha rockets.<br><br>
At 5:20pm Iraqi Resistance forces fired five 60mm mortar rounds into the
headquarters of the puppet so-called “Iraqi national guard” in the
ar-Risalah neighborhood of Baghdad.<br><br>
Iraqi Resistance force fired C5K rockets into the US al-Bakr base in the
city of Balad north of Baghdad, apparently striking a munitions
storehouse or a fuel depot because fire was ignited by the attack and it
continued to blaze for a long time.<br><br>
At 6:15pm Iraqi Resistance forces struck the US base in Saddam
International Airport with six 120mm mortar rounds.<br><br>
At exactly 7pm Iraqi Resistance forces struck US troops in the former
Iraqi Meat Company facility south of Baghdad with three Katyusha
rockets.<br><br>
At about 7:30 Iraqi Resistance forces fired eight 82mm mortar rounds into
the US airbase in al-Muthanna in Baghdad.<br><br>
Iraqi Resistance forces bombarded the US as-Suqur base south of Baghdad
at 9:15pm Thursday night with seven Katyusha rockets.<br><br>
<br><br>
<b>Turkish intelligence reports on expanding Zionist role in northern
Iraq.<br><br>
</b>The Turkish daily newspaper <i>Cumhuriyet</i> published on Thursday a
report stating that since the summer of 2003, the Zionist entity “Israel”
has been buying land and buildings in northern Iraq to facilitate its
drive to separate the northern region from the rest of the
country.<br><br>
The story, summarized in the Thursday issue of the United Arab Emirates
newspaper <i>al-Bayan,</i> said that <i>Cumhuriyet</i> had obtained a
report drawn up by high level Turkish intelligence officials reporting on
the Zionist activity in northern Iraq – an area of vital interest south
of the Turkish border that has long been embroiled in the ethnic tension
inside Turkey because of the Kurdish population on both sides of the
frontier.<br><br>
<i>Cumhriyet</i> said that high-level Turkish security agencies had
prepared a comprehensive report on “Israeli” activity on the ground in
Iraq under the US occupation. The report stated that the Zionist
entity had been pursuing an active and energetic policy since the summer
of 2003 to buy buildings and land in Iraq. The Turkish report
specifically had data on Tel Aviv’s purchase of 6,000 dunums of land in
Kirkuk as well as 500 houses in the province of Mosul and 2,000 dunums
and 30 buildings in Irbil.<br><br>
The Turkish intelligence report stated that “Israel” was pursuing this
effort by way of Turkish Jews in northern Iraq. The Zionist entity
was also pushing this effort financially, encouraging Jewish businessmen
and pushing to increase “Israeli” trade with occupied Iraq by way of
Jordan.<br><br>
The report stated that “Israel” is pursuing a policy that aims at
eliminating any possibility of an Iraqi threat to the Zionist colonial
state arising in the future. There are many aspects of this policy,
one of them being to ensure the political and economic power of the
northern region of Iraq so that it can run its affairs independently of
Baghdad.<br><br>
To this end “Israel” provides political support for the drive by Kurdish
chauvinist collaborationist parties to take on a central role in the
puppet regime in Baghdad. The Turkish report states that “Israel”
believes that the isolation of the northern part of Iraq from the rest of
the country and the formation in Baghdad of a Shi‘i administration with
Iranian support would constitute a threat for the Zionist entity and its
interests. With this in mind, the Zionist leadership is using the
Kurdish chauvinists as a means to counter both Iran and Syria, in
addition to their guarantee that an oil pipeline would be opened as
quickly as possible running directly from northern Iraq to the city of
Haifa in Zionist occupied Palestine. Getting this into operation
soon would greatly enhance the economic power of the Zionist
entity.<br><br>
The Turkish intelligence report says that the Zionists did not in fact
begin buying land and buildings in northern Iraq after the fall of
Baghdad in 2003, but before, when the northern region was effectively
under the control of the US through its Kurdish stooges. America
seized control of northern Iraq after the 1991 war of aggression it led
against Iraq. The Zionist effort to purchase land and buildings in
the north, the report states, began as early as 1993.<br><br>
The Turkish intelligence report states that this drive by “Israel” to
secure its presence in northern Iraq is based on a text in the Torah
concerned with making lands “holy” for Jews and is not aimed at provoking
a confrontation with Turkey. At the same time, the Turks note,
“Israel” does not want to see the Turkish army present in northern Iraq
and is trying to counterbalance its policies in this region.<br><br>
Rare hard-to-treat blood infection found in growing number of wounded US
troops.<br><br>
Reuters reported on Thursday that an unexpectedly high number of US
soldiers injured in the Arab world and Afghanistan have been testing
positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military hospitals,
according to US army doctors.<br><br>
Reuters reported that a total of 102 soldiers were found to be infected
with the bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii. The infections were
reported to have occurred among soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical
Center in Washington, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germand and
three other sites between 1 January 2002 and 31 August 2004.<br><br>
According to Reuters Army investigators said that they did not know
whether the soldiers contracted the infections on the battlefield, during
medical treatment on the front line, or following evacuation to Walter
Reed, Landstuhl or other military medical facilities.<br><br>
But although it was not known where the soldiers contracted the
infections, the report said that the recent surge in the affliction
highlighted a need to improve infection control in military medical
facilities.<br><br>
Reuters reported that 85 of the bloodstream infections occurred among
soldiers serving in Iraq, the area around Kuwait, and in Afghanistan,
according to a US army report published on Thursday by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.<br><br>
Reuters said that military hospitals typically see about one case of this
disease per year.<br><br>
According to the report, the A. baumannii is found in water and soil and
is resistant to many types of antibiotics. It surfaces occasionally
in hospitals, often spread among patients in intensive care
units.<br><br>
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