Security Incidents for 03/28/07

PHOTO: Morgue staff stand by the bodies of men discovered in Baqouba, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Some 20 bodies were discovered around Baqouba bearing signs of torture, Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Baghdad - A car bomb hit Bayaa junction. Two killed and 10 injured.

Baghdad - Mortar shell hit Raghiba Khatoon neighborhood . A civilian injured.

Baghdad - Binook neighborhood was hit by a mortar shell. One woman injured.

Baghdad - Early morning, a quarrel between two tribes had led to a fight. Two killed and six injured from both sides.

Baghdad - Roadside bomb killed three civilians in Al-Mahmudiya city (south of Baghdad).

Baghdad - Suicide car bomber drove a car into the headquarters of the Iraqi army in Hay Al-Jamia'a near Mula Hiwaish mosque killing one soldier and injuring 3.

Baghdad - Two mortar shells targeted Al-Sha'ab neighborhood injuring two civilians.

Baghdad - The manager of observation and accuracy of the general customs committee was kidnapped near his office as he was leaving.

Baghdad - Roadside bomb hit a policeman at Al-Saadoun street.

Baghdad - Students from Hasawi tribe were prevented from going to their schools this morning in Muqdadiya (north east Baghdad) by terrorists who threatened them with death.

Baghdad - A roadside bomb exploded near a shopping district in Muqdadiya causing damages to the shops in addition to killing one civilian.

Baghdad - A roadside bomb was foiled in a Muqdadiya alley today.

Baghdad - Gunmen burned a truck on the highway of Wais–Muqdadiya and the driver's fate is unknown.

Baghdad - A squad from the fifth division managed to foil a car bomb in a stalled car near a checkpoint of Jalwla- Sadiya and Khanaqeen road junction.

Baghdad - 13 corpses were found around Baghdad, 4 in Risafa (eastern) and 9 in Karkh (western): 2 in both Ilamm and Doura and one each of the following areas: Mahmoudiya, Kadhemiyah, Zayuna, Al-Qanat street, Jisr Diyala, Hurriyah, Nahda, Amil, Saydiya.

Diyala - 17 families were forced from their homes in Khalis on Tuesday by gunmen belonging to al Qaida. Two Kurdish families and 15 Shiite were told they'd be killed if they didn't leave the area.

Diyala - Gunmen from Al-Qaida abducted the head of Jalawla district communications department on Monday. A security official said today the announcement was delayed for investigation purposes.

Baqouba - After midnight, two soldiers were injured near a check point in eastern Baqouba (north of Baghdad) by terrorists using machine guns.

Kinaan - One civilian was killed and two others injured when mortar shelling hit Kinaan town.

Baqouba - Bodies were found left on the road at Zaghnia to the north of Baqouba.

Diyala - Battle was ongoing between the towns of Kibaa and Chalabi according to a Multi-National Forces spokesperson. The towns were among the first to declare loyalty to the Islamic State of Iraq.

Diyala - Two corpses were found inside the house of the former Diyala chief commander.

Balad Ruz - In the afternoon, a civilian was assassinated by gunmen in Baladruz. a policeman from the city said the victim was a former vice officer with no details.

Tikrit - Two policemen were injured as a result of a car bomb near a check point in Shurqat.

Tikrit -A roadside bomb hit a Humvee vehicle that belongs to the Iraqi army (Battalion 3/Brigade 2/Division 4) near Al-Zara bridge on the way between Tuz and Tikrit. Only one soldier was injured in that ambush.

Tikrit - A car bomb exploded near a check point of Al- Shurta Al-ulaa in Shurqat.

Tikrit - An official from the 4th division in Tikrit said that his division had found weapons inside on of the houses in Tikrit and have four suspects in custody inside the division's headquarter.

Biji - An official from the Biji local police said that an American helicopter fired on a restaurant near the highway northern Biji. Two Iraqi patrols went to the scene and reported that one man aged 20 had been killed and delivered to Biji hospital. The U.S. military said the man who was killed was planting homemade bombs.

Iqedat - Gunmen disguised with police uniforms kidnapped a policeman from his house.

Kirkuk - A policeman was killed and another injured by a car bomb at Riyadh district of Kirkuk province last night ( Tuesday 27/3/2007). Police said that that bomb placed near the electric supply office of Al-Riyadh district targeting a police patrol .

Kirkuk - Gunmen riding a sedan car attacked a policeman from Adala police station who was on his duty in the street. He was injured in that attack and taken at once to hospital.

Kirkuk - Experts from Irooba police were able to foil a roadside bomb near a school today.

Basra - Last night, two British soldiers were injured in two separate attacks during their daily patrols in northern Basra according to the spokeswoman Captain Kate Brown of the multi forces said. The patrols had been attacked by machineguns and RPG7's in Al-Najibia (10 kilometers to the north of Basra).

Basra - Early this morning, one British soldier was injured by a sniper in downtown Basra. A British helicopter sent to pick him up was attacked by machinegun fire.

Kirkuk- The deputy mayor survived an attempt on his life when an explosive charge went off n near his motorcade while passing a main road in central Kirkuk.

Falluja- An Iraqi civilian was wounded when a mortar shell fell on a back road in Falluja.

Samawa- A Samawa provincial council member was wounded on Wednesday as masked gunmen attacked him while driving his private car.

Kirkuk- Unknown gunmen blew up on Wednesday a pipeline that carries crude oil from Kirkuk oil fields to Baiji refinery, said a security source noting it is the second incident during the past 48 hours.

Mosul- A senior Iraqi police officer was wounded on Wednesday as an explosive device detonated near his motorcade in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a security source said.

Kirkuk- An Iraqi policeman was killed and two others were wounded when an explosive device went off near their patrol vehicle in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, a police source said.

Baghdad- Two gunmen were killed and 66 suspected militants were arrested by Iraqi security forces in several areas in Baghdad, during the past 24 hours, under the Baghdad law-imposing plan, the Baghdad operations command said on Wednesday.

Diala- The forensic medicine department in Diala province received ten unidentified bodies on Wednesday that had been found in different areas near Baaquba city.

Hilla- At least two civilians were killed and 20 others wounded on Wednesday when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged car in a Shiite district northeast of Hilla.

Mosul- At least four civilians were wounded on Wednesday when a charge blast went off near a fuel station in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source said.

Anbar- A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-rigged car on Wednesday morning at the entry to a school used by U.S. forces as a base, near Haditha, 380 km west of Baghdad, an eyewitness said.

Karbala- Two gunmen shot and killed a former member of the dissolved Baath party in al-Khayrat city, 35 km east of Karbala, an eyewitness said on Wednesday.

Mosul- A total of sixty executed bodies arrived at the Talafar public hospital on Wednesday, director of the hospital said.

Baghdad- A child was killed and two other citizens were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive charge went off in al-Resala district in western Baghdad, an eyewitness said.

Baghdad- Three civilians were killed and ten others were injured when a car bomb went off Wednesday afternoon in southwestern Baghdad, a police source said.

Basra- A British soldier was wounded on Wednesday morning by sniper fire in al-Hakamiya region.

Falluja- Two suicide bombers on Wednesday morning detonated an explosive-rigged car and a truck loaded with chlorine at the entry to a U.S. base, that also hosts an Iraqi police station, in central Falluja, killing and wounding U.S. soldiers and Iraqi policemen, a police source said.

Falluja- U.S. forces imposed a curfew on Wednesday in the city of Falluja, 45 km west of Baghdad, after two suicide bombing attacks near a U.S. base, a police source said.

Kut- The forensic medicine department in Wassit province received five unidentified bodies on Wednesday that had been found in different areas near al-Suwaira town, 135 km north of Kut, a source from the forensic medicine department said.

Basra- Two British soldiers were wounded late Tuesday in two separate incidents in Basra, while two British bases came under indirect fire.

Kirkuk- Two unidentified bodies were found on Wednesday in northern Kirkuk, 250 km northeast of Baghdad, a police source said.

Haditha - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-rigged car on Wednesday morning at the entry to a school used by U.S. forces as a base, near Haditha. No report of injuries.

TAL AFAR - Shi'ite gunmen stormed a Sunni district in Tal Afar overnight, killing 50 or more men in apparent reprisal for truck bombings on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. Major-General Khorshid Saleem, the head of the Third Army Division in Tal Afar, said the death toll was 70, with 30 wounded and 40 kidnapped. The prime minister ordered an inquiry into reports the gunmen included policemen, an official in his office said.

TAL AFAR - The toll from Tuesday's twin truck bombings in Shi'ite areas of Tal Afar rose to 55 dead and 185 wounded, police and hospital sources said.

FALLUJA - Two suicide bombers in trucks carrying chlorine attacked a local government building in Falluja, in western Iraq, and 15 Iraqi and U.S. security forces were injured in the bomb blasts, the U.S. military said. A number were treated for symptoms linked to chlorine gas inhalation. A police source said eight Iraqi soldiers were killed in the attack.

MAHAWEEL - A car bomb in a crowded market killed five people and wounded 25 in Mahaweel, 75 km (50 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

NEAR BAQUBA - Iraqi and U.S. soldiers killed more than 25 insurgents from an al Qaeda-led militant group near the city of Baquba, north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. 15 suspected militants were detained in the four-day operation.

BAGHDAD - A car bomb killed two civilians and wounded 10 others when it was detonated at a major intersection in southern Baghdad's mainly Shi'ite Bayaa district, police said.

BAGHDAD - A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded from indirect fire -- a term usually used for mortars or rockets -- in Baghdad's heavily fortified international Green Zone on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - A U.S. government contractor was killed as a result of a rocket attack on the Green Zone on Tuesday, the U.S. embassy said in a statement.

ANBAR PROVINCE - Insurgents killed a U.S. Marine on Tuesday in Anbar Province, the U.S. military said.

ANBAR PROVINCE - U.S. forces captured 19 suspected insurgents believed to have ties to al Qaeda in Iraq, the U.S. military said. 11 were captured in different parts of Anbar and eight were captured in Baghdad.

RAMADI - A suicide car bomb killed one civilian and wounded seven others north of Ramadi on Tuesday, the U.S. military said. U.S. forces also found a truck rigged with explosives carrying chlorine nearby.

SUWAYRA - Police found the bodies of five people, including one that was decapitated, floating in the Tigris river south of Baghdad in Suwayra, police said. The bodies had signs of torture.

BASRA - A British soldier was shot and wounded at police headquarters in the southern city of Basra, a British military spokesman said. "His condition is not graded as very serious," the spokesman said, giving no further details of his injuries. Asked about Iraqi police reports that a sniper was responsible, the spokesman said: "We don't know if he was a sniper or not."

MOSUL - A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi police patrol wounded a senior police officer in Mosul, in northern Iraq, police said. Another roadside bomb in Mosul targeting police wounded four more people, police said