The present-day U.S. military qualifies by any measure as highly professional, much more so than its Cold War predecessor. Yet the purpose of today’s professionals is not to preserve peace but to fight unending wars in distant places. Intoxicated by a post-Cold War belief in its own omnipotence, the United States allowed itself to be drawn into a long series of armed conflicts, almost all of them yielding unintended consequences and imposing greater than anticipated costs. Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. forces have destroyed many targets and killed many people. Only rarely, however, have they succeeded in accomplishing their assigned political purposes. . . . [F]rom our present vantage point, it becomes apparent that the “Revolution of ‘89” did not initiate a new era of history. At most, the events of that year fostered various unhelpful illusions that impeded our capacity to recognize and respond to the forces of change that actually matter.

Andrew Bacevich


Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Security Incidents for 04/03/07

PHOTO: A man cleans up the offices of the Iraqi Council for National Dialogue, a major Sunni political group, in western Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 3, 2007, following a military raid on the offices. The joint U.S. and Iraqi force raided the offices earlier Tuesday and arrested 13 guards. No other details are known at this stage. ( AP Photo/Asaad Mouhsin)

MOSUL - Iraqi security forces arrested 83 suspected insurgents during sweeps through Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, local police head Major General Wathiq al-Hamadani said.

NEAR RAMADI - The bodies of five men were found east of the city of Ramadi, 110 km (70 miles) west of Baghdad, police said.

LATIFIYA - Two policemen were shot and killed in Latifiya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, a hospital source said.

KUT - Gunmen attacked a petrol station in Kut, 170 km (100 miles) southeast of Baghdad, killing one guard and wounding another, police said

BAQUBA - Police found the bodies of seven people shot in different districts of the religiously mixed city of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

TAL AFAR - Four al Qaeda militants were killed and 21 detained, including two leaders, in clashes with Iraqi security forces in the town of Tal Afar, about 420 km (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police Brigadier Ibrahim al-Jouburi said.

ANBAR PROVINCE - A U.S. Marine and a soldier died on Monday during combat operations in Anbar, the U.S. military said.

TAJI - Police discovered the body of an 11-year-old boy with his throat slit in Sab al Bor, north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. A local al Qaeda cell was suspected.

BAGHDAD - The bodies of 14 people were found shot in different districts of Baghdad on Monday, police said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed a person and wounded three others in Zaafaraniya in southern Baghdad, police said.

KIRKUK - A U.S. soldier was killed and two were wounded when a large truck bomb exploded at a police station in Kirkuk on Monday, the U.S. military said. The blast killed two Iraqi police officers and 10 civilians and wounded 17 policemen and 180 civilians. Kirkuk is 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad.

KIRKUK - Gunmen killed a policeman in Kirkuk, police said.

MOSUL - The bodies of three people were found shot on Monday in different districts of Mosul, police said.

NEAR FALLUJA - A U.S. soldier died on Monday when a roadside bomb exploded next to his vehicle in Fuhaylat south of Falluja, the U.S. military said.

ISHAQI - A roadside bomb exploded near the motorcade of Aamir Abdul-Hadi, the mayor of Balad, on Monday, wounding him along with five guards near the town of Ishaqi, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

Baghdad

- Two young men (students in the college of pharmacy) were killed in an IED explosion targeted their BMW car in Saidiyah neighborhood south Baghdad around 7 am.

- A police man was killed and an other one was injured when insurgents opened fire targeting a police vehicle in Adhemiyah neighborhood east north Baghdad around 1,30 pm.

- 2 civilians were injured in an IED explosion targeted the civilians in Doura neighborhood south Baghdad around 1,30 pm.

- 3 civilian were killed and 2 were injured in an IED explosion on the main street of Saidiyah neighborhood south Baghdad around 5,00 pm

- A member of the national police was injured by small fire in Doura neighborhood south Baghdad around 5,30 pm.

- 10 anonymous bodies were found in Baghdad today. 7 bodies were found in Karkh, the western side of Baghdad in the following neighborhoods (3 bodies in Doura, 1 body in Mahmoudiyah, 1 body in Hurriyah, 1 body in Hay Al Jamiaa and 1 body in Yarmouk.) 3 bodies were found in Rosafa, the eastern part of Baghdad in the following neighborhoods (1 body in Bob Al Sham, 1 body in Al Mashtal and 1 boy in Waziriyah.)

Mosul

- Police commander of Talaafar two Brigadier General Ibraheem Al Jobori said that a combined Iraqi forces from the Iraq police and the Iraqi army killed 4 members of Al Qaida organization tow of them are princes ( Ali Abdul Razzaq Ahmed & Falih Dakheel) in clashes between the tow sides in Talaafar city west Mosul. 21 insurgents were arrested in the clashes including 2 princes in Al Qaida organization.

Tikrit

- Iraqi police in Tikrit arrested 39 suspect in raids targeted different neighborhoods of Tikrit city yesterday evening.

- Police said that a policeman was killed by insurgents on the main street 7 KMs east Tikrit city around 8 am.

Kirkuk

- The combined coordinating center of Kirkuk city police said that a police man was killed early morning today when insurgents opened their guns fire on his car while he was going to work downtown Kirkuk city early morning today.

Diyala

- A security source confirmed that a group of gunmen kidnapped a Sunni cleric. The source confirmed that the gunmen kidnapped Sheikh Wisam Sadoon , the imam of Al Salam mosque with one of his guards in Baquba Al Jadida neighborhood after he did the afternoon prayers and took them to an unknown place.

- A security source said that gunmen killed a man and wounded his two brothers when they attacked them near the public clinic in Khalis town north of Baquba.

- 3 Iraqi army soldiers were injured when an IED exploded targeting an Iraqi army patrol which was accompanying the bodies of 19 civilians from Jizani village, one of the villages of Khalis town.

- Police patrols found the bodies of 5 policemen in Hibhib village west of Baquba. Another police patrol found a body of a civilian in Baquba city. Shooting signs were in different parts of the body.

Kut- U.S. forces released a tribal chief after detaining him for less than a day in Kut, while a night curfew was imposed on the southern Iraqi city, a security source said.

Basra- A woman was killed on Tuesday when a landmine went off in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, a police source said.

Baghdad- U.S. forces stormed on Tuesday the office of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in al-Hurriya city in northern Baghdad and burned down its contents, the state-run al-Iraqiya satellite channel reported without adding further details.

Falluja- A booby-trapped car went off on Tuesday in central Khalidiyah city, west of Falluja, killing two civilians and injuring eight, eyewitnesses said.

Mosul- An Iraqi policeman was wounded on Tuesday when an explosive charge went off near his patrol vehicle in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source said.

Kirkuk- At least nine people were wounded on Tuesday when three explosive charges went off in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, a police source said.

Basra – A British patrol came under an attack with an explosive device while conducting a search operation south of the city, where British soldiers had arrested a suspect and seized arms and ammunition, a military spokeswoman for the Multi-National Force – South said on Tuesday.

Dalouiya – A U.S. plane crashed in a remote area in eastern Dalouiya, Salah al-Din province, an eyewitness said on Tuesday.

Baaquba – An armed group kidnapped a judge in al-Aazim area in northern Baaquba, Diala province, an Iraqi police source said on Tuesday.

Kirkuk – An explosive charge went off near a Kirkuk emergency police patrol, wounding two policemen and a civilian, an official security source said on Tuesday.

Kut – A U.S. Hummer vehicle was destroyed when an explosive charge went off near a U.S.

Diala – Five gunmen were killed while they drove their car rigged with explosives to target civilians in northern Khalis district, Diala province, an official security source said on Tuesday.

Balad – The mayor of Balad, Salah al-Din province, was wounded along with five of his body guards after an explosive device went off, a medic from the Balad public hospital said on Tuesday.

Hibhib – The bodies of five policemen were found by an Iraqi National Guard patrol on the main street, north of the district of Hibhib, Diala province, an Iraqi police source said on Tuesday.

BasraBasra police freed a hostage in western Basra, a security source in Basra said on Tuesday.

Kut – A U.S. force arrested the chief of al-Aabed tribe in central Wassit after raiding his home, an eyewitness said on Tuesday.

Tikrit – The police chief guard in Salah al-Din province survived an assassination attempt in eastern Tikrit, while one of his guards was killed and another wounded, a security source in Tikrit said on Tuesday.

Khalis – A civilian was killed and two of his brothers were wounded in an attack on their store in the main market of Khalis district, while 10 employees disappeared from Baaquba on Monday, an Iraqi police source said.

Falluja – An explosive device went off near an Iraqi army patrol in eastern Falluja, Anbar province, eyewitnesses said on Tuesday.

13 comments:

Dancewater said...

welcome to our new blog. The truth is - we don't know what we are going to do yet. zig, cervantes and I do not want to work on Mark's new blog, and we are upset that yankeedoodle (along with the rest of us) do not have administrative or posting privileges).

zig is probably very burnt out from all the posting he has done - he really kept Today in Iraq going - with cervantes and I only stepping up one day a week.

I have decided, for now, to post a "security incidents" for the day. I will be posting this late in the day, possibly even a day or two late, if I don't have time to do it on that date.

We are considering doing occasional smaller posts about news items and analysis - when we have time. We are certainly open to having some more volunteer posters join us.

Right now, I am off to do a rant on my own personal blog - and Daily Kos - about our out-of-control government..... and how so few Americans are doing anything to stop them. (I am trying - but nothing has worked so far!)

Dancewater said...

one thing to note in today's security incidents - the US forces went after two political parties in Baghdad, trashing one office and burning another.... how they think this will ever lead to stability I don't know....

Olds88 said...

So glad I found you guys. Do you mind if I post a diary about the situation at Dailykos? I am sure there are others that miss Today in Iraq as much as me.

Olds88 said...

Also, not to start lobbing suggestions while you are just getting started, but perhaps it would be better if just the first word of each story was a hyperlink, rather than the entire excerpt? The orange text is very hard to read (on my monitor at least).

I don't think I could reliably commit to a regular volunteer schedule, but hopefully there is something I can help with. I can produce graphics if you foresee a need.

This blog is very important and it should continue.

whisker said...

Yes we all had issues with the new setup. So we decided try a fresh start from scratch. The old blog is screwed but I would hope someone could direct the readers here.
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Cervantes said...

By all means, post a Kos diary. You don't have to say much except that we're here now. We don't have access to the old TiI site so we are unable to post a notice there.

peter said...

whisker,
I left the URL to here in my last post there...before the comments section was shut down too.

I'm glad to hear you're all here and that you'll try to continue this really important work.

TiI was without a doubt the nets most important real information about the Iraq occupation.
I bet it helped to make a lot of people aware of realities.

It's ironic that anti-war forces actually managed to make Bush happy. Very sad.

peter said...

I just want to add...
Mark should let everyone know if he plans to continue TiI and if not ...put a large notice up directing people here.

It's the only decent thing to do!

And he SHOULD do it now!

Unknown said...

Please continue. it seems that mfi's site has stopped.

Unknown said...

I wanted again to express my support.

I am somewhat surprised at the disagreement. I loved the old TiI; it was a necessary support for my day, having worked so long in and on Iraq. I wanted to know what's going to happen to a country with which I have such a close relationship.

whisker said...

Peter will you give me a shout off blog please.
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Concerned Canadian said...

I am glad I found you again. While I do not post much, I do read you daily (well - not the last 4 days) and I feel you are doing a necessary and valuable service.

peter said...

whisker,

"Peter will you give me a shout off blog please."

Yes but how?