War News for Friday, October 08, 2010

RTT News is reporting the death of a German ISAF soldier from a suicide bombing/mortar and rifle fire attack in Puli Khumri, Baghlan province, Afghanistan on Thursday, October 7th. Six additional soldiers were wounded in the attack. Here's the ISAF statement.

NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from an insurgent attack in an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan on Friday, October 8th.


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Reported security incidents

Baghdad:
#1: Two persons were wounded Thursday by an improvised explosive device in central Baghdad, a police source said. “The bomb exploded inside a shoes store in al-Resafi square in al-Rashied street, central Baghdad, injuring two people,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

#2: A civilian man was killed and another wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to their vehicle went off on Thursday, a local police source said. “An IED attached to a civilian vehicle went off in al-Jami’a neighborhood, western Baghdad, leaving the driver killed and another civilian inside wounded,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.


Iskandariya:
#1: One Sahwa fighter was killed Thursday in an armed attack in north of Hilla, a police source said. “Unidentified gunmen killed a Sahwa fighter in front of his house in al-Askandariya district, north of Hilla,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

#2: Ten civilians were wounded in a bike bomb blast north of al-Hilla city on Thursday, according to a local police source in Babel province. “The blast took place in al-Iskan complex of al-Iskandariya area, (50 km) north of Hilla, leaving 10 civilians injured,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.


Kirkuk:
#1: “Iraqi police forces today coordinated with U.S. troops to defuse a car bomb in the Taza district of Kirkuk, without causing any casualties or damage,” the source added.


Mosul:
#1: The Ninewa Provincial Council’s Legal Committee Chairman said on Thursday that he escaped an attempt on his life after gunmen opened fire on his motorcade in central Mosul city earlier in the day. “Unidentified gunmen opened fire on my motorcade, namely the vehicle I boarded after I had left the provincial council building on al-Dawasa street, central Mosul,” Yahya Abad Mahjoub told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “No casualties have taken place. There were only minor damage to the top of the armored vehicle I was inside,” he added.



Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War"
#1: A bomb attack inside a mosque killed the governor of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province and 15 others as they attended Friday prayers, the local police chief said. The attack on governor Mohammed Omar happened in neighbouring Takhar province, where he had a home. At least 20 people were wounded.

#2: A German soldier was killed and six others were injured in a suicide-bomb attack in Afghanistan on Thursday. The Germans were patrolling in Puli Khumri, capital of the northern province of Baghlan, when the bomber detonated an explosive device attached to his body close to the military convoy. The explosion was followed by mortar and rifle fire attack by militants. ISAF troops repelled the attack after hour-long exchange of fire.


DoD: Lance Cpl. Scott A. Lynch