Fighters destroy mayor's office in western Iraq

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2415007.htm

RAMADI, Iraq, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed the mayor's office and a police station in Iraq's restive city of Ramadi on Thursday and blew up both buildings, Iraqi police and U.S. Marines said, but there were no apparent casualties.

"The explosion destroyed the entire first floor of the building, which caused most of the structure to crumble," the U.S. Marines said of the attack at the mayor's office.

"An estimated 50 to 60 windows in the surrounding area were broken as a result of the blast."

U.S. forces intervened to secure the site and provided plastic sheeting to help locals patch up their broken windows, the Marines said.

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[leftchick]

1. most honest headline yet...

Fighters is what they are. Let us leave so they have no one to fight from the USA.

[bahrbearian]

2. No duck tape ?

"U.S. forces intervened to secure the site and provided plastic sheeting to help locals patch up their broken windows, the Marines said"

[jmcgowanjm]

3. U.S. forces shelled the Abu Farag neighbourhood in northern Ramadi

A sign that the US has abandoned all hope
of winning.

IRR 122304
Resistance attacks US raiders in ar-Ramadi.

US forces mouted a campaign of raids and arrests in
several
neighborhoods of ar-Ramadi on Thursday. The
Correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the
US campaign followed a 48-hour lull as a result of an
agreement between the people of ar-Ramadi and
the Resistance forces. Under the agreement, the
Resistance pledged to halt its attacks on US occupation
troops during daylight hours so that the local people can
earn their living and go about their usual
business.

US forces sought to provoke the Resistance, however,
by launching their
raids during the day Thursday, drawing out a
Resistance response. The
Resistance did, indeed, attack the Americans, firing
RPG7 rockets at the invader troops on al-Qadd Street at
4pm Thursday. The attack set
three Humvees ablaze and killed 10 US troops. As a result of
the
Resistance assault, the American forces withdrew from the
city. Afterwards, the Resistance likewise
withdrew.

Strange that the Resistance didn't mention the
Mayor's office-I think they refer to it as the
Governorate Building.

[Zeke]

4. Alright...

You see, Dumbsfeld is right saying we're clearly winning and the rebels are losing.

Just look at the rebels lose exploding a mess tent, the Rhamadi mayor's office, etc.

[jmcgowanjm]

5. The US is LYING about this

Strange that the Resistance didn't mention the
Mayor's office-I think they refer to it as the
Governorate Building.

Iraqi police and U.S. Marines said, but there were no apparent casualties.

The US had turned this building into their fort.

An explosives-laden police car exploded in the US al-
Warrar military base in ar-Ramadi at 7:30am Friday, leaving
a reported 63 Americans dead.

In a dispatch posted at 10:20pm Mecca time Friday
night,
the correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that
US
forces were still raiding neighborhoods adjacent to the
7th
of April neighborhood and the al-Bu Farraj and the al-
Bu
‘Ali Jasim areas. The American troops are stormed the
main ar-Ramadi police station where there was an officer
on watch and three other officers. The Americans arrested
them all. Immediately a large American column made up
of
40 vehicles set off from the secondary camp in the
Agricultural College on the al-Anbar University Campus to
the
US al-Warrar Base to the west. A number of aircraft were
seen landing and taking off in the base, presumably
evacuating Americans killed or wounded in the
Resistance
car bomb attack.

The Resistance organization known as The First Army
of Muhammad Jaysh Muhammad al-Awwal
claimed responsibility for the bombing attack on the US
base, calling it a New Year’s gift for the American
forces.

[jmcgowanjm]

6. More -Copycat bombings like Mosul in Ramadi

Watch for this on Rense, WRH, Ruppert, albasrah.net.
www.uruknet.info

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www.truthseeker.uk

IRR122404

The Resistance organization known as The First Army
of Muhammad Jaysh Muhammad al-Awwal
claimed responsibility for the bombing attack on the US
base, calling it a New Year’s gift for the American
forces.

The Resistance distributed a communiqué about an hour
after the attack. The text of that document is as
follows:

“In the name of God, the Merciful, the Mercy-
giving.

“‘And prepare for them what you can of armed force and
horses tethered that thereby you might terrorize the enemy
of God and your enemy.’ Qur’an,
8:60

“It appears that the New Year’s present from Mosul didn’t
please Bush or ‘Allawi, so we decided to send them
another present from ar-Ramadi, hoping they will like it. One
of your Iraqi brothers, Abu Muhammad carried out a
martyrdom operation when he drove a pickup belonging to
the Iraqi police into the headquarters of the US invader forces
in al-Warrar camp, west of ar-Ramadi, specifically
amidst celebrations of New Years and Christmas. By the light
of candles and to the sound of music, your brother
Abu Muhammad died a martyr in order to kill more
than sixty-three persons, according to what the eyes of
the Resistance inside the camp have reported – something
that you will see, shortly, not merely hear
about.”

This comes as a powerful strike aimed at the US forces after
the Mosul operation that took place last Tuesday, leaving
more than 160 American troops dead. The significance of
these two operations is that they were carried out using
cars belonging to the Iraqi department closest to them –
the police. Mafkarat al-Islam’s correspondent there says that
this confirms the overwhelming ability of the Resistance
to penetrate into the midst of the occupation
forces.

At 6pm Friday the al-Anbar Governorate building was struck
by four Iraqi Resistance mortar rounds. After the attack US
forces evacuated dead and wounded from inside
the governorate building, eyewitnesses said, but
Mafkarat al-Islam was unable to ascertain the exact number
or nature of the
casualties.