Car bomb hits police in Baghdad

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

BAGHDAD - A parked car bomb struck a convoy of Iraqi police commandos and gunmen opened fire on police on a foot patrol in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Saturday, police said.

The attacks came a day after gunmen stormed a senior Iraqi police officer's home northeast of the capital.

Diplomatic tensions also rose, with the Iraqi Foreign Ministry summoning the Turkish charge d'affaires and calling for an immediate halt of cross-border shelling into northern Iraq, saying such actions "undermine confidence between the two nations and negatively affect their friendship." The statement was the first government confirmation of the shelling.

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The car bombing, which occurred about 9 a.m. in Baghdad's northeastern neighborhood of Shaab, killed one Interior Ministry commando and a pedestrian, while six commandos and a pedestrian were wounded, police said.

It came about 90 minutes after gunmen in a speeding car opened fire on police on a foot patrol, killing one officer and wounding another, a police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he could also become a target.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070609/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[Eugene]

1. FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 9 (as of 0800 GMT)

A year ago today, Iraq turned a corner with the death
of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Gee, things sure have gotten
better, haven't they?

:sarcasm:

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Source: Reuters

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 9
09 Jun 2007 08:14:44 GMT
Source: Reuters

June 9 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq
at 0800 GMT on Saturday:

* denotes new or updated item.

* FALLUJA - U.S. and Iraqi soldiers killed five suspected
insurgents and detained another two during raids against the
al Qaeda in Iraq network near Falluja, 50 km (30 miles) west
of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. A teenage boy was injured
by a ricochet bullet, it said. Nine other suspected insurgents
were detained in raids in Baghdad and Taji.

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BAGHDAD - Two people including a policeman were killed and
eight others wounded in a car bomb attack on a police patrol
in the al-Shaab neighbourhood in northern Baghdad, police
said.

BAGHDAD - An armed group blew up the Sunni Fatah-Basha
mosque in Bayaa in southern Baghdad on Friday, police said.
There were no casualties.

-snip-

BAGHDAD - The bodies of seven people were found in different
areas of Baghdad on Friday, the Interior Ministry said.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0961269.htm

[saigon68]

2. "Bring em on" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[maddezmom]

3. U.S. jail facility attacked in Iraq

U.S. jail facility attacked in Iraq 11 minutes ago



BAGHDAD - A rocket or mortar attack Saturday at a U.S.-run detention facility in southern Iraq killed at least six detainees and wounded 50, the military said. No American casualties were reported.

The attack was launched against the internment facility at Camp Bucca, the military said in a brief statement. It provided no other details.

In Baghdad, a parked car bomb struck a convoy of Iraqi police commandos and gunmen opened fire on police on a foot patrol in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Saturday, police said. The attacks came a day after gunmen stormed a senior Iraqi police officer's home northeast of the capital.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070609/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AhXvgdjpQc3WjNSM13zeqVtvaA8F

[Eugene]

4. Six killed in attack on U.S. prison in Iraq

Source: Reuters

Six killed in attack on U.S. prison in Iraq
09 Jun 2007 12:54:57 GMT
Source: Reuters

(Adds details, background)

BAGHDAD, June 9 (Reuters) - Six civilian detainees were killed
and at least 50 wounded when rockets or mortars were fired into
the U.S.-run Camp Bucca prison in southern Iraq on Saturday,
the U.S. military said.

Military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Garver said
the attack involved an unspecified number of mortar rounds or
rockets fired into the prison. He gave no further details.

U.S.-run detention camps, such as the former Abu Ghraib prison
in western Baghdad, have been attacked by insurgents in the
past, but such attacks are rare.

About 16,000 detainees are held in Camp Bucca and Camp
Cropper near Baghdad.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L09496188.htm

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Source: Reuters

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 9
09 Jun 2007 13:30:36 GMT
Source: Reuters

June 9 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq
at 1300 GMT on Saturday:

* denotes new or updated item.

* BAGHDAD - Four people were killed and seven wounded in a roadside
bomb attack on a minibus in eastern Baghdad, police said.

* BAGHDAD - Six civilian detainees were killed and at least 50 wounded
when mortars or rockets were fired into the U.S.-run Camp Bucca prison
in southern Iraq, the U.S. military said.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0961269.htm

[Eugene]

5. Truck bomber kills six in Iraq's Hilla - army

Source: Reuters

Truck bomber kills six in Iraq's Hilla - army
09 Jun 2007 14:01:55 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, June 9 (Reuters) - A suicide truck bomber killed
six people and wounded eight in an attack on an Iraqi army
checkpoint south of Baghdad on Saturday, police said.

The attack happened in the Jurf al-Sakhar neighbourhood
of the predominantly Shi'ite city of Hilla, 100 km (60 miles)
south of the capital.

No other details were immediately available.

Link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L09543294.htm

[Eugene]

6. Suicide bomber kills 12 south of Baghdad - police

Source: Reuters

Suicide bomber kills 12 south of Baghdad - police
09 Jun 2007 14:51:56 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, June 9 (Reuters) - A suicide truck bomber killed
12 Iraqi soldiers and wounded 30 in an attack on an army
checkpoint south of Baghdad on Saturday, police said.

There was some confusion over whether the huge explosion
happened in Jurf al-Sakhar near the predominantly Shi'ite
city of Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of the capital, or
nearby al-Iskandiriya.

Soldiers were digging through the rubble and the death toll
was expected to rise, police said.

Link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LA583537.htm

[maddezmom]

7. U.S. helicopters fired Hellfire missiles at a Shi'ite mosque in the volatile city of Baquba

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 9
09 Jun 2007 15:32:59 GMT
Source: Reuters
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Background
Iraq in turmoil
More June 9 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 1500 GMT on Saturday:

* denotes new or updated item.

* BAGHDAD - Four people were killed and seven wounded in a roadside bomb attack on a minibus in Baladiyat district in eastern Baghdad, police said.

* KIRKUK - Police said they found the bodies of three Iraqi soldiers -- shot, bound and tortured -- in southeastern Kirkuk.

* TIKRIT - One U.S. soldier was shot dead while conducting operations in Diyala province, the U.S. military said.

* BAQUBA - U.S. helicopters fired Hellfire missiles at a Shi'ite mosque in the volatile city of Baquba, north of Baghdad, after troops came under machinegun and rocket-propelled grenade fire from gunmen inside the building, the U.S. military said. It gave no casualty figures.

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0961269.htm

[maddezmom]

8. National Police, Coalition Forces investigate mosque attack in Southwest Baghdad

National Police, Coalition Forces investigate mosque attack in Southwest Baghdad
Saturday, 09 June 2007
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070609-02
June 9, 2007

National Police, Coalition Forces investigate mosque attack in Southwest Baghdad
4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div., Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD — Iraqi National Police responded to an attack on a Sunni mosque in
the Rashid District in southwest Baghdad June 8.

The 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division cordoned
off the surrounding area after the Al Fattah Pasha Mosque had been destroyed
by an explosive device. The mosque, located in Bayaa, suffered substantial
damage during the explosion, but no there were no casualties.


http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12250&Itemid=21

[Eugene]

9. 24 persons found dead around Baghdad - Reuters factbox

Source: Reuters

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 9
09 Jun 2007 19:59:10 GMT
Source: Reuters

June 9 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq
at 1945 GMT on Saturday:

* denotes new or updated item.

* BAGHDAD - Police said they have found the bodies of 24
people around Baghdad in the past 24 hours.

* BAGHDAD - Police said they have found the body of Colonel
Faris al-Duri in the Sunni al-Adhamiya district of northern
Baghdad.

-snip-

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