Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)



From the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)

        
Monday, 11 Oct 2004


DEFENCE/SECURITY
·         Government gives militia five days to hand in weapons- Al-Sharqiyah
·         Over 150 prisoners to be freed 11 October- Diyar TV
·         Interior Ministry says 12 bodies discovered in northern Baghdad- Voice of the Mujahidin
·         US soldier said arrested for killing patrol members - Voice of the Mujahidin
·         Six Iraqis killed, 27 insurgents arrested south of Baghdad- Al-Sharqiyah
·         350 foreign gunmen arrested north of Baghdad last week- Al-Sharqiyah
RECONSTRUCTION
·         Education ministry to establish new schools in Iraq-Al-Da'wah
·         UN has allocated 60bn dollars for reconstruction in Iraq- Al-Dustur
POLITICS
·         Syria hosted a conference for the Iraqi Democratic Tribal Group- Al-Bayyinah
·         Iraqi President ``army and National Guards will be supplied with heavy weapons''- Al-Zaman
·         Hezbollah Party in Iraq accused interior minister of establishing a secret prison- Al-Furat
ELECTIONS
·         Al-Sistani urges "free, fair" poll- Al-Sharqiyah
·         Poll registration to begin 1 Nov, commission issues new laws- Al-Diyar TV
·         Shi'i clerics in Karbala urge participation in elections- Al-Diyar TV
·         Al-Da'wah Party held a seminar to discuss elections- Al-Da'wah
IRAQI BROADCAST MEDIA SUMMARIES, 10 OCT. 04
·         Dar Al-Salam Radio, Iraqi Islamic Party-affiliated
·         Al-Iraqiah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic
·         Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad
·         Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic
IRAQI PRESS HEADLINES, 10 OCT. 04
·         Al - Dustur, independent daily published by former journalist Basim al-Sheikh
·         Al-Sharq al-Awsat [Baghdad edition of London-based independent newspaper
IRAQI PRESS QUOTES AND COMMENTS, 10 OCT 04
·         Al-Sadr must choose a peaceful struggle against occupation- Al-Mada
·         How young Iraqi boy feel when his whole family blown up? Al-Zaman
·         A call for setting up an Islamic theocracy in Iraq- Al-Nahdah
·         Al-Sadr has a big programme for the upcoming elections- Al-Mada
UPDATES FROM IRAQI KURDISH MEDIA , 10 OCT 04
·         Khabat daily, issued by the KDP in Erbil, 8-10 October 2004
·         www.peyamner.com 10 October 2004
·         Kurdistani Nwe daily, issued in Sulaymanya by the PUK, 8-10 October 2004
·         Deedi New bi weekly, issued in Erbil by Hataw Cultural Center, 7 October 2004


DEFENCE/SECURITY

Government gives militia five days to hand in weapons- Al-Sharqiyah
Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic, 10 Oct 04: Qasim Dawud, minister of state for national security affairs, said on 10 October that the Iraqi government will give the Al-Sadr militia five days to hand over their weapons under an agreement reached early this week. The minister said that the agreement provides for handing over heavy and medium weapons in return for financial awards and stressed that search campaigns will be conducted in the city to make sure that it is free of such weapons. "This initiative will be implemented in all Iraqi cities starting with Al-Sadr City," he said adding that reconstruction there would begin immediately.
Over 150 prisoners to be freed 11 October- Diyar TV
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 10 Oct 04: The Justice Ministry has announced that 154 prisoners will be released on 11 October after the Quartet committee studying the situation of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghurayb and Umm Qasr prisons approved their release without bail, Al-Diyar TV reported on 10th. A source at the ministry said the committee discussed last week the fate of 356 prisoners and decided to release 86 on bail supported by guarantees from two other persons.

Interior Ministry says 12 bodies discovered in northern Baghdad- Voice of the Mujahidin
SCIRI's Voice of the Mujahidin in Arabic,Iran, 10 Oct 04, : The Interior Ministry has said that the bodies of 12 executed Iraqis were discovered in the Al-Dulu'iyah area in northern Baghdad, Voice of the Mujahidin reported on 10 October. He added that Nitric acid was poured on their bodies at some point in the past 40 days.
US soldier said arrested for killing patrol members - Voice of the Mujahidin
SCIRI's Voice of the Mujahidin in Arabic,Iran, 10 Oct 04: Residents of Al-Mahmudiyah city said that pamphlets from the Iraqi resistance which were distributed in the city, claimed that a US female soldier was arrested after killing several members of her patrol during an operation carried out by a resistance group in Al-Latifiyah, Voice of Mujahidin reported on 10 October. The sources added that the pamphlets showed a picture of the US soldier with the following sentence written under it: "The US female captive is of Jewish origin."
Six Iraqis killed, 27 insurgents arrested south of Baghdad- Al-Sharqiyah
Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic, 10 Oct 04: Iraqi police and US forces arrested 27 foreign nationals in a joint raid in the city of Al-Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad on 10 October, Iraqi TV reported. Captain Hadi Hatif, a member of the Al-Hillah Police Force, said 60 tanks, armoured vehicles and personnel carriers, backed by fighter jets and helicopters, took part in the operation. Twenty-seven gunmen, believed to be Jordanians, Syrians and Iranians, were arrested in the raid which began after midnight and continued into the early hours of 10th. He said documents seized in the raid showed that they had been planning military operations in Iraq. Hatif said four suspected hideouts had been bombed and a large quantity of weapons, bombs and explosive materials seized. A medical source in Al-Yusifiyah said that six civilians were killed and 18 others were wounded in the raid.
350 foreign gunmen arrested north of Baghdad last week- Al-Sharqiyah
Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic, 10 Oct 04: The Iraqi National Guard troops have detained at least 350 gunmen, some of them foreigners, and confiscated a large cache of weapons and ammunition in Al-Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad, in operations carried out last week, Iraqi TV reported on 10 October. Maj-Gen Mizhir Mawla al-Abbud said the arms cache included 142 Strella missiles, 300 RPG rockets, 300 mortar shells, 350 explosive devices, a quantity of high-explosive TNT and a number of modern weapons.

RECONSTRUCTION
Education ministry to establish new schools in Iraq-Al-Da'wah
Al-Da'wah [Baghdad, weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Central Bureau of the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party], 10 oct 04 : The education ministry had decided to establish, for the first time in Iraq, 10 schools in the Al-Amarah and Al-Nasiriyah governorates.
UN has allocated 60bn dollars for reconstruction in Iraq- Al-Dustur
Al - Dustur, independent daily published by former journalist Basim al-Sheikh, 10 oct 04: A spokeswoman for USAID as saying that the UN has allocated 60bn dollars for the reconstruction of Iraq. This included the grants from donor countries and the US, which amounts to 20bn dollars. On the other hand Diyala Municipality Director Mijwal Mahdi has announced that his office has provided more than 3,760 job opportunities throughout the governorate.
POLITICS

Syria hosted a conference for the Iraqi Democratic Tribal Group- Al-Bayyinah
Al-Bayyna is a weekly paper issued by the Hezbollah movement in Iraq, 10 Oct 04: Syria has recently hosted a conference for the Iraqi Democratic Tribal Group, whose leader is a former general in the republican guard. The report adds that this issue indicates that Syria is not committed to preventing terrorists infiltrating Iraq.
Iraqi President ``army and National Guards will be supplied with heavy weapons''- Al-Zaman
Al-Zaman [daily, independent, Baghdad edition of London-based Al-Zaman]10 Oct 04: A statement by Iraqi President Ghazi Ajil al-Yawir who said the Iraqi army and the National Guards will be supplied with the heavy weapons during the next few days. Al-Yawir said the government is studying ways to improve the financial status of the Iraqi army. Al-Yawir also called for a women's group that will play an important role in Iraq's political process.
Hezbollah Party in Iraq accused interior minister of establishing a secret prison- Al-Furat
Al-Furat, comprehensive & political daily, by Al-Furat Establishment for Press, 10 Oct 04: The Hezbollah Party in Iraq had accused the interior minister of establishing a secret prison. In a statement the party said the minister and government officials know nothing of the prison. The statement adds that the prison, which is located under the interior ministry building, is being used to imprison people arrested without warrants.

ELECTIONS
Al-Sistani urges "free, fair" poll- Al-Sharqiyah
Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic, 10 Oct 04 : Senior Shi'i cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has stressed the need to conduct the elections as scheduled in January 2005, Iraqi TV reported on 10 October. Sistani made the remarks at a meeting with Iraqi National Assembly Speaker Fu'ad Ma'sum in the holy city of Al-Najaf. Asked about the possibility of postponing the elections, Ma'sum said that this issue was not on the agenda. A few days ago, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for wide participation in the elections.
Poll registration to begin 1 Nov, commission issues new laws- Al-Diyar TV
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 10 Oct 04: The Higher Commission for Elections will begin registering voters on 1 November 2004, for the duration of six weeks, Al-Diyar TV reported. Making the announcement, Farid Ayyar, official spokesman for the commission said that the commission has issued four laws in preparation for the elections. The first deals with the elections system in the commission. The second law deals with facilitating the registration of voters. The third law deals with endorsing political entities and the fourth deals with accepting candidates.
Shi'i clerics in Karbala urge participation in elections- Al-Diyar TV
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 10 Oct 04: Al-Sayyid Muhammad Taqi al-Mudarrisi and Al-Sayyid Sadiq al-Shirazi, religious authorities in Karbala, have issued a statement urging Iraqis to participate in the January elections, Al-Diyar TV reported on 10 October. The statement said that the legitimacy of elections would be complete if it was preceded by national reconciliation of all sects and ethnic groups in Iraq. The statement called on everyone to unite and support each other, and to abandon all differences.
Al-Da'wah Party held a seminar to discuss elections- Al-Da'wah

Al-Da'wah [Baghdad, weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Central Bureau of the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party]10 Oct 04 : A second" seminar organized by the Al-Da'wah Party, is to be held at its Baghdad headquarters to discuss the issue of elections, which was attended by National Assembly members Qasim al-Sahlani and Abd-al-Karim al-Anzi. The report says that several topics were discussed in the seminar including the success the upcoming elections, and the Supreme Elections Commission and Elections Laws.



IRAQI BROADCAST MEDIA SUMMARIES, 10 Oct. 04
Dar Al-Salam Radio, Iraqi Islamic Party-affiliated
·         Two car bombs killed 19 people and wounded scores of others in Baghdad; US warplanes bombed houses in Al-Yusufiyah area overnight
·         One Iraqi is killed and another wounded in clashes between Iraqi "resistance" men and US forces in the city of Hita
·         US military sources say that a US soldier was killed and another wounded in an attack on a US military patrol in Kirkuk; One US soldier is also killed and a US military vehicle is destroyed in Baghdad
·         Representatives of Al-Fallujah have informed the government that the city is ready to take part in the upcoming elections
·         Al-Sadr Office in Baghdad has announced that an agreement has been reached with the government under which all military operations against US and Iraqi forces will stop as of 10th
·         US secretary of defence arrives in western Iraq
Al-Iraqiah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic
·         Prime Minister Iyad Allawi meets US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in Baghdad; talks focus on security. Video report covers Rumsfeld unannounced visit, talks, his visit to military base
·         Minister of State Qasim Dawud says security to be restored in Al-Sadr City following cease-fire agreement with loyalists of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
·         Cease-fire agreement greeted by locals, government urged by Al-Sadr-City residents to speed up reconstruction
·         National Assembly speaker says following meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Al-Najaf election to be held as scheduled
·         At least 17 killed in separate suicide bombings in Baghdad; US soldier killed
·         National conference for women held in Baghdad
·        
Iraqis returning from Saudi exile demand housing and jobs in protest in Baghdad
·         Basra police seize explosives and ammunition
·         Graduates of Basra women teachers college demand jobs
·         Iraqi-Jordanian joint committee to hold first meeting in November
·         Jordan to host next meeting of Iraq donor countries
·         US Congress approves grant for Iraq reconstruction
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad
·         President Ghazi al-Yawar meets a delegation of Iraqi women and stresses the importance of implementing the slogan of "Iraq First"
·         Explosions target the Police Academy and the Oil Ministry building in Baghdad
·         Al-Shira newspaper issues a statement that its offices came under attack this morning. No casualties were reported
·         US Defence Secretary Rumsfeld arrives in Iraq
·         The independent Higher Commission for Elections in Iraq has issued four laws in preparation for the upcoming elections
·         Spokesman for the Islamic Action Organization says the issue of kidnappings can only be eliminated once elections are held and security prevails.
·         Planning Minister Mahdi Hafiz holds a news conference to discuss Iraq's national development strategy for the coming two years and the upcoming donor conference to be held in Tokyo
·         The Iraqi Justice Ministry announces that 154 prisoners will be released from Iraqi prisons tomorrow.
·         The Ministry of Higher Education announces names of students accepted in Iraqi universities for the next academic year
·         The Baghdad governor calls on the multinational forces to evacuate the Green Zone because it contains state-owned property
·         The Iraqi National Guard command resumes responsibility for Al-Taji National Guard Academy in Baghdad
·         The Danish prime minister says Denmark will keep its forces in Iraq as long as the Iraqi government wants
·         Participants in a conference in Barcelona express willingness to take part in the reconstruction of Iraq
·         The committee for Iraqi heritage is studying establishing a museum for non-Iraqi artefacts
Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic
·         Rumsfeld warns US soldiers in Iraq of escalation in violence as elections date set in January approaches. He addresses US marines in a base near the Syrian border
·         US and Iraqi forces arrest 27 Jordanians, Syrians and Iranians and seize quantities of weapons in a large-scale raid campaign in Al-Yusufiyah, south of Baghdad, at dawn today. Six civilians are killed in the campaign
·         Iraqi Oil Ministry spokesman says 17 people, including seven women, were killed in today's booby-trapped car attack near the ministry premises. Another car explodes in the southern part of Al-Sadr city, killing three Iraqis (video shows damaged cars, torn-off bodies in a street, policemen covering dead bodies)
·         National Assembly Speaker Fu'ad Ma'sum says after meeting with Ayatollah Al-Sistani today that the latter stressed need to conduct elections on set date in January 2005
·         Japanese paper says Japan is likely to increase its troops in Iraq
·         The Green zone comes under rocket attack today. White smoke was seen rising from hit targets
·         Italian government speaks of a plan with three phases for Iraq's future. The plan might be presented at the Iraq conference due to be held in Cairo
·         Two Iraqis are killed while trying to plant an explosive charge on the main road between Ba'qubah and the eastern townships of the city
·         The lists of students who have been approved for enrolment in Iraq's colleges and institutes are announced today.
·         US forces in Al-Samarra use the Education Directorate and the Teachers Institute as their headquarters in the city. US forces distribute leaflets including the names of wanted people in Al-Samarra.




IRAQI PRESS HEADLINES, 10 Oct. 04

Al - Dustur, independent daily published by former journalist Basim al-Sheikh
·         60bn dollars allocated by UN for Iraq reconstruction,
·         Bush supportive of moderate parties in coming elections (Agencies- quoted)
·         According to peace agreement, Al-Sadr militia to start disarming tomorrow
·         Interior minister declares willingness to attend National Assembly [questioning] session
·         Iraq abandons plan to conduct census prior to elections
·         Conflicting reports on Tariq Aziz's death
·         Rumsfeld conferring with military commanders over Iraq
·         Tribal chieftain apprehended by US, Iraqi forces in southern Iraq
·         Red Crescent Society premises in Al-Ramadi come under shelling,
·         Al-Musharrah police chief assassinated Iraqi military academy opened.
Al-Sharq al-Awsat [Baghdad edition of London-based independent newspaper
·         Al-Fallujah ready for participation in elections,
·         US ambassador meets Al-Hakim, sponsors peace deal between Iraqi government and Mahdi Army (Agencies- quoted)
·         Minister of planning: We seek to have Iraqi experts replace foreign ones in Iraq reconstruction (AFP- quoted)
·         US companies benefited from Saddam's oil-for-food give-aways, with security firm escaping prosecution Iraqi government resorts to food-rationing coupons as sufficient identification document for voters (Agencies- quoted)
·         First academy to promote integrity in Iraq Saddam lawyer: We are still receiving threats from Iraqi government officials.

IRAQI PRESS QUOTES AND COMMENTS, 10 Oct 04

Al-Sadr must choose a peaceful struggle against occupation- Al-Mada

 Al-Mada [Baghdad, daily, independent newspaper published by Al-Mada Media, Culture and Arts Corporation] 10 Oct 04,: An editorial called on Al-Sadr to choose a peaceful struggle against the "occupation." The editorial said Al-Sadr has lost many of his best men in military operations. says that Al-Sadr has a lot of supporters in Iraq. The report added: "It is not coincidental that Al-Sadr is moving towards peace at the same time as Al-Fallujah because the bloodshed and fighting have incited the Iraqis to believe that the country is moving towards a crisis."

.
How young Iraqi boy feel when his whole family blown up? Al-Zaman
Al-Zaman [daily, independent, Baghdad edition of London-based Al-Zaman] [From commentary by Fatih Abd al-Salam]10 Oct 04: "No one cares to think how unspeakably bitter a young Iraqi boy can feel at the sight of his whole family blown up to bits by US bombardment. How can you be sure such a traumatic experience will not make him into another 'terrorist'? You are unwittingly creating a generation impossible to control, and there is not a single 'honest' Iraqi among those sharing your table who is honest enough to tell you the truth about what you are doing."

A call for setting up an Islamic theocracy in Iraq- Al-Nahdah

Al-Nahdah [Baghdad, daily political newspaper,by Adnan al-Pachachi [From commentary by Abd al-Mun'im al-A'sam]10 Oct 04 : "There is an open call by certain Iraqi Islamist politicians of both major sects for setting up an Islamic theocracy in Iraq. Observers following up leaks and statements to this effect cannot but wonder at the way these advocates of theocracy routinely bypass some of the most crucial questions in this connection. Most importantly, the way they shy the central question of which established model to imitate: The Iranian model, the one found in the Arab Gulf or the demised model that used to reign in Afghanistan? What cannot be bypassed is that all these models are subject to severe criticism, not by secularists alone, but by many Muslim sects as well, especially when it comes to the most critical issue of all: Securing human dignity and protecting human rights."

Al-Sadr has a big programme for the upcoming elections- Al-Mada

 Al-Mada [Baghdad, daily, independent newspaper published by Al-Mada Media, Culture and Arts Corporation] [From commentary by Zuhayr al-Jaza'iri] 10 Oct 04: "Al-Sadr has a potentially big programme with which to join the upcoming elections. It can lend him enough leverage to voice opposition to the government or shake it out of its inertia if it fails to live up to its commitments to alleviate the suffering of the deprived, who are in bad need of jobs, schools for their children and a fair chance to share in drawing up their government's programmes. In addition to opening the door for peace, Al-Sadr's participation will add some youthful vitality to Iraqi political life. It is no coincidence that the Al-Sadr initiative has comes in tandem with the efforts being made to restore peace to Al-Fallujah. War and excessive bloodshed have aroused Iraqi sensitivity to the untold calamity lurking beyond the red line they seem to have reached. It is time for some sense, now that we are on the brink of the precipice."

UPDATES FROM IRAQI KURDISH MEDIA , 10 Oct 04

Khabat daily, issued by the KDP in Erbil, 8-10 October 2004
·         A UN Representative attended yesterday's inauguration of Women LNGO Development Training organized by Counterpart international NGO. 18 women NGOs, including the KDP-affiliated Kurdistan Women Union, are participating in the training on public relations, finance, admin and public information fields.
·         The KRG-Erbil PM Nechirvan Barzani received Iraqi Deputy PM Braham Salih and his senior delegation. The two sides discussed Kurdistan status quo and mechanism of relations between Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government in Baghdad.
·         Salih and Nechirvan Barzani held joint press conference defending Kurdish people's right to self determination right saying the Kurds will not be part of an Iraq dominated by fundamentalists or Anti-Kurds. Their statements came in response to President Al-Yawar, who allegedly considered Kurdish referendum movement demonstrations as ``treason.''
·         Iraqi federal officials canceled their plan for conduction of a population census prior to elections. The food ration cards will be used for identification of voters.
·         A senior KRG-Erbil delegation visited Dokan where the PUK leader Jalal Talabani and senior officials, including politburo members and KRG-Sulaymanya Acting PM Omer Fattah received them. The discussions focused on Iraq and Kurdistan status quo, the situation in Kirkuk, the Iraqi Transitional Administrative Law (TAL), the preparations for the forthcoming elections and the mechanism for relations between the KRGs on one hand and the federal government in Baghdad on the other hand. In a joint press conference after the meeting, both Talabani and Barzani labeled the meeting as `one of the best ones between the two politburos'. they said the views were identical and the two sides agreed on setting up different [specialized] committees on Kirkuk, the elections and many other important issues.
·         The KDP leader Massoud Barzani visited Germany where Foreign Minster Jushka Fischer received him and discussed with him enhancement of bilateral relations and the Iraqi status quo. Barzani addressed the participants of BMD security conference in Germany saying terrorism was an international phenomena therefore all the parties should cooperated and coordinated to eradicate it. .
·         In an interview with Al-Arabiya satellite TV, Iraqi federal president Ghazi Al-Yawar said eh political process in Iraq would not be balanced without consensus between the Sunni Arabs, the Kurds and the Shiite Arabs. He stressed that Iraq was one inseparable administrative unit and any separatism tendency was `kind of treason'. He also said preparations for the elections were ongoing since April with active participation of UN experts.
·         36 Kurdish refugee families totaling 151 persons returned home from Iran. It was the 9th convoy of returning refugees from Iraq with support of IRC, an NGO affiliated to UNHCR.
·         Terrorist gunmen fired at two cars in Karama suburb in Mosul killing 7 Kurds and burning one of the bodies Saturday. Another two Kurds were killed yesterday; one of them was sitting in a café while the other was leaving a car exhibition. A barber, who has received threats not to apply western hairdressing fashion, was killed in front of his saloon. On the other hand, the multi-national forces arrested Saturday morning 18 terrorists whose names were on black lists; 14 of them in Somer district and the other 4 in Al-Arab district.
www.peyamner.com <http://www.peyamner.com> 10 October 2004
·         The citizens in Sulaymanya are in panic after the death of 3 women in local hospitals and the admission of another case that is suspected to be SARS. The health authorities have not given any statement to the media regarding the issue and the information has leaked to the press through local doctors. The KRG-Sulaymanya Health Ministry has set up an emergency committee that is possibly headed by Health Minister Dr. Mohammed Khoshnaw. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Committee member confirmed the admission of one patient but recalled that the case was not diagnosed 100% as SARS. The source further said the disease was originating from poultry advising the people to be cautious. No SRAS case was ever reported in the country.
Kurdistani Nwe daily, issued in Sulaymanya by the PUK, 8-10 October 2004
·         The PUK and KDP politburos held a successful meeting in Talabani's HQ in Dokan. Talabani told reporters that the two parties will send a joint delegation to Baghdad to inactivate article 58 of the Iraqi Transitional Administrative Law.
·         Heading an Iraqi government senior delegation, Deputy PM Barham Salih visited Sulaymanya for discussions with KRG-Sulaymanya Acting PM and his associates.
·         Receiving a Mosul delegation, Talabani says conroling the security situation requires a multi-aspect plan.
·         KRG-Sulaymanya Ministry of Culture participated in Frankfurt Books Exhibition for the first time.
Deedi New bi weekly, issued in Erbil by Hataw Cultural Center, 7 October 2004
·         Iraqi president Al-Yawar considers Kurdish demand for referendum as `national treason' and vows to oppose it by all might.
·         Kurdistan Islamic Union (Yakgirtu) smuggled sophisticated military equipment, including electronic German-made radars and PC [digital] cameras, from Turkey to Iran through Zakho-Dokan road after a few day's storage in two houses in their Sulaymanya HQ last August.
·         Clergyman preaching on Erbil cahnnel of Yakgirtu TV issued fatwa [religious obligatory opinion] against Deedi New journalists for an article appeared on an earlier issue of the paper.
·         Aiming at prolonging Arabization of Kurdistan and disturbing security, Governor of Tikrit transferred another 50 Arab police officers to Duzkhurmatu town south of Kirkuk. Another 40 former Baathists officers, including two Kurds, were transferred to the town recently.

***
NB: This is not an official document. The information contained therein was compiled by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Information Office. If you have any questions/suggestions, please contact us at (+ 962 550 -4631/4703 or Cell. + 962 77 619 731 jarrar@un.org <mailto:jarrar@un.org> or alsokhni@un.org <mailto:alsokhni@un.org>