Monday, 04 Oct 2004
DEFENCE/SECURITY
Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic, 03 Oct 04: Three Iraqis were killed and seven others wounded in a raid carried out by US forces and members of the Iraqi National Guard (ING) searching for gunmen in the town of Al-Latifiyah, south of Baghdad, on 3 October, Iraqi TV reported. ING officer Abdallah al-Tinini told the TV that 32 tanks and armoured vehicles were used in the operation which started early on 3rd. He added that three US army helicopters flew over the city and shelled locations where the fighting broke out between the two sides. He said clouds of smoke were seen billowing over the city after a number of houses and three shops were destroyed. He said that nine gunmen were arrested in the operation.
Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic, 03 Oct 04:The police in Baghdad have arrested four gunmen who they say have committed a number of crimes, including kidnapping, Iraqi TV reported on 3 October. The four are currently being investigated. One of the detainees confessed to being involved in the kidnapping of an unnamed minister outside the Interior Ministry offices, for which he said the group had received 30 million [unspecified currency]. He said the man called Sabah Abd-al-
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 03 Oct 04 : Eighty-eight women have recently joined the Iraqi army and completed a basic training programme in Jordan under the supervision of the US military, Iraqi TV reported on 3 October, quoting a press release issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Defence.
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 03 Oct 04: Iraqi Al-Diyar TV reported that two members of the Iraqi police nad two civilians were injured in an explosion in the Ba'qubah al-Jadidah area on the morning of 3 October. The bomb had targeted an Iraqi police patrol, the report added.
Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic, 03 Oct 04: Iraqi Human Rights Minister Bakhtiyar Amin announced that 1,000 Iraqi prisoners detained in Abu-Ghurayb prison in Baghdad and Buka prison in Basra will be released at the start of the month of Ramadan, Iraqi Al-Sharqiyah TV reported on 3 October. Ramadan in 2004 is due to start on 15 October.
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 3 Oct 04: Iraqi National Assembly Speaker Fu'ad Ma'sum has criticized Arab parliaments for "ignoring" the Iraqi elections at a time when European parliaments are expressing willingness to help, Iraqi TV reported on 3 October. Ma'sum said Iraq should take advantage of all available experience.
SCIRI's Voice of the Mujahidin in Arabic,Iran, 03 Oct 04: A commentary broadcast on Iraqi Shi'i group's Iran-based Voice of the Mujahidin radio on 3 October said Iraq the two candidates for the US presidential elections, George Bush and John Kerry, used the issue of Iraq in their debate to advance their personal political interests. "Iraq has become a hot issue in the US presidential campaign. The debate between the two men, George Bush and John Kerry, dealt with Iraq without touching on any other important issues in the world and the Middle East, such as the Palestinian issue, which has been in abeyance for decades. This is because the US Administration has been plunged deep in the Iraq quagmire and it has to answer questions by the US and international public opinions on Iraq's future and the seething conditions in Iraq. Our proud people are perfectly aware that the US occupation does not care about the country and its sons because our people have seen the many erroneous polices and behaviours over more than a year of occupation and the subsequent crises and losses, despite the fake slogans about democracy and freedom. The two US candidates, who are in agreement on the supreme policies of the United States, want to attract voters even though at the expense of Iraq and the Iraqis and the peoples of the region."
Al-Mu'tamar [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Congress] 03 Oct 04: The Iraqi National Congress newspaper Al-Mu'tamar reported on 3 October that Shi'i authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani had warned the Iraqi government against the consequences of postponing of the general elections scheduled for January. Shaykh Ali al-Rubay'i, a spokesman for Al-Sistani Office in Al-Najaf, reportedly said that Al-Sistani believes that the elections should be held on schedule and that all Iraqis should participate.
Al-Mada [Baghdad, daily, independent newspaper published by Al-Mada Media, Culture and Arts Corporation] 2 Oct 04: Jabbar Ali Lu'aybi, the general manager of the South Oil Company, has expressed optimism over the advancement of the oil industry and its development in Iraq, Iraqi newspaper Al-Mada reported on 2 October. Production capacity would be increased to 6 million barrels per day, Lu'aybi said, adding the 85 per cent of the oil would come from fields around Basra. He said that oil smuggling was a "cancer" on the Iraqi oil industry and decried the widespread sabotage of oil pipelines in the country.
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 3 Oct 04:Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Dr Barham Salih announced that the government had allocated 1,000 dollars for every victim of the attack on Al-Amil neighbourhood on 30 September, Iraqi Al-Diyar TV reported on 3 October. Salih added that he had sent letters of condolences on behalf of the government to the families of the victims. The attacks reportedly resulted in the deaths of 53 Iraqis, among them 34 children.
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 3 Oct 04: A US army unit operating in Baghdad on 3 September delivered gifts and medicines to children in Baghdad's Al-Sha'b area, Iraqi TV reported. The gifts included medicines, antibiotics, stationary, school bags, shoes and toys, the TV said.
Al-Zaman [daily, independent, Baghdad edition of London-based Al-Zaman] [From commentary by Fatih Abd al-Salam]: "These are bleak days, and it is not thanks to the government alone that they are so. After all, Iraqis are all part and parcel of their own plight. Yet, the sad thing is that the majority of Iraqis have come to be dominated by a minority bent on imposing its own phony will, boasting international backing and domestic legitimacy. Gentlemen, you have made the wrong choice by bombarding Al-Najaf, Al-Samarra', Al-Fallujah, Tall Afar and Al-Ramadi. If you wish to pursue your military option to stabilize Iraq, then you will need a nuclear bomb to finish the job. Anything short of that will surely boomerang on your Green Zone. What do you say to that?"
Al-Da'wah [Baghdad, weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Central Bureau of the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party] [From commentary by Hadi Challu Mar'i]: "Some funny fellows, undaunted by the appalling sights of bloody carnage, consider the latest kidnapping of Orascom workers, whose company has been slaughtering Iraqis with its sharp mobile-phone knife, as a rather promising development. They have even expressed support for the kidnappers' demands that the company should lower the fees it charges for the use of its mobiles in return for the release of its poor Egyptian employees, who earn no less than 1,000 US dollars a month each."
Al-Nahdah [Baghdad, daily political newspaper,by Adnan al-Pachachi [From commentary by Abd al-Mun'im al-A'sam]: "We have been blamed by one of our readers for focusing too much on terrorism and terrorists but drawing little attention to corruption and corrupt government employees, though the latter cause no less damage than the former, both hailing from the same sperm. As Iraqis are threatened in their present with kidnapping, killing and bombing at the hands of terrorists, so are they threatened in their future with the bribery, extortion and embezzlement practised by the corrupt. According to our reader, these two categories of outlaws have come to form a secret alliance in which they alternate roles so skillfully that they end up operating from the same trench without us being able to tell them apart."
Al-Adalah [Baghdad, twice-weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI)] [From commentary by Dr Ali Khlaif]: "Iraqi officials have emphasized that general elections will be held as scheduled. This pledge, made at this critical stage, has important political dimensions the positive impact of which will be visible in good time. First and foremost, it is designed to aim a crushing blow at the enemies of the Iraqi people, undermine anti-democratic forces now at work and silence those imposters so fond of mixing political cards."
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The KDP leader Massoud Barzani arrived in Austria where the president received him at the republic palace for discussion over Iraq status quo and the economic development prevailing in Kurdistan. Barzani thanked the Austrian people for their long-tome support for the Kurdisha people. He also
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The Higher Committee for Kurdistan Referendum organized Saturday a series of massive peaceful demonstrations and activities simultaneously in Kurdistan cities of Sulaymanya, Dahuk, Kirkuk, Khanaqeen and Erbil, as well as UK, Sweden, Germany and other European countries. The Referendum Movement has collected about 2 million signatures and submitted them to the former Governing Council demanding the conduction of a referendum in Kurdistan to ask the people if they wanted to be independent or stay within Iraq. In Khanaqeen and Kirkuk, large numbers of Kurds from Kifri, Kalar, Chamchamal, Darbandikhan and Garmyan area raised Kurdistan flags and chanted slogans reflecting their will to determine their fate within Kurdistan Region boundaries. The demonstrators univocally stressed that Kirkuk and Khanaqeen were non-detachable parts of Kurdistan.
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Three Iraqis said killed in US, Iraqi army raid south of Baghdad- Al-Sharqiyah
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Baghdad police arrest four suspected kidnappers- Al-Sharqiyah
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Women join new Iraqi army- Al-Diyar TV
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Two police, two civilians wounded in Ba'qubah explosion- Al-Diyar TV
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Iraqi minister pledges release of 1000 prisoners in Ramadan - Al-Sharqiyah
POLITICS, ELECTION
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Speaker criticizes Arab parliaments for ignoring Iraq elections- Al-Diyar TV
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SCIRI radio:Bush, Kerry using Iraq for personal gains- Voice of the Mujahidin
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Iraqi paper says Al-Sistani warns against postponing elections- Al-Mu'tamar
RECONSTRUCTION
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Oil output to be stepped up, mainly from Basra fields- Al-Mada
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Iraqi government allocates 1000 dollars per victim- Al-Diyar TV
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US army delivers gifts, medicines to Baghdad children- Al-Diyar TV
IRAQI BROADCAST MEDIA SUMMARIES, 03 OCT. 04
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Al-Iraqiah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic,
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Dar Al-Salam Radio, Iraqi Islamic Party-affiliated
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Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad
IRAQI PRESS HEADLINES, 03 OCT. 04
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Al-Sharq al-Awsat [Baghdad edition of London-based daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat]
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Al-Nahdah [Baghdad, political daily newspaper]
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Al-Da'wah [Baghdad, weekly newspaper published by the Central Bureau of the Islamic Al-Da'wah Party]
IRAQI PRESS QUOTES, 03 OCT 04
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Military option to stabilize Iraq will need a nuclear bomb- Al-Zaman
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Were Orascom Hostages Taken to Lower Mobile Phone Bills-Al-Da'wah
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Blaming the dailes for focusing on terrorism, paying little attention to corruption- Al-Nahda
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Elections to be held as scheduled, a pledge in a critical stage- Al-Adalah
UPDATES FROM IRAQI KURDISH MEDIA , 03 OCT 04
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Khabat daily, issued by the KDP in Erbil, 1-3 October 2004
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Kurdistan Satellite TV affiliated to KDP, 2 October 2004
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Kurdistani Nwe daily, issued in Sulaymanya by the PUK, 1October 2004
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Hawal political weekly, issued in Kirkuk by hawal press foundation, 2 Oct 04
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Red Cross delivers humanitarian aids. Video report highlights offensive, shows Red Cross staff delivering aids,
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Policeman injured in Ba'aquba, American convoy comes under attack
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US air force raids positions in Al-Fallujah suspected of harbouring Al-Qa'idah loyalists
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Armed group gives Lebanon deadline to pull its nationals out of Iraq
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Shi'i organisation of Imam al-Hoja condemns terrorism. Video report covers its conference held in Baghdad, Shi'i cleric condemning terror acts
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Iraqis call for end to violence targeting civilians
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Basra police free abducted Iraqi with help of tribes
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New training session for National Guard. Video report highlights comments by Iraqi and British officers
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Over 200 new policemen graduate from Basra police centre
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Students and schoolchildren hope for peace and stability in new school year
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Union of Iraq youths and students meets in Baghdad
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Business bulletin. Iraq market share report
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An explosive charge destroys a US military vehicle and kills several US soldiers in Al-Ramadi city, and US soldiers kill a woman in the city
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US air raids on the city of Al-Fallujah killed two Iraqis and wounded 10 others this morning
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Eyewitness in the city of Samarra say that US military operations have killed a large number of citizens over the past two days, and clashes continue in Al-Sadr city
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The Association of Muslim Scholars issues a statement blaming the Iraqi government for "aggression" on the city of Samarra
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An armed group in Iraq calling itself the Islamic Army claims responsibility for attacking a US military patrol in Baghdad and destroying an armoured vehicle
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An armed group in Iraq holding two Lebanese citizens urges the Lebanese government to withdraw its nationals in Iraq
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A Jordanian company ends its operations in Iraq to save the life of a Jordanian hostage.
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National Assembly Speaker Fu'ad Ma'sum criticizes Arab parliaments for ignoring Iraq's parliamentary experience and upcoming elections
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Announcer-read report: A member of the Association of Muslim Scholars criticizes those who target Iraqi civilians, saying that killing children and innocent people have nothing to do with Islam. Shaykh Abd-al-Ghafur al-Samarra'i's Friday sermon cited
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Al-Diyar TV correspondent in Diyala reports that an explosive charge went off in Ba'qubah al-Jadidah near an Iraqi patrol. Two police members and two civilians were wounded
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An Iraqi woman was killed and her sister critically wounded in blast in a house in the governorate of Diyala, cause of blast still unknown (video of damage caused by the blast, people removing rubble)
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An extremist group says it beheaded an Iraqi contractor after accusing him of working for the Americans. Ansar al-Sunnah statement cited
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Dr Tawfiq al-Yasiri, chairman of the Security and Defence Committee at the Iraqi National Assembly, says that excluding Iraqi governorate from the upcoming elections is very dangerous
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Police forces seized over 500 kilograms of narcotics in Maysan governorate, initial investigations indicate narcotics came from Iran
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An explosive charge goes off this morning at the entrance of Al-Zubayr sub-district in the Basra governorate. No casualties are reported
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160 Iraqi policemen graduated in Basra, having received martial arts and anti-riot training
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Three trucks belonging to a Syrian transport company come under extensive fire near Al-Fallujah.
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The National Iraqi Tribal Grouping holds its second conference under the slogan of "Iraq is Home to All Iraqis." Conferees discuss ways to protect national unity and preserve Iraq's security, stability, and future. Report by correspondent
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A US Army unit gives gifts, including stationary and school bags, to children in the Al-Sha'b area in Baghdad
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Video report on basic needs of Iraqis on the advent the winter. Heaters top people's needs according to Al-Diyar TV report.
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Al-Ramadi, Al-Fallujah bracing for decisive military showdown,
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Iranian, Syrian and Yemeni nationals captured in Al-Samarra (Agencies- quoted)
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British ambassador in Baghdad: We will not let Iraq sink into chaos
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Egyptian Foreign Minister: Reconstructing Iraq - a difficult equation
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French parliamentarian: US forces attacked convoy transferring [the two French] hostages, thwarting their release
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Al-Latifiyyah sealed off in search of gunmen
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Jobs to be created for graduates of the College of Education, the College of Arts
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Association of Muslim Scholars: Suicide bombers doomed to miserable fate in hell
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Al-Zarqawi monitored by British, Dutch Intelligence in Amsterdam (
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Arab parliaments lashed at by Iraqi National Assembly (Baghdad, AFP)
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Will federalism be the coming solution for the south?
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Saddam, his henchmen to be brought to trial mid-October
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UNICEF CEO: Iraq is the most dangerous place in the world for children
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Al-Najaf shaking off dust of violence rises to the job of reconstruction
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Baghdad mourns its massacred children, 12 martyred in Sadr City
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Arab chauvinists killed 3 Kurds downtown Mosul and another 3 Kurdish youths on Baghdad road. In the aftermath of increased insecurity and terrorism in Mosul, the Iraqi National Guards deployed a force around the city and started a hunt for terrorists. A security officer from Qaraqush town (southeast Mosul) announced the arrest of two elements from Al-Zarqawi's terrorist network.
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The Jaf Community (a Kurdish tribal coalition residing in Sulaymanya, Kirkuk and Garmyan areas) held its conference in Erbil in the presence of senior KDP officials Saturday.
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Kurdish education starts in Kirkuk schools with Ei Raqeeb Kurdish national anthem.
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The KRG-Erbil Agriculture and Irrigation Ministry is drilling new water wells in recently liberated Kurdish villages of Dushiwan, Dingawa, Talamatar, Jukuzh, Alirash in Qaraj area, in addition to shuffling old wells in Barzawar, Zamzamok and Milhort villages in Guware area.
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The US forces left Kurdistan after handing over their responsibilities to the South Korean troops. A KRG-Erbil representative, Erbil governor and other senior KDP officials attended the handover ceremony that was held in the multi-national forces military barrack in Erbil Friday evening. Warmly welcoming the Korean Army to Kurdistan for participation in reconstruction efforts, the KRG Representative also acknowledged the positive role of the US troops.
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Participation in the Egypt regional conference on Iraq will be at state level and the terrorist groups that call themselves resistance will never be allowed in, Iraqi foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari stated in New York.
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The KDP leader representative attended the inauguration of a church Gundkosa village in Dahuk area. The former regime devastated the village during Operation Anfal in 1988 and captured 36 villagers of various ages never seen again since then.
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Joint operation of the Iraqi National Guards and US forces clears Sammara city from terrorist Friday. More that 100 insurgents were killed and others captured during the operation.
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KDP and Kurdistan Communist Party issued a communiqué s following their last week meeting calling for all Kurdistani political parties to enter the elections with a unified list of candidates including Kurds, Turcomans, Chaldeans and Assyrians to guarantee preservation and advancement of Kurdistan experiment. The communiqué also condemned the terrorism targeting Kurdistan people to weaken fraternity between the Kurds, Arabs and other nations.
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The terrorists in Mosul threaten trucks drivers not to transport any cargo to Kurdistan. They also threaten owners of transport terminals not to hire any Kurdish drivers. Several trucks drivers have been killed in Mosul so far.
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Iraqi police and ING troops in Baquba captured 16 Arab terrorists, two of them Syrians, an Egyptian and a Jordanian, in two raids last week. The arrestees are suspected of having direct links with Al-Zarqawi's terrorist cells and involvement in the terrorism in the area.
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The PUK leader Jalal Talabani visited Koya and Taqtaq areas (70 Km east of Erbil) last week and met with the local citizens promising them the implementation of a bunch of service projects in addition to those in the pipeline or already completed (worth $8 million). Briefing them on the political situation and his party's views on current issues, Talabani said the new Iraq would be immature without normalizing the situation in Kirkuk.
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In joint meeting in Tikrit with the US forces, the Governors of Sulaymanya, Kirkuk, Tikrit and Dyala condemned last week's Tikrit Municipal Council meeting on Kirkuk regarding it unaccepted interference in the affairs of another governorate.
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The negotiations between the KDP and Kurdistan Islamic Union (Yakgirtu) to form an alliance for forthcoming Kurdistan elections failed. During an internal meeting last week, a senior Yakgirtu official said his party effused the KDP offer because it did not want to enter into an alliance doomed with loss.
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