Thursday, 14 Oct 2004
DEFENCE/SECURITY,HOSTAGES
Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic, 13 Oct 04: A refinery in the Al-Shu'aybah area of Basra came under mortar attack on 13 October, Iraqi TV channel Al-Sharqiyah reported. The attack wounded two guards, who were taken to hospital for treatment. One of the wounded had his leg amputated, while the other suffered wounds to various parts of his body.
Dar Al-Salam Radio, Iraqi Islamic Party-affiliated, 13 Oct 04: The Iraqi Islamic Party has issued a statement denouncing raids by US forces on mosques and their "desecration" of places of worship, the party's radio station Dar al-Salam reported on 13 October. The statement called on the interim Iraqi government not to follow the course adopted by US forces, which had led to a deterioration in the security situation.
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 13 Oct 04: Iraqi police units have arrested a gang on charges of smuggling oil and petrochemicals to neighbouring countries, Iraqi TV channel Al-Diyar reported on 13 October. An official security source said that eight oil trucks that had been prepared for smuggling had been seized.
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 13 Oct 04: Dr Midhat al-Mahmud, head of the Iraqi Judicial Council, has accused Iran of trafficking drugs in Iraq, Iraqi Al-Diyar TV reported on 13 October. At a judicial conference in Jordan, he said that large quantities of all sorts of drugs were entering Iraq at present thanks to Iranian agents inside Iraq. He added that every day the Iraqi security agencies were seizing large quantities of drugs smuggled from Iran.
Al - Dustur, independent daily published by former journalist Basim al-Sheikh, 13 Oct 04:The daily published a report stating the Interior Ministry has warned a number of senior officials and prominent figures to be cautious because it has obtained information that the intelligence services of a neighbouring country plan to assassinate them.
Al-Mashriq [Baghdad, by Al- Mashriq Institution for media and cultural investments] Editorial, 13 Oct 04: (Report )Quoting Babil Council member Ni'mah al-Khaykani as saying that he escaped an assassination attempt when a group of unidentified gunmen attacked him near his house in Al-Hillah on the morning of 12 October. The report quoted a police source as saying that the Al-Iskandariyah Council had came under mortar attack on the evening of 12 October.
Al-Zaman [daily, independent, Baghdad edition of London-based Al-Zaman, 13 Oct 04]: A report on a statement by Muhammad al-Shahwani, director of the Iraqi Intelligence Service, concerning Iranian penetration in Iraq. Al-Shahwani accused some political parties of trying to disrupt the work of the Iraqi Intelligence Service. Al-Shahwani added that these parties believe the Iraqi Intelligence Service represents a danger to Iranian plans in Iraq. Al-Shahwani says the Iraqi Intelligence Service managed to recover serious documents and footage on meetings held by these parties to discuss orders received from the Iranian intelligence services.
Al-Adalah [Baghdad, twice-weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI)] 13 Oct 04:''(Report) The controversy regarding the possible postponement of the forthcoming elections had been settled, as elections in each governorate could be held separately if the security situation prevents them from being held nationwide at the same time. The newspaper Added that Iraq's enemies plan to obstruct the forthcoming elections under the banner of "resistance" and so-called Jihad against the occupation.
Komal, Iraqi Kurdish weekly newspaper 10 Oct 04: Mahmud Uthman, a leading Iraqi Kurdish politician and member of the dissolved interim Iraqi Governing Council (IGC), told the Iraqi Kurdish weekly newspaper Komal in an interview published on 9 October that the IGC had agreed the situation in Iraq should be "normalized" before elections could take place. In particular, he said, those families which had been expelled from Kurdistan should be returned to their homes, and a full census should be held. "However, if the situation continues as it is now," Uthman warned, "then they won't be able to hold genuine and free elections that would yield full results."
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 13 Oct 04: Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on 13 October that the US Congress has allocated 1.8bn dollars to develop Iraq's military capabilities, Iraqi Al-Diyar TV reported. His remarks came during an inspection tour of the National Guard brigade in the Al-Diwaniyah Governorate and a meeting with tribal chiefs and dignitaries in the governorate.
Kull al-Iraq, Iraqi daily newspaper in Arabic,12 Oct 04: A statement by the so-called National League of Iraqi Intellectuals and Academics said that the opinion of intellectuals and academics in Iraq was being ignored, Iraqi newspaper Kull al-Iraq reported on 11 October. According to the statement, intellectuals and academics "find themselves in the midst of a tense atmosphere of sectarian, ethnic and tribal conflicts and sensitivities." The league called for all "similar societies" to express their wish to participate more in the developments in Iraq by drawing up a "national programme".
Al-Sharq al-Awsat [Baghdad edition of London-based daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat] 13 Oct 04: Dr. Muhammad Bashar al-Faydi, the official spokesman of the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS), said in comments published by London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat that the situation in the cities of Al-Ramadi and Al-Fallujah were "extremely bad" and pointed out that the US forces had targeted nine mosques in Al-Ramadi on 12 October. Al-Faydi reportedly said that "the US forces violated the sanctity of nine mosques, overturned their furniture, and tore up copies of the Holy Koran... it is targeting the religion of Islam."
Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad, 13 Oct 04: Judge Radi al-Radi, head of Iraq's General Integrity Committee, has said that corruption is spreading in most of government and state institutions, Iraq's Al-Diyar TV reported on 13 October. He said that 14 administrative corruption cases had been recorded at Iraqi ministries, adding that these cases had been referred to court so that the necessary measures could be taken against those responsible. This is in addition to hundreds of cases relating to administrative corruption and bribe-taking, he added. He said that the committee would examine these cases within the next few days.
Al-Furat, comprehensive & political daily, by Al-Furat Establishment for Press, 13 Oct 04: (A front-page report) on a statement by an official at the Iraqi Intelligence Service, denying that the service had issued an arrest warrant for Mithal al-Alusi, former head of the Deba'thification Board. The official added that what Al-Alusi has said on this subject was completely incorrect.
Al-Adalah [Baghdad, twice-weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI)] 13 Oct: [From commentary by Abd-al-Husayn Salman] "The enemies of new Iraq are today betting on obstructing the democratic march and aborting the constitutional rule with its executive and legislative institutions. For this end, they are spending enormous funds to buy off weak souls to become cheap death tools in their evil plan in the name of resistance and fake jihad organization The heaviest blow will be dealt to those (enemies of Iraq) when Iraqis will go to the polling stations to cast their votes freely and fearlessly for the first time in their life to elect their representative at the incoming National Assembly and approve the permanent constitution Thus, the interim government should work seriously and effectively to help Iraq out of the state of concern and instability to ensure that elections will cover all Iraq regions without exception by containing the trouble spots and defeating the kidnap and car bomb gangs "
Baghdad [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Accord Movement] 13 Oct: [From commentary by Nizar Haydar] "The world today needs much more wisdom, and little force. The force that is not based on wisdom is recklessness. It can destroy not only those against whom it is used, but also those who use it because it yields adverse results. If the dictatorial regimes are ready to bend to the US storm in return for retaining power, with Saddam Husayn's experience in mind, this can never mean that all people are ready to do so. Peoples are not like their rulers, afraid of force and terrified of the thick stick raised in their face, especially those who believe they are right and the others are wrong "
Ishraqat al-Sadr [Baghdad, weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Sadrist Movement] 13 Oct: [From commentary by Fattah al-Shaykh] "Al-Mahdi Army was fighting in Al-Sadr City only to achieve peace and establish security and stability, which is what all aspire But since dialogue has achieved peace, there will be no need for carrying arms, provided that there is credibility from all the parties involved in the dialogue, especially that they are Iraqis working for the good of people, willing to prove their success during this period and to prepare for the next stage in which Iraqis will see the light for the first time while heading for the polls to select their representative leaders Will everybody be committed to this peace? Will America respect this people, their interim government and the initiative they reached to end the blood bath so that Muslims can turn to fasting and prayer?
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Two guards seriously wounded in attack on Basra refinery- Al-Sharqiyah
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Iraqi Islamic Party condemns US "desecration" of mosques- Dar al-Salam
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Iraqi police arrest oil smugglers- Al-Diyar
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Official accuses Iran of smuggling drugs into Iraq- Al-Diyar
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Iraqi Interior Ministry warns senior officials of assassination threats- Al-Dustur
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Babil Council member escaped an assassination attempt- Al-Mashriq
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Iraqi Intelligence director accused political parties of disrupting work of Intelligence Service - Al-Zaman
ELECTIONS,RECONSTRUCTION
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Elections could be held separately if security situation prevents a nationwide - Al-Adalah
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Kurdish politician says Iraqi Kurdistan not ready for elections
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Allawi announces 1.8bn dollar from US for Iraqi military- Al-Diyar TV
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Iraqi intellectuals call for more participation in Iraq's development- Kull al-Iraq
POLITICS
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Muslim association condemns US "targeting of Islam" in Al-Ramadi- Al-Sharq al-Awsat
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Official acknowledges spread of corruption- Al-Diyar
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Iraqi Intelligence denying the issue of an arrest warrant for Mithal al-Alusi- Al-Furat
IRAQI BROADCAST MEDIA SUMMARIES, 13 OCT. 04
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SCIRI's Voice of the Mujahidin in Arabic,Iran,
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Dar Al-Salam Radio, Iraqi Islamic Party-affiliated
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Al-Iraqiah Satellite Channel, Baghdad, in Arabic,
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Al-Diyar Satellite Channel In Arabic, Baghdad
IRAQI PRESS HEADLINES, 13 OCT. 04
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Al-Zaman [daily, independent, Baghdad edition of London-based Al-Zaman
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Al-Adalah [Baghdad, twice-weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI)]
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Baghdad [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Accord Movement]
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Ishraqat al-Sadr [Baghdad, weekly newspaper in Arabic published by the Sadrist Movement]
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Al-Mu'tamar [Baghdad, daily newspaper in Arabic published by the Iraqi National Congress]
IRAQI PRESS QUOTES AND COMMENTS, 13 OCT 04
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No One Should Obstruct the Democratic March- Al-Adalah
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The world needs more wisdom, little force- Baghdad
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If dialogue achieved peace, no need for carrying arms- Ishraqat al-Sadr
UPDATES FROM IRAQI KURDISH MEDIA , 13 OCT 04
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Khabat daily, issued by the KDP in Erbil, 13 October 2004
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Kurdistani Nwe daily, issued in Sulaymanya by the PUK, 13 October 2004
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Kurdistan Satellite TV, affiliated to KDP, 12 October 2004
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www.peyamner.com 13 October 2004
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Bassara weekly, issued in Kirkuk by Shafaq Press and Cultural Foundation, 13 October 2004
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Al-Najaf police chief says his forces recently arrested Arab member of Al-Qa'idah
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US "occupation" forces say Iraqi security forces, Iraqi army and US army stormed seven mosques in Al-Ramadi 12 October in search of "alleged" gunmen
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Clashes between resistance fighters and US troops in Al-Fallujah last night, US helicopters bomb targets there
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US defence secretary calls on NATO to equip and train Iraqi security forces
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Poland withdraws 34 soldiers suffering from psychological disorder as result of shock
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Italian premier says Iraq should adopt democracy based on elections ahead of withdrawal of "occupation" forces
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Chirac stresses France's readiness to take part in anticipated international conference on Iraq in Egypt
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IAEA warns of disappearance of nuclear equipment in Iraq that could be used for making nuclear weapons
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US "occupation" forces, backed by Iraqi National Guard, launch arrest campaign west of Baghdad, arrest tribal chief, his son and imam of Abu-Ghurayb mosque
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"Violent" clashes between Iraqi "resistance" men and US "occupation" forces in Al-Ramadi, resistance fighters destroy two US military vehicles
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Five Iraqis killed by US forces in Al-Fallujah Three US soldiers killed in Baghdad
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Donor countries open conference in Tokyo to discuss reconstruction
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Hundreds of US security and political experts criticize Bush administration's policies on Iraq
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CNN to begin campaign to reveal US troop losses in Iraq
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President Ghazi al-Yawar calls for dialogue rather than violence during meeting with US congressmen
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Prime Minister Iyad Allawi renews commitment to fighting terrorism in address to interim National Assembly
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Militiamen surrender more weapons in Al-Sadr City
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Three American soldiers killed in Baghdad Suicide bombing in Mosul leaves three American soldiers injured
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New mass graves found in Al-Hadar
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Sunni awqaf says Friday first day of Ramadan
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US Congress delegation Council of Ministers decides to amend journalists' retirement law
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Al-Sistani asks Iraqis to register their names in voters' lists
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Interim government asks IAEA to review, monitor and inspect materials that have been lost or disappeared from former nuclear facilities, science and technology minister says international inspectors can return freely any time they like
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Al-Fallujah delegation fail to reach peace agreement
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Iraqi chief judge accuses Iran of trafficking drugs in Iraq
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Head of Iraqi Integrity Committee admits spread of corruption in most government and state institutions, says 14 administrative corruption cases monitored at Iraqi ministries
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Al-Mahdi Army militia begins to hand over weapons to government
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National Guards and borders guards hold military parade in Al-Najaf
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Education Ministry seeks to develop and improve education at Iraqi schools
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Meetings on reviving Iraqi marshlands conclude in Amman
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Baghdad University students face difficulties as a result of evening classes
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Whole family killed by US gunfire
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Barzani in discusses Ankara Kirkuk identity, confirms its Iraqism;
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Turkish company says it will continue work in Iraq after release of ten kidnapped employees
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Intelligence chief: Tehran allocated millions of dollars to fund Iraqi armed groups, media institutions
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Soil experts, mineralogists: No red mercury in Maysan; Five-year-old rumours about Mafia smuggling mercury
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Modern equipment to secure communication between Basra police, Baghdad command
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Money-for-peace plan continue in Al-Sadr City
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WHO: Iraq ranks seventh in TB incidence; 89 TB cases reported in Maysan, 85 have recovered
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Health Ministry: Five ambulances, medical aid sent to Al-Fallujah Specialized centre in Basra to treat children suffering from cancer
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Mass grave found in Hatra in Mosul
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Iraq releases 130 Iranian prisoners
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Al-Ja'fari discusses elections with Sayyid Al-Sistani
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Iraqi delegation negotiates to purchase weapons from Poland
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Iraqi police arrest Al-Qa'idah member in Al-Najaf
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Iraqi oil marketing company denies concluding any contract to supply crude oil
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Iraq signs 156 contracts to import medicine, medical equipment
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UN: Iraqi nuclear materials, equipment disappeared
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Planning Ministry source denies reports on delay in Iraq census
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Loading, unloading centre on Jordanian-Iraqi borders
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Attacks on oil facilities cost Iraq 10bn dollars in losses
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Baghdad-Al-Aqabah railway link to be established next year
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National programme adopted to revive southern marshes
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Oil Ministry to recruit engineers, oil institute graduate
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Egyptian preparations to hold Iraq meeting
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US efforts accelerated to increase electricity production Iraq's
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2005 budget to be submitted to Tokyo donor conference
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Fijian soldiers to protect UN headquarters in Baghdad [news agencies quoted]
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New supplies for military units stationed on borders with Iran
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National Accord Movement continues supports for Baghdad schools
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Two new health centres opened in Dhi-Qar
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In opinion poll, Iraqis unanimous on elections as the only solution to security problems
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One million private generators operating in Baghdad
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Cars queuing again in front of petrol stations; Oil Ministry denies any crisis
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Al-Sadr office director in Baghdad: Ready to receive foreign, Arab companies to reconstruct city
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Will the government honour the election timetable?
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Three in danger: Shi'is, democracy, Iraq
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Peace initiative in Al-Sadr City
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School students reject US aid
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First child conference for peace to be held
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[Al-Najaf governor] Al-Zurfi has US citizenship;
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All are on the same boat US forces launch new arrest campaigns
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Al-Sadr City fights Americans for peace
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Military solution imminent Barzani: Kirkuk is heart of Kurdistan;
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Turkey against federalism, committed to unified
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Iraq France's secret deals with Saddam uncovered; French companies sought to have sanctions lifted off former regime
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After Hayfa 1, Hayfa 2 operations, 53 terrorists arrested
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Iraqi oil export to reach 1.8m b/d by 2005
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Border guards take responsibility for protecting oil facilities In Al-Najaf,
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120 women join police force
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Iraq looks forward to quick release of aid funds from donor countries
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The Iraqi federal government prepared a draft yearly budget of expenses summing to $18 billion to be submitted to the donor countries who are meeting in Tokyo for the same purpose.
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Mosul Deputy Governor Khasraw Goran admitted that the city was insecure, particularly for the Kurds because of the pan-Islamic groups and the defunct Baath party loyalists, who are trying to create feuds between Kurds and Arabs on one hand and between Muslims and Christians on the other hand. The Kurdish official said some [Muslim] clergy were also involved in the feud enticing. He said the Kurds and Mosul were inseparable as the Kurds constitute at least 35 of the Governorate's population.
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A joint delegation of Baghdad and southern Iraq women NGOs visited Kurdistan Parliament house yesterday. The delegation attended part of a parliament session, during which the MPs amended a law dealing with those who motivate suicide or help others to commit suicide.
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The PUK politburo headed by Talabani received in Sulaymanya a senior delegation of the Iraqi Islamic Party. The two sides had identical vies to peaceful solution to the cities where the terrorists are operational and the solution must be backed by tribal, academic and religious dignitaries of those cities.
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Heading an Iraqi senior delegation, Deputy PM Barham Salih arrived in Tokyo Tuesday and had talks with the Japanese foreign Minister over the Iraqi latest developments.
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Talabani received the US Deputy Consular in Kirkuk and reiterated the need to reconstruct Kirkuk city and its surroundings.
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During his reception to the US Deputy Consular in Kirkuk, the KRG-Sulaymanya Acting PM reiterated that the best way to settle the Kirkuk issue is inactivating article 58 of the Iraqi Transitional Administrative Law (TAL). The US official said he would try to take advantage of international budget and capacity to improve the miserable conditions of the IDPs.
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Kurdistan Parliament held a session yesterday and amended a number of laws, including a law pertaining to the crimes against married women and another law dealing with those who motivate others or help them, in any way, to commit suicide. The motivators will be punished with a 7-year imprisonment.
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A spokesperson for the US Embassy in Baghdad announced the discovery of 12 mass graves in Hatra, 95 Km Southwest Mosul. Only two of the mass graves were unearthed; the first one containing corpses of 160 men and the other bodies of 300 women and children. The Iraqi government will undertake DNA tests to identify the identities of the victims.
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Mosul police chief announced that the Iraqi interim President had promised to increase the number of the police element in the city from 16,000 to 25,000 in addition to increasing their salaries and hazard allowances.
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Terrorists in Mosul assassinated Abdulmajeed Antar, Kurdish member of Mosul Municipal Council and one of his bodyguards Tuesday.
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Terrorists in Mosul assassinated a Kurdish member of Mosul Municipal Council yesterday.
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President Jacque Chirac of France was Saddam's partner in looting Kurdish mony under SCR986, the Observer reported.
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Kurdistan Referendum Movement committees in exile issued various statements denouncing Iraqi interim President Ghazi Al-Yawar, who told Al-Arabiya TV that the referendum in Kurdistan was ``something like national treason.'' The statement called upon the democratic organizations in the world to protest Al-Yawar's statement.
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The Iraqi federal ministry of Interior continues re-employing former high-ranking Baathists in Kirkuk police stations without the approval of the local administration in the city. 63 high-ranking Baathists have been given key positions in the city's police departments in last two months. Kamal Kirkuki, member of the city's Municipal Council expressed the Kurdish anger saying the federal government's initiative would negatively affect the population's trust in police.
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A captain of the Iraqi National Guards (ING) in Baquba (east of Baghdad) announced the arrest of 4 Afghanis who had infiltrated into Iraq a weak earlier. The arrestees had a map of the city and about $4,000 at their disposal at the time of the arrest.
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Terrorists in Kirkuk abducted a son of Muhisn Abdlhameed, leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party asking for a $160,000 ransom.
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People abduction escalates in Duzkhurmatu towm south of Kirkuk.
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Ansar-ul-Sunna terrorist group threatened 10 Muslim clergymen in Erbil in writing for their denouncement, during Friday preaches, of terrorism. The threatened clergy insist on denouncing terrorism despite the threats.
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A source from Qurya police station in Kirkuk reported the possible involvement of the Iraqi Turcoman Front in Friday's terrorist operation, during which a US soldier was killed and another one wounded.
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