Tuesday, 02 Nov 2004
DEFENCE/SECURITY
(Al-Sharqiyah, 1 Nov 04): Three people were killed in violent clashes between US forces and gunmen in Al-Ramadi, Al-Sharqiyah TV reported on 1 November. The clashes erupted in the eastern part of the city and local residents said that they saw a US vehicle on fire. They said that with the increase in fighting, Iraqi families had began leaving their houses. The TV said the clashes were among the most violent clashes in weeks.
Iraqi officer killed in Diyala governorate- Al-Diyar TV
(Al-Diyar TV, 1 Nov 04): An Iraqi staff lieutenant-colonel was assassinated by unknown gunmen on 1 November in the Thalathin Tammuz village in Al-Anbakiyah in Diyala governorate, Al-Diyar TV reported. He added that the gunmen opened fire on him as he was on his way to work in Baghdad. A university student also died in the incident, and other civilians were wounded.
TV reports attack on British camp in Baghdad- Al-Diyar TV
(Al-Diyar TV, 1 Nov 04): Eyewitnesses have said that Camp Dogwood, the British forces' base west of Al-Mahmudiyah, has come under a mortar attack, Al-Diyar TV reported on 1 November. The eyewitnesses added that four explosions were heard and clouds of smoke billowed over the camp.
(Al-Sharqiyah, 1 Nov 04): Three Iraqis were killed this morning, including a former Iraqi Army officer, a contractor working for the US forces, and a university student at the hands of unidentified gunmen in Ba'qubah City, northeast of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Medical sources said that the city hospital received three bodies today, including the body of Isil khalil al-Khazraji, an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel who was one of the former Republican Guard members. The source added that a university student was shot dead inadvertently during the assassination operation of Al-Khazraji.
Two Iraqis wounded, four arrested in Samarra- Al-Sharqiyah TV
(Al-Sharqiyah, 1 Nov 04):: The US forces opened fire in two separate incidents on 1 November on Iraqi civilians who approached a checkpoint in Al-Ma'mal area in the centre of Samarra city, Al-Sharqiyah TV said on 1 November. Al-Sharqiyah correspondent said a woman and a man were I injured in the ensuing gunfire. The correspondent added that four sons of the Al-Bubaz Tribe's notable were also arrested in the city centre.
Train drivers on Syria-Iraq line killed, load set on fire- Al-Sharqiyah
(Al-Sharqiyah, 1 Nov 04):Unidentified gunmen have taken control of a train en route to Baghdad from Damascus Iraq near Hammam al-Alil area in Ninawa governorate, northern Iraq, Iraqi TV reported on 1 November. A source in the transport ministry said that gunmen had killed four train drivers and set fire to five carriages laden with wood shipment imported by one of the merchants. The source added that investigations were underway. Other trains loaded with grains and commodities coming from Syria were targeted by similar attacks in Ninawa governorate recently, the TV added.
(Al-Diyar TV, 1 Nov 04): Farid Ayyar, press spokesman of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, has confirmed that the commission has received threatening letters demanding that it give up the elections scheduled for January 2005, Al-Diyar TV reported on 1 November.
(Voice of the Mujahidin , 1 Nov 04): Captain Firas al-Tamimi, official spokesman for the National Guard forces in Basra, has said that there has been a mass deployment of his forces in Basra in preparation for the elections, Voice of Mujahidin radio reported on 1 November. He said National Guard forces in Basra had received instructions from commanders in Baghdad and the Defence Ministry not to show leniency towards "terrorists" and to "attack them with an iron fist".
(Al-Diyar TV, 1 Nov 04): The head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), Grand Ayatollah Al-Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, has called on Iraqis to make the January elections day "a historic day" and elect the best ones in preparation for starting the new era in Iraq, Iraqi TV reported on 31 October.
(Al-Sharqiyah, 1 Nov 04):
Al-Sharq al-Awsat [From commentary by Mishari al-Thydi]: "To mitigate the callousness of the hostile discourse permeating his message "to the American people", Bin Laden makes the laughable suggestion that each American state should make a separate peace with him to ward off the threat of suicide bombings and spare its citizens the horrors of confrontation. However, he fails to point out the mechanism whereby he and his Al-Qa'idah cohorts would be able to tell which particular American in which particular state is to be exempted from their notoriously indiscriminate attacks."
``Al-Zarqawi is buying time with negotiation process''- Al-Adalah
Al-Adalah [From commentary by Sahar al-Amiri]: "It is really odd to see an upsurge in violence by Al-Zarqawi terror network even as the government continues to negotiate with the people of Fallujah to have him and his followers turned in. Al-Zarqawi is clearly using the negotiation process as a smoke screen under cover of which to step up his vicious scheme, buying time to create further mayhem. Thanks to this prolonged negotiation process, he seems to have gone a long way in discrediting the government in the eyes of the public by increasingly targeting government officials and troops in addition to innocent civilians."
``The smuggling of Iraqi foodstuffs to Syria, a real calamity''- Al-Dustur
Al-Dustur [From editorial by Bassim al-Shaikh]: "The smuggling to Syria of more than 400 truck loads of Iraqi foodstuffs under the auspices of officials affiliated to president Al-Yawar's tribe in Rabia whom he has entrusted with the task of consolidating security in the area adjacent to the Syrian border, but who, unfortunately, seem to have taken advantage of this blood relationship to violate the law, emerges as an extremely serious precedent, especially if, as some suspect, the illegal financial gains reaped from this operation has actually found its way, wholly or partly, to the coffers of those funding anti-Iraq forces. If the relatives of certain Iraqi officials think they can break the law with impunity and are immune enough to grab a morsel of their own slaughtered country, then we are heading for a real calamity."
``Our own cities were overrun by foreign troops''- Al-Zaman
Al-Zaman [From commentary by Fatih Abd-al-Salam]: "What we are seeing in Iraq today is the first case ever recorded in human history of "a national government" threatening to have its own cities overrun by foreign troops instead of doing everything possible to protect them. The developments now unfolding in Iraq all point to the looming holocaust awaiting half of the country's population under the pretext of hosting alien gunmen. The other half can wait for their turn, as the perpetrators of the coming massacre will never be short of pretexts when the time comes to stage another."
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Three Iraqis said killed in Al-Ramadi- Al-Sharqiyah
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Iraqi officer killed in Diyala governorate- Al-Diyar TV
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TV reports attack on British camp in Baghdad- Al-Diyar TV
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Three Iraqis were killed, an Army officer, a US contractor, and a student- Al-Sharqiyah
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Two Iraqis wounded, four arrested in Samarra- Al-Sharqiyah TV
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Train drivers on Syria-Iraq line killed, load set on fire- Al-Sharqiyah
POLITICS & ELECTIONS
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Election commission receives threatening letters- Al-Diyar TV
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"Mass deployment" of Iraqi forces reported in Basra- Voice of the Mujahidin
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Al-Sistani urges Iraqis to participate in "historic" poll- Al-Diyar TV
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Emergency law referred to presidential council for endorsement- Al-Sharqiyah
IRAQI BROADCAST MEDIA SUMMARIES, 1 NOV 04
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Al-Iraqiyah TV news summary 1 Nov 04
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Iraqi Islamic Party Dar al-Salam radio news summary 1 Nov 04:
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Al-Diyar TV Iraqi news summary 1 Nov 04:
IRAQI PRESS HEADLINES, TUESDAY 02 NOV 04
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Al-Mada [Baghdad, political daily newspaper published by Al-Mada Corporation for Media, Culture and Art]:
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Al-Dustur [Baghdad, independent political daily newspaper]
IRAQI PRESS QUOTES , TUESDAY 02 NOV 04
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``Bin Laden makes the laughable suggestion''- Al-Sharq al-Awsat
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``Al-Zarqawi is buying time with negotiation process''- Al-Adalah
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``The smuggling of Iraqi foodstuffs to Syria, a real calamity''- Al-Dustur
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``Our own cities were overrun by foreign troops''- Al-Zaman
UPDATES FROM IRAQI KURDISH PRESS, 1 NOVEMBER 2004
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Khabat daily, issued in Erbil by the KDP, 1 November 2004
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Kurdistani Nwe daily, issued in Sulaymanya by the PUK, 1 November 2004
Three Iraqis said killed in Al-Ramadi- Al-Sharqiyah
Three Iraqis were killed, an Army officer, a US contractor, and a student- Al-Sharqiyah
"Mass deployment" of Iraqi forces reported in Basra- Voice of the Mujahidin
Al-Sistani urges Iraqis to participate in "historic" poll- Al-Diyar TV
Emergency law referred to presidential council for endorsement- Al-Sharqiyah
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Iraq Prime Minister Iyad Allawi arrives in Amman on the way to Europe. Video report covers talks in Jordan.
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Vice-President Ibrahim al-Ja'fari visits Karbala. Video report
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Interim National Assembly discusses election and work of Ministry of foreign Affairs. Video report covers discussions, comments by members, issue of participation of Iraqi expatriates in election, comments by Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Baghdad deputy governor assassinated; five killed in Al-Ramadi clashes. Video report covers Baghdad killing, terrorist group claiming responsibility for killing on Internet; clashes.
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Fifteen Iraqis killed in mortar attack in Tikrit. Video report covers killing of Iraqi workers at hotel, public reaction.
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Multinational force prepares offensive against armed groups in Al-Fallujah. Video report shows troops preparations, includes Allawi comments, injured at Al-Fallujah hospital.
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Iraqi-Jordanian joint committee discusses economic issues. Video report
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Basra police seize drugs. Video report
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Iraqis off to Saudi Arabia for minor pilgrimage. Video report shows pilgrims on their way to Saudi Arabia.
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Elderly people work in difficult condition. Video report highlights problem of elderly people.
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Japan regrets failure to free slain hostage. Video report
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Four Israelis killed and 40 injured in suicide bomb in Tel Aviv. Video report
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American President George Bush and Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry continue election campaign in mid west. Video report
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Early result of Ukraine presidential poll shows lead for Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. Video report
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Leftist candidate wins Uruguay presidential election. Video report
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Four Colombian hostages freed after 3 years in Marxist captivity. Video report
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Ten killed in bus collision in Colombia. Video report
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Japan workers protest against free trade agreement. Video report
Iraqi Islamic Party Dar al-Salam radio news summary 1 Nov 04:
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Clashes renew between US "occupation" forces and Iraqi resistance in Al-Anbar Governorate, and US warplanes fly over the city of Al-Ramadi. The US Army announces the killing of a US soldier and the wounding of four others in the clashes
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US helicopters raided the Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah after the Iraqi prime minister threatened the city.
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Gunmen attack a US military convoy in Baghdad, destroying two military vehicles
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A rocket lands near a mosque in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, killing 15 people and wounding eight others, and the British "occupation" forces come under a mortar attack in Al-Mahmudiyah
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Gunmen assassinated the Baghdad governor's deputy in Baghdad this morning.
Al-Diyar TV Iraqi news summary 1 Nov 04:
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President Al-Yawar received the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Kuwaiti National Assembly speaker in Kuwait this morning.
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In a statement to the press published in Kuwait, he recognized the current Kuwaiti borders and accused Iran of assassinating 18 Iraqi security officers
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The Iraqi prime minister is due to visit Amman on 2nd for talks with Jordanian leaders on the upcoming conference on Iraq, the Iraqi elections in Iraq, and other issues
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The Iraqi prime minister on 31st said that the security forces had arrested armed men working with Izzat Ibrahim, former Iraqi Revolution Command Council Chairman, and 167 armed foreigners
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Fifteen Iraqis are killed in Al-Ramadi and elsewhere in Iraq, and the US helicopters are bombing the city of Al-Fallujah
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Eyewitnesses say that a British military base west of Al-Mahmudiyah came under a mortar attack, and the Pol! ish forces' headquarters in the city of Karbala was attacked .
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Farid Ayyar, media spokesman for the Iraqi Higher Elections Commission says that the commission has received a threatening letter urging it to abandon the upcoming elections in January next year. He also denies calling on the residents of troubled areas to register their names in other areas.
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A spokesman for the Arab League chief says the league is studying the final statement to be issued by the upcoming Sharm al-Shaykh conference on Iraq
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A NATO official in Iraq says that the mission in Iraq is planning to establish a modern Iraqi military academy
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Iraqi police say that two gunmen assassinated the Baghdad governor's deputy in Baghdad this morning, and 15 Iraqis are killed in the city of Tikrit
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A British solider was found dead in a military base in the city of Basra, and two policemen are killed by gunmen between Baghdad and Al-Kut
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A source close to the Iraqi National Assembly says that an asse! mbly member escapes an assassination attempt in Al-Kut governorate
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Correspondent in Diyala governorate says that an officer was assassinated by gunmen in a village in the governorate
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Correspondent in Basra governorate says that a security meeting was held in the governor's headquarters yesterday to search for weapons and block foreigners from infiltrating into the governorate. Seventy Afghans have been arrested in the governorate
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The Municipalities and Public Works Ministry is planning to improve traffic in Iraq .
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Report on local companies in Baghdad governorate planning to carry out 18 water projects in the governorate
Al-Mada [Baghdad, political daily newspaper published by Al-Mada Corporation for Media, Culture and Art]:
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Street battles in Al-Ramadi as air raids against Fallujah continues
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Ba'thist military officers commanding Al-Ramadi fighting under banner of "Mohammed's Army" [Agencies Quoted]
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Al-Yawar opposed Fallujah offensive, favours dialogue, says Iran playing negative role in Iraq [AFP Quoted]
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Deputy governor of Baghdad assassinated
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Allawi in Jordan: Oil and four other projects worth 1,000m dollars
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Iraq begins registration of candidates, voters
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Mortar shelling leaves 17 workers dead [AFP Quoted]
Al-Dustur [Baghdad, independent political daily newspaper]
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Head of High Commission on Elections hosted by National Assembly, with Al-Juburi accusing ministers of incompetence [Agencies Quoted]
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Al-Muhammadawi escapes assassination attempt Zebari: We want active UN presence in elections
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Four killed, twenty-one wounded in raids staged by British troops in Al-Latifiyah, Al-Haswah [Agencies Quoted]
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8,800m dollars in Iraq funds unaccounted for [Agencies Quoted]
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Islamic Party official: Allawi's statements politically intended to press for quick solution [to Fallujah standoff] [Agencies Quoted]
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Attack on Al-Arabiyah Baghdad bureau condemned by British Embassy
``Bin Laden makes the laughable suggestion''- Al-Sharq al-Awsat
Khabat daily, issued in Erbil by the KDP, 1 November 2004
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The KDP politburo executive Fadhil Mirani received a senior delegation from the Turcoman Fraternity Club in Erbil Sunday. Mirani reiterated his party's principal commitment to the national and political rights of all components of Kurdistan community.
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A police source in Kirkuk announced the arrest of 22 Al-Qaeda terrorists. 9 of the arrestees were non-Iraqi Arabs who had lots of weapons, two PCs and sets of communications equipment with them at the time of the arrest.
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King Abdullah of Jordan will host a meeting with 100 Iraqi personalities from various religious and ethnic backgrounds on the Iraqi political developments and the elections. It is not clear yet whether the Iraqi government has OK'ed the meeting or not.
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The Shabak Democratic Gathering delegation visited the KDP politburo yesterday and reiterated that the Shabaks were genuine Kurds.
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Kurdistan Region advances towards democracy and civic society while other places [of Iraq] head towards error and fundamentalism, the KRG-Erbil Human Rights Minster said in his UK seminar Friday.
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Kurdish 8-year-old kid plays hero in UK movie.
Kurdistani Nwe daily, issued in Sulaymanya by the PUK, 1 November 2004
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The PUK leader Jalal Talabani said his party considered the Herki tribe a close ally and promised them he would recommend to the KRG-Sulaymanya and the concerned parties to fulfill their needs, Talabani's statements came during his meeting with a large audience of the Herki tribe dignitaries.
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A member of Kirkuk Municipal Council relayed to the federal Iraqi president last week the Kurdish complaints of the government's ``slow paces'' for the settlement of Kirkuk issue was very slow. The Kurdish member Ali Salihi said that the President had announced that $180 million were missing from the funds that the CPA allocated for Kirkuk reconstruction. CPA claims it handed over the funds to the Iraqi Finance Ministry and the ministry denies, the President reportedly told Salihi.
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The PUK leader convened a regular meeting focusing on the elections and consecrating the Kurdish people achievements in the Iraqi permanent constitution. The meeting participants also studied various mechanisms for developing the PUK and the KRG-Sulaymanya establishments.
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Continuing his Kuwait visit, President Al-Yawar met Sunday with the Kuwaiti parliament Speaker and a number of key businessmen.
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The Police Department in Dyala arrested 5 of its officers and elements for their possible collaboration with terrorists through passing away intelegence information to them.
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A number of terrorists and weapon smugglers were arrested in Mosul while the police foiled a number of terrorist attempts in Kirkuk without sustaining any losses.
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26 NATO member states are participating in training the Iraqi police.
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The PUK HQ in Kirkuk hosted a meeting between the city's Dialogue and Fraternity Council with a number of Arab and Turcoman political parties. The participants agreed to unify their stands on Kirkuk normalization and implementing Article 58 of the Iraqi Transitional Administrative Law (TAL).
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Eth customs police in Penjwin confiscated a various pieces of a petroleum refinery plant and other equipment required for reconstruction projects before been smuggled to Iran.
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