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Tuesday, 20 December 2005.
Al-Anbar Province.
Al-Habbaniyah.
Resistance pounds American al-Habbaniyah base Tuesday night.
In a bulletin posted at 8:35pm Mecca time Tuesday night, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported from al-Habbaniyah that Iraqi Resistance forces had
unleashed a violent barrage on the US base in the city located west of
Baghdad.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the barrage
had begun about a quarter hour before and was still continuing as he
filed his report. Located near the environs of the US base, the
correspondent wrote that more than 15 mortar rounds had been fired at
the American-occupied facility, most of them blasting directly into it.
At the time of writing, sirens were wailing inside the base as pillars
of thick smoke billowed up from inside the compound.
Al-Fallujah.
Resistance bomb blasts US Humvee in 'Amiriyat al-Fallujah Tuesday afternoon.
An Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US patrol near the
al-'Anazah Bridge in the as-Saddah area of 'Amiriyat al-Fallujah, south
of the city of al-Fallujah, at 4pm local time Tuesday afternoon.
The Mafkarat al-Islam correspondent in 'Amiriyat al-Fallujah
reported that the bomb went off as a patrol of four US Humvees was
passing by. The explosion damaged one of the Humvees. A Resistance bomb
had struck another American patrol in the same area just some seven
hours earlier. (See story below.)
Resistance bomb blasts US armored vehicle in 'Amiriyat al-Fallujah Tuesday morning.
An Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US military patrol in the
'Amiriyat al-Fallujah area, south of the city of al-Fallujah, at 10am
local time Tuesday morning.
The 'Amiriyat al-Fallujah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam
reported eyewitnesses as describing the bomb as a high-explosive device
that blasted a column of three armored vehicles near that al-'Anazah
Bridge in the as-Saddah area.
The correspondent reported the witnesses as saying that the blast
damaged one of the armored vehicles in the patrol, setting it on fire.
The vehicle continued to burn for a long time and helicopters were then
seen landing in the area, apparently to evacuate the dead.
Abu Ghurayb.
Resistance forces ambush US supply convoy near Abu Ghurayb prison camp.
In a dispatch posted at 6:10pm Mecca time Tuesday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a truck
convoy hauling provisions to US bases on the highway west of Baghdad.
The Abu Ghurayb correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported
eyewitnesses as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of
the highway near the notorious Abu Ghurayb prison camp blew up as a
convoy of supply trucks was driving past loaded with provisions for US
bases. The attack set fire to one of the trucks, killing the truck
driver who was working for the US occupation forces.
Resistance bomb leaves one US soldier reported dead in Abu Ghurayb.
In a dispatch posted at 11:30am Mecca time Tuesday morning,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded
by a US military column on a farm road in the az-Zaydan area to the
south of Abu Ghurayb, some 30km west of Baghdad
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of
az-Zaydan as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of
the road that goes east to ar-Ridwaniyah in Baghdad blew up as an
American column of several armored vehicles and Humvees was driving
past.
The witnesses said that the explosion disabled one American armored
vehicle, killing one US soldier aboard it and wounding another three of
them.
Baghdad.
Resistance forces ambush puppet police patrol in western Baghdad.
In a dispatch posted at 6:20pm Mecca time Tuesday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters had attacked an Iraqi
puppet police patrol in the Nafaq ash-Shurtah (Police Tunnel) area of
western Baghdad.
The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents
of the Nafaq ash-Shurtah area who witnessed the attack as saying that
Resistance fighters armed with light and medium weapons attacked the
patrol, damaging several patrol vehicles and killing four of the puppet
policemen and wounding three more of them. The Resistance fighters then
withdrew from the area.
Resistance ambushes fuel convoy to US bases in al-Ghazaliyah area.
In a dispatch posted at 6pm Mecca time Tuesday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had attacked a convoy of
trucks hauling fuel to US bases on the highway near the al-Ghazaliyah
area of western Baghdad.
The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported
eyewitnesses as saying that Resistance fighters armed with light and
medium weapons attacked the convoy, setting fire to two loaded fuel
trucks. One of the drivers working for the US occupation forces was
killed and a second wounded.
Resistance rockets house of puppet regime’s "National Security Adviser."
In a dispatch posted at 4:25pm Mecca time Tuesday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a short while earlier Iraqi Resistance
fighters had unleashed a rocket barrage on the home of Muwaffaq
ar-Rabi'i, a leader of the Shi'i sectarian Supremem Council for the
Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) whose armed wing, the Badr Brigades,
invaded Iraq together with US forces in spring 2003. Ar-Rabi'i
currently serves as "National Security Adviser" to the
American-installed puppet regime by order of the US occupation.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam in Baghdad’s al-Kazimiyah
area reported tha two rockets blasted directly into the house located
near the tomb of the medieval Shi'i Imam Musa al-Kazim. Two other
rockets landed nearby. The attack severely damaged the house and
ambulances were seen racing to the area. No information on the nature
or extent of casualties as a result of the attack was immediately
available, nor was it known whether ar-Rabi'i was in the house at the
time.
Resistance bomb targets puppet "Shock Troop" patrol in Baghdad al-Jadidah.
In a dispatch posted at 2:25pm Mecca time Tuesday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded
by a patrol of puppet "Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops" in the
Baghdad al-Jadidah area in the southeast of the occupied Iraqi capital.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of
Baghdad al-Jadidah who witnessed the attack as saying that a bomb that
had been planted by the side of the main road in the area blew up as
the patrol passed by, disabling one pickup in the column and killing
two "Shock Troops." Three more of the puppet "Shock Troops" were
wounded in the explosion, as were two civilians, the correspondent
reported.
Resistance bombards puppet "Iraqi National Guard" headquarters in Jurf as-Sakhr.
In a dispatch posted at 12:30pm Mecca time Tuesday, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had shelled a
headquarters of the puppet "Iraqi National Guard" in Jurf as-Sakhr,
south of Baghdad.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local eyewitnesses
as saying that the explosion of three mortar rounds rocked the
headquarters of the puppet "National Guard," sending plumes of smoke
rising from inside the facility.
Resistance bomb rips through Iraqi puppet army column near al-'Amiriyah.
In a dispatch posted at 10:25am Mecca time Tuesday morning,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded
by an Iraqi puppet army column on the road between al-'Amiriyah in
western Baghdad and Abu Ghurayb, some 30km west of the occupied Iraqi
capital.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of
al-'Amiriyah who witnessed the attack as saying that a bomb that had
been planted by the side of the old road leading to Abu Ghurayb blew up
by an Iraqi puppet army column, setting fire to a troop transport
vehicle and killing three Iraqi puppet army troops and wounding two
more of them.
Salah ad-Din Province.
Ad-Dujayl.
Two contractors serving US occupation forces killed in Resistance ambush.
In a dispatch posted at 1:55pm Mecca time Tuesday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had attacked
three Iraqi contractors working with the American occupation army on
the road to the US base in ad-Dujayl just north of Baghdad.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the
Iraqi puppet police as saying that Resistance fighters attacked a car
carrying three Iraqi contractors working for the US occupation in the
Americans’ ad-Dujayl base. Two of the contractors were killed and the
third seriously wounded, the source said.
After the attack, US military forces surrounded the area and transported the surviving contractor to their base for treatment.
Babil Province.
Al-Latifiyah.
Ferocious Resistance assault on joint US-Iraqi base in al-Latifiyah leaves 11 Americans reported killed.
In a dispatch posted at 2:50pm Mecca time Tuesday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces had mounted a
violent attack on a joint base occupied by US and Iraqi puppet forces
in al-Latifiyah, south of Baghdad.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the
Iraqi puppet police in al-Latifiyah as saying that the Resistance
assault began when an Iraqi Resistance fida’i fighter, driving an
explosives-laden car, blasted into the gate of the base amidst a hail
of bullets from the base defenders who tried in vain to stop the
onrushing vehicle.
The explosion destroyed the gate, at which point some 20 Resistance
fighters armed with light and medium weapons attacked the guard posts
and the troops who rushed to respond to the attack. The Resistance
fighters destroyed three watchtowers and two Humvees. Another fida’i
fighter burst through the breach and blew up a second car bomb inside
the base.
The attack left 20 Iraqi puppet soliders dead and another eight
more of them wounded. Eleven American soldiers were killed and five
more wounded according to the puppet police source. Three Iraqi
Resistance fighters were killed in addition to the two fida’i car
bombers, and seven other Resistance men were wounded in the attack.
At-Ta’mim Province.
Al-Hawijah.
Resistance bomb wounds US troops on patrol in al-Hawijah.
In a dispatch posted at 11am Mecca time Tuesday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded by a US
military patrol on the main road in al-Hawijah, southwest of Kirkuk in
northern Iraq.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of
al-Hawijah as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the side of
the main road west of the city blew up as an American patrol drove
past. The explosion disabled one Humvee, wounding three US soldiers who
were aboard it, witnesses said.
Ninwa Province.
Mosul.
US soldier reported killed in bombing of American column in eastern Mosul.
In a dispatch posted at 2:45pm Mecca time Tuesday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb had exploded
by a US column on the main road near the al-Ma'ash Market in Mosul
The Mosul correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in
the puppet police as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the
side of the main road in the east of Mosul had blown up by a column of
several American armored vehicles and Humvees. The puppet police source
said that the explosion disabled an armored vehicle, killing one US
soldier aboard the vehicle and wounding four more of them.
Resistance sharpshooter kills US soldier in Mosul’s al-Kafa’at district.
In a dispatch posted at 11:10am Mecca time Tuesday morning,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman had shot
and killed a US soldier in the al-Kafa’at section in the middle of the
northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of
al-Kafa’at who witnessed the attack as saying that an American
detachment had been on patrol on a side street in their neighborhood
when an Iraqi Resistance sharpshooter opened fire, striking and killing
one of the US troops.
Afterward, American forces surrounded the area and searched all the nearby houses but found no sign of the marksman.
Sources:
http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FA2CC86C-0E02-4500-8CCA-3
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