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25/01/2005
Senior Iraqi judge shot dead in Baghdad
A senior Iraqi judge has been assassinated in eastern Baghdad today as dissident groups step up a terror campaign prior to Sunday's elections in Iraq.
Judge Qais Hashim Shameri and his son were killed in a gun attack as they left their home this morning. Initial police reports indicate that their driver was also wounded in the ambush.
Earlier this month insurgents shot the provincial Governor and Baghdad's deputy chief of police and have said that they will continue with attacks on those they deem to be collaborating with the "forces of the occupation".
Though the US military had noted a decline in attacks in recent days, security sources in the Iraqi capital had echoed the concern of many that attacks would be stepped up in the days preceding the election, which is five days away.
The interim authorities are continuing to appeal for Iraqis to vote on Sunday. But a tape aired on Sunday from militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi again urged Sunni Muslims to fight the "infidel" voters.
Zarqawi, who has a $25 million bounty on his head, has been attempting to exploit tensions between Shiite and the minority Sunni Muslim factions in the run up to the elections, the first to be held since the overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime by coalition forces.
The deputy US military commander in Iraq, Brig. General Erv Lessel, had earlier this week warned that the quite period looked like "the calm before the storm" and said that there were concerns about what he described as "something more spectacular" before the election.
On Monday, US sources confirmed today, a soldier was killed and five others injured when a patrol was attacked with a roadside bomb in western Baghdad.
Yesterday, outside the Australian Embassy, which was bombed last week, Australian security forces shot and wounded the driver of a vehicle who was said to be acting "in a suspicious manner".
(SP)
Judge Qais Hashim Shameri and his son were killed in a gun attack as they left their home this morning. Initial police reports indicate that their driver was also wounded in the ambush.
Earlier this month insurgents shot the provincial Governor and Baghdad's deputy chief of police and have said that they will continue with attacks on those they deem to be collaborating with the "forces of the occupation".
Though the US military had noted a decline in attacks in recent days, security sources in the Iraqi capital had echoed the concern of many that attacks would be stepped up in the days preceding the election, which is five days away.
The interim authorities are continuing to appeal for Iraqis to vote on Sunday. But a tape aired on Sunday from militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi again urged Sunni Muslims to fight the "infidel" voters.
Zarqawi, who has a $25 million bounty on his head, has been attempting to exploit tensions between Shiite and the minority Sunni Muslim factions in the run up to the elections, the first to be held since the overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime by coalition forces.
The deputy US military commander in Iraq, Brig. General Erv Lessel, had earlier this week warned that the quite period looked like "the calm before the storm" and said that there were concerns about what he described as "something more spectacular" before the election.
On Monday, US sources confirmed today, a soldier was killed and five others injured when a patrol was attacked with a roadside bomb in western Baghdad.
Yesterday, outside the Australian Embassy, which was bombed last week, Australian security forces shot and wounded the driver of a vehicle who was said to be acting "in a suspicious manner".
(SP)
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US soldier killed in Baghdad attack
It has been reported that a US soldier has been killed and three others injured in an ambush in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, today. If those reports are confirmed, it will bring to five the number of US troops killed in the past 24 hours. Reuters reported today that a hand grenade was lobbed from a bridge as a US army humvee vehicle passed beneath.
05 November 2004
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MoD names Black Watch soldiers killed in bomb attack
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21 April 2005
No survivors in Iraq helicopter crash
A commercial helicopter has crashed just outside Baghdad, killing all nine people on board. Three Bulgarian crew members and six passengers, whose nationalities are not yet known, died when the Russian-built MI-8 helicopter came down about 12 miles north of the Iraqi capital around 2pm local time.
No survivors in Iraq helicopter crash
A commercial helicopter has crashed just outside Baghdad, killing all nine people on board. Three Bulgarian crew members and six passengers, whose nationalities are not yet known, died when the Russian-built MI-8 helicopter came down about 12 miles north of the Iraqi capital around 2pm local time.
21 April 2005
Iraqi PM escapes suicide bomber attack
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi survived a suicide bomb assassination attempt on his convoy in Baghdad yesterday. Two policemen are believed to have died in the attack, the fifth assassination attempt on Mr Allawi’s life since he took office.
Iraqi PM escapes suicide bomber attack
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi survived a suicide bomb assassination attempt on his convoy in Baghdad yesterday. Two policemen are believed to have died in the attack, the fifth assassination attempt on Mr Allawi’s life since he took office.
04 January 2005
Baghdad Governor assassinated as violence escalates
The Baghdad Governor has been assassinated in the Iraqi capital as the violence in the country continues to increase in the run-up to the January 30 elections.
Baghdad Governor assassinated as violence escalates
The Baghdad Governor has been assassinated in the Iraqi capital as the violence in the country continues to increase in the run-up to the January 30 elections.
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