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To: Mephisto who wrote (1341)	11/13/2004 10:34:29 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361245

Police in Mosul lose control amid militant attacks Associated Press Fallujah, Iraq — Iraqi government rushed massive reinforcements to Mosul, the country's third-largest city, after police lost control in the face of insurgent attacks. After similar attacks on Thursday, the unrest prompted the government to fire Mosul police chief Brigadier-General Mohammed Kheiri Barhawi. In Fallujah, meanwhile, the U.S. attack proceeded with Americans pushing forces into the last remaining insurgent stronghold in the city. Lieutenant-General John Sattler, commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, said U.S. and Iraqi forces now occupy about 80 per cent of Fallujah. Armed militants in Mosul attacked the main headquarters of a key Kurdish political party and killed a senior police officer as the governor asked for security forces to stabilize the situation. Saadi Ahmed, an official with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, said an hour-long gun battle broke out Friday between gunmen and the guards at the main headquarters. Guards killed six attackers and captured four others before the rest fled. On Thursday, guerrillas attacked at least five police stations and political party offices there in what could be a bid to relieve pressure on their allies in Fallujah. Deputy Governor Khissrou Gouran said that led to the dismissal of Gen. Barhawi, because it followed allegations by local officials that police abandoned their positions and in some cases co-operated with insurgents during Thursday's attacks. Gov. Duraid Kashmoula said Mosul asked the Iraqi government for help in stabilizing the security situation. “We asked the central government in Baghdad (for reinforcements) and God willing they should arrive today,” he said. Mr. Kashmoula said he believed “there's infiltration among some (security) apparatuses from the saboteurs.” About 250 National Guardsmen have been sent to Mosul from near Iran, said Maj.-Gen. Anwar Mohammed Amin, an Iraqi National Guard official in the northern area. More also are being sent from the northern city of Irbil, he said. In addition, four Iraqi National Guard units were redeployed from bases near Syria, Mr. Gouran said. The units consist of Kurds who used to be in the Kurdish peshmerga militia before being incorporated into the government's security force. The massive reinforcements indicated the security situation in northern Iraq threatened to spiral out of control. Mr. Gouran also said gunmen tried to storm a food distribution centre in the Yarmouk area of Mosul but were forced back by National Guardsmen and security guards. The gunmen were trying to destroy election registration cards held at the centre, he said. The city's anti-crime unit chief, police Brigadier Mowaffaq Mohammed Dahham, was slain near his house, which then was burned down, police officials said. Samarra's police chief, Taleb Shamel, told Associated Press that he, too, was fired. There was no confirmation from the Iraqi government in Baghdad because offices were closed Friday, the Muslim day of rest and worship. Mr. Shamel said no reason was given, but his city has seen clashes between insurgents and the Americans since the coalition reclaimed it in September. U.S. Army and marine units – backed by FA-18s and AC-130 gunships – moved to tighten their security cordon around Fallujah The largest pocket of remaining resistance was in the city's southwest as air strikes and strafing runs continued. Iraqi forces are charged with searching every building in Fallujah, working from north to south, the military said. In the city's north, U.S. forces report roving squads of between three and five militants shooting small-arms fire and moving easily through narrow alleyways. Troops are finding numerous weapons caches, the military said. Troops have cut off all roads and bridges leading out of the city and have turned back hundreds of men trying to flee the city during the assault. Only women, children and the elderly can leave. Since the offensive started early Monday, 22 U.S. soldiers have been killed and about 170 wounded, of which 40 returned to battle, Gen. Sattler said. The military said about 600 insurgents have been killed. theglobeandmail.com

To: Mephisto who wrote (1341)	11/14/2004 5:22:55 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361245

Re: I heard Mosul was hit by the terrorists. The latest reports have "insurgents" had seized large sections of Mosul. (Compare to "Minutemen", a la Concord, MA, circa April 18, 1775 kidport.com ) npr.org And in typically barbaric fashion, the U.S. Air Force has engaged in genocidal and indiscriminate bombing raids in Mosul that are a clear violation of Geneva Convention restrictions on collective punishment of civilian populations. Speaking of "manpower", the so-called "coalition of the bribed" continues to shrink weekly. pacifica.org Palau pulled out. Bush called it premature. Palauns generally called Bush a premeditated prevaricator and a beastly butcher.