January 10
Occupation forces suffered 2 killed and 7 wounded in Iraq today. 1
American and 1 Canadian, both civilians, were killed. 6 Iraqis were
also killed and 11 Iraqis were wounded. Centcom reported US 7 soldiers
wounded. There were 33 security incidents today. The media reported
only 18 of these incidents.
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Occupied Iraq
4:30 AM: Mortar attack on US base east of Baqubah.
6:30 AM: Small arms attack on a US unit guarding a bank in Baqubah.
7:30 AM: Mortar attack on the US Qas Tal Mihl Airbase just north of
Baghdad Airport.
7:45 AM: 107mm rocket attack on the US airbase in Balad.
9:30 AM: An Iraqi collaborator, an interpreter for a US contractor, was
found shot dead in the Al Mulla Alwan District of Baghdad.
9:45 AM: A fuel truck in a US convoy flipped over and caught fire in an
incident on the highway northwest of Mosul.
10:30 AM: Bomb attack on a US checkpoint in Baqubah. The bomb was
hidden in a dead dog.
10:30 AM: Grenade attack on Estonian patrol in the Mazra-ah District of
Baghdad. 2 Estonian soldiers wounded.
10:45 AM: A riot in Amarah in the Marsh Arab region of southern Iraq
killed 4 Iraqis and wounded more. A mob rallied outside the local
traitor CMIC office to protest the provincial governor and the lack of
jobs. They threw stones and homemade bombs at Iraqi puppet police, who
opened fire on them in response, killing 4 Iraqis. British soldiers
then moved. One Iraqi tossed 2 grenades at soldiers and was getting
ready to toss another one when troops shot him dead. Another Iraqi
armed with grenades was wounded. A total of 8 homemade bombs were
thrown at security forces. The mayor' s office and a clinic behind it
were both looted. There were no casualties amongst the Occupation
forces. In the whole fracas, 6 Iraqis were killed and 11 wounded. No
police or military casualties.
11 AM: A large explosion was heard in Baqubah and a vehicle was in
flames. Apparent car bomb. Target unknown.
12 PM: Roadside bomb attack on a US convoy at an intersection in
Iskandariyah.
1 PM: Iraqis demonstrated in front of an Iraqi Traitor Police Station in
Ash Shatrah, north of Nasariyah demanding jobs. The traitor police
fired shots into the crowd.
4 PM: Danish troops found old, useless, corroded mortar shells with
blister agent in them buried underground in Al Qurna and somehow this
became a significant news event.
4 PM: SAM attack on a US military cargo jet near Baghdad Airport.
Missile was fired from south of the airport.
7 PM: Mortar attack on a US unit near Munayshifa, north of Samarra.
8 PM: Grenade attack on a US patrol in the Sula Mnlya District of
central Baghdad.
8 PM: Mortar attack on a US base in the Hurriyah District of Baghdad.
8:30 PM: Small arms attack on Iraqi ICDC Zionist troops guards near the
Mosul Airbase. 4 guerillas were later arrested. No Occupation
casualties.
8:30 PM: Mortar attack on the Abu Gharaib Prison.
8:30 PM: Roadside bomb attack on a US patrol along the highway in the
Ahmad Ghajar District of Baghdad.
9:45 PM: RPG attack on a US checkpoint near Miqdadiyah.
11:30 PM: Small arms attack on a joint US/Iraqi Zionist security forces
checkpoint southwest of Wajihiyah near Qaryat al Chichan. Guerillas
fled on a motorcycle. Wajihiyah is now starting to see some attacks for
the first time.
11:51 PM: Small arms attack on a US base in the Sula Mnlya District of
central Baghdad.
Night: A female guerilla attacked US soldiers with a grenade as they
were raiding her home during guerilla raids in Baqubah. No casualties.
7 guerillas were arrested.
Canadian teacher killed in either an ambush or a mine attack somewhere
in Iraq this past week. No further details. He was in a car with 4
Iraqis at the time.
An American, Majeed Hanoun, an Iraqi-born US resident working with the
Coalition, was shot dead in Basra along with another man not working for
the Coalition.
US troops interrupted guerillas planting roadside bombs in Ata, in the
west of Anbar Province. Guerillas fired on the troops with machine
guns. 1 soldier was wounded.
Bomb found in Baqubah.
Bomb found 5 miles east of Iskandariyah near Jufr As Sakr. Bomb was
several 155mm rounds encased in concrete.
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Occupied Philippines
2 AM: NPA anti-imperialist guerillas attacked a power station outside
Manila with anti-tank rockets 2 days after the rebels vowed to punish
President Arroyo for her close ties to the US imperialists. 4
Philippine soldiers were killed and 6 were wounded. 2 NPA rebels were
killed.
4 AM: NPA rebels attacked a convoy of Philippine Army troops coming to
reinforce a unit in the town of Balayan, near the attack above.
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