Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq) back issues from May 2008:
Trade Ministry ready to supply vehicles, machinery.
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: SS/SR Baghdad, May 1, (VOI) a" The Iraqi Ministry of Trade on Thursday declared its readiness to meet all needs of the private and public sectors by supplying vehicles and machinery. The General Company for Cars Trade in the Ministry of Trade announced its ...
2 civilians wounded by rockets in Talafar.
May 03, 2008 ... Byline: AE Ninewa, May 3, (VOI) a" Two civilians were wounded when two rockets landed into an outdoor souk (market) in central Talafar district, 60 km west of Mosul, a local police official said on Saturday. "The two rockets, which fell in al-Ulwa souk, al-Whida ...
Communist Party official assassinated in Saadiya.
May 03, 2008 ... Byline: AE Diala, May 3, (VOI) a" An official of the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP)'s local committee was assassinated by a group of gunmen in al-Saadiya area, south of the district of Khanaqin, 155 km northeast of Baaquba, on Saturday, a committee member said. "An ...
75 gunmen arrested in joint military operation in Diala.
May 03, 2008 ... Byline: ss Diala, May 3, (VOI) a" A joint force launched a security operation in Diala's southeastern district of Baladruz during which 75 gunmen were arrested and large amounts of ammunition were seized, a local official security source said on Saturday. "A joint ...
U.S. army says 8 gunmen killed in eastern Baghdad.
May 03, 2008 ... Byline: AE Baghdad, May 3, (VOI) a" Eight gunmen were killed in clashes in around the eastern Baghdad district of Sadr City, the U.S. army in Iraq said on Saturday. "U.S. and Iraqi army patrols in Sadr City and its adjacent areas clashed with a number of gunmen on ...
Iraqi paper highlights premier's statements on law enforcement.
May 03, 2008 ... Byline: ss Baghdad, May 3, (VOI) a" An Iraqi newspaper on Saturday gave prominence to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's recent statements in which he emphasized the importance of enforcing the rule of law and bringing the outlaws to justice, while another focused on the ...
20 wounded, 49 vehicles damaged in U.S. attack on Sadr Hospital.
May 03, 2008 ... Byline: AE Baghdad, May 3, (VOI) a" Twenty patients and workers in al-Sadr Hospital were wounded and 49 civilian and ambulance vehicles were damaged when U.S. warplanes opened fire at the hospital on Saturday, a health official said. "The attack on the hospital, ...
Lawmaker accuses govt. of "administrative liquidation" of Sadrists.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
U.S. soldier killed in Baghdad-army.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
4 wounded as IED defused in eastern Baghdad.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
16 wounded in Touz Khormato blast.
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Al-Qaeda behind Mahmoudiya mass grave a[euro]" spokesman.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Car bomb kills, injures 32 in Baghdad.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
5 soldiers, killed, injured by bomb explosion in Diala.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Iraqi PM calls on Sadr city residents to cooperate with gov't forces-statement.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Turkish delegation arrives in Baghdad to meet Iraqi officials.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Iraq seeks boosting ties with Turkey-PM.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Iraq participates in preparatory meeting for Arab economic summit.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Economy Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat al-Iraq ...
Car bomb kills 1st US serviceman in May-military.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Iraqi Central Bank, ISX cancel sessions.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Economy Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat al-Iraq ...
Iraqi army arrest11 individuals in Ninewa-military.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Trade Ministry warns food agents over violations.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Economy Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat al-Iraq ...
Basra port receives 4 ships.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Economy Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat al-Iraq ...
Police forces defuse 12 roadside bombs, seize weapons in Basra.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Project to set up 12 pedestrian bridges in Karbala.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Economy Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat al-Iraq ...
Casualty toll of Diala consecutive bombings increase to 83.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Kurdistan Parliament OKs region's budget.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Economy Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat al-Iraq ...
2 gunmen killed, 2 mass graves found in Dalouiya.
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BBC correspondent detained in Karbala.
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4 Scorpion forces injured by U.S. army in Babel.
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2 killed, 5 wounded in U.S. attack on southwestern Baghdad.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Suspected al-Qaeda gunmen kidnap 7 people in Diala.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
U.S. army says drone crashed in southern Iraq.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Basra incidents "turning point" in Iraq's political chessboard, analysts reckon.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Features Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Diala wedding twin bombing casualties up to 120.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Deporting Arabs from Kirkuk optional, says lawmaker.
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PKK: Turkey tries to export its crises to neighbors.
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Sadrist bloc awaits government's response on parliamentary initiative a[euro]" spokesman.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
MP says Saudi security cooperation with Iraq untrue.
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3 Baathists detained in Mosul.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
U.S. army confirms raid on Baghdad.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
3 policemen wounded in IED attack in central Kirkuk.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Iraqi soldiers raid party HQ in Basra.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
300 al-Qaeda fighters hold military parade in Diala.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Armed groups distribute threat leaflets a[euro]" Baghdad operations.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Tribal chieftain held rally to stop military operations in Sadr city.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Brick prices double in Amara.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Economy Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat al-Iraq ...
Roadside bombing kills 2 Georgian servicemen in Diala.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Karbala operations commander accuses Iran of disturbing the city.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
No negotiations with gov't to participate in new cabinet-Fadhila party.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
President Talabani stresses developing relations with China.
May 04, 2008 ... (Category:Politics and Security Copyright [c] 2008 Aswat ...
Iraqi joint security forces arrest 11 suspects in Ninewa.
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Neighbors' interference, religious extremism make headlines in press.
May 04, 2008 ... Byline: SS Baghdad, May 4, (VOI) a" Two Iraqi newspapers on Sunday launched a fierce attack on neighboring countries which they said are backing terrorism, with another focusing on religious and sectarian extremism as the main threat to Iraqi society. Al-Muwatin, an ...
IED blast kills policeman, wounds 7 in central Kirkuk.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: AE Kirkuk, May 5, (VOI) a" One policeman was killed and seven others wounded on Monday when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near their patrol in central Kirkuk, police said. "A police patrol was the target of an IED attack near the al-Matar ...
Soft loans for pensioners.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: SS Baghdad, May 5, (VOI) a" In coordination with al-Rafideen and al-Rasheed banks, the Iraqi Ministry of Finance on Sunday launched a soft loan program for pensioners. Starting Sunday, the retired persons who receive their pension from al-Rafideen and ...
Govt. reservations on IAF proposals constitutional a[euro]" chief.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: AE Baghdad, May 5, (VOI) a" The Iraqi government's reservations on some of the names proposed by the Iraqi Accordance Front to occupy vacant ministerial portfolios were "constitutional," the IAF chief said on Monday, adding these reservations would be thoroughly ...
6 suspects captured, IED blast in Mosul.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: AE Ninewa, May 5, (VOI) a" Iraqi army forces captured six suspected gunmen in two security raids in the city of Mosul, where an improvised explosive device (IED) blast left no casualties on Monday, an army source said. "Iraqi army troops conducted two ...
3 soldiers wounded in IED attack in Diala.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: AE Diala, May 5, (VOI) a" Three soldiers were wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast that targeted their vehicle near the village of Qurrat Tabbah, northeast of Baaquba, the second of its kind in this area on Monday, an Iraqi army source said. ...
Baghdad papers attack Iraqi politicians.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: SS Baghdad, May 5, (VOI) a" Baghdad newspapers on Monday launched a fierce attack on some Iraqi politicians, whom they said are good at nothing but making flowery speeches. Baghdad newspaper, the daily mouthpiece of the Iraqi National Accord Movement led by ...
Iraq govt. speaks of "concrete evidence" on Iran's interference.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: AE Baghdad, May 5, (VOI) a" The Iraqi government said that it has "concrete evidence" Iran is fomenting violence in Iraq and that a high-level panel had been formed to document the proof, according to a report by the U.S. newspaper Washington Post. The ...
Basra ports receive 4 cargo ships.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: SS Basra, May 5, (VOI) - Basra's ports of Umm al-Qasr and Khour al-Zubeir received four cargo ships on Monday, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said. "This morning, Umm al-Qasr port received the Comoran Sandi with a ...
Electricity supplies to meet demand in 3 Talafar neighborhoods.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: SS Ninewa, May 5, (VOI) a" Engineers and technical teams embarked on a project to provide electricity to three residential neighborhoods in Talafar, the district's mayor said on Monday. "Lighting main and side streets will cost 189 million Iraqi dinars ...
Workshop on students' psychological health in Basra.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: SS/SR Basra, May 5, (VOI) a" The health awareness department in Basra city on Monday organized a four-day workshop on school students' psychological health as part of a program to enhance students' general wellbeing. "The workshop was held with the ...
Several suspects arrested in Baghdad raid.
May 05, 2008 ... Byline: AE Baghdad, May 5, (VOI) a" Iraqi army forces, backed by U.S. troops, raided the area of al-Sho'la, western Baghdad, stormed Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr's office and arrested a number of suspects and wanted people inside, a security source said on Monday. ...
4 killed, 1 wounded in separate attacks in Mosul.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: AE Ninewa, May 6, (VOI) a" Four people, including two gunmen, were killed and one civilian wounded in two separate attacks in the city of Mosul, an official security source said on Tuesday. "A group of armed men opened fire at an Iraqi police patrol on Monday ...