Iraq News Links 28/2/05

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	February 28 2005

	www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10113091 Suicide bomb kills 125 in Iraq New Zealand Herald – New Zealand HILLA, Iraq – A suicide bomber killed 125 people and wounded 130 by detonating a car near police recruits in a crowded market south of Baghdad on Monday, the … www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/134943/1/.html Suicide bomber kills 114 in Iraq Channel News Asia – Singapore HILLA, Iraq : A suicide bomber killed at least 114 people when he blew up his car in the middle of a crowd in a central Iraqi town, in the deadliest single … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID =2005-02-28T203700Z_01_HOL825000_RTRUKOC_0_IRAQ-BOMB.xml Iraq suicide bomb kills 125 Reuters.uk – UK HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide bomber has killed 125 people and wounded 130 by detonating a car near police recruits in a crowded market south of Baghdad … www.boston.com/dailynews/059/region/Towns_react_differently_to_Ira:.shtml Towns react differently to Iraq war resolution Boston Globe – USA … grader. But they’ll also be focused in many communities this year on the war in Iraq and the National Guard’s role in fighting it. … www.smh.com.au/news/National/Labor-backs-troops- after-Iraq-shootings/2005/03/01/1109546811581.html Labor backs troops after Iraq shooting Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – New South Wales,Australia Labor said Australian forces were “the most professional in the world” after a preliminary probe cleared Australian troops in Iraq over the shooting of a woman … www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005 -02-28-terror-iraq_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA New intelligence indicate al-Qaeda planning terror operations … USA Today – USA WASHINGTON (AP) — New intelligence indicates al-Qaeda is moving forward on terror operations outside of Iraq, officials said Monday, but the US was not … www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10113091 Suicide bomb kills 125 in Iraq New Zealand Herald – New Zealand HILLA, Iraq – A suicide bomber killed 125 people and wounded 130 by detonating a car near police recruits in a crowded market south of Baghdad on Monday, the … www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/134943/1/.html Suicide bomber kills 114 in Iraq Channel News Asia – Singapore HILLA, Iraq : A suicide bomber killed at least 114 people when he blew up his car in the middle of a crowd in a central Iraqi town, in the deadliest single … www.smh.com.au/news/National/Labor-backs-troops- after-Iraq-shootings/2005/03/01/1109546811581.html Labor backs troops after Iraq shooting Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – New South Wales,Australia Labor said Australian forces were “the most professional in the world” after a preliminary probe cleared Australian troops in Iraq over the shooting of a woman … today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&story ID=2005-02-28T203700Z_01_HOL825000_RTRUKOC_0_IRAQ-BOMB.xml Iraq suicide bomb kills 125 Reuters.uk – UK HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide bomber has killed 125 people and wounded 130 by detonating a car near police recruits in a crowded market south of Baghdad … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/9bb 2791448500827d9a1bf4c51f689ed.htm IRAQ: Police need human rights training – minister Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK … Speaking to IRIN in Baghdad, Iraq’s human rights minister, Baktiar Amin, voiced his own concerns about a lack of emphasis on human rights in police training … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/11014288.htm Two more from Fort Riley die in Iraq Kansas City Star (subscription) – MO,USA – Two Fort Riley soldiers who recently arrived in Iraq were killed Friday in an explosion, the Army said Monday. … They were deployed to Iraq in February. www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10113091 Suicide bomb kills 125 in Iraq New Zealand Herald – New Zealand HILLA, Iraq – A suicide bomber killed 125 people and wounded 130 by detonating a car near police recruits in a crowded market south of Baghdad on Monday, the … www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/134943/1/.html Suicide bomber kills 114 in Iraq Channel News Asia – Singapore HILLA, Iraq : A suicide bomber killed at least 114 people when he blew up his car in the middle of a crowd in a central Iraqi town, in the deadliest single … www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/11014288.htm Two more from Fort Riley die in Iraq Kansas City Star (subscription) – MO,USA – Two Fort Riley soldiers who recently arrived in Iraq were killed Friday in an explosion, the Army said Monday. … They were deployed to Iraq in February. www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/la-022805iraq_lat.story Iraq Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 106 Los Angeles Times – CA,USA … coming two days short of the one-month mark since January’s landmark elections, forcefully underscored the pervasive lack of security in much of Iraq at a … www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=3/1/2005&Cat=4&Num=002 Damascus ‘essential to peace’ in Mideast, Iraq: Syrian president Tehran Times – Iran ROME (AFP) – Damascus is “essential to the peace process” in the Middle East and Iraq as well as in the fight against terrorism, Syrian President Bashar al … www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=283025 Suicide bomber kills at least 115, injures 132 in Iraq Outlookindia.com – UK … last. It did not elaborate. The blast came a day afte Iraq announced the capture of a key insurgent leader in neighbouring Syria. It … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aWw2EKvuFFlU&refer=europe Iraq Bomb Kills 110 in Deadliest Terror Strike of War (Update2) Bloomberg – USA … won’t ebb as long as foreign troops are still in the country and Iraqi Sunnis aren’t integrated more in having a say in the ways of Iraq,’’ Andrae Gaerber … www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=3/1/2005&Cat=4&Num=018 Iraq suicide bomb kills at least 125 Tehran Times – Iran BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — In the deadliest single insurgent attack of the Iraq war, a suicide car bombing killed 125 people Monday in Hilla where police recruits … www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/134922/1/.html Suicide car bomber kills more than 110 in Iraq Channel News Asia – Singapore HILLA, Iraq : A suicide bomber killed more than 110 people when he blew up his car in the middle of a crowd in a central Iraqi town, in the deadliest single … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=538389 Iraq Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 115 ABC News – USA … a clinic in Hilla on Monday, Feb. 28, 2005, about 95 kilometres (60 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq. The attack left at least 106 … www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3202429a12,00.html Iraq PM criticises US Baath policy Stuff.co.nz – New Zealand BAGHDAD A US decision to dissolve Iraq’s army and civil service following the war of 2003 was a mistake and has made the job of national reconciliation harder … news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&story_id=28972 Saddam’s half-brother arrested in Iraq INQ7 Interactive, Inc. – Philippines BAGHDAD—A half-brother of ousted president Saddam Hussein, accused of masterminding Iraq’s deadly insurgency from neighboring Syria, has been arrested … www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:42233482:cc736c 1641b9e70?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7759488 Suicide bomb kills 115 near Iraq marketplace Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated a car near police recruits and a crowded market south of Baghdad on Monday, killing 115 people and wounding … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/28/content_2631174.htm Britain vows to help Iraq hunt down car bombers Xinhua – China … British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday Britain would help the Iraqi government hunt down those responsible for a suicide attack in Iraq that killed more … www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000 085&sid=a5wZe9rKcymU&refer=europe Iraq Bombing Kills as Many as 110; at Least 130 Hurt (Update1) Bloomberg – USA … won’t ebb, as long as foreign troops are still in the country and Iraqi Sunnis aren’t integrated more in having a say in the ways of Iraq,’’ Andrae Gaerber … www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/28/news/syria.html Heavy pressure preceded Syrian handover to Iraq International Herald Tribune – France BAGHDAD Syrian officials in Damascus, in confirming the capture and transfer to Iraq of a half-brother of Saddam Hussein, said Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan al … www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_ page/0,5744,12404788%255E2703,00.html Suicide bomb claims 106 in Iraq job queue Australian – Australia HILLA, Iraq: A suicide bomber last night drove into a queue of men outside a medical centre in a town south of Baghdad, killing 106 people in the single … www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/ 0,5478,12403359%255E662,00.html Diggers feared suicide attack in Iraq Melbourne Herald Sun – Australia DIGGERS were justified in firing on a vehicle in Iraq which they believed was about to explode, the commander of Australian troops in Iraq said yesterday. … www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/28/news/iraq.html Car bomb kills more than 100 in Iraq International Herald Tribune – France HILLA, Iraq A suicide bomber attacked a crowd of police and National Guard recruits Monday as they gathered outside a clinic south of Baghdad, and the police … timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1035631.cms Over 100 feared dead in Iraq suicide blast Times of India – India BAGHDAD: More than 100 people may have died in a suicide car bomb blast in the town of Hilla, south of Baghdad, on Monday, Iraq’s Red Crescent Society said. … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=537728 Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 106 in Iraq ABC News – USA People gather near the scene of a suicide car bombing in Hilla, Iraq Monday Feb. 28, 2005 in this image from television. A suicide … www.smh.com.au/news/Gerard-Henderson/Labor-tested -by-Japans-Iraq-resolve/2005/02/28/1109546794038.html Labor tested by Japan’s Iraq resolve Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – New South Wales,Australia … The United States would have wanted Australia to retain its commitment to the US-led multinational force in Iraq. What’s more, Britain … news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4304041.stm Lawyer demands Iraq abuse probe BBC News – E,UK Phil Shiner said the men had offered to give evidence to a recent court martial – at which three soldiers were found guilty of abuse – but were not used. … www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10846 Over 100 killed in Iraq suicide bombing ISN – Zurich,Switzerland … Iraqi police recruits, police checkpoints, and civilians seeking government employment are frequent targets of insurgents in Iraq. … www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28687688.htm CHRONOLOGY-Major bomb attacks in Iraq Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK … 117 people are killed and 133 wounded when two suicide bombers blow themselves up in Arbil at the offices of the two main Kurdish factions in northern Iraq. … www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/ 2005/02/28/joy_comes_home_to_nh_from_iraq_front Joy comes home to NH from Iraq front Boston Globe – USA … Friends and relatives cheered yesterday as more than 330 soldiers from two New Hampshire Army National Guard units returned from yearlong deployments in Iraq. … news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=78862 105 killed in Iraq car blast (LEAD): New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India [World News]: Baghdad, Feb 28 : At least 105 people were killed in Iraq Monday when a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives to a health centre and … www.boston.com/dailynews/059/world/BAGHDAD_Iraq_AP_Many_consider_:.shtml BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Many consider Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, the … Boston Globe – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Many consider Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, the prominent cleric who leads the United Iraqi Alliance, to have emerged as the country’s top Shiite … www.suntimes.com/output/iraq/cst-nws-ver28.html Vermont’s storied town meetings take on new topic — Iraq war Chicago Sun-Times – USA … When the kindergarten teacher’s son returned from Iraq after 10 months, the potluck church dinner in his honor was so packed no one had room to sit. … tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/476734?format=html Suicide bomber kills 33 in Iraq TVNZ – New Zealand A suicide car bomber killed at least 33 people and injured 76 south of Baghdad in the bloodiest single attack in Iraq since the January 30 election. … www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:4222f421:b5d8146 4c153489?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7755810 Death toll from Iraq bomb 105 – health officials Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide car bomb attack on a crowd of people in the town of Hilla, south of Baghdad, killed 105 people and wounded 130, the town’s … www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:4222e6a3:fa39e46 a41bedbf0?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7755155 Suicide bomber kills 33, wounds 76, in Iraq Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber killed at least 33 people and injured 76 south of Baghdad on Monday in the bloodiest single attack in Iraq since … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59264-2005Feb28.html Two Car Bombings in Iraq Kills 25 Washington Post – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq – A suicide car bomber drove into a crowd of people applying for work in a government office south of Baghdad and detonated his explosives on … www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/ 20050228/POPE28/TPInternational/TopStories Girl hurt in Iraq seeks miracle for ailing Pope in same Rome … Globe and Mail – Canada … Although the Pope’s last-ditch attempt to avert the 2003 war in Iraq failed, Diar’s family said many Iraqis consider him a man of peace. … abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=537474 Syria Hands Saddam’s Half Brother to Iraq ABC News – USA … BAGHDAD, Iraq Feb 28, 2005 — Iraqi officials said Sunday that Syria captured and handed over Saddam Hussein’s half brother, a most-wanted leader in the Sunni … seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002192172_iraq28.html Syrians deliver Saddam’s feared half-brother to Iraq Seattle Times – USA … Syria, accused of assassinating a former Lebanese prime minister, aiding anti-Israeli extremists and fanning the insurgency in Iraq, handed over Sabawi Ibrahim … www.boston.com/dailynews/059/world/Two_car_bombings_south_of_Iraq:.shtml Two car bombings south of Iraq’s capital kill at least 26 Boston Globe – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A suicide car bomber drove into a crowd of people applying for work in a government office south of Baghdad and detonated his explosives on … www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-deaths 28feb28,1,2665391.story?coll=la-headlines-world 3 US Troops Killed in Iraq Los Angeles Times – CA,USA BAGHDAD — The US military on Sunday announced the deaths of three troops, pushing the death toll of American forces to nearly 1,500 since the Iraq war began … www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/ 02/28/syria_seizes_husseins_half_brother_for_iraq Syria seizes Hussein’s half brother for Iraq Boston Globe – USA … insurgency. Iraq authorities said it was a good-will gesture by Damascus. … anonymity. The US military in Iraq had no comment late yesterday. … www.smh.com.au/news/National/Aussies-cleared-over-Iraq -shootings/2005/02/28/1109546788945.html Aussies cleared over Iraq shooting Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – New South Wales,Australia A preliminary probe has cleared Australian troops in Iraq over the shooting of a woman who was in a car that failed to stop at a Baghdad checkpoint. … www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=7323 Female “spy” found beheaded in Iraq Aljazeera.com – London,UK Security sources confirmed that the Iraqi police found yesterday the body of a beheaded woman in Baghdad, with a note saying that she was a spy. … www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/02/28/2003224928 Iraq captures Saddam’s half brother Taipei Times – Taiwan … Hasan is No. 36 on the list of 55 most-wanted Iraqis released by US authorities after US troops invaded Iraq in March 2003. According … www.nytimes.com/2005/02/28/international/middleeast/28iraq.html Syria Turns Over a Top Insurgent, Iraq Officials Say New York Times – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 27 – Iraqi officials said Sunday that Syria had captured and handed over a half-brother of Saddam Hussein who … www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/Rudd-asks-for -Iraq-shooting-briefing/2005/02/28/1109546782289.html Rudd asks for Iraq shooting briefing Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia … The commander of Australian forces in Iraq, Air Commodore Greg Evans, said a preliminary investigation had found the troops did not overreact and the male … feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?rid=7f3e6eaa6a477626&cat=b8de8e630faf3631 Iraq says it’s closing in on Zarqawi Big News Network.com – Australia … on his head. He’s suspected of responsibility for a series of kidnappings, beheadings and suicide attacks in Iraq. Dawood told journalists … www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/02/28/2003224894 Blair may have been on board for Iraq war in 2002 Taipei Times – Taiwan New evidence has emerged that British Prime Minister Tony Blair may have committed himself to the invasion of Iraq nearly a year before the US-led assault … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/28/content_2627296.htm Australian troops shooting at car in Iraq not overreact: commander Xinhua – China 28 (Xinhua) — The commander of Australian forces in Iraq said on Monday that preliminary investigation found Australian soldiers shooting at a car in Baghdad … www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/02/28/2003224928 Iraq captures Saddam’s half brother Taipei Times – Taiwan … Hasan is No. 36 on the list of 55 most-wanted Iraqis released by US authorities after US troops invaded Iraq in March 2003. According … www.nytimes.com/2005/02/28/international/middleeast/28iraq.html Syria Turns Over a Top Insurgent, Iraq Officials Say New York Times – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 27 – Iraqi officials said Sunday that Syria had captured and handed over a half-brother of Saddam Hussein who … feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?rid=7f3e6eaa6a477626&cat=b8de8e630faf3631 Iraq says it’s closing in on Zarqawi Big News Network.com – Australia … on his head. He’s suspected of responsibility for a series of kidnappings, beheadings and suicide attacks in Iraq. Dawood told journalists … www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/02/28/2003224894 Blair may have been on board for Iraq war in 2002 Taipei Times – Taiwan New evidence has emerged that British Prime Minister Tony Blair may have committed himself to the invasion of Iraq nearly a year before the US-led assault … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/28/content_2627296.htm Australian troops shooting at car in Iraq not overreact: commander Xinhua – China 28 (Xinhua) — The commander of Australian forces in Iraq said on Monday that preliminary investigation found Australian soldiers shooting at a car in Baghdad … SADDAM’S half-brother arrested in Iraq INQ7 Interactive, Inc. – Philippines BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq said Sunday a half-brother of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, suspected of helping to organise the insurgency and who figures on … news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&story_id=28933 SYRIA Turns Over a Top Insurgent, Iraq Officials Say New York Times – USA BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 27 – Iraqi officials said Sunday that Syria had captured and handed over a half-brother of Saddam Hussein who … www.nytimes.com/2005/02/28/international/middleeast/28iraq.html THE blame for the Iraq war lies with our supine cabinet Guardian – UK Yet the full version of the opinion drawn up by the attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, about the legality of a military attack on Iraq will, I suspect, come to … www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1426760,00.html IRAQ says it’s closing in on Zarqawi Big News Network.com – Australia … on his head. He’s suspected of responsibility for a series of kidnappings, beheadings and suicide attacks in Iraq. Dawood told journalists … feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?rid=7f3e6eaa6a477626&cat=b8de8e630faf3631 AUSTRALIAN troops shooting at car in Iraq not overreact: commander Xinhua – China 28 (Xinhua) — The commander of Australian forces in Iraq said on Monday that preliminary investigation found Australian soldiers shooting at a car in Baghdad … news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/28/content_2627296.htm 50 British troops face prosecution over Iraq abuses Daily Times – Pakistan LONDON: Almost 50 more British troops are facing prosecution for murder, manslaughter, assault and other crimes in Iraq, a newspaper reported Sunday, after … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_28-2-2005_pg4_3 AUSTRALIAN forces face probe after shootings in Iraq ABC Online – Australia By Matt Brown in Baghdad. Australian security forces in Iraq are under investigation after shooting and injuring two Iraqis in the capital, Baghdad. … www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1312167.htm IN Vermont, a Town-Meeting revolt over Iraq war Christian Science Monitor – USA … When the kindergarten teacher’s son returned from Iraq after 10 months, the potluck church dinner in his honor was so packed no one had room to sit. … www.csmonitor.com/2005/0228/p01s04-uspo.html GUARDSMEN return from Iraq Boston Globe – USA … NH — Friends and relatives erupted into cheers Sunday as more than 180 New Hampshire Army National Guard soldiers returned from a yearlong deployment to Iraq. … www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/ articles/2005/02/27/guardsmen_return_from_iraq LIB Dems tell PM to publish legal advice for Iraq war Scotsman – UK LIBERAL Democrats yesterday demanded the immediate publication of the legal advice on which the government went to war in Iraq. … news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=221352005 www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/11008737.htm Syria hands Saddam’s half-brother to Iraq Kansas City Star (subscription) – MO,USA BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi officials said Sunday that Syria captured and handed over Saddam Hussein’s half brother, a most-wanted leader in the Sunni-based … news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=221352005 Lib Dems tell PM to publish legal advice for Iraq war Scotsman – UK LIBERAL Democrats yesterday demanded the immediate publication of the legal advice on which the government went to war in Iraq. … www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1426760,00.html The blame for the Iraq war lies with our supine cabinet Guardian – UK Yet the full version of the opinion drawn up by the attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, about the legality of a military attack on Iraq will, I suspect, come to … www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_28-2-2005_pg4_3 50 British troops face prosecution over Iraq abuses Daily Times – Pakistan LONDON: Almost 50 more British troops are facing prosecution for murder, manslaughter, assault and other crimes in Iraq, a newspaper reported Sunday, after … www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/ 02/27/about_330_guardsmen_return_from_iraq About 330 Guardsmen return from Iraq Boston Globe – USA … NH — Friends and relatives cheered Sunday as more than 330 soldiers from two New Hampshire Army National Guard units returned from yearlong deployments to Iraq … www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/25/60minutes/main676553.shtml ‘Brain Rangers’ Fight Iraq Stress CBS News – USA (CBS) It wasn’t until the second war started in Iraq, the urban guerilla war … Iraq’s guerilla war, where the enemy is invisible, but can strike at any time. …

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