2 US Marines, 28 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, 3 Protesters Killed, 44 Injured, March 10, 2020

2 US Marines, 28 Iraqis Killed in Attacks, 3 Protesters Killed, 44 Injured

March 10, 2020

Editor's Note:

Iraqis, both Sunnis and Shi'is, are fed-up with the US-installed corrupt regime, they are in full revolt against it, demanding it to be thrown out (regime change by people).


Iraqi protesters, March 10, 2020	raqi protesters, March 8, 2020


ISIS fighters kill an Iraqi army officer and a militaman in Diyala, March 10, 2020

The following are news stories from the independent Iraqi Arabic news agency, Yaqein ( http://yaqein.net/ ):

***

ISIS fighters kill an Iraqi army officer and a militaman in Diyala

Yaqein, March 10, 2020

مقتل ضابط في الجيش وعنصر بالحشد بهجوم مسلح في ديالى

10 مارس 2020 ، يقين

أفاد مصدر أمني عراقي ، اليوم الثلاثاء ، بأن ضابطا في الجيش وعنصرا في الحشد قتلا في هجوم مسلح بمحافظة ديالى. وقال المصدر الأمني: إن “مسلحين من تنظيم الدولة الإسلامية (داعش) شنوا هجوما على حاجز أمني مشترك للجيش والحشد الشعبي بأطراف قضاء خانقين شمالي ديالى”. وأضاف المصدر أن “الهجوم خلف قتيلين ضابطا في الجيش برتبة ملازم ، وعنصرا في قوات الحشد”. من جهتها، قالت هيئة “الحشد” ، في بيان إن “مسلحي تنظيم (داعش) شنوا هجوما على قوات للحشد في قرية تل عري بقضاء خانقين”.

وأضافت الهيئة، أن “الهجوم أسفر عن مقتل آمر كتيبة الإسناد للواء 23 في الحشد ، محمد علي مجيد العنبكي”. التطورات الأخيرة تأتي بعد أقل من 24 ساعة على الإعلان عن مقتل جنديين أمريكيين في محيط قضاء مخمور بمحافظة نينوى. وقال الجيش الأمريكي أن عنصرين من قواته قتلا خلال عملية عسكرية مشتركة مع القوات العراقية شمال البلاد. وكانت خلية الإعلام الأمني الحكومية قد أعلنت عن تنفيذ عملية انزال جوي في جبل قره جوخ في محيط قضاء مخمور، مبينة أن العملية نفذت بدعم التحالف الدولي، وانها أسفرت عن مقتل 25 عنصرا من تنظيم الدولة (داعش).

https://yaqein.net/politics/248243

***

The following are news stories from the independent Iraqi English news site, (https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en):

***

31 killed, 35 others wounded in recent violence in Iraq

The Baghdad Post, Tuesday، 10 March 2020

Two US Marine Raiders were killed while conducting operations near Makhmour at Qarachugh Mountain. Airstrikes also left 25 militants dead. The Iraqi military did not report any casualties even though the battle went on for several hours.

In Baghdad, a newspaper editor was abducted. Tawfik Al-Tamimi worked for Al-Sabah and had recently complained about another missing journalist. Three militants were killed in the Makhoul Mountains.

Protest news:

The number of casualties reported in yesterday protest clashes in Baghdad were increased by one dead and 24 wounded, bringing the totals to three dead and 44 wounded. Also, 11 security personnel were wounded.

2 killed, 35 injured in anti-regime protests in Baghdad: sources

Sunday، 08 March 2020 06:50 PM

Two people were killed and 35 others were injured as security forces clashed with anti-regime protesters in Al-Tahrir square, Baghdad, Al-Arabiya reported, citing sources.

Iraqi people took to streets in October last year to protest corruption, poor service, lack of job opportunities and the Iranian influence in Iraq. Although protests forced Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi to resign, they continued their demonstrations until all their legitimate demands are met.

Basra reports first death due to coronavirus

The Baghdad Post, Tuesday، 10 March 2020

Basra Governor Asaad Al Eidani announced on Monday the death of a 75-year-old man due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), marking the first death from the virus in the province. The Basra Health Directorate declared in a statement that the deceased was a recent returnee from Iran who visited the country to undergo cardiac surgery.

The death comes as a surprise since there were no previously confirmed cases in Basra. According to the latest figures on COVID-19 by Iraqi public health authorities, Iraq has reported seven confirmed deaths – including one in Basra – and 67 confirmed cases of the virus.

***

Share the link of this article with your facebook friends

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.