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| Iraq | |
| Baghdad kabooms and a mystery | |
| 2015-10-09 | |
| 8 people wounded in bomb blast in central Baghdad [IraqiNews] A source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry announced on Thursday, that eight people were maimed in the kaboom of an IED placed inside a bus in central Baghdad. The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, "A bomb that was emplaced inside a Kia bus went kaboom!, this afternoon, near al-Nahda garage in the the center of Baghdad, resulting in the injury of eight passengers and causing material damage to the bus." The source, who asked anonymity, added: "the security force rushed to the scene and transported the maimed to a nearby hospital for treatment, while opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the incident and the party that stands behind it. 8 people killed and wounded in bomb blast southwest of Baghdad [IraqiNews] A source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry announced on Thursday, that eight people had been either killed or maimed in a kaboom southwest of Baghdad. The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com, "a bomb went kaboom!, today, near the shops in Sweep area southwest of Baghdad, resulting in the death of two people and wounding six others." The source, who asked anonymity, added: "the security force rushed to the scene and transported the maimed to a nearby hospital for treatment and the bodies of the dead to the forensic medicine departments."
[IraqiNews] The chairman of the national coalition, Iyad Allawi ... Iraqi politician, interim Prime Minister prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative elections. A former Ba'athist, Allawi helped found the Iraqi National Accord, which today is an active political party. He survived assassination attempts in 1978, in 2004, and on April 20, 2005. One of these days he won't... , announced on Wednesday the "disappearance" of 76 armored vehicles sent by Gulf countries to Iraq at his request. Allawi said during his speech for the TV program "unexpected," aired on Alsumaria TV: "I asked one of the Gulf states to supply Iraq with weapons to confront ISIS," noting that "This county sent 76 armored vehicles via aircraft and not the sea. " Allawi added that "after a period of the arrival of the armored vehicles, the defence minister Khaled al-Obeidi told me that his ministry had not received them," noting that "when asked the government, it told me that the armored vehicles were useless." | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 When are the rubes going to wise up and install Lowjack before sending anything to Iraq? |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-10-09 14:04 |
| #1 Translation: "I sold them on the black market. They should stop sending Toyota's." |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-10-09 14:03 |