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Al Mada newspaper said the al-Qaida-linked Iraqi Islamic State claimed responsibility for the assassination of Naji Jabara, leader of Saladin Reconciliation Council; Shabab Al Iraq newspaper reported that two civilians died and seven others were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded east of Baghdad; Al Sabah Al Jadeed newspaper reported the U.S. Army announced the arrest of three suspects linked to Iranian militias in Sadr City.
The Shabab Al Iraq newspaper reports in Diyala "a suicide car bomb explosion took place Tuesday afternoon on a checkpoint in the city of Khalis". The explosion resulted in the death of six civilians and wounding of 10 others "mostly women and children."
Shabbab Al Iraq reported Tuesday that the U.S. Army announced the killing of seven suspected insurgents and the arrest of 11 others Monday in Baghdad, Mosul and Tarmiya.
The Baghdad-based Al Mada newspaper reports on a statement from the Ministry of Defense announcing that "15 terrorists were killed and 20 suspects were arrested" in different areas in Iraq.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The Baghdad-based Al Mada newspaper reported Monday on a Defense Ministry statement announcing that 15 suspected terrorists were killed and 20 suspects arrested in different parts of Iraq.
The Kurdish Al Taakhi newspaper reported Friday on U.S. security firm Blackwater’s position in Iraq.
Al Mada newspaper, on its front page, reported that the head of the Iraqi National Security Council, Muafaq al-Rubaie, announced the release of 17 well-known members of the Sadr movement from U.S. prisons.
Al Sabah newspaper reported Monday that five mass graves were found in the city of Umara, in Missan.
Alsabah Al Jadeed newspaper reported Monday on growing concerns about the possibility of renewed violence in Anbar after last week’s assassination of Sattar Abu Reesha, head of the Anbar Salvation Council.
Al Adada newspaper reported Thursday that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said terrorist organizations had become imbalanced after losing their hideouts and havens because Iraqis were not afraid anymore to cooperate with security forces.