European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stars and stripes thursday March 29 2007 a truck carrying supplies for the us military Burns on the expressway in Western Baghdad on tuesday unknown gunmen attacked the truck and set it on fire according to iraqi police Asaad Muhsin a truck car bombs kill at least 48 in Iraq by Sinan Salaheddin the associated press Baghdad two nearly simultaneous truck bombs including one detonated by Remote control ripped through markets in Tal afar on tuesday killing at least 48 people and wounding dozens police said As violence surged outside the iraqi Capi Tal a suicide car bomber exploded his pay Load near ramada killing 10 people and an other attacker detonated his expo Siv Sladen car near a police patrol in bad Cuba killing two policemen the attacks in Tal afar the second in four Days occurred about five minutes apart at popular markets in the Northern and Central parts of the City 260 Miles Northwest of Baghdad at least 48 people were killed and 103 wounded police Brig Abdul Karim Aljubouri said one of the trucks was detonated by re Mote control while people gathered to buy the flour it was carrying in the Central Shi Ite neighbourhood of muh you a local police Man said the other truck was loaded with vegetables and parked near a wholesale Market not far from a primary school that was closed for the Day on saturday a Man wearing an explosives Belt blew himself up outside a pastry shop in the Central Market area in Tal afar killing at least 10 people and wounding three Roadside bombs killed five us soldiers sunday the military reported including four in a single strike in a volatile province Northeast of the capital the deaths raise to at least 113 the number of americans killed since a us iraqi Security sweep began nearly six weeks ago Tal afar about 90 Miles East of the Syri an Border has suffered frequent insurgent attacks despite a March 20 2006 Declara Tion by president Bush that the City was an example of Iraq improving Security among the largest attacks were a suicide car bombing on oct 7 2006 that targeted a police checkpoint and killed 14 people and a sept 18 2006 suicide bombing that killed 20 and wounded 17 a car bomb also obliterated a tent crowded with mourners for the funeral of a kurdish official on May 12005 killing 25 people Tal afar was an insurgent stronghold until us and iraqi troops drove them out in a september 2006 operation and constructed huge Sand barriers around the City to limit Access Bush cited that operation in which insurgents melted away into the Countryside rather than fight As an example that gave him Confidence in our strategy the explosions in Tal afar and ramada and an eruption of sectarian clashes South of Baghdad underscored concerns that militants have fled the capital in response to a used Security crackdown bringing Vio Lence with them to the hinterlands the us military said a Marine was killed saturday during combat in Anbar province West of Baghdad but gave no details separately Kirkuk police 1st it Mare wan Salih said two elderly chaldean Catho Lic nuns were stabbed multiple times by in truders who raided their Home monday night near Kirkuk Cathedral of the Virgin in Kirkuk us arrests alleged key member of bomb network stars and stripes american soldiers in Baghdad have captured a member of the leadership of a second Large car bomb network officials said tues Day soldiers of the Schweinfurt German based company a 1st battalion 26th infantry regi ment arrested a Man identified As Haydar Rashid Nasir a Sham Mari a Jafar on March 21 in the Adham Yah District of Baghdad Jafar is alleged to be the second in command of a car bomb net work in the District responsible for killing some 900 iraqis and wounding nearly 2000 others since november As part of the surge us Mili tary officials have placed an in 63 suspects and 27 weapons caches seized in Baghdad Mansour District stars and stripes through six Days of Clearing operations in the once posh Man sour District of Baghdad us and iraqi forces have arrested some 63 suspected insurgents and seized 27 weapons caches of Vari Ous sizes officials said tuesday the operation called Arrow head strike 9 is part of the in creased Effort to tamp Down Sec tarian violence and insurgent Vio Lence among the troops involved Are the 1st brigade 6th iraqi army division 5th brigade 6th iraqi army division 4th brigade 10th iraqi army division and 5th Bat Talion 2nd National police Bri Gade participating us troops in clude those from the 2nd brigade 1st infantry division and 3rd Stryker brigade combat team 2nd infantry division some of the arrests and weapons seizures came As the result of tips from iraqis the officials said in one Case an iraqi woman provided information mat led to the arrest of five men suspected of staging mortar attacks creased emphasis on stopping car bomb attacks the Large scale at tacks Are among the most visible and devastating of the insurgent attacks in Iraq according to multinational i vision Baghdad officials Jafar was captured after the us sol Diers received actionable Intelli gence prompting them to Stop a passing vehicle inside were Jafar and two lieu tenants identified As Ahamed Nas san Niami and Hamid Selman Alawi officials said by capturing leaders of this cell coalition forces Are Able to further disrupt the networks Abil Ity to conduct reconnaissance film and conduct attacks in East Ern Baghdad a military state ment read after the men were captured troops found a prepared car bomb in the area the bomb was destroyed in a controlled Detona Tion a Day earlier the same troops had arrested leaders of the re safa car bomb network allegedly responsible for bombings that killed 265 iraqis and wounded 650 other people since Early february Home anywhere Purchase the world prepaid card us Mobile today at cafes vending machines in the following locations Okinawa Patio Camp poster shopper Tex knife 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