European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              July 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 3 iraqi warns of civil War if withdraws by Bushra Juki the associated press Baghdad Iraq foreign minister warned on monday that a Quick american military withdrawal from the country could Lead to civil War and the collapse of the As pressure on the Bush administration for a pull out attacks in Baghdad killed 13 people monday As prominent Shi Ite and sunni politicians called on iraqi civilians to take up arms to defend themselves after a week end of violence that claimed More than 220 including one of the deadliest attacks of the fou year iraqi the burst of violence comes at a sensitive forces Are waging offensives in and around Baghdad aimed at uprooting Mili Tants and bringing Calm to the Cap and a Progress report to con Gress is due on july at the same several Republican congressmen have joined Calls for a withdrawal from iraqi foreign minister Hishyar Zebari said iraqis understand the huge pressure that will in crease More and More in the United states ahead of the Progress report by the ambassador and top commander in we have held discussion with members of Congress and explained to them the dangers of a Quick pull out from Iraq and leaving a Security be Bari the dangers could be a civil dividing the regional wars and the collapse of the Khalid an iraqi Pohleman examines the wreckage from a car bomb attack that injured a woman in the Harrt Hiyah neigh boyhood of Western Baghdad on attacks in Baghdad killed 13 people monday As prominent shiite and sunni politicians called on iraqi civilians to take up arms to defend themselves after a weekend of in our until iraqi forces Are there is a responsibility on the United states to stand with government As the forces Are being he the iraqis Calls for the arming of civilians to fight insurgents reflected the growing frustration with iraqi Security forces inability to prevent extremists attacks saturdays devastating Sui cide truck bombing in the shiite town of North of that killed More than 160 according to the latest toll from police and the latest attacks in Baghdad followed a surge of bloodshed in the capital on when around 60 iraqis were killed in shootings and kid also a dead body with Bullet wounds and torture Marks was found dumped in a Street in the Western District of an apparent victim of sectarian death police the police officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the iraqi commanders say and iraqi troops Are making Progress in a three pronged Security sweep launched in mid june one in another to the Northeast in bad Cuba and the third to the the offensives on Baghdad doorsteps aim to up Root Al Aida militants and other insurgents using the regions to plate attacks in the but saturdays attack on Armilio a town of shiites from the turkoman it topic rated extremists were moving fur ther North to strike at unprotected Al Aida group in Iraq threatens War against Iran Egypt the Leader of an Al Aida umbrella group in Iraq threatened to wage War against Iran unless it stops supporting shiites in Iraq within two according to an audiotape released Abu Omar who leads the group islamic state in said his sunni fighters have been preparing for four years to wage a Battle against shiite dominated we Are giving the and especially the rulers of a two month period to end All kinds of support for the iraqi shiite govern ment and to Stop direct and indirect otherwise a severe War is waiting for he said in the 50minute the which could not be independently was posted on a web site commonly used by insurgent Iraq shiite led government is backed by the but closely Allied to the United states accuses Iran of arming and financing shiite militias in Iraq charges Tehran turkish troops massed on iraqi Border Baghdad Turkey has massed soldiers on its Border with Northern Iraq foreign minister said calling the neighbouring country fears of kurdish rebels based there legitimate but better resolved through the turkish military had no comment to the remarks by foreign minister Hishyar a kurd from Northern and it was unclear where he got the if they Are Turkey would have nearly As Many soldiers along its Border with Iraq As the troops the has in the coun asked about Rebaris a defense official said the defense department had not seen indicators of a Large troop buildup on tur keys Border with from staff and wire reports deaths in Iraq the associated press As of at least members of the military have died since the beginning of the Iraq War in March according to an associated press count the figure includes seven military at least died As a result of hos tile according to the military the a count is is higher than the defense depart ments last updated Fri Day at 10 the British military has re ported 159 deaths 33 18 20 bul 13 11 Den seven Al five four three two each and aus South one death the latest deaths reported by the military a Soldier was killed Satur Day during combat in Salahuddin a Soldier was killed Sun Day in a bombing in Western the latest identifications re ported by the military army Michelle died thursday of wounds sustained by mortar fire in Bagh dad was assigned to the 92nd military police fort army Keith Oak Ohio was killed thursday when his vehicle struck an explosive in was assigned to 96th civil affairs 95th civil affairs port iraqi forces continue to find ammo in bad Cuba stars and stripes while the military has largely changed its focus to cementing the gains made by and iraqi troops who swept through Bayou troops continue to find weapons and ammunition officials said the fight to Clear bad Cuba of Al Aida in Iraq operatives has been dubbed operation Arrow head and has been going on for More than three according to the military troops from the 5th 20th infantry regi ment and 3rd 1st Bri 5th iraqi army division discovered and disabled five vehicles being prepared As car bombs and caches containing pipe sniper rifles and other explosives and led making during the operations in the the troops have regularly come across both cars and build Ings rigged with officials in Western troops from 1st 12th cavalry regiment reported finding an Al Aida Safe House with medi Cal supplies and equipment the supplies were seized and distributed to officials in the Buhrz District of the 1st 14th cavalry regiment and 2nd iraqi army division troops reportedly killed five insurgents who were launching mortar at tacks from a Palm Mick the task Force lightning Deputy com Mander for was quoted As not Only have we cleared out the Active Al Aida operatives in the Western part of the but More started to return fundamental life and normalcy to the citizens in that part of the City fuel those things that Are essential to the Trust and Confidence of the people in their since the beginning of the oper some 60 suspected Al Aida operatives have been reported killed and 215 have been arrest fifty five weapons caches have been discovered and 24 Boob trapped structures have been officials said soldiers Check their map during a predawn raid monday in Bayou 35 Miles Northeast of and iraqi forces detained nine suspected Al Aida