Samarra

Iraqi tourism board re-launches war-torn country as holiday destination

dailymail.co.uk     Jul 17, 2008   4 related          

The Iraqi tourism board is planning to re-launch the country as a holiday destination. Hundreds of hoteliers and tourism officials are meeting this week to work out how to attract visitors to Baghdad, which was a cultural mecca...                    

Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 10 Iraqis Killed; 15 Iraqis Wounded

antiwar.com     Jul 17, 2008   7 related          

Excerpt: Updated at 7:00 p.m. EDT, July 17, 2008 At least 10 Iraqis were killed and 15 more were wounded in a light day of violence. Seven foreign fighters were killed in a security operation in Samarra. No attacks were...                    

Speaker denounces US double-standard in region

irna.com     Jul 6, 2008          

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Sunday condemned the double-standard policy adopted by Washington in the Middle East. Addressing formal session of Majlis this morning, he stressed that the people living in the region are fed up...                    

U.S. troops find 14 bodies north of Baghdad

xinhuanet.com     Jul 3, 2008          

TIKRIT, Iraq, July 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. troops found 14 unidentified bodies buried randomly near a city in Salahud in province on Thursday, a provincial police source said. The troops discovered the bodies scattered in the open...                    

Mass Grave With 50 Unknown Bodies Found In Samarra

patdollard.com     Jun 30, 2008          

Salah al-Din - Voices of Iraq Monday , 30 /06 /2008 Salah al-Din, Jun 29, (VOI) – A force from the Iraqi army’s Quick Intervention unit unearthed a mass grave west of the city of Samarra containing 50 decomposed bodies, the...                    

Iraq police find 7 bodies, suspected al Qaeda jail

reuters.com     Jun 28, 2008   20 related          

By Sabah al-Bazee SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Police raiding a suspected al Qaeda hide-out found a secret prison and the bodies of seven Iraqis bearing gunshot wounds and torture marks, Iraqi police said on Saturday. Police said...                    

'Al Qaida jail' discovered in Iraq with seven bodies

gulfnews.com     Jun 28, 2008   13 related          

Samarra: Police raiding a suspected Al Qaida hide-out found a secret prison and the bodies of seven Iraqis bearing gunshot wounds and torture marks, Iraqi police said on Saturday. Police said they believed the six men and one...                    

National Police try to repair their reputation in Samarra

thisfuckingwar.blogspot.com     Jun 26, 2008          

"(A joint patrol beginning in the early morning desert outside of Samarra.)Samarra, Iraq-Irreversible momentum. The kind that can't be undone by the assassinations and bombings. The kind that will continue to build among Iraqis...                    

The “No Slack” Battalion The Screaming Eagle’s, Iraqi Volunteers and Iraqi Forces

theodoresworld.net     Jun 23, 2008          

Concerned Local Citizens near Samarra greet a Soldier from the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team near Samarra, Iraq. Together with Iraqi security forces and coalition soldiers, they have helped...                    

Samarra- from infamous to just plain famous

thisfuckingwar.blogspot.com     Jun 19, 2008          

"Samarra, Iraq- When Charlie Company of 2nd Battalion/327th Infantry or "No Slack" as they're known, rolled into Samarra on their first patrol this past October, it felt like they'd entered the jaws of hell.They caught machine...                    

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