Thread: Iraq/Dinar News. 09/05 to 01/14/07

Originally Posted by neno

Actually with a chevy 350 small block loaded into that small chassy it was one of the fasts cars on are strip as teenagers that we had compitetion with in the Quarter Mile, in the early 80's.

Actually I think the trouble with my particular Vega was the aluminum head. They warped with very little encouragement, and when that happened it was never the same. A gone goose. (sorry mod, who knew that there would be a vega subthread!)

Originally Posted by ourhouse37

Actually I think the trouble with my particular Vega was the aluminum head. They warped with very little encouragement, and when that happened it was never the same. A gone goose. (sorry mod, who knew that there would be a vega subthread!)

Well. with all the craziness that is upon us as we exspected to happen the closer we get, why not the vega. Hell we had one in our group we called the Astro. Ran in the high 6's as we built and Bored the engine that we modified along to fit into that light waited body. Oh, it was a hatch Back with a great Sound System that would Rock our Party's too.

My Boys and I can just antisipate what Rods we will Build after the r/v. And the continue of the Float as we invest for Great residaul upon our returns. We might even make a name for ourselves.

Iraqi chiefs sign unity plan

8/27/2006


Tribes support the pact to end sectarian violence
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press | August 27, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Hundreds of Iraqi tribal chiefs gave important support yesterday to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's national reconciliation plan, while the government leader called the release of a leading Sunni Arab lawmaker by kidnappers a gift to his unity campaign.

But after a relative lull in violence Friday, 26 people were reported killed in nearly a dozen attacks around Iraq that showed there will be no quick end to the sectarian and political strife tearing at the country.

Maliki won endorsement of his program for bridging religious, ethnic, and political divisions at a national conference of tribal chiefs.

A representative of the chiefs read their agreement on live television, calling it a ``pact of honor."

``Realizing the gravity of the situation our country is undergoing, we pledge in front of God and the Iraqi people to be sincere and serious in preserving the unity of our country," said the agreement signed by tribal leaders and sheiks.

The chiefs also pledged to ``work hard to stop the bloodletting and . . . sectarian killings that have nothing to do with our values."

The endorsement was a boost to Maliki because tribal ties wield considerable influence in Iraqi society, especially among rural people for whom clan bonds are vital.

But like all other institutions in Iraq, tribal affiliations also are sometimes tenuous, so Maliki still faces a tough road in pursuing the reconciliation program unveiled in June.

His Shi'ite-dominated unity government is struggling to control sectarian violence that has become widespread in recent months and the Sunni Arab insurgency that has raged since Saddam Hussein's ouster.

About 10,000 people have been slain since the government took office in May.

Among other things, the plan offers amnesty to members of the Sunni-led insurgency not involved in terrorist activities, calls for disarming primarily Shi'ite sectarian militias, and promises compensation for families of Iraqis killed by US and government forces.

But no major Sunni Arab insurgent groups have publicly agreed to join the plan, and many of the Shi'ite militias are controlled by legislators .

Maliki hopes the tribal chiefs can help draw Iraqis away from violence. ``These tribes have to play a significant role in fighting terrorists, saboteurs, and infiltrators," he said in a speech opening the chiefs' conference.

The parliament speaker, a Sunni Arab, said he was optimistic after the meeting but didn't expect quick results.

``Violence in Iraq will not go down," Mahmoud al-Mashhadani said. ``It is a complicated case and there are many elements inside and outside Iraq affecting this case, but the meeting today is very important. We cannot eliminate the violence completely. Still we are optimistic."

Later in the day, Maliki got another boost when kidnappers freed Sunni lawmaker Tayseer al-Mashhadani.

She is from the same tribe as the parliament speaker but isn't related to him.

Her abduction along with five bodyguards July 1 was seen by Sunnis as another incident in the retaliatory attacks that have escalated among Shi'ites and Sunnis since a bomb wrecked a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra last February.


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Progress made in curbing Iraq disorder

8/29/2006


By ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press Writer 23 minutes ago

Police found more than two dozen bodies across the capital Tuesday and the government said 73 people had died in fighting in the south as violence surged despite promising signs that a U.S. crackdown is curbing sectarian killings in Baghdad.

Also Tuesday, the U.S. military said three American soldiers and one Marine were killed the day before — two in combat in Anbar province and two from non-hostile causes. A fourth soldier died on Tuesday in Baghdad. At least 13 American service members have died in Iraq since Sunday, according to the U.S. command.

The latest violence both inside and outside the capital occurred despite U.S. and Iraqi officials' claims that a new operation in the capital has lowered Sunni-Shiite killings there, which had risen in June and July.

On Monday, U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell said the murder rate in Baghdad had fallen by 46 percent from July to August and "we are actually seeing progress out there."

That figure could not be independently confirmed. But an employee of the main Baghdad city morgue, Muyaid Matrood, said that as of Monday, his office had received 337 bodies of people who had died violently this month, excluding bombing victims.

Health Ministry officials said about 1,500 violent deaths were reported in June as well as in July. Those figures included bombing victims. Even so, Deputy Health Minister Dr. Sabah al-Husseini said the previous surge in deaths had "obviously" diminished.

"In August, thank God, the number of deaths has evidently decreased," he said. "It's quite noticeable. Thank God, terrorist operations have decreased in Baghdad."

U.S. officials attributed the fall in sectarian killings to a major security crackdown launched Aug. 7. About 8,000 U.S. troops and 3,000 Iraqi soldiers were sent to the capital to search homes systematically and patrol the streets.

Similar operations in Baghdad and elsewhere have curbed violence for limited periods of time in the past, only to have killings flare again once American forces left the area.

It remained unclear if that would happen in Baghdad, but sharp violence did break out.

A total of 27 bodies were found in three separate locations in Baghdad, police said. They included 11 bullet-riddled corpses discovered near a school in a Shiite neighborhood of south Baghdad and 13 more dumped behind a Shiite mosque in the west of the city.

Three others were found in the upscale Mansour neighborhood. In addition, four beheaded corpses, one believed to be an Iraqi soldier, were recovered from the Tigris River about 25 miles south of Baghdad, local officials reported.

Also Tuesday, seven people were killed in three separate mortar attacks in Baghdad, police said. A roadside bomb killed another person in western Baghdad, and one man died in a mortar attack in Mahmoudiya south of the capital, police reported.

The killings in Baghdad occurred one day after some of the sharpest fighting in months between the Iraqi army and Shiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The clashes broke out in Diwaniyah, 50 miles south of the capital and raged for nearly 12 hours.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office announced that 73 people had been killed in the Diwaniyah fighting, including 50 militiamen and 23 Iraqi soldiers. The toll was significantly higher than the 40 fatalities reported by local officials Monday.

Tribal leaders held reconciliation talks Tuesday to prevent retaliatory attacks and "life is back to normal," police Lt. Raid Jabir said.

"Shops are open and Iraqi police and soldiers are deployed everywhere in Diwaniyah," Jabir said by telephone.

He said militiamen had withdrawn from all the areas they had seized. Coalition helicopters were flying over the area on Tuesday, said Sheik Abdul-Razaq al-Nidawi, al-Sadr's representative in Diwaniyah.

The Diwaniyah fighting was significant because it pitted mostly Shiite Iraqi soldiers against the militia of one of the country's most prominent Shiite leaders. It also illustrates the complexity of the security crisis in Iraq — with Sunni insurgents fighting U.S. troops in the west, Sunnis and Shiites killing one another in Baghdad and now Shiites battling Shiites in the south.

Al-Sadr led two uprisings against U.S. forces in 2004 but has since emerged as a major political figure, controlling 30 of the 275 seats in parliament and five Cabinet posts.

In Baghdad, Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, head of Iraq's biggest Shiite party and a rival of al-Sadr, described the fighting as "annoying and painful."

"We hope that such events will not be repeated and should be tackled and contained," he said in an interview with The Associated Press.

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Associated Press reporters Sinan Salaheddin and Patrick Quinn contributed to this report from Baghdad.


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Deputy PM optimistic about Iraq progress
8/29/2006


By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic WriterTue Aug 29, 12:22 PM ET

While acknowledging an uptick in violence in the past few days, one of Iraq's deputy prime ministers said Tuesday that attacks overall are declining.

Barham Salih also predicted that by the end of the year, half of the country's provinces will be controlled by Iraq's security forces.

Salih said violence had dropped by half during the past month, but that terrorists and remnants of the deposed government of Saddam Hussein remain a challenge to the government.

U.S. support will continue to be important even after Iraqi security asserts itself, he said.

"We are building a system that can fight off terrorism more effectively," Salih told reporters at the State Department during a video news conference from Baghdad.

According to the Pentagon, Iraqi security controls one province, Muthana, which was turned over in July.

Salih said Iraq would accelerate revival of its oil industry, which is second only to Saudi Arabia in petroleum reserves, even though facilities could become terrorist targets.

There is a risk of violence, he said, "but that should not be an inhibiting factor."

Reporting on preparations for Iraq's 2007 budget, Salih said agreement had been reached that oil revenues would be controlled by the central government and then shared by the country's regions.

The deputy prime minister said Iraq is projecting 1.7 billion to 1.8 billion barrels a day for export, and production of 2.2 billion to 2.5 billion barrels overall.

Production is expected to double to 4.3 billion barrels by 2010, he said.


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Bush: Iraq has not fallen into civil war By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer
44 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - President Bush on Saturday kept up his pre-election offensive on Iraq despite a new Pentagon report describing a deteriorating security situation there.

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Initial results from a new U.S.-Iraqi campaign to improve the security situation in Baghdad are encouraging Bush said, and insurgents have failed to drive Iraq into full-blown civil war.

"Our commanders and diplomats on the ground believe that Iraq has not descended into a civil war," Bush said in his weekly radio address. "They report that only a small number of Iraqis are engaged in sectarian violence, while the overwhelming majority want peace and a normal life in a unified country."

The president acknowledged "a bloody campaign of sectarian violence" and the "difficult and dangerous" work of trying to end it.

On Friday, however, the Pentagon reported that death squads increasingly targeting mainly Iraqi civilians heighten the risk of civil war. The report, the latest in a series required by Congress, said the Sunni-led insurgency "remains potent and viable."

"Conditions that could lead to civil war exist in Iraq, specifically in and around Baghdad, and concern about civil war within the Iraqi civilian population has increased in recent months," the report said.

A growing number of members of Congress — including a few in the president's own party — are calling for either a shift in the Bush administration's Iraq strategy or a timetable for beginning a substantial withdrawal of American forces.

With midterm elections for control of Congress looming, Bush is using a series of speeches to build support for the war in Iraq, casting Democratic opponents of the war as weak on national defense and battling terrorism.

"Here at home, some politicians say that our best option is to pull out of Iraq, regardless of the situation on the ground," Bush said. "They could not be more wrong."

Bush, repeating nearly word for word the message of a recent speech in Salt Lake City, added, "The security of the civilized world depends on victory in the war on terror, and that depends on victory in Iraq, so America will not leave until victory is achieved."

Democrats are not backing down in their criticism of the war, and they vow not to allow Republicans to win a political edge, as they did in making gains in 2002 and with Bush's re-election victory two years ago.

"The war in Iraq is the wrong war, a reality that no amount of White House rhetoric can distort," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday. "It has strained our military, has crippled our ability to prosecute the war on terrorism, and has dangerously limited our ability to respond to real challenges to our national security around the world."

The White House launched its latest offensive Thursday with Bush's address before an American Legion convention and is to culminate the push Sept. 19 with remarks by the president before the U.N. General Assembly.

The next speech is set for Tuesday, when the White House is bringing representatives from countries that have suffered terrorist attacks to populate the audience and emphasize the global nature of the enemy.

Bush often ticks off a list of recent attacks to demonstrate that the world should be united against Islamic militants who share a purpose, if not a common network. He often says various factions of terrorists — such as Sunnis who swear allegiance to al-Qaida, Shiites who support groups such as Hezbollah, and "homegrown" terrorists with local grievances — belong under the same umbrella, even though many terrorism experts disagree.

The president plans to expand on this description before the Military Officers Association of Americasaid White House spokeswoman Dana Perino. Bush will describe how Islamic militants think, what they have said about their aims and why the world should take them seriously, Perino said.

In Iraq on Saturday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with the country's most influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, to discuss the worsening security situation. The meeting came two days after a barrage of coordinated attacks across mainly Shiite eastern Baghdad killed at least 64 people and wounded 286.

The government promised Friday to expand soon the security crackdown in Baghdad to Shiite militia strongholds in the eastern part of the city.

In July, al-Sistani was credited with restraining the Shiite community from widespread retaliation against minority Sunnis following horrific attacks on Shiite civilians.

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Originally Posted by dafit

i got the messgage below from another forum, have no idea if it si good or bad, but could the specialists react on this if possible:

Deef


It is always a pleasure to receive your fine emails and to assist you.

As you are well aware financial enterprises and in particularly the banking industry do not provide information based on rumors and does not keep records of such a matter.

We act upon the precise instructions of the Central Bank of Iraq which is the highest financial authority in Iraq and we implement and follow their instructions accordingly.

Any currency rate in any country depends on the stability of that country in terms of political and security. We hope everyday that both the political and the security situation in Iraq will be more stable than what it is at the present time. The current exchange rate is, in my personal opinion, not a true rate because the dollar exchange rate in Iraq depends on the supply and demand of the said currency. If it was not for the daily intervention of the Central Bank of Iraq in selling in the range of 500 million dollars per month, one would expect the exchange rate to reach as high level as 5000 dinars to the one dollar. I believe that an increase in value of the Iraqi dinar will not be seen in the short term as the Iraqi government depends on the sale of the dollar to pay the expenses of the government from salaries to the internal contracts. Also, due to the high salaries which are being paid now to the public sector, most government employees will not accept a decrease in their salaries as they were very deprived in the days of the old regime. If this magic wand be struck on Iraq, then I am sure that we will over come all the neighboring countries in their standard of living.

As you are aware that foreign investment law is actually into operation in Iraq according to the new constitution. There is also an approval from the Prime Minister’s office to start this law. Unfortunately, no one is working on this law as there is no system being incorporated for this purpose at ISX. In order to overcome this hurdle, and moving along with the law, we managed to establish a company called SHOWNEEZE which belongs to the bank where we buy the shares in this name according to the laws and regulations of which these shares are bought for our foreign customers where each customer has his own share profile in quantity and price bought or sold according to each trading session. Once the law is implemented, in the ISX, then we will transfer these shares for our customer in his name with a minimum fee. I believe that this is the time for our customers to buy the shares that they want were we are giving them the opportunity to make good profits since once the country is back to normal and foreign people can buy shares believe me no one will be able to grab a handful of shares as this could be seen in the neighboring countries. The price of shares are now at its lowest that it will ever get. An example of this would you believe that price of one Pepsi cola bottle equates to 100 shares of Pepsi Cola Baghdad. No one believes this but this the opportunity that I am talking about or the share capital of a company which is 3 million dollars with assets of 60 million dollars price of share is six dinars.

Retail banking is very hard business in Iraq. In the past rich people are used to put their monies in their homes and not declaring it into the banking sector because they are afraid that it will be confiscated by the old regime. Middle class people could hardly have any savings due to the very low salaries that they used to get. We are attracting those middle class clients to our bank by insuring that their salaries are paid to their accounts in the bank were we give them a loan to buy things that they could not buy with their salaries like household goods. We attract major companies due to the services that we provide them wit like salary payment system, documentary credit, purchase of the dollars from the central bank at a very marginal rate and foreign bank transfer.

I see the bank in three years time to still be the number one bank among the people of Iraq were we aim the bank to be called the people bank. This I hope will eliminate the competition of foreign banks coming into Iraq as they will only attract the cooperate banking sector.

People think that Warka Bank follows a gray area in Iraqi banking laws. I do not blame them for their thinking as how come Warka Bank managed to increase its share capital from 1.5 billion dinar to 30 billion dinar with reserves of 20 billion dinars. How could warka bank in a period of 2.5 years manage to be the number one bank in everything. The answer is very simple;

We have a reputable name that all the people in Iraq trust and know
We do not steel and take commissions from bank business transactions.
We dedicate all our time and efforts in providing the best services and care to our clients and above all. We have the full support of a faithful management and staff of the bank.


Many thanks and best regards,

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Cautious optimism in Baghdad

Saturday, 02 September 2006

BAGHDAD — The commander of Coalition forces in East Baghdad is “cautiously optimistic” for the future in his area of operations, Pentagon reporters were told on Friday


Army Col. Thomas Vail, commander of the 506th Regimental Combat Team, described via satellite from Baghdad how Operation Together Forward is having a noticeable effect in his area. Vail’s unit is responsible for an area covering 1,500 square kilometers of urban terrain, home to 5 million people.

Operation Together Forward remains the U.S. and Iraqi militaries’ main effort in the region. The Iraqi-planned and executed operation is cutting into sectarian violence in Baghdad’s Adhamiyah neighborhood – the focal point of recent missions, Vail said.

The effort is based on the strategy of “clear, protect and build,” Vail explained. “Once Iraqi security forces have cleared the area, together we hold the area and protect the people.”

Coalition forces in the area – including the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team – have increased joint patrols with the Iraqi Army and national and local Police. The cooperation produces security in a hard-hit area and helps re-establish normalcy in the neighborhoods, the commander said.

“This helps increase the trust and confidence of the Iraqi people in the Iraqi government,” said Vail. “These operations set the conditions for us to work with local governments and continue to secure Adhamiyah and provide essential services.”

Providing essential services – power, water, sewage, trash removal – is the “build” section of the joint strategy. Vail said the Iraqis have awarded contracts to haul trash, deliver power generators and remove abandoned vehicles in Adhamiyah. Civil affairs personnel have also helped restart local businesses and provided jobs to more than 650 men in the neighborhood.

“People can have a safe place to raise their children, return to work and get back to a normal life,” he said.

The colonel praised the efforts of the Iraqi security forces in the area.

“In the end, an Iraqi solution is best,” he said. “The people of Baghdad must reject acts (of) violence and assist with information on the (anti-Iraqi forces) and support their government.

“The government of Iraq is committed against terrorists and a better way of life for all Iraqis,” Vail added.

The colonel said he is seeing a gradual change in attitude among residents of the area. The Iraqi security forces and Coalition troops are receiving numerous tips from locals regarding insurgent activity. The effect has been a drop in the number of murders in the area from 11 per day down to four.

“There is a level of animosity toward the insurgents and (the population is) taking actions to assist the Iraqi forces and Coalition forces in the operations,” Vail said.

The 506th’s area of operation is religiously mixed. The commander’s purview runs from the predominantly Sunni Salman Pak area to primarily Shiia areas further north.

“I've got an optimistic view that civil war would not occur, but I can't predict the future,” Vail said. “My optimism comes from the amount of forces and the amount of capability available in Baghdad right now as we intervene and we protect the people.”

Over 34 battalions of Coalition and Iraqi security forces serve in East Baghdad. Multi-National Division-Baghdad commanders continuously reallocate those forces to ensure security in the area.

“Now there are Iraqi Police, there are National Police battalions, and there are Iraqi Army battalions available,” he said. “But I think the most important thing is that as the people realize that they're being protected and as they see that the services are coming back, and the relationship between the Iraqi security forces and the people improve, I think that will have detrimental effect on each type of insurgency or a particular group that's trying to take advantage of the population.”

Vail said his Soldiers have worked well with their Iraqi counterparts. They quickly gained a rapport with partner units who understand the local population, can navigate the geography and know what to look for regarding threats.

“So with all that, I think we're able to better advise and train with the Iraqi Army and National Police daily,” the colonel said.


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Iraqi Ground Forces Command assumes command and control of 8th Iraqi Army Division

Friday, 01 September 2006
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Iraqi Ground Forces Command assumes command and control of 8th Iraqi Army Division

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BAGHDAD – The Iraqi Ground Forces Command assumed command and control here today of one of its Iraqi Army divisions from the Multi-National Corps-Iraq, marking the first step toward Iraqi sovereignty over their own armed forces.

The 8th Iraqi Army Division, commanded by Maj. Gen Othman Ali Salih Farhood, which had reported to Multi-National Division-Baghdad as a subordinate unit, will now report directly to the IGFC as an adjacent unit to MND-B. It was the first Iraqi Army division to take the lead in its sector on January 27, 2006.

In a gradual sequence over the following months, the IGFC will assume control of the remaining nine Iraqi Army divisions.

The IGFC was stood up on May 15, 2005 as the Corps-level command for providing command, control and guidance to the 10 Iraqi Army divisions. Over the past year, MNC-I worked closely with the IGFC in a partnership to develop procedures, training and infrastructure that enables the IGFC to effectively command and control maneuver units to provide for Iraq’s security. Later this week, the IFGC will join its sister services, the Iraqi Air Force and the Iraqi Navy, in a formal ceremony marking the transition of operational control of Iraqi Armed Forces from Coalition Forces to the Government of Iraq.

On May 3, 2006, the IGFC officially opened its Joint Operations Center, a modern, command center in which all elements of the headquarters staff are represented, to monitor and process data from throughout Iraq in real time.

Today’s assumption of control by the IGFC demonstrates the increased capability of the Iraqi Army to assume control of security tasks and is another significant step toward Iraqi security self-reliance.


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CCCI convicts 25 people, two sentenced to life

Friday, 01 September 2006
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BAGHDAD, Iraq

August 31, 2006

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CCCI convicts 25 people, two sentenced to life

BAGHDAD – The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted 25 people Aug. 18 to 24 for various crimes including possession of illegal weapons, joining armed groups and illegal border crossing.

The trial court found Essam Imohammed Mohammed guilty of joining armed groups to unsettle the stability and security of Iraq, in violation of Article 194 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after a gun battle between Coalition forces and terrorist elements.

The trial court found Adnan Mohammed Dah’ham guilty of joining armed groups to unsettle the stability and security of Iraq, in violation of Article 194 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after he admitted to being a foreign fighter who entered Iraq for Jihad.

The trial court found Amir Hasan Ubayd Al Zobai guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 30 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after a search of his home revealed 1,250 AK-47 rounds, two fragmentation grenades, four mortar rounds, one RBK machine gun, two sniper rifles, six AK-47s, 14 AK-47 magazines, two RPGs, five RPG launchers, materials for making improvised explosive devices, timers frequently used with IEDs, IED initiators and IED transmitters, two video cameras, spotting scopes, three computers with anti-coalition propaganda material including vehicle borne improvised explosive device videos, CDs and cassettes, and seven large bags of explosives. Coalition forces also found RPG rounds and IED-detonation devices in the bed liner of a vehicle on the defendant’s property.

The trial court found Mohed Abdella Al-Ithawi guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after a search of his home revealed five AK-47 rifles, one RPG launcher, two RPG rounds, one bayonet, and 150 linked 7.62mm rounds.

The trial court found Sulayman Hammud Ghadir Al Galari, Otham Utham Al Hayoni, Ali Bedouie Adnan Al Subhini, Shadha Hammud Ziyad Al Gabaly, Ammash Sakar Hamad Al Jalafi, Mohammad Salih Mohammad Al Alusi, and Jabir Hammad Emhadie guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced them each to 15 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendants after they trespassed on a Coalition forces military installation and were caught attempting to steal artillery shells and fuses.

The trial court found Mohammed Shareef guilty of illegal border crossing, in violation of Article 10 of the Iraqi Passport Law, and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after he illegally entered Iraq from Iran.

The trial court found Mujib Said Al-Adham Salih Mabkhut guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after they found him with one AK-47 rifle, one full magazine loaded in the rifle, an additional four AK-47 magazines in a holster, and two Russian hand grenades.

The trial court found Ismael Ibrahim Ibrahim guilty of illegal border crossing, in violation of Article 10 of the Iraqi Passport Law, and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after he admitted to being a foreign fighter who entered Iraq for Jihad.

The trial court found Emmad Mohammed Jasem Al Hayahi guilty of attempting to use explosives, in violation of Article 345 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to 13 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after he was seen fleeing the scene of an IED attack. During the defendant’s arrest, his cell phone rang and the witness who answered the phone heard the person on the other end say, “Did you blow up the bomb and record it?”

The trial court found Mohassen Abdalah Muhammad Maudidi and Nasir Abdallah Muhammad Maudidi guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced them each to 10 years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendants after a search of their house revealed three AK-47s, 22 AK-47 magazines, six 12-gauge shot gun shells and three 20-gauge shells, three pistol holsters, one bayonet, one 155mm artillery shell, a bag with black powder, detonation cord, and three blasting caps.

The trial court found Rafat Talib-Husayn Khudayir guilty of forging and using three identifications, in violation of Article 292 and 298 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced him to nine years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after they found him with several false identification cards.

The trial court found Abas Fadil Hazim guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after they found him with a washing machine timer and eight mortar propellant rounds

The trial court found Omar Hassam Hameed guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Coalition Forces apprehended the defendant after a search of his property revealed an anti-coalition video, sniper rifle, rifle parts, and an RPG head.

The trial court found Makmoud Yousef Abbas and Hadi Nizal Abdulla guilty of attempting to use explosives, in violation of Article 345 of the Iraqi Penal Code, and sentenced them each to six years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendants after they detonated an IED as a Coalition forces convoy passed.

The trial court found Nadir Shahooth Abd Al-Karim guilty of possession of illegal weapons, in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3, and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after a search of his house revealed one blasting cap, two lengths of detonation chord, two large bags of propellant, one small bag of black gunpowder, four .50 caliber rounds, 42 AK47 rounds, 15 7.62mm x 51 rounds, five loose 9mm rounds, and one drum of 9mm rounds.

The trial court found Awad Abdul-Dalil Zeka guilty of illegal border crossing, in violation of Article 10 of the Iraqi Passport Law, and sentenced him to six years imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after he illegally entered Iraq.

The trial court found Abdul Ghani Mustafa Hamdo guilty of illegal border crossing, in violation of Article 10 of the Iraqi Passport Law, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment. Coalition forces apprehended the defendant after he illegally entered Iraq.

Upon conviction, defendants will be turned over to the Government of Iraq to serve their sentences.

To date, the CCCI has held 1,414 trials of people suspected of anti-Iraqi and anti-Coalition activities threatening the security of Iraq and targeting MNF-I. These proceedings have resulted in 1,214 individual convictions with sentences ranging up to death.



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