Sunday, 21 May 2006.

ˇ Hand of US occupation seen behind restaurant car bombing in
al-Karradah, Baghdad, that leaves 14 civilians dead.

ˇ Resistance bomb leaves two US troops reported dead in
Baghdad's al-Karradah late Sunday afternoon.

ˇ Two US troops reported killed in bombing northeast of Bayji
Saturday evening.

ˇ Ferocious Resistance barrage slams into puppet "Iraqi Rapid
Deployment" headquarters in Ba`qubah, leaving 18 puppet police dead.

ˇ Iraqi Resistance rocket brings down US Black Hawk near
Kirkuk Saturday afternoon.

Al-Anbar Province.
Ar-Ramadi.

Resistance mounts rocket, mortar barrage on US al-Warrar camp west
of ar-Ramadi Sunday night.

In a dispatch posted at 11:10pm Makkah time Sunday night, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that a short while earlier Iraqi Resistance
fighters had fired a rocket and mortar barrage at the US al-Warrar
base located west of the city of ar-Ramadi, about 110km west of
Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses who
live near the American al-Warrar base as saying that the barrage set
a raging fire burning in the base with flames reaching high into the
sky. The sound of violent explosion s shook the camp after the
rockets and mortars had blasted in.

US warplanes then struck areas from which they believed the rockets
and mortar shells had been fired.

Due to the late hour and the curfew that was in force, the
correspondent was unable to obtain any more detailed information on
casualties from the Resistance barrage or the US counter attacks.

Resistance fighters knock out US minesweeper in ar-Ramadi Sunday
evening.

In a dispatch posted at 8pm Makkah time Sunday evening, Mafkarat al-
Islam reported that a short while earlier Iraqi Resistance fighters
had destroyed a giant American mine sweeper vehicle in the middle of
ar-Ramadi.

The ar-Ramadi correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that
Resistance fighters assaulted a mine sweeper with shoulder-launched
RPG7 rocket-propelled grenades as the vehicle was on its way to the
western part of the city to disarm a bomb. Four rocket-propelled
grenades struck the minesweeper, completely destroying it.

The correspondent reported that the vehicle was still on fire at the
time of reporting and that the Resistance fighters had been able to
withdraw from the area after their attack, having suffered no
casualties in their own ranks.

Al-Fallujah.

US, puppet forces withdraw from western and southern al-Fallujah.

In a dispatch posted at 2:40pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that US occupation troops and their Iraqi
puppet army allies had withdrawn from areas in western and southern
al-Fallujah, about 60km west of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in as-
Saqlawiyah, northwest of al-Fallujah, and in `Amiriyat al-Fallujah,
southwest of the city as saying that the Americans and their puppet
troops completely withdrew from their posts and headquarters in the
western and southern areas of al-Fallujah. The American pullout was
apparently the result of numerous fierce attacks by Iraqi Resistance
on the US forces in those districts.

It was not clear, the correspondent reported, whether the withdrawal
was to be permanent or whether they would simply find new posts and
headquarters in the districts.

Baghdad.

Hand of US occupation seen behind restaurant bombing in al-Karradah,
Baghdad, that leaves 14 civilians dead.

In a dispatch posted at 7pm Makkah time Sunday evening, Mafkarat al-
Islam reported that a mysterious car bomb exploded in eastern
Baghdad's al-Karradah district killing 14 Iraqi civilians and
wounding 17 more of them.

The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an
explosives-packed car that had been parked by the side of the main
road near the popular Safwan Restaurant blew up, killing 14
civilians and injuring 17 others. The explosion also damaged the
restaurant and neighboring shops and stores.

Mafkarat al-Islam noted that Iraqi Resistance Groups and other Iraqi
organizations had confirmed that the US occupation was involved in
setting off car bombs targeting Iraqi civilians in an attempt to
smear the image of the Iraqi Resistance and incite sectarian
violence as Washington pursues a course of splitting Iraq along
sectarian and ethnic lines.

Ibrahim ash-Shamari, a spokesman for the Islamic Army in Iraq, one
of the prominent Resistance groups told al-Jazeera satellite TV in
March that "there is information showing that many of the car
bombings are the work of the American occupation attempting to sully
the reputation of the Resistance to try to get the Iraqi people to
repudiate it."

Resistance bomb leaves two US troops reported dead in Baghdad's al-
Karradah late Sunday afternoon.

In a dispatch posted at 5:15pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a short while earlier an Iraqi
Resistance bomb exploded by a column of six US armored vehicles in
the middle of Baghdad.

The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in
the al-Karradah district puppet police as saying that a Humvee was
destroyed and two US troops were killed and three more wounded when
a Resistance bomb exploded next to the road leading the as-Sadd
Street.

After the blast, US and Iraqi puppet army troops surrounded the area
and launched riads and searches of residential apartments and
commercial offices located in the vicinity.

Resistance bomb in restaurant in Baghdad's Bab al-Mu`azzam district
kills six puppet policemen.

In a dispatch posted at 2:15pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded in
a popular restaurant in the Bab al-Mu`azzam area of eastern Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported residents of Bab al-
Mu`azzam as saying that the bomb went off as a puppet police patrol
was inside the facility. The correspondent reported that the blast
killed six puppet policemen and wounded 12 others. Two civilians
were also killed and four more wounded in the explosion, the
correspondent said.

Bomb explodes after puppet police patrol passes.

In a dispatch posted at 1:50pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a bomb exploded in the eastern
Baghdad district of Baghdad al-Jadidah.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in
Baghdad al-Jadidah as saying that the bomb was planted by a
commercial street in the district. It was apparently targeted on a
puppet police patrol but exploded after the patrol had passed,
killing two civilians and seriously wounding two more of them.

US forces in Iraq are equipped with electronic devices that jam many
explosives detonators, causing the bombs to explode after they have
left the area.

Resistance sharpshooter kills US soldier at checkpoint in al-
A`zamiyah.

In a dispatch posted at 10:05am Makkah time Sunday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance marksman shot and killed
a US soldier in the al-A`zamiyah district of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-
A`zamiyah as saying that the American soldier took a direct hit from
an Iraqi Resistance sharpshooter's bullet as he stood at a temporary
checkpoint in the al-Maghrib neighborhood in eastern al-A`zamiyah.
He was killed instantly.

Resistance bomb blasts puppet "Shock Troops" in southwest Baghdad's
al-`Amil neighborhood.

In a dispatch posted at 9:47am Makkah time Sunday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a patrol
of puppet "Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops (Maghawir)" in the
al-`Amil neighborhood of southwestern Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-
`Amil as saying that the bomb on the road to the industrial zone
destroyed one patrol vehicle, killing three puppet "Shock Troops" ad
wounding three more of them.

Salah ad-Din Province.
Bayji.

Resistance bomb rips through motorcade of puppet "Iraqi National
Guard" general in Bayji.

In a dispatch posted at 2:35pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance car bmob
exploded by the motorcade of Brigadier General `Abd al-Jabbar al-
Jabburi, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the puppet "Iraqi
National Guard" in Bayji, about 200km north of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in
Bayji as saying that an explosives-laden car that had been parked by
the main road running south was blown up by remote control as the
puppet general's motorcade was driving past on its way to their
headquarters in Tikrit.

The car bomb decoyed two vehicles in the motorcade, killing two of
the puppet general's guards and wounding four more of them.

Two US troops reported killed in bombing northeast of Bayji Saturday
evening.

In a dispatch posted at 10:15am Makkah time Sunday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US
column on thr road to the ar-Riyad area northeast of Bayji, 200km
north of Baghdad.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the
Bayji puppet police as saying that a bomb planted on the exterior
road that runs northeast from the city towards ar-Riyad and Kirkuk
blew up when a US column drove past on Saturday evening. The blast
destroyed one Humvee, killing two US troops and severely wounding
two more of them.

Diyala Province.
Al-Mada'in.

Resistance mortars blast US base north of al-Mada'in.

In a dispatch posted at 10:10pm Makkah time Sunday night, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired five mortar
shells at a US military base in al-Mada'in about 25km southeast of
Baghdad Sunday evening.

The al-Mada'in correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local
eyewitnesses as saying that the barrage sent dense clouds of smoke
billowing up over the American base, located to the north of the
city. The curfew in force at the hour when the attack took place
prevented the correspondent from ascertaining any information on the
nature or extent of casualties.

Four puppet "Shock Troops" killed in Resistance bombing in al-
Mada'in.

In a dispatch posted at 5:45pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by
a patrol of the puppet "Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops
(Maghawir)" in the middle of al-Mada'in.

The al-Mada'in correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported local
eyewitnesses as saying that the bomb destroyed an armor-plated
vehicle and killed four of the puppet "Shock Troops" and severely
wounded a fifth.

Resistance bomb kills puppet mayor of al-Mada'in.

In a dispatch posted at 2:10pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by
the motorcade of the puppet mayor of the city of al-Mada'in.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in al-
Mada'in as saying that a bomb that had been planted by the road into
town blew up as the puppet Municipal Director' motorcade drove
past. The explosion killed the puppet mayor and two of his
bodyguards. Two more guards were wounded in the blast.

Ba`qubah.

Ferocious Resistance barrage slams into puppet "Iraqi Rapid
Deployment" headquarters in Ba`qubah, leaving 18 puppet police dead.

In a dispatch posted at 7:55pm Makkah time Sunday evening, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that a short while before Iraqi Resistance forces
fired eleven 150mm and 80mm nortar rounds at the headquarters of the
puppet police of Diyala Province in the center of the city of
Ba`qubah, about 65km northeast of Baghdad.

The Ba`qubah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the
shells slammed directly into the headquarters sending plumes of
smoke rising into the sky.

Four ambulances raced to the puppet police headquarters. One first
aid worker told Mafkarat al-Islam that by preliminary count there
were more than 18 puppet policemen killed and a large number more of
wounded.

US helicopters flew in over the headquarters as American and Iraqi
puppet troops deployed around the area in large numbers after the
ferocious attack.

Resistance mortar barrage slams into puppet "Iraqi Rapid Deployment"
headquarters in Ba`qubah.

In a dispatch posted at 5:35pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired five
mortar rounds at the puppet "Iraqi Rapid Deployment Force"
headquarters in Ba`qubah.

The Ba`qubah correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source
in the city puppet police as saying that three of the mortar shells
blasted directly into the headquarters, killing six puppet policemen
and wounding eight more of them.

Resistance fighters kill two pro-American Badr Brigade militiamen in
Ba`qubah.

In a dispatch posted at 2pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance fighters shot and killed two
members of the pro-American Shi`i sectarian Badr Brigades I the al-
Katun area south of Ba`qubah.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in the
al-Katun area as saying that Resistance fighters armed with machine
guns attacked two Badr Brigade gunmen as they drove a car along the
road to the center of the city. Both pro-American militiamen were
killed in the attack, after which the Resistance fighters left the
area.

At-Ta'mim Province.
Kirkuk.

Iraqi Resistance rocket brings down US Black Hawk near Kirkuk
Saturday afternoon.

Iraqi Resistance forces shot down a US Black Hawk helicopter in the
region of Kirkuk in northern Iraq at about 6pm local time Saturday
afternoon.

The correspondent for Quds Press in Kirkuk reported that Resistance
fighters fired a surface-to-air rocket at the American helicopter in
the az-Zab area near Kirkuk, setting the aircraft ablaze and causing
it to plunge to earth in a nearby farm field.

Eyewitnesses said that the Black Hawk was carrying three crewmen,
all believed to have been killed in the attack. US forces responded
to the crash by closing off the entire area. Other American
helicopters were observed over the area until 10 pm Saturday night
as the wreckage of the downed aircraft was hauled away.

Ad-Dibs.

Resistance Katyusha rockets slam into puppet army headquarters
northwest of Kirkuk.

In a dispatch posted at 1:55pm Makkah time Sunday afternoon,
Mafkarat al-Islam reported that Iraqi Resistance forces fired two
medium-range Katyusha rockets into an Iraqi puppet army headquarters
in the area of ad-Dibs, 30km northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq.

The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported eyewitnesses in the
ad-Dibs area as saying that the two rockets scored direct hits on
the puppet military camp, sending plumes of smoke rising into the
sky.

Ninwa Province.
Sinjar.

Resistance bomb blasts US armored vehicle wounding four east of
Sinjar.

In a dispatch posted at 10:10am Makkah time Sunday morning, Mafkarat
al-Islam reported that an Iraqi Resistance bomb exploded by a US
military patrol on the road from Tall `Afar west to Sinjar in
northern Iraq.