December, 2011

In Italy arrested Calabrian mafia boss

Events, 15-12-2011

Italian authorities have arrested fugitive for more than five years Antonio Rosmini, boss of the Calabrian 'ndrageta "which is considered more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia. A representative of the local police said that Rosmini was arrested in his house in Reggio Calabria yesterday morning. Mafia boss has a life sentence for carrying out three murders in 1989, during a shootout between local criminal groups and run since 1996, when temporarily released from custody.

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In Ingushetia killed 'right hand' of Basayev

News, 14-12-2011

Sambliev Ahmed, the closest associate of Chechen separatist leader Shamil Basayev, was killed today in a shootout with police and special forces. The operation is performed on the territory of Ingushetia, Sambliev, nicknamed "White Arab" is hiding in a private home. Sambliev is of Syrian origin, and was a great expert in explosive devices, reported online edition MIGnews.

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Car bomb kills 12 people in Ramadi

News, 13-12-2011

Car bomb exploded outside a police station in Ramadi, killing 12 people and wounding 10 more, said medical sources said. Explosive device was triggered by a suicide terrorist. Nazar al chitin, a doctor at a local hospital said that 90% of victims were police officers have queued to get paid when the explosion erupted.

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Car bomb killed four and injured 19 people in northern Iraq

Events, 13-12-2011

At least four Iraqis were killed, another 17 Iraqis and two Americans were wounded in car bomb blast in northern Iraq, police Gazeta Ru. The incident occurred when crossing the U. S. convoy near Baydzhi. According to U. S. military sources the number of American soldiers who were injured may be increased to five, as yet unknown state of three more soldiers.

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U.S. increased its contingent in Iraq

Topics, 11-12-2011

In connection with the upcoming elections in Iraq, U. S. plans to increase its contingent of 10-11 thousand troops. This Itar-Tass, citing a Pentagon source. To implement the U. S. plan to withdraw its no-first Infantry and 1st Armored Division and that it had to happen this month. On the other hand should be accelerated deployment of units of the 3rd Infantry and a 82 Airborne Division, and certain forces of the Marine Corps. Thus U. S. troops in Iraq at one point set at 150 thousand soldiers.

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Car bomb exploded next to the mobile operator in Baghdad

Topics, 10-12-2011

Car bomb exploded next to the mobile operator in Baghdad, said Gazeta Ru. Currently there is no objective data to the company itself was Iraqna. The company is a joint venture, the main share of which belongs to the Egyptian telecom company Orascom.

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Open the Iraq Body of European, not a British citizen

Blog, 10-12-2011

Female body found in the Iraqi city of Fallujah does not belong to a British collaborator Margaret Hassan humanitarian mission, as assumed earlier. This is reported in the London representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UK news agency "Novosti". In his words, this finding did specialists after the examination of the teeth of the corpse. But he stressed that London is no doubt that the Kingdom podanichka still been killed in Iraq. Recalled 59-year-old humanitarian worker with dual Iraqi and British Margaret Hassan was kidnapped in Iraq on October 19.

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Barghouti to run for president of Palestine

World, 08-12-2011

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti intifada who is in prison, officially join the race for Palestinian president next month. His papers were made hours before the registration deadline, BBC reported. His candidacy could undermine the presidential hopes of Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the main Palestinian faction Fatah, said BBC. Abbas stood in office after the death of Yasser Arafat.

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