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Murder of a professor in Tikrit University in Mosul
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An explosive device detonated on a patrol unit from the Iraqi National Guard, left bank of Mosul followed by heavy exchange of fire. Casualties not known at the time of issue of this report.

Four unidentified bodies were found at Abbo Al-Yassi roundabout, right bank of Mosul today.

11:36
Massoud Barazai escapes an assassination attempt.
According to Kurdish sources, Mr Saoud Al-Barazani was the subject of an assassination attempt by a member of his own Barazani clan. The source added that a son of Luqman Al-Barazani fired on Massood hitting him with 2 bullets. Mr Al-Barazani's guard shot back at the attacker. Masoud Barazani was taken to a neighbouring Middle Eastern country for treatment. The Barazani family have 2 rival factions; one secular led by Massoud, and other religious led by the sons of Shaikh Ahmed Al-Barazani.

Two car bombs exploded today (Friday 23/11/07) targeting a police patrol at the crossings of Al-Meethaq and Al-Baath. 

Following on from our earlier report on the car bomb at Al-Meethaq, a police source confirmed that 2 car bombs went off at the Al-Meethaq-Al-Baath Crossing targeting a police patrol. The final score of casualties is 9 dead among whom were 6 policemen and 3 civilians; an additional 21 people were wounded among whom were 8 police personnel.

Al-Gayyara Bridge was blown up by a car bomb driven by a suicide bomber today 22/11/2007. 
A police patrol at Al-Meethaq Crossing was the target. Five civilians were killed among whom 2 policemen and 7 more were wounded.

11:36
A car bomb driven by a suicide bomber exploded at Al-Meethaq Crossing, north west of Mosul City. Three civilians and 2 policemen were killed in the explosion, Seven more were wounded.

Armed clashes which lasted half an hour were reported today Sunday 18/11/2007 between gunmen and the police in front of Al-Tala'ie' Secondary School for Girls in AL-Qadisiya district, north east of Mosul. Two police personnel and one civilians were killed.

The depot was found by the police in Al-Shibali Village south west of Gayyara, southern part of Nineveh Governorate. It contained arms, explosions, and mortar missiles.

10:51
US forces dumped a body from one of its vehicles in Al-Dawwasa district, south of Mosul. Another unidentified body was found at Al-Muthanna Crossings, left bank of Mosul.

Heavy shelling from US military planes on Al-Risala district, right bank of Mosul reported today.

A source in Nineveh Police informed Iraqiyoon that the police found another 4 unidentified bodies today 16/11/2007 at Abbo Al-Yessi roundabout in Mosul Al-Jadeeda. Three of the dead were blind folded and their hands tied; they had been shot in different parts of the body. The fourth body was found nearby with a police ID card although the photograph on the card did not match that of the dead man.

11:21: Via Iraqiyoon
Nineveh Police find a beheaded body in Mosul
A beheaded unidentified body was found in Mosul Al-Jadida today according to a statement by an official police source. 

Iraq Army kills a civilian and a child 
Eye witnesses informed Iraqiyoon that the Iraq Army mistakenly shot a child in Al-Zahra' (previously Saddam) district in the north of Mosul today. The adult civilian was killed accidentally by the Iraqi Police during armed confrontation with gunmen in Al-Yabisat district west of Mosul.
US Army opened fire on a civilian in Al-Ghabaat area north west of Mosul. He was seriously wounded 

During a search operation today, Iraqi Police found 2 secret arms depots in 2 houses in Mosul. The first house is in Al-Qadisiya district, north east of the city, and the other in Al-Zahra' (previously Saddam) district north of the city.

2007  تشرين الثاني/  نوفمبر16

Two explosive devices were detonated this morning Thursday 15/11/2007 at the Al-Masarif-Al-Tahreer Crossings and at AL-Masarid-Shallalat Crossings. No casualties were reported.

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:22:11 +0300

 A new security plan for Mosul called the Fist of Law.

General Wathiq Al-Hamdani announced the commencement of a new security plan from 15/11/2007 to reduce the phenomena of violence which has been on the increase in Mosul.

2007  تشرين الثاني/  نوفمبر15