9 July 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Insurgents in Iraq attacked the main oil refinery in the
Iraqi capital Baghdad, as assaults against key infrastructure appear to be on
the rise.
Some 150 firefighters battled a blaze at the Dura refinery for more than two
hours after a pipeline was struck by mortar fire late yesterday.
Dura supplies Baghdad with most of its petrol and fuels a key power plant.
The attack came just days after militants bombed a water pipeline, leaving half
the city without water at the height of summer.
The U.S. military said on 9 July 22 suspected insurgents have been detained so
far in a new counter insurgency operation launched on 7 July near the restive
city of Al-Fallujah.
A roadside bomb exploded today near an Iraqi army convoy in Al-Fallujah, causing
a number of casualties.
Also on 9 July, sports officials said Ali Shakir, the head of Iraq's karate
union, was kidnapped south of Baghdad on 7 July.
(dpa/AP/AFP)
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