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Food Eater Lad · 10-03-2003, 11:20 PM

http://www.rferl.org/iraq-report/2000/12/41-081200.html

December 2000, Volume 3, Number 41
IRAQI TROOPS CROSS 36TH PARALLEL. Iraqi military forces have entered areas lying north of the 36th parallel, a reliable Kurdish source in Irbil has told London's "Al-Sharq Al-Awsat" on 10 November. The paper noted that Iraqi forces are forbidden from entering these regions which have been subject to British and American patrols of the no-fly zone for the past nine years. This latest encroachment reportedly took place in a village in the Irbil plain close to the area which separates the governorate of Ninaweh from the Kurdish regions outside of Baghdad's control.

The Kurdish source said government forces "came to the edge of the village where they dug trenches and set up fortifications. The soldiers began intimidating the people of the village to force them to abandon it." In the preceding year, Iraqi forces had crossed the demarcation line at the village of Unwaynah, between Irbil and Ninawah, and also shelled the villages and areas along the line.

The source also reported that Iraqi authorities have set up execution committees to kill women accused of moral offenses without trial. These committees consist of officers from Saddam's Fadayin militias and members of the Union of Ulama from the Ministry of Awqaf. They have reportedly beheaded more than 200 women in Baghdad and Mosul alone. (David Nissman)

SADDAM, SONS DIRECTLY LINKED TO MURDERS. Saddam Husseyn and his sons are involved in mass murder, according to a defector from the Iraqi Mukhabarat, the internal security service, London's "Observer" reported on 3 December. This is the first time that a senior member of the regime has acknowledged what has been commonly accepted for many years. According to Captain Khalid Al-Janabi, who earlier gave a long interview to RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq, on which the "Observer story is based, Saddam's office issued directives in March 1998 which led to the "cleaning out" of Iraqi prisons.

Janabi said that he and three other officers from other state bodies were appointed as the "supervisory committee" to select and oversee the liquidation of 2,000 prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. He added that in the section of the jail housing the prisoners targeted -- mostly prisoners from the south who were accused of joining parties and taking part in anti-government activities. And he commented further that "there was, of course, no foundation for such activities, but accusing people of such activity is standard procedure." Under the direct command of Qusay Saddam Husseyn, the president's son, all 2,000 were liquidated during the course of a single day.

In other comments, Al-Janabi described phonetapping and the use of the tapes as a tool for lackmail. The standard procedure is that a woman employee of the Mukhabarat will approach the victim. There are about 90 women employed in this sphere by the Mukhabarat. Normally, the targets of such operations are military officers suspected of plotting against Saddam Husseyn. These operations are under Qusay's supervision.

Asked why he is speaking out now, Al-Janabi said that "we are the ones who protect Saddam, and it is we who have brought Saddam to where he is now. We cannot remain silent while Saddam dishonors us, in exchange for our positions and our interests." (David Nissman)

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Food Eater Lad Banned	http://www.rferl.org/iraq-report/2000/12/41-081200.html December 2000, Volume 3, Number 41 IRAQI TROOPS CROSS 36TH PARALLEL. Iraqi military forces have entered areas lying north of the 36th parallel, a reliable Kurdish source in Irbil has told London's "Al-Sharq Al-Awsat" on 10 November. The paper noted that Iraqi forces are forbidden from entering these regions which have been subject to British and American patrols of the no-fly zone for the past nine years. This latest encroachment reportedly took place in a village in the Irbil plain close to the area which separates the governorate of Ninaweh from the Kurdish regions outside of Baghdad's control. The Kurdish source said government forces "came to the edge of the village where they dug trenches and set up fortifications. The soldiers began intimidating the people of the village to force them to abandon it." In the preceding year, Iraqi forces had crossed the demarcation line at the village of Unwaynah, between Irbil and Ninawah, and also shelled the villages and areas along the line. The source also reported that Iraqi authorities have set up execution committees to kill women accused of moral offenses without trial. These committees consist of officers from Saddam's Fadayin militias and members of the Union of Ulama from the Ministry of Awqaf. They have reportedly beheaded more than 200 women in Baghdad and Mosul alone. (David Nissman) SADDAM, SONS DIRECTLY LINKED TO MURDERS. Saddam Husseyn and his sons are involved in mass murder, according to a defector from the Iraqi Mukhabarat, the internal security service, London's "Observer" reported on 3 December. This is the first time that a senior member of the regime has acknowledged what has been commonly accepted for many years. According to Captain Khalid Al-Janabi, who earlier gave a long interview to RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq, on which the "Observer story is based, Saddam's office issued directives in March 1998 which led to the "cleaning out" of Iraqi prisons. Janabi said that he and three other officers from other state bodies were appointed as the "supervisory committee" to select and oversee the liquidation of 2,000 prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. He added that in the section of the jail housing the prisoners targeted -- mostly prisoners from the south who were accused of joining parties and taking part in anti-government activities. And he commented further that "there was, of course, no foundation for such activities, but accusing people of such activity is standard procedure." Under the direct command of Qusay Saddam Husseyn, the president's son, all 2,000 were liquidated during the course of a single day. In other comments, Al-Janabi described phonetapping and the use of the tapes as a tool for lackmail. The standard procedure is that a woman employee of the Mukhabarat will approach the victim. There are about 90 women employed in this sphere by the Mukhabarat. Normally, the targets of such operations are military officers suspected of plotting against Saddam Husseyn. These operations are under Qusay's supervision. Asked why he is speaking out now, Al-Janabi said that "we are the ones who protect Saddam, and it is we who have brought Saddam to where he is now. We cannot remain silent while Saddam dishonors us, in exchange for our positions and our interests." (David Nissman)