IRAQ: TWO MEN ARE INJURED FOLLOWING A HOSTILE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN FORMER AND NEW MEMBERS OF THE IRAQI INDUSTRIES UNION

Record ID: 647219

  • Title: IRAQ: TWO MEN ARE INJURED FOLLOWING A HOSTILE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN FORMER AND NEW MEMBERS OF THE IRAQI INDUSTRIES UNION
  • Date: 9th July 2003
  • Summary: (W4) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (JULY 9, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. WIDE OF THE AREA 0.07 2. MV: U.S. HUMVEE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WHERE THE SUSPECTS (FORMER MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRIES UNION) STILL INSIDE 0.11 3. SV: U.S. SOLDIER PHONING 0.17 4. MV: U.S. SOLDIERS AND IRAQI POLICE GUARDING THE SIDE ROAD 0.24 5. VARIOUS OF U.S. SOLDIERS (2 SHOTS) 0.36 6. SV/CU'S: SOLDIER GUARDING THE STAIRS WAY (3 SHOTS) 0.50 7. SV: ONE OF THE SUSPECTS BEING BROUGHT DOWN BY U.S. SOLDIER 0.59 8. SV: ANOTHER SUSPECT BEING BROUGHT BY IRAQI POLICE AND U.S. SOLDIERS 1.04 9. VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS ON STAIRS (2 SHOTS) 1.14 10. TRACK: IRAQI POLICE AND SOLDIERS LEAVING THE BUILDING 1.19 11. SLV: SOLDIERS AT THE GATE OF THE BUILDING, LEAVING 1.25 12. SV: SUSPECT WITH COVERED FACE IN CAR 1.30 13. WIDE OF THE SITE 1.36 14. MV: U.S. SOLDIER ON HIS HUMVEE CAR AND THE SUSPECT INSIDE 1.39 15. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ABDUL-HUSSEIN MUNEEB ONE OF THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRIES UNION ALSO AN EYEWITNESS SAYING: "We had gone upstairs to negotiate with them (the former members of the Industries Union), but they confined us in a room and opened fire, a matter that led to the injury of one of the members of the Democratic Islamic Revolution and one the Union staff. Afterwards we pulled out and summoned the American soldiers and Iraqi police to arrest them." 2.04 16. WIDE OF THE RALLY IN TENTS 2.10 17. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS CHANTING FOR FORMING INDEPENDENT GOVERNMENT (4 SHOTS) 2.27 18. SV: BANNER READING:" THE JOURNALISTS AND INFORMATION MEN HAIL ABDUL-MUHSEN SHALASH" REPRESENTATIVE OF THE IRAQI FREE SOCIETY PARTY 2.32 19. SV OF WOMEN RAISING PICTURES OF SHALASH 2.37 20. SV: MEN HOLDING SHALASH PICTURES 2.43 21. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HAMID ABOUD ONE OF THE DEMONSTRATORS, SAYING: "The U.S has promised us before and after war to form an independent government, but in fact it reneged on its promises and did not implement any of our demands. The situation has worsened more than it was before. Yes there is freedom but we lost many things, such as security and stability." 3.09 22. VARIOUS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BEATING THEIR CHESTS CHANTING: "WE WILL NEVER FORGET HUSANA" (IMAM HUSSEIN WHO WAS KILLED MORE THAN 1400 YEARS AGO AT THE HANDS OF HIS RIVALS AT THAT TIME) (2 SHOTS) 3.30 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 24th July 2003 13:00
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  • Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Reuters ID: LVA54LUGVYA1XYKDBVG1HD1DMOEW
  • Story Text: Two men have been injured after there was hostile
    confrontation between former members of the Iraqi
    Industries Union and the new members.

    Meanwhile hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators at al-Firdoos
    square in central Baghdad have called on the United States to
    honour its promise towards the Iraqi people to involve them
    with the resolutions and decisions.


    Instability and turmoil are still prevailing through out the
    country, particularly the capital, Baghdad since the
    fall of Saddam regime on April 9.

    Since the fall of Baghdad to the coalition forces, three
    months ago, Iraqis have come under different kinds of acts of
    violence such looting, killing and kidnapping. Iraqis
    attributed that to the absent of law and order.

    Members of the former Industries Union clashed with the
    new members accusing each other of having the right to run the
    affairs of the union. The confrontation on Wednesday (July 9)
    injured two of the new members.

    "We had gone upstairs to negotiate with them (the former
    members of the Industries Union), but they confined us in a
    room and opened fire, a matter that led to the injury of one
    of the members of the Democratic Islamic Revolution and one
    the Union staff. Afterwards we pulled out and summoned the
    American soldiers and Iraqi police to arrest them," said
    Abdul-Hussein Muneeb one of the new Union members who
    was at the confrontation.

    U.S soldiers took away suspects from the scene.

    A party called itself Iraqi Free Societ Party organised on
    Wednesday (July 9) a rally. Demonstrators accused the U.S-led
    coalition forces of renouncing their promises of constituting
    an independent government.

    "The U.S has promised us before and after war to form an
    independent government, but in fact it reneged on its promises
    and did not implement any of our demands. The situation has
    become worse than it was before. Yes there is freedom but we
    lost many things, such as security and stability," Hamid Aboud
    a demonstrator said.

    The demonstrators put some demands in a pamphlet they
    distributed such as the formation of an independent government
    and establishing justice and social stability.

    They called for setting up a technocracy and government of
    intellectuals away from backwardness, fanaticism and
    injustice.


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