What happened to the Attack on Kirkuk ? MSNBC/CNN not Reporting..

[KoKo]

I just checked the first 20 minutes of each show and Blitzer had the Iraq Correspondent mentioning what happened today and not a peep about Kirkuk.

MSNBC didn't have anything, either. Was it a false report? Reuters/Yahoo/BBC all reported it. What gives? :shrug:

Here are links, it's also in LBN here on DU.

US Kirkuk base 'rocked by blasts'
A series of explosions has rocked a US base in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk, reports say.

Iraqi police said the blasts followed a rocket strike, apparently on an ammunition store at the base.

The US military said no casualties had been reported so far in the blasts, which had resulted in a fire.

A reporter from Reuters news agency said he saw shells and rockets light up the night sky over the base as the area became covered in thick smoke.

The blast happened at about 2200 local time (1800 GMT).

Local residents said explosions were continuing every 10 to 15 minutes, almost two hours after the intial blast.

A US military spokesman said a round had impacted near the base, starting a fire which then spread to an ammunition holding area.

There has been a recent upsurge of violence in the area, a key part of Iraq's northern oilfields.



News results for Kirkuk - View all the latest headlines
Massive Blasts at US Base in Kirkuk, Iraq -Witness - Reuters - 1 hour ago
US Kirkuk base 'rocked by blasts' - BBC News - 2 hours ago

[mike1963]

1. Hm, couldn't find any links up there...

;-)

[Walt Starr]

2. There's probably a blackout on the news from there

It's happened numerous times when there was some really nasty shit going down.

Then suddenly a few days later, the official dead count goes up.

[TheDebbieDee]

3. Why don't you try to find an English version..........

of a foreign link, like a German or French newspaper?

[KoKo]

4. Here's more and another link:

You can see rockets flying and landing all over the base," reporter Adnan Hadi said. "The windows of buildings close to the base have all been shattered."

US military spokespersons in Baghdad said they were unaware of the incident. US officials in Kirkuk could not be reached.

"A Katyusha rocket hit an arms store," district police chief Borhan Taeb Taheb told Reuters.

Taheb said he knew of no casualties among civilians outside the base which covers a very wide area. No ambulance or fire trucks were seen moving in the city, which was under curfew.

Kirkuk, 250km north of Baghdad, is the industrial hub of Iraq's vital northern oilfields. There has been considerable violence there in recent months, notably between rival communities of Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=3&art_id=qw1086204421898B262&set_id=1

[KoKo]

5. Look at all these headlines and links from Google about Kirkuk Explosions

BBC News Explosions heard at US base in Kirkuk
Salon (subscription) - 40 minutes ago
Large explosions were heard Wednesday night at the US base at Kirkuk airport, and an Iraqi officer said it appeared the blasts were coming from the ammunition ...
Explosions Heard at US Base in Kirkuk - Akron Beacon Journal (subscription)
Explosions heard at US airport base in Kirkuk - IrishExaminer.com (subscription)
Explosions Heard at US Base in Kirkuk - FOX News
Guardian - and more »

Explosions heard at US base in Kirkuk
Penn Live, PA - 50 minutes ago
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — Large explosions were heard Wednesday night at the US base at Kirkuk airport, and an Iraqi officer said it appeared the blasts were ...


Reuters Massive explosions rock US base in Kirkuk
Independent Online, South Africa - 1 hour ago
Baghdad - Massive explosions rocked a major American military base outside the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, shrouding the city in smoke ...
Massive Blasts at US Base in Kirkuk, Iraq -Witness - Reuters
Massive Arms Dump Blasts Hit US Base in Iraq - Reuters
Massive arms dump blasts hit US base in Iraq - New Zealand Herald
Reuters - Reuters - and more »

Explosions heard at US site in Iraq
KPLC-TV, LA - 6 minutes ago
Kirkuk, Iraq-AP -- Large explosions have been heard at a US military base at an airport in Kirkuk, Iraq. An Iraqi official says ...

Reuters World News Highlights 1900 GMT June 2
Forbes - 2 hours ago
BAGHDAD - Huge explosions rocked a major US military base outside the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk after what police said was a rocket strike on an arms ...

US GIs, Shiite Militants Battle in Iraq
Appeal-Democrat, CA - 23 minutes ago
... Huge explosions shook the area around the US base near the northern oil city of Kirkuk late Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Anwar Mohammed ...

Three Leathernecks Killed In Iraq
CBS News - May 31, 2004
... The chief of Kirkuk's fire brigade and several of his family members were killed ... Explosions could be heard in the center of Kufa, where al-Sadr's fighters had ...

FOREX-Dollar reverses losses after oil prices retreat
Forbes - 1 hour ago
... The dollar weakened slightly following news that massive explosions rocked a major US military base outside the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. ...

Bombs rock Iraq as president of Interim Government is elected
The Interdisciplinary Center (ICT), Israel - 6 hours ago
At least seven explosions rocked Iraq today as Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, was sworn ... trucks also came under heavy fire near the oil town of Kirkuk as militants ...

New clashes in Iraqi city of Kufa
KVIA, TX - May 29, 2004
... Meantime, gunmen in the northern city of Kirkuk (keer-KOOK') have killed the fire ... And two explosions have been heard near the US-led coalition headquarters in ...


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