High-Ranking Former Iraqi Official Arrested in Baghdad

High-Ranking Former Iraqi Official Arrested in Baghdad

Kirk Troy

A high-ranking official from Saddam Hussein's government was arrested in Baghdad as insurgents¹ attacked U.S. military convoys³.

Iraq's interior ministry⁴ announced Sunday the capture of a former Ba'ath party official at one of his homes in Baghdad. Mohammed Zimam Abdul-Razaq was the governor of two of Iraq's oil-rich northern provinces and the Four of Spades in the U.S. deck of most-wanted from the former regime.

Violence continued Sunday with two attacks on U.S. army convoys in Baghdad. In one, a roadside bomb was detonated near the passing convoy². Witnesses said U.S. soldiers responded by firing wildly at nearby cars, injuring a number of civilians⁶. Also in Baghdad, assailants fired at another U.S. convoy, damaging a civilian⁵ vehicle traveling with it.

Meanwhile, speculation⁷ continued over who was behind a deadly attack Saturday on a police station that killed more than 20 in the troubled town of Fallujah. Fourteen Iraqi police officers were among the dead. Authorities say dozens of insurgents firing rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons overwhelmed the town's lightly-armed police and freed scores of prisoners who were being held on criminal charges.

It was the most sophisticated raid so far in Iraq. One group assaulted the police as another group pinned down Iraqi security forces at a nearby government building. Iraqi police and U.S. officials say the complex operation was likely planned by former soldiers of Saddam Hussein's regime.

Rumors⁸ abounded⁹ in Fallujah about who was involved in the raid. Police said two of the attackers killed in the battle were carrying Lebanese passports.

The attacks ended a bloody¹⁰ week in Iraq which started with two separate car bombings that killed more that 100. The increased violence brings into question whether Iraqi security forces will be able to maintain stability after the planned U.S. handover of power at the end of June.

 

注释：

convoy [5kCnvCi] n. 护送队

interior ministry  内政部

the Four of Spades  黑桃四

the Four of Spades in the U.S.  美军攻占伊拉克以后，发布通缉令，并用扑克牌的形式公布55人的通缉名单，每个被通缉者用一副牌中的一张做代号。

deck [dek] n. 一副（纸牌）。

regime [reI5Vi:m] n. 政体，政权

detonate [5detEuneit] v. 引爆

assailant [E5seilEnt] n. 攻击者

propel [prE5pel] vt. 推进，推动

grenade [^ri5neid] n. 手榴弹

rocket-propelled grenade  火箭推进榴弹发射器

overwhelm [5EuvE5welm] vt. 制服，压倒

sophisticated [sE5fIstIkeItId] adj. 富有经验的，精密复杂的

raid [reId] n. 袭击，突击

assault [E5sC:lt] v. 袭击

pin down  阻止，按住使……不能动

abound in  充满

 

1 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

2 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

3 convoys   

n.（有护航的）船队( convoy的名词复数 )；车队；护航（队）；护送队

参考例句：

• Truck convoys often stop over for lunch here. 车队经常在这里停下来吃午饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys. 一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。 来自辞典例句

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

6 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

7 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

8 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 abounded   

v.大量存在，充满，富于( abound的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Get-rich-quick schemes abounded, and many people lost their savings. “生财之道”遍地皆是，然而许多人一生积攒下来的钱转眼之间付之东流。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• Shoppers thronged the sidewalks. Olivedrab and navy-blue uniforms abounded. 人行道上逛商店的人摩肩接踵，身着草绿色和海军蓝军装的军人比比皆是。 来自辞典例句

10 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。