Iraqi Operator Faces a Series of New Terrorist Attacks in Baghdad

Iraq based mobile network, Asiacell says that it is still the coming under terrorist attacks that are targeting its towers and network infrastructure. The company recently announced that its sales center in the Mansour area, located in central Baghdad, was attacked on the evening of the 4th of August, wherein two explosive canisters were placed and detonated in the front and the back of the building where the sales center is located. The attack resulted in the injury of three of Asiacell's security personnel who were transferred to the hospital immediately.

That attack follows a previous attack that took place a few days earlier resulting in the blowing up of three of Asiacell's towers in Baghdad with no human casualties.

Commenting on these unfortunate incidents, Dr. Diar Ahmed, CEO of Asiacell , said: "Since its establishment, Asiacell has continuously suffered both human and financial losses in lieu of the difficult security and political situation that Iraq has been facing. We remain steadfast in our belief as a national Iraqi company in the importance of contributing to the best interests of Iraq and the Iraqi people. We are committed to our mission of carrying out our duty of building a new Iraq by connecting the nation via our mobile services despite the risks that our personnel and operations are facing on a daily basis."

One of the company's security guards was killed earlier this year, while another suffered serious injury during an attack on its network in Kirkuk.

Dr. Ahmad said at the time that the company's operations in Iraq will continue in spite of the escalating violence against its staff, emphasizing that the violence, or the threat of violence, will not deter the company's duty of offering reliable means of communication to every Iraqi.

Posted to the site on 13th August 2009