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| Shiite Boomer Camp Near Karbala |
| 2004-03-14 |
| Polish and US soldiers uncovered Saturday a training camp for terrorists near the city of Karbala. There was nobody at the site, but they found eight tons of explosives. Interesting. That is a Shiite area, and I have been under the impression that Sunnis, with Saudi backing, have been doing all the bombing. Call this a breaking story. There is a Bulgarian unit patrolling the city, together with other soldiers from the international peacekeepers there under Polish command. The region is populated mainly by Shiite Muslims, who are said to be well disposed toward coalition forces. However, the city has seen several attacks since the US-led war was declared over. In one of the bombings, the Bulgarian India base was destroyed and five Bulgarian soldiers killed. Those were the first fatalities from the Bulgarian battalion there. |
| Posted by:Man Bites Dog |
| #1 I saw this story elsewhere and it struck me. How the heck could jihadi/foreign types maintain a base like this in an area like Karbala without being ratted out in an instant? The locals thereabouts would certainly hate and fear these folks. Hard to understand without "ground feel" and being there, I guess -- but I found it astounding. |
| Posted by: IceCold 2004-3-14 10:40:17 PM |