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| Jihadists Trigger Fighting in Basra, Iraq | |
| 2004-05-09 | |
| (Aljazeera.net reporters wrote this. You know those champs of the jihadic mindset :) Al-Sadr supporters have taken to the streets of Basra. (What else is new?) At least two Iraqis have been killed and one British soldier wounded in clashes between occupation troops and supporters of Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Hundreds of Mahdi Army members armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades took over several areas of Iraq’s second-biggest city and set up checkpoints on the streets. Bursts of gunfire and explosions echoed through the city. The British military reported some exchanges of fire between soldiers and gunmen. Witnesses said fighters were firing at British patrols and positions in several quarters of Basra. Some streets were largely deserted and many shops closed. A British spokesman said he was aware of "disturbances" in Basra. Large crowds, including armed men, had gathered in the city centre near the headquarters of the South Oil Company, he said. Another spokesman later said the situation was unclear, but British forces were avoiding aggravating the situation. Talks were under way with local leaders to ease the tension.
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| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #2 A British spokesman said he was aware of "disturbances" in Basra LOL! You call this a disturbance? I'll show you WOGs a disturbance. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-09 10:52:22 AM |
| #1 Deamon Rum and the devils own whiskey! |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-05-09 1:52:00 AM |