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| Pro-government and pro-Zarqawi Sunnis fight it out in Qaim |
| 2005-08-27 |
| Two Sunni Arab tribes, one loyal to al Qaeda and the other to the government, clashed in western Iraq, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores, clerics and hospital officials in the town said on Saturday. The tribes fought months ago and violent confrontations erupted again on Friday and Saturday near Qaim, where U.S. Marines launched several offensives to root out insurgents from May to July. Clerics in the town say members of the Karabilah tribe -- allied to al Qaeda -- attacked homes of the rival Albu-Mehel tribe -- many of whom are members of Iraq's new security forces in their province of Anbar. Witnesses from the town said the tribes were involved in intense firefights and mortar attacks in the streets. The U.S military confirmed that two tribes were fighting but had no information on casualties. Sheikh Nuri al-Rawi, the preacher of the town's main mosque, was wounded when gunmen shot him twice outside his mosque, his aide said. Hospital officials say they have received 20 bodies in the past day but that the death toll is likely to be much higher as tribes often perform quick burials and the hospital is in the control of al Qaeda -- leaving Albu-Mehel to send their casualties elsewhere. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #7 It's hard to interpret the motivations. Hell, anything from Rooters is questionnable. Yet, if one side is shooting at Al Qaeda loyalists, I say, "Do you have enough ammo?" |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-27 21:40 |
| #6 LOL SP |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-27 19:42 |
| #5 I think a few Abrams and Apaches in support of the Albu-Mehels is in order. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-08-27 18:53 |
| #4 "But I didn't know until this day it was Barzini all along." |
| Posted by: Snease Pheath5636 2005-08-27 16:28 |
| #3 Two Sunni Arab tribes, one loyal to al Qaeda and the other to the government Call me pessimist, but I'd say "Two Sunni Arab tribes, who have been feuding for generations..." |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-08-27 15:41 |
| #2 ooopss. I read that one tooooo fast. I hope Red=dead. |
| Posted by: Gresh Hupimble6390 2005-08-27 15:01 |
| #1 Red on red...pricelss!!! |
| Posted by: Gresh Hupimble6390 2005-08-27 14:59 |