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| U.S. forces break into Shiite militia offices south Iraq |
| 2006-10-24 |
| (KUNA) - The U.S. troops broke into offices of Shiite militias in the two cities of Holla and Diwaniya, southern Iraq Monday morning. They thundered the offices of Al-Mahdi Army, a Shiite militia led by Muqtada Al-Sadr in Holla, the major city of Babel province, south Iraq, according to an Iraqi police officer. Despite the shoot-out that accompanied it, the operation did not cause casualties, the source noted. The target of the operation is not clear so far. Meanwhile, U.S. and Iraqi joint force broke into the house of Mahdi Army local leader in Diwaniya Province but failed to arrest him. The U.S. troops cracked down on a Sunni district and carried out a large-scale search there, according to an Iraqi police source. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 If I'm in these operations I'm plenty pissed at this point. Can we get serious now? |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-10-24 23:18 |
| #7 Well, actually, we turned over "governing" to the Iraqis a looong time ago, with the Provisional Govt under Allawi. Since that time, they call the shots. The ONLY way we get to go after Sadr or the Badr Boyz is the same as with alQ - if they attack us - as we will always retain the right of self-defense. But otherwise, unless the Iraqi "government" approves an offensive against an entity, it ain't gonna happen. That's why the mess exists with Tater today - he was saved waay back in Najaf by lh's buddy, Sistani. He's Maliki's political ally. Had Fallujah been a Shia stronghold, it never would've gotten "the treatment". Only the Sunni areas are being worked, today. The Shia areas are being turned over, super-fast, cuz they're allied with the Govt. Run by Shia thugs and gangs and Qom agents (i.e. militias), they've escaped "the treatment". There is no fix if the status quo continues. If Mullahs and the Saudis are not stopped from interfering by funding and sending their agents into Iraq, it continues with a sine wave of sectarian civil war ad infinitum. My $0.02. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-10-24 17:03 |
| #6 This is where I think Bush, Cheney and Rummy have it wrong. They have allowed Sadr to run amok and look to Malaki to bring him down or under control. The sooner you rid Sadr of Sadr the sooner this sectarian BS gets under control. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2006-10-24 16:52 |
| #5 "War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over." Gen. William T. Sherman |
| Posted by: Bama Marine 2006-10-24 09:42 |
| #4 Intimidation. Break things, take things... the people can always be picked up later, when the evidence has been neatly organized into thick files, tracing back to their Iranian bosses. It becomes painfully clear to them that those who had been protected and untouchable are not anymore. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-10-24 06:59 |
| #3 Do that about a thousand times and it might actually start working. And don't forget to torch what's left behind. Including the Imam hiding under the desk with the half-assembled IED. |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-10-24 00:45 |
| #2 hard drives, cell phones, and Mullah Express credit cards. /don't leave the well widoutem |
| Posted by: RD 2006-10-24 00:39 |
| #1 the operation did not cause casualties, the source noted. I only wanted one death. Just one. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-10-24 00:07 |