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| Iraq |
| U.S. forces kill 6 Iraqi police |
| 2007-07-13 |
| And it seems to have been both on purpose and appropriate. BAGHDAD - U.S. forces battled Iraqi police and gunmen Friday, killing six policemen, after an American raid to capture an Iraqi police lieutenant accused of leading a cell of Shiite militiamen, the military said. Seven gunmen also died in the fight. The U.S. troops captured the lieutenant in a pre-dawn raid in Baghdad, but the soldiers came under "heavy and accurate fire" from a nearby Iraqi police checkpoint, as well as intense firing from rooftops and a church, the military said in a statement. During the battle, U.S. warplanes struck in front of the police position, without hitting it directly, "to prevent further escalation" of the battle, it said. There were no casualties among the U.S. troops, but seven gunmen and six of the policemen firing on the Americans were killed, the statement said. The captured lieutenant was a "high-ranking" leader of a cell suspected of helping coordinate Iranian support for Shiite extremists in Iraq as well as carrying out roadside bombings against mortar attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces, the military said. The lieutenant is believed to be linked to the Quds Force, a branch of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, it said. Iraqi police officials had no immediate comment on the clash. The U.S. military accuses the Quds Force of organizing Shiite militants into so-called "special groups" and arming them with weapons and explosives — including a particularly deadly form of roadside bombs called explosively formed penetrators. Tehran denies the claims. The Iraqi police are believed to be widely infiltrated by Shiite militiamen blamed for sectarian killings, creating a deep mistrust of the force among the Sunni Arab minority. Purging the force of a militia presence is one of the political benchmarks sought by Washington, though the Bush administration said in its assessment released Thursday that progress on purging the security forces is "unsatisfactory." |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #9 Purging the force of a militia presence is one of the political benchmarks sought by Washington Lots of luck with that. Militias will always hold sway in any society that allows Islam to flourish within its midst. Islam doesn't allow for allegiance to a state/nation--it allows only allegiance to Allan, er, Allah. As a result, all it takes to crank up a militia is the claim "We're more Islamic than the others." Islam is the problem. Islam has always been the problem. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2007-07-13 17:01 |
| #8 "Purging the force of a militia presence is one of the political benchmarks sought by Washington" And a Damn fine purge it was! |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-07-13 16:57 |
| #7 The U.S. troops captured the lieutenant in a pre-dawn raid in Baghdad, but the soldiers came under "heavy and accurate fire" from a nearby Iraqi police checkpoint, as well as intense firing from rooftops and a church, the military said in a statement. These punks don't have enough cover by firing from moskkks, that they now have to use Churches too? Is it just me, or is this reminiscent of the Church of Bethlehem/Paleo thingy a few years ago? I'd be careful Mr. Policeman, as God still has a smite button as far as I can tell, and can use whom He wills to smite (as in the US Military). |
| Posted by: BA 2007-07-13 11:12 |
| #6 When will the goat rapers learn that attacking our boys results in their death? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-07-13 11:12 |
| #5 The captured lieutenant was a "high-ranking" leader of a cell suspected of helping coordinate Iranian support for Shiite extremists... The problem is Islam. The problem has always been Islam. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2007-07-13 10:20 |
| #4 If I am reading the article correctly, I count 13. A good number for today. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2007-07-13 09:11 |
| #3 More evidence that these scum aren't worth saving. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-07-13 09:10 |
| #2 And our boys are trained better. Just another 6 goat buggers pushing daisys for Allen. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-07-13 08:54 |
| #1 but the soldiers came under "heavy and accurate fire" from a nearby Iraqi police checkpoint Well at least you can't say we don't train them well... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-07-13 08:47 |