US forces have captured a senior Shia militia leader and killed two others in a raid in the central Iraqi province of Diyala, the US military has said. The military said the men were members of the Mehdi Army militia loyal to the Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, who had defied his order to suspend activities. | Nod nod, wink wink, nudge nudge ... |
heh...rolling them up
On Friday, gunmen in military uniforms kidnapped the police chief of a nearby town and his bodyguards, police said. Col Amer Nussayif Jasim, the chief of police in Miqdadiya, and seven of his colleagues were seized after their convoy was ambushed at a checkpoint near Baquba. Diyala police have formed a taskforce to find the missing officers and have detained 13 Iraqi
Saturday's US operation in the village of al-Fawwaliya targeted the hideout of a "senior militia extremist" involved in weapons procurement, kidnappings and roadside bomb attacks against coalition forces, the US military said. "As the assault force approached the building... two armed men with weapons and hand grenades manoeuvred on the assault force, one of whom was wearing a suicide vest," the statement said. The men were killed because they "failed to comply with the instructions and warning shots", it added.
"listen up!" *blam* "or don't"
| Yup, time for the classic "come out wityermittsindair" joke ... |
| "Please don't kill us!" |
translated: we know he's lying and will cap his minions where we can
"However, as this operation illustrates, not all are honouring his pledge and some continue to conduct violent crimes against Iraqi citizens and security forces."
On Monday, Mr Sadr warned members of the Mehdi Army to obey the six-month suspension of its activities or risk being branded traitors.
traitors to ? Iraq? Iran? Mookie?
| Mookie. Definitely Mookie. |