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| VOI: Iraq stations its 41st, 624th brigades along Iran borders |
| 2003-03-10 |
| Ilam, March 9, IRNA -- Voice of Iraq (VOI) radio, run by Iraqi dissidents from Saudi Arabia, said on Saturday that Iraq has once again stationed its 41st and 624th armored brigades, in the marsh lands adjacent to Iran's borders. The VOI added, "those two brigades, that are comprised of Iraq's special task forces, are now stationed at the marsh lands of Abu Ghorab Slam, Meymouneh, Juraygah, Gusara, and Sida in Iraq's Meysan province. The radio claimed that the main objective of the Baghdad government from the armed forces' deployment in those regions, particularly along the Basra-Amara contention road is enabling them to pursue and control the probable operations of the patriotic resistance forces of the Iraqi dissidents. Methinks they are going to have more to think about than keeping resistance forces at bay, real soon now. The VOI also informed of Ali Hassan al-Majid's visit of the border regions of Iraq's Basra Province and his talks with the tribal chiefs of the region. Al-Majid is a member of the Revolutionary Council of Iraq, famous for his aggressive attitude. The VOI claimed that he has promised to grant one million dinars to any tribal chief who would succeed in suppressing the popular uprising. I'm sure the tribal chiefs welcomed him with a straight face and started giggling as soon as he was out of earshot. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 DS, that's an interesting comment on General al-Majid. So he's one of those guys who has absolutely no choice but to fight for Saddam -- there's nowhere else for him to turn. I suppose the odds are that the General will die pretty quickly -- one way or another -- once the shooting starts. That's a bit of a shame. It would be rough justice to give him to the Kurds, but justice none the less. |
| Posted by: Patrick Phillips 2003-03-10 11:21:44 |
| #1 btw, General Ali hassan al-Majid was the general that Saddam Hussein put incharge of his "anfal" campaign in the Northwestern city of Halabja. if you're unfamiliar with those names, it's the campaign and the city in which Saddam Gassed the kurds. which is how the General got the nickname "chemical Ali". When the reports claim that he is aggressive, they are putting it very lightly. Oddly, "anfal" translates into "the spoils". DS "the horns hold up the halo" |
| Posted by: DeviantSaint 2003-03-10 10:41:05 |