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| Iran coastguard kills Iraqi soldiers kidnaps 9 others |
| 2006-01-16 |
| THE Iranian coastguard had killed one Iraqi soldier and kidnapped nine others in a confrontation with the Iraqi coastguard, the governor of Basra told al Jazeera television. Mohammed al-Wa'ili said the incident occurred on Saturday after Iraqi forces tried to stop a ship from smuggling oil out of Iraq. "When they saw our boats coming closer to the ship ... the captain of this ship – who is Iranian – was able to call Iranian forces ... and Iranian boats then opened fire on our boats," he told the Arab news channel. "This is not the first time that Iranian forces have attacked our patrols," he said. Al Jazeera's newscaster also quoted the governor as saying Iranian forces were holding two Iraqi boats in Abadan port. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #9 Arabs vs. Persians. Been going on for centuries. |
| Posted by: Oldspook 2006-01-16 23:51 |
| #8 Iraqi's do not love Iranians just because they are the same sect. Enough bad blood there to go around. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2006-01-16 23:13 |
| #7 Actually, this is the means by which to solve the 'Iranian' problem. A series of confrontations between Iranian and Iraqi forces which escalates and subsequently 'draws' American forces backing up the Iraqi into play. American doctrine doesn't play gradual escalation anymore. Once committed, its the application of overwhelming force. |
| Posted by: Shereting Hupenter8025 2006-01-16 23:12 |
| #6 I hope this is played for all its worth IN IRAQ we need to rally up as much rage as possible against Iran, so any one cough Sadr who would like to jump when the sh*t hits the fan with Iran sometime this year they are a minority flash in the pan. |
| Posted by: C-Low 2006-01-16 22:24 |
| #5 Sounds like a job for the US NAVY |
| Posted by: Jarong Chush4043 2006-01-16 22:15 |
| #4 Sounds like another semi-strongly worded demarche is in order! |
| Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-01-16 21:34 |
| #3 sounds like a deathwish by the Iranians....how unusual |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-01-16 21:28 |
| #2 Sounds like the Mexican border.... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-01-16 20:55 |
| #1 How can it be smuggling, if the Iranian government forces support it? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-16 20:55 |