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| JPost: Top aide to Muqtada al-Sadr killed in Iraqi raid | |
| 2006-12-27 | |
| A top aide to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed in a raid by US troops Wednesday in the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, an Iraqi lawmaker said. The US military, however, said American troops participated in a raid led by Iraqi forces that led to the death of a man with the same name as the aide, Sahib al-Amiri. The military described al-Amiri as a criminal involved in the use of roadside bombs. Nassar al-Rubaie, the head of al-Sadr's bloc in parliament, said al-Amiri was killed when American forces entered his home at dawn. "We offer our condolences to the Iraqi people and to the al-Sadr movement for the killing of Sahib al-Amiri, one of al-Sadr's prominent figures," al-Rubaie said. Later Wednesday, mourners carried al-Amiri's coffin, draped in an Iraqi flag, on a funeral procession through downtown Najaf.
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| Posted by:.com |
| #12 So, when does Sadr's number come up? I'll save my popcorn for then. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-27 22:45 |
| #11 you said twice Mr. Frozen Al and I concur! you said twice Mr. Frozen Al and I concur! »:-) »:-) |
| Posted by: RD overtaxed RD overtaxed 2006-12-27 20:53 |
| #10 Today is chock full of good news, isn't it? Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2006-12-27 17:00 |
| #9 Today is chock full of good news, isn't it? Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2006-12-27 17:00 |
| #8 Awwwwwww. Ain't that a goddam shame. /sarc |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-12-27 16:05 |
| #7 be |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-27 15:26 |
| #6 Please, please, please, please, let this be a flare. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-27 15:23 |
| #5 Missed him by that much! |
| Posted by: Maxwell Smart 2006-12-27 14:25 |
| #4 They're kinda pathetic when they aren't in a pack, aren't they? |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-12-27 14:19 |
| #3 Top aide to Muqtada al-Sadr killed... There was minimal damage done to the objective. There were no Iraqi forces or Coalition Forces casualties. w00t! gud klean kill! Yeah, yeah, yeah. Fuck off MSM, islam lovers, Commie rat bastards and..DemoCraps, but I repeat myself and .com. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-12-27 13:38 |
| #2 MNF-Iraq: 8th Iraqi Army Division Forces, with coalition advisors, killed a suspected improvised explosive device facilitator and cell leader during operations Dec. 27 in Abu Sukhayr, near An Najaf. The person was implicated in an October 2006 IED attack on a police chief in An Najaf. The suspect allegedly provided recently several IEDs to his cell for an attack that he allegedly directed be carried out against Iraqi and Coalition Forces in the An Najaf area. During operations, Iraqi forces and coalition advisors entered the individual's house to search for and detain him. Upon entrance, a man was observed moving up a set of stairs leading to the roof of the house. He ignored repeated verbal warnings to stop. Iraqi Soldiers and coalition advisors followed the man up the stairs and onto the roof. First on the roof was an Iraqi Soldier, followed by a Coalition Forces Soldier. The Coalition Soldier observed the male, now armed with an assault rifle, turning his weapon toward the Iraqi Soldier. The Coalition Soldier observed the man's hostile intent against the Iraqi Soldier and shot the man, neutralizing the threat and resulting in his death. The man was identified as the suspected IED facilitator. There was minimal damage done to the objective. There were no Iraqi forces or Coalition Forces casualties. via Terrorist Death Watch |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2006-12-27 13:21 |
| #1 Back in this August article, Sahib had the title of general director of the Foundation for God's Martyrs. His name came up in a handful of articles, usually as supplying a "it wasn't the Mahdi Army what did it" quote. Maybe he was more than Muqie's media flak? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-12-27 13:20 |