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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Forces Kill Six 'Qaida' Militants |
| 2013-08-06 |
| [An Nahar] Iraqi forces killed six suspected al-Qaeda snuffies during an operation north of Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... on Monday, while two soldiers and seven civilians died in attacks, officials said. Security forces, who have so far failed to stem the worst violence to hit Iraq in five years, have launched operations targeting snuffies in various areas in recent days, including in the Storied Baghdad region. On Monday, security forces killed six snuffies during festivities with "al-Qaeda remnants" in the area of Sulaiman Bek, a town north of the capital, army Staff Lieutenant General Abdulamir al-Zaidi said. Zaidi, who himself narrowly escaped a blast that killed nine soldiers on Saturday, said 10 snuffies were captured and two boom-mobiles and three cycle of violence bombs were disabled. During the operation a roadside kaboom went kaboom!near a military vehicle, killing one soldier, Zaidi said. Sulaiman Bek was briefly seized by snuffies in late April, but they later withdrew under a deal worked out by tribal leaders and government officials, allowing security forces back in. And last month, scores of snuffies launched an attack on the town, drawing security forces away from a nearby highway. Gunmen then set up a checkpoint, stopped truck drivers and executed 14 who were Shiite Mohammedans. Security forces in the Storied Baghdad area, meanwhile, continued an operation dubbed "Avenge the Martyrs", a defense ministry statement said. It said that over a period of 24 hours, security forces nabbed Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! 85 people wanted under an anti-terrorism law and incarcerated Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! a further 192 suspects. They also discovered three boom-mobile factories and 219 bombs as well as weapons and explosives, it said. As security forces hunted Death Eaters, the corpse count from attacks continued to mount. Attacks in Storied Baghdad killed at least two people, while in Madain, south of capital, gunnies armed with automatic weapons rubbed out a generator owner and his son. Iraqis who can afford it turn to private generator owners to supplement the sporadic electricity supplies provided by the government. Another two people were killed by gunnies in Hilla, also south of Storied Baghdad. And in the northern province of Nineveh, a boom-mobile killed a soldier and maimed five others, while gunnies killed a civilian. |
| Posted by:Fred |