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2008-04-24 Iraq

Death toll rises as fighting spreads in Baghdad

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Posted by Fred 2008-04-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Mahdi Army

#1 Death toll rose in Chicago over the weekend too. Big deal.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-24 08:59|| 2008-04-24 08:59|| Front Page Top

#2 The Mahdis are in a bad way. The US and Iraqi forces are now strong enough to be methodical, taking territory a foot at a time, and never giving anything back.

This really matters when space is the only asset the Mahdis have left. And they're running low on it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-04-24 09:09|| 2008-04-24 09:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Agreed. My take on things is, I know, optomistic, but Sadr's position seems to be weakening by the day. The IA is getting stronger by the day. Their NCO and junior officer corps becomes more effective by the day. They are getting new material and training. The country of Iraq continues to pile up the oil revenues. Sadr, on the other hand, is being driven out of Basrah and most of the other southern towns, he is being marginalized politically and even his home enclave is being dismantled piece by piece. That there is more activity (mostly deaths/captures of mahdi gunnies & leaders) is only a good thing.

Posted by remoteman 2008-04-24 16:02|| 2008-04-24 16:02|| Front Page Top

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