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2005-10-28 Iraq

Iraqi Army takes over in Diyala on Friday

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-10-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well done lads. This is real progress, given that the province has a small Sunni majority. The right time for US forces to withdraw from Iraq will be when the Sunni Arabs no longer want them to go because they are so shit scared of what the Iraqi Army might do to them. And there won't be any MSM fuckers in the country to report any abuses either.

Posted by Apostate 2005-10-28 05:00|| 2005-10-28 05:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Amen Apostate.

Posted by Another one 2005-10-28 05:35|| 2005-10-28 05:35|| Front Page Top

#3 great news, too good for MSM to devote much attention to which is always a good sign.

Posted by Shep UK 2005-10-28 08:52|| 2005-10-28 08:52|| Front Page Top

#4 "The right time for US forces to withdraw from Iraq will be when the Sunni Arabs no longer want them to go because they are so shit scared of what the Iraqi Army might do to them"

an interesting point, Apostate. Im gonna think on it.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2005-10-28 10:16|| 2005-10-28 10:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Oddly we had to read about this in the Kuwaiti press.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-10-28 11:07|| 2005-10-28 11:07|| Front Page Top

#6 I think the eastern part of the province is mostly Shia and the western part is mostly Sunni.

Am I remembering this correctly?

Posted by mhw 2005-10-28 15:39|| 2005-10-28 15:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Makes sense as the east is Iranian border.There are also Kurds in the area because the 278th has soldiers from my hometown and one that works with me told us he mixed with all 3 types. But,probably more Shiite and Kurd,Diyala is the "best" of the Sunni triangle province,we lost 10 soldiers from the regiment in 11 months,the Marines have lost TONS more in Anbar.

Posted by Elmutle Elmick8130 2005-10-28 16:30|| 2005-10-28 16:30|| Front Page Top

#8 An especially big Thank You to the guys that trained them so well and so fast.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-28 19:16|| 2005-10-28 19:16|| Front Page Top

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