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| Northern Iraq: Iraqi military centers transferred to holy sites |
| 2003-04-02 |
| The Iraqi regime has transferred its military bases and anti-air pads in Mosul to the city's mosques and holy sites, it was announced on Wednesday. Muhammed Haji Mahmoud, Secretary General of the Iraqi Kurdistan Socialist Party told IRNA correspondent that the decision is aimed at making the US and British forces attack the Muslim holy sites. A missile launched by the Iraqi army fell on a village in the vicinity of Mosul on Tuesday but it did not explode, he added. The Baghdad regime also attacked two villages near the city of Arbil on Tuesday inflicting great damage on the defenseless villagers, Mahmoud further announced. The Iraqi army artillery also attacked regions in southern Arbil yesterday, killing or wounding a large number of civilians there, he said. Meanwhile, every day dozens of Iraqi militarymen flee the army and surrender to the forces of the Iraqi Kurdistan Socialist Party. I didn't realize the Iraqis were within artillery range of Arbil. The move of command posts to mosques parallels what's going on in the south, though. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Iraqi military centers transferred to (former) holy sites (which are now legitimate military targets). Let the bombs rain down! |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2003-04-02 11:19:25 |