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| Tater gets welcome home barbecue from U. S. Troops |
| 2004-08-02 |
| US troops surround Najaf home of Shiite militia leader US troops surrounded the home of wanted Shiite Muslim radical leader Moqtada Sadr in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf, an AFP correspondent witnessed. US armoured vehicles, backed by Iraqi security forces, cordoned off the Al-Zahra neighbourhood, where Sadr's home is located in the eastern part of the city. Smoke was seen rising from the area Monday amid the sound of heavy gunfire, mortar fire and rocket-propelled grenade explosions. More from the Scotsman at 12:15 PM CDT: American forces fought with gunmen protecting rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's house in clashes that killed one woman and wounded three others in the Iraqi holy city of Kufa. At least six US military vehicles entered the Zahra area in Kufa near al-Sadr's house, which is protected by his militia, the Mahdi Army, witnesses said.Barrages of gunfire and mortar rounds set cars on fire before Iraqi police intervened and the US forces withdrew, witnesses said. "One woman was killed and we have three injured," said Ajwak Kadhim, director at Al-Hakim Hospital in Kufa, 100 miles south of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Mr. Davis |
| #23 WTF? How the heck did my user name get changed to Anonymous6006? Cookie get dumped? |
| Posted by: FlameBait93268 2004-08-08 3:26:31 AM |
| #22 I would not be suprised to find out many of his boyz are actually Revolutionatry Guards and members of the INI. |
| Posted by: Anonymous6006 2004-08-08 3:16:45 AM |
| #21 Stratfor sez our troops clashed with some of the Tater Tots, then disengaged shortly after militia reinforcements arrived. Stratfor's take is that it was more of a show of force at this time. Maybe just sending a friendly message for now? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-02 9:27:08 PM |
| #20 LET THE GAMES BEGIN! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-08-02 5:53:38 PM |
| #19 BTW, AP now corrects, it WAS Najaf. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-08-02 5:49:03 PM |
| #18 Actually I was comparing Sadr to Kerry, not Kerry to Sadr and only with respect to real estate. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-08-02 2:56:31 PM |
| #17 Sounds like tater is low on human sheilds too. Only one woman killed. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-08-02 2:27:15 PM |
| #16 Best. Headline. Ever. |
| Posted by: someone 2004-08-02 2:00:10 PM |
| #15 comparing Kerry to Al Sadr? How do you feel when an idiot like Michael Moore or Ted Rall off handedly compares Bush to a terrorist? Im getting tired of this kind of thing from BOTH sides. (wake me after the election) AP - I think youre right, the Allawi govt has probably given the go ahead for a tougher policy. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-08-02 1:56:46 PM |
| #14 Maybe Allawi and the govt are starting to crack down on the violent opposition and gave us the go-ahead to work with Iraqi forces to start housecleaning. I have a feeling that there will be more and more housecleaning operations initiated as these terrorists are rooted out. If this is so, it is very encouraging. The Job Will Be Done Despite What the Media Sez. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-02 1:54:06 PM |
| #13 Ah, LH, I can see no problem with an offhanded joke. That is, afterall, what occurs in a majoirty of threads. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-08-02 1:51:00 PM |
| #12 lets keep the domestic politics on the page where it belongs. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-08-02 1:41:34 PM |
| #11 Maybe Tater is like Kerry and has a home in every Holy City. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-08-02 1:27:54 PM |
| #10 so Scotsman says Kufa. But Beeb says Najaf. Hmmmm? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-08-02 1:24:43 PM |
| #9 Got a feeling the "hard boyz" he's got left aren't nearly as hard as he, or they, think they are. BTW, don't say "hard boyz" around those Iranian mullahs. They just go NUTS! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-02 1:07:40 PM |
| #8 googling shows neighborhoods called "Al Zahra" in Gaza, Jenin, and Mosul. Evidently a common name. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-08-02 1:06:56 PM |
| #7 but AP says the fighting in in Kufa, NOT Najaf. "KUFA, Iraq - U.S. forces clashed Monday with gunmen protecting the house of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the holy city of Kufa. One woman was killed and three people were wounded, a hospital official said. The U.S. military had no immediate comment. At least six U.S. military vehicles entered the Zahra area in Kufa near al-Sadr's house, which is protected by his militia, the Mahdi Army, witnesses said. Heavy gunfire and a mortar barrage set cars on fire before Iraqi police intervened and the U.S. forces withdrew, witnesses said. " is one of the news services confused, or is fighting taking place in BOTH Najaf AND Kufa? Sounds like its not an attempt to arrest Tater, but to get more aggressive with him. "Look here, Mr. Tater, we CAN arrest your lieutenants and we CAN send patrols onto turf you think you own - this time we have the Iraqi govt behind us, and you have lost most of your hard boyz - whatcha gonna do about it - fight and lose MORE hard boyz?" |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-08-02 1:03:41 PM |
| #6 Gee, I hope this really pisses of his "army" so they come out to fight, and DIE! |
| Posted by: busybody 2004-08-02 1:03:36 PM |
| #5 Gee, I hope this really pisses of his "army" so they come out to fight, and DIE! |
| Posted by: busybody 2004-08-02 1:03:35 PM |
| #4 Armoured vehicles were used to help seal off the neighbourhood in the Iraqi city of Najaf where al-Sadr lives, before the US troops, backed by Iraqi security forces, began exchanging fire with the cleric's Mehdi Army. The sound of heavy gunfire, mortar shells and rocket-propelled grenade explosions were heard before, one hour later, the US troops withdrew as dozens of armed insurgents, spread out around the house. The violence comes two days after the arrest by multinational forecs of Sheikh Mithal al-Hasnawi, a senior lieutenant of al-Sadr in Karbala. Huuummm, just a wake-up call? |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-08-02 12:50:32 PM |
| #3 I'm pretty sure he already ate South Beach. Or was that Michael Moore? |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-08-02 12:46:52 PM |
| #2 I'd like to see some recent pictures of Sadr to see if the south beach diet worked for him. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-08-02 12:45:33 PM |
| #1 Ding Dong Avon! |
| Posted by: JackassFestival 2004-08-02 12:33:13 PM |