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Iraq
Iraqi Troops Hit Mosque; Detain Imam
2006-10-25
CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq – Residents of the Haditha Triad region, Iraq, held a demonstration today demanding the release of a local Mosque Imam who was detained by Iraqi soldiers yesterday in connection with insurgent activity.

Iraqi soldiers were on a security patrol yesterday when they were attacked with small-arms fire originating from a Mosque. In response to the attack, the Iraqi soldiers entered the mosque where they detained three suspects including the MosqueÂ’s Imam.

A search of the mosque revealed an AK-47 assault rifle with ammunition in addition to improvised explosive device-making material. No one was killed or injured in the attack.

About 70 Haditha citizens made their way to the local Iraqi Army camp today where Iraqi Army personnel met with the crowdÂ’s leader for discussions.

The crowd peacefully dispersed without incident.
Posted by:Bobby

#6  "Iraqi Troops Hit Mosque; Detain Imam"

Faster, please!
Posted by: BA   2006-10-25 14:26  

#5  Haditha -- one of the Sunni Ba'athist strongholds.

Citizens gather, demonstrate, iraqi army listens, they disperse: standard Arab practices. A hundred years ago they would have approached the Sheikh.

The indirect negotiation and the total lack of assuming personal responsibility for events that characterizes Arab culture drives me and I would suspect most others at RB crazy. But I learned to recognize it when I did business there and it's as deep a cultural value as self-reliance is to us.
Posted by: lotp   2006-10-25 09:05  

#4  CAMP AL ASAD

Baad Imami is servin time in Slam'mi
Posted by: the Twelfth Imami   2006-10-25 08:35  

#3  perhaps it was explained: "I have more than enough weapons and ammunition to kill the prisoners then all 70 of youz idjits. Getyourassouttahere. Scat!"
Posted by: Frank G   2006-10-25 07:30  

#2  So maybe we can learn something from the Iraqi's.
Hunt'em where they live. Or maybe that's part of the turnover strategy?
Posted by: Skidmark   2006-10-25 07:14  

#1  "crowd peacefully dispersed without incident."

Now THAT warrants a 'surprise meter' reading.

I wonder what the IED-making material was - their definitions can be pretty loose, and can include normal household (mosquehold?) items. There's a big difference between 'one garage door opener' and 'ten heavy artillery shells.'
Posted by: Glenmore   2006-10-25 07:12  

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