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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas trades fire with Doghmush clan
2007-08-15
Hamas security forces and members of the Doghmush clan traded rifle and grenade fire west of Gaza City on Tuesday. Hamas said in a cryptic statement that its forces came under fire while on a mission in the area. The Doghmushes said the fighting began after Hamas came to collect some protection money arrest a clansman and confiscate his car. Ahab Ghussen, a spokesman for the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza, told The Associated Press that seucrity forces had surrounded a house in which several clansmen had holed up. "We will not return to the era of chaos," he said.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Never piss off an Esquimaux...
Posted by: mojo   2007-08-15 14:01  

#2  More...

PCHR's preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 16:45 on Tuesday, 14 August 2007, members of the Executive Force entered Sabra Quarter in Gaza City to detain a member of the Doghmush clan suspected of car theft. Immediately, members of the clan fired at the Force members, which resulted in the eruption of clashes between both sides in the area. Guns and rockets were used in the clashes, which continued on and off till 2:00 the following day. The clashes resulted in the killing of 2 members of the Executive Force: Mohammad Mousa Jondeyya (30) and Khaled Khader SaÂ’ad (28). Seven others were injured, including 5 members of the Force, a woman inside her house, and a member of the Doghmush clan. In addition, several houses were damaged in the area.
Posted by: tu3031   2007-08-15 09:04  

#1  Sounds like the Executive Force boys got their asses kicked...

Gaza - Ma'an – A member of the Executive Force was killed and other eight were injured during clashes between the Executive Force and a family in the south of the Gaza Strip.

The dead man has been named as twenty-three-year-old Mohammad Mousa Joundeyah.

The Executive Force confirmed that one of their men was killed near Tel Hui neighbourhood south of Gaza City.

The deputy spokesman for the force, Saber Khalifa told Ma'an that the Executive Force was carrying out exercises in the southern Gaza Strip when they came under attack.

Khalifa added that the Executive Force has surrounded the area where the incident occurred searching for the attacker.
Posted by: tu3031   2007-08-15 09:00  

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