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| U.S. troops kill 6 Shiite militiamen in Baghdad |
| 2008-06-23 |
| (Xinhua) -- U.S. troops killed six suspected Iranian-backed Shiite militiamen and wounded another in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Sunday. In a statement issued by the U.S. military, U.S. soldiers on Friday sporadically fought 'Special Groups' members trying to plant roadside bombs in Baghdad al-Jadida neighborhood, or New Baghdad. Earlier in the day, the U.S. military said its troops detained a suspected 'Special Groups' member who believed to be one of the most wanted criminals during a predawn raid on his hideout in Bayaa neighborhood in southern Baghdad on Saturday. In the terms of the U.S. military, the Special Groups refer to the Shiite militia extremists funded, trained and armed by Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force operatives. Iran denies the accusations. Security improved markedly in Iraq over the past several months, in part because of a dramatic decrease in activity by Shiite militia linked to Iran, which considers itself the patron of followers of the Shiite sect of Islam worldwide. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 You'll be comforted to know, Mr. Kraus, that the last of the troops that went over to Iraq in the surge have now returned home, with plans in place to bring home more units as the Iraqi Army becomes capable of taking over increased responsibility in more of the country. I'm not sure if the Iraqi version of West Point has yet opened as has the nicknamed 'East Point' in Afghanistan, but both officers and enlisted are receiving American-style training, and the Iraqi police as well. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-06-23 22:38 |
| #2 Interesting troll. Wonder if (s)he is from the Obama campaign, Tehran, or has lost a loved one. In any case, Robert, there is noting orderly about war. I have often thought that is why soldiers drill. At least there's some semblance of order on the parade field. And every one of those deaths is bringing us closer to a true peace with freedom rather than the coward's peace of slavery you seek. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-06-23 22:10 |
| #1 Everything is going so orderly in Iraq . . . an attack here, 10 killed . . . .an attack there, councilman kills 3 US soldiers . . . all duly categorized and reported to the Pentagon or Congress. And not a damned thing is done about bringing the troops back home. R M Kraus . . . . Akron, Ohio |
| Posted by: Robert M Kraus Sr 2008-06-23 21:26 |