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2004-06-03 Iraq-Jordan

âFallujah Battalionâ Nabs More Than 6 Tons of Weapons

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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-06-03 2:56:00 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 :O

Color me very surprised and skeptical.
It's wonderful if it's true.
Hell, it's fucking amazing if it's true.

I WANT TO BELIEVE.

Posted by Anonymous4021 2004-06-03 3:10:23 PM|| 2004-06-03 3:10:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 note, this seems to be the ICDC, NOT the Fallujah Protective Army.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-03 3:21:57 PM|| 2004-06-03 3:21:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 It's the group that refused to go to Fallujah after being attacked during transport in Baghdad. Not ICDC, but Iraqi Army. The protective services in Iraq consist of the Iraqi Army, the Iraqi Police Service, the Border Police, Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and the Facilities Protection Service.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-06-03 3:46:52 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-06-03 3:46:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 thanks. What i meant was that this is NOT the group of local ex-soldiers who were recruited in April.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-03 4:19:28 PM|| 2004-06-03 4:19:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Chuck is correct -- but I think an on-site USMC witness wrote recently that the Fallujah bug-out was misreported, and that while several army units did not perform in Fallujah, one in fact did so. I believe this was an Iraqi Army unit. Also recall that the recruits to the new army were specifically told they would NOT be used for fighting other Iraqis -- given the history, that was not a minor issue, and puts the bug-out in some perspective (though it doesn't change the need for capable and reliable Iraqi security forces).

Posted by Verlaine 2004-06-03 4:22:01 PM|| 2004-06-03 4:22:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Chuck, do you know of a "guide for the perplexed" to the current Iraqi forces? Like which ones have "integrated" units, which are more regional in nature, etc.?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2004-06-03 5:43:08 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2004-06-03 5:43:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Chuck, several marines have sent emails to various milblogs to state that the unit in question actually did not bug out. They were severely delayed by fighting on the way (where they appearently did well).

Posted by David 2004-06-03 6:53:57 PM|| 2004-06-03 6:53:57 PM|| Front Page Top

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