Raid on Iranian weapons team kills 32 in Iraq
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In the CNN report there is a suggestion that hospital and police have said civilians were killed. This is another example of how the enemy distorts reports of action against it.
At best the hospital personnel don't have a clue beyond the clothes being worn by those claiming to be victims. It is not like the enemy wears a uniform or wears dog tags. since the enemy camouflages himself as a civilian, such reports should be discounted by CNN and other media. In Afghanistan that has started happening, but so far the enemy is still getting away with the ruse.
As for the police in Sadr city, I am sure you can find previous reports by CNN and other news media that suggest that they are at least cooperating with the Shia militia so their suggestions that the injured and killed are civilians should at least be qualified with that potential bias.
Bill Roggio has more on the raid and on the US effort to stop the infiltration of Iranian weapons. The war against al Qaeda continues though.
A U.S.-led raid and airstrike targeting networks allegedly smuggling weapons and fighters from Iran killed 32 suspected militants today in Baghdad's Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, the military said.With the defeat of many of the al Qaeda elements in the country, I see an increasing focus on the Iranian elements who are feeding most of the current attacks on US forces in hopes of helping the Democrats precipitate an unwise retreat from Iraq. Look for more such raids in the next month.
Word of the raid came after Iraqi police in Sadr City had said that a bombardment by U.S. helicopters and armored vehicles had killed nine civilians, including two women, and wounded six others. The police also said 12 people were detained.
The U.S. military said 12 suspects were detained during today's raids.
"The individuals detained and the terrorists killed during the raid are believed to be members of a cell of a Special Groups terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq into Iran for terrorist training," the military said.
Meanwhile, Iraqi authorities clamped a three-day driving ban on the capital and erected new checkpoints, while thousands of Shiite pilgrims began their annual trek toward a mosque in northern Baghdad to mark the anniversary of the death of one of Shiite Islam's key saints.
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In the CNN report there is a suggestion that hospital and police have said civilians were killed. This is another example of how the enemy distorts reports of action against it.
At best the hospital personnel don't have a clue beyond the clothes being worn by those claiming to be victims. It is not like the enemy wears a uniform or wears dog tags. since the enemy camouflages himself as a civilian, such reports should be discounted by CNN and other media. In Afghanistan that has started happening, but so far the enemy is still getting away with the ruse.
As for the police in Sadr city, I am sure you can find previous reports by CNN and other news media that suggest that they are at least cooperating with the Shia militia so their suggestions that the injured and killed are civilians should at least be qualified with that potential bias.
Bill Roggio has more on the raid and on the US effort to stop the infiltration of Iranian weapons. The war against al Qaeda continues though.
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