Deputy provincial governor found dead in Iraq rebel bastion (Ramadi)

[Barrett808]

The body of a senior Iraqi provincial official was found riddled with bullets in the rebel bastion of Ramadi hours after his kidnapping by unknown gunmen, a police source said.

Deputy Governor Muyad Marwan al-Ithawi was kidnapped early on Tuesday when he left his house and headed for work in the city, 100 kilometres west of Baghdad, the source said, asking not to be identified.

His body was dumped in the street later in the day.

Insurgents have brought life to a halt in Ramadi, where they battle US forces daily, reducing sections of the city centre to a bullet-scarred ghost town.

US commanders suspect police and national guardsmen in the city of collaborating with the insurgents.

The provincial police chief quit his post on Thursday, while his predecessor was arrested by the Americans in August on criminal charges.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1173988,00050004.htm

[Cocoa]

1. I wonder about U.S. involvement in these crimes

we're nowhere near learning the intricacies of this conflict, and what role the CIA, etc. are playing. That will come with time...

[Barrett808]

2. I thought the US had already "pacified" Ramadi, before "breaking the back"

...of the insurgency in Fallujah.

:eyes:

[UpInArms]

3. so how many cities in Iraq are "rebel bastions"?

I thought the military was only having difficulty in "securing" the 12 mile road from Baghdad to the airport. :eyes:

[StaggerLee]

4. They seem to all be rebel bastions

And Rummy is Lord Vader.