U.S. troops launch fresh raids around Mosul, killing five suspected insurg

[leftchick]

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/020/world/U_S_troops_launch_fresh_raids_:.shtml


BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) U.S. troops launched fresh raids Thursday around the northern city of Mosul, killing five suspected insurgents, in a bid to rein in guerrillas who have threatened to disrupt upcoming elections. Iraqi forces sealed off main routes into Baghdad a day after a wave of deadly car bombings.

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A speech on an Islamic Web site, purportedly from the most feared terrorist in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, denounced Iraqi Shiites for fighting alongside U.S. troops an apparent attempt to enflame sectarian tensions ahead of the Jan. 30 vote.

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Army troops from the Stryker Brigade Combat Team killed five suspected insurgents in Mosul and provided security for Iraqi National Guard troops who raided a mosque and recovered a cache of weapons, the military said. U.S. troops also detained nine people and seized weapons in overnight sweeps in the city.

Later Thursday, insurgents shelled a hospital in Mosul where U.S. and Iraqi forces had taken up positions in an annex, hospital director Faris Hani said. Doctors and patients fled, and no casualties were reported.


... from an Aljazeera report the Mosul hospital had been evacuated by the US forces earlier today.

[atreides1]

1. Falluja Part 2

I guess we'll never know if they were really insurgents, will we???

[DELUSIONAL]

4. Males of military age -- seems to be the kill criteria

Sound like they are preparing to level this city -- pre-election.

[leftchick]

2. It looks like this chap is not liking his "freedom"

and Democracy....

[llmart]

3. Jesus.......

I thought we were told that the war was over? I could've sworn the idiot-in-chief said "Mission Accomplished." I'm proud to say I protested against this war, this evil administration and I can now say "I told you so" as can many, many others on DU.