Iraq Sunnis accuse US of "atrocity" over raids

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15767399.htm

Iraq Sunnis accuse US of "atrocity" over raids

BAGHDAD, May 15 (Reuters) - Iraq's main Sunni religious grouping accused U.S. forces on Monday of killing 25 civilians in raids near Baghdad in the past two days, rejecting the U.S. account that only suspected insurgents had died.

"We hold the Iraqi government and the occupiers responsible for this brutal atrocity," the Muslim Clerics Association said in a statement.

The U.S. military earlier on Monday said its forces had killed more than 41 insurgents in and around the villages of Latifiya and Yusifiya, south of the capital, on Saturday and Sunday. It also said a U.S. helicopter was shot down, killing two soldiers.

Two separate U.S. statements on the air and ground raids did not mention any civilian deaths, but said several women and children were wounded.

[genie_weenie]

1. This is only going to get worse

as troops on the 3rd and maybe even 4th! tour begin to be completely jaded (as oppossed to the partial jading all us troops have now) and begin to completely ignore background. And as it becomes more difficult to differentiate between civilians and insurgents more incidents like this and the Hadithah shooting by the Marines will occur. Loss of life and loss of soul for Americans and Iraqis, thanks Never Been in Combat Leaders!

This doesn't even address the fun-wheeling free firing mercs we have all over the country...

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