NYT: Shiite Militia Clashes With Iraqi Forces, Killing 15

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/world/middleeast/28cnd-iraq.html?hp&ex=1156824000&en=878847851a4960ef&ei=5094&partner=homepage

News from the Not-a-Civil-War in Iraq. Mahdi Army decisively beats an Iraqi Army unit and drives them out of Diwaniya:

Shiite Militia Clashes With Iraqi Forces, Killing 15
By PAUL VON ZIELBAUER and JOHN O’NEIL

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 28 — Members of a Shiite militia killed at least 15 Iraqi soldiers in fierce fighting today in the southern city of Diwaniya, Iraqi officials said.

Some of the soldiers were executed in a public square after they ran out of ammunition, said Maj. Gen. Othman al-Ghanimi, the commander of the Iraqi army in the area. He said that the fighting began overnight after soldiers arrested a man linked to the Mahdi Army, a militia loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr.

General Ghanimi said the fighting was still raging after more than 12 hours. “The clashes are still going on, and some of the neighborhoods are under the control of the militias,’’ he said this afternoon. “What is going on is street battles inside the city.’’

Lt. Col. Ali Hilal, a member of the Iraqi police in the southern city, said that 15 soldiers had been killed and 35 people were wounded. News services gave higher estimates for the death toll; The Associated Press quoted a hospital official who said that 25 soldiers had been killed, along with seven civilians and two militia members.

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Much more at link... way to stand up an army George...

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1. "What Kind of Training???"

"Army training, Sir!!!!!!"

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4. "Blooooooooown up, Sir!"

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2. Imagine how bad it would be if there were actually a civil war!

We better stay the course. :sarcasm:

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3. the American military announced the death of nine soldiers

In Baghdad today, the American military announced the death of nine soldiers over the weekend, and a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint outside the Interior Ministry building, killing 13 people and wounding 35 others, according to an Iraqi official.

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5. 6 - 8 - 9

Everytime I hear this report the number of soldiers we lost over the weekend goes up. Must have been one lousy weekend. Can we please bring our troops home now?