Roadside bomb attacks in Iraq reach an all-time high

[rodeodance]

Source: Independent




Roadside bomb attacks in Iraq reach an all-time high

By Kim Sengupta
Published: 09 August 2007
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Although coalition forces have claimed a number of successes in discovering caches of the bombs, the number of attacks in July, stated as 99, shows the insurgency has had no problem in obtaining supplies.

In recent weeks, US forces have focused operations on Sunni militants and, in particular, al-Qa'ida.

One of the initial aims of the "surge" was to combat Shia militias which, often in collusion with government forces, have been running death squads. However, the alleged use of the roadside devices shows the threat from the Shias, with many of the groups sponsored by Tehran, has not diminished despite numerous American missions.

Lieutenant General Raymond Odiarno, the deputy US commander in Iraq, said there had been an "all-time high" in July of attacks using the devices and that Shia militants were responsible for 73 per cent of the attacks that killed or wounded American troops in Baghdad.

Read more: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2846551.ece

[acmavm]

1. No problem obtaining supplies? Well I wonder if it has anything to do with

all the explosives that were looted from the ammo dumps while our military was guarding the Oil Ministry?

[safeinOhio]

2. Surge

counters surge, checkmate.

[lyonn]

3. The foreign news certainly paints a different picture

of the happenings in Iraq. Our news has us progressing but the Iraqis are not doing their job. Southern Iraq is described in night and day differences. Our reporters tell of mass killings between the Shiites in the Southern parts. Foreign news says there is conflict between the different factions that could lead to problems or possibly prove a bit positive (my interpretations of course).

Now this article contradicts what was said last week by our administration?

[wellst0nev0ter]

4. So the surge sparked a full-blown shiite insurgency

lovely :eyes: :sarcasm: :eyes: