(Iraq) Diyala police ask U.S. troops’ help in battle with U.S.-backed militias

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Source: Azzaman

Fierce clashes between U.S.-backed Sunni militias and Iraqi police have prompted U.S. occupation troops in the country to interfere.

But the troops have opted to side with the police against the Sunni tribal militias they created, trained, financed and armed to fight al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Tensions are high in the restive Diyala Province of which Baaquba is the capital with the Sunni militias threatening to turn their guns against U.S. troops and the Shiite-dominated government if their demands are not met.

One crucial demand Sunni militia tribal leaders are not willing to compromise is the removal of the police chief Ghanim al-Quraishi who they say is involved in sectarian violence.


Read more: http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news/2008-02-12/kurd.htm

[Teaser]

1. god loves irony

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[Barrett808]

2. No one could have foreseen...

...but you know the rest.

[MadMaddie]

3. Condi must have been involved in the planning.....geesh...