The Bastard Bloodthirsty Bush & Co. Still Slaughters For Peace! HipHipHoorayHowManyDiedFor BUSH TODAY??
The US sinks deeper into the Iraqi quagmire:
"Following the protracted siege in Najaf, news of Iraq has largely been pushed to one side in the international media. The end to the Najaf standoff has, however, resolved nothing. US troops and Iraqi security forces come under intense daily attack throughout the country and respond with repressive measures that only fuel broader hostility and hatred to the occupation. Many towns have become no-go areas that lie outside the control of US-installed interim government in Baghdad.
Last weekend constituted a particularly bloody example.
Two days of fierce fighting took place in Tal Afar to the west of the northern city of Mosul. US and Iraqi forces entered the town in force and arrested an alleged resistance leader early Saturday morning, sparking a fierce counterattack lasting hours. A US attack helicopter was shot down and a Stryker armoured vehicle disabled, prompting the American military to call in an air strike on the town.
According to hospital officials, at least 12 Iraqis were killed and another 60 injured in the fighting. A local doctor told the Al Jazeera website: "The victims are usually innocent civilians. Most of the injured are in a critical condition, forcing us to send them to Mosul due to a shortage of surgeons in our hospital." Fighting continued on Sunday claiming the lives of another four Iraqis and injuring 19 more.
The US military claims that Tal Afar is used as a staging post for anti-US fighters from Syria, but repeated operations in the town have clearly generated local opposition. A resident, Ahmed Abbas, 45, told the Los Angeles Times: "It appears that the American forces want another Fallujah in Tal Afar as they oppress us day and night by arresting people." He angrily criticised the Iraqi national guards supporting the American troops, branding them as "traitors". "
"Following the protracted siege in Najaf, news of Iraq has largely been pushed to one side in the international media. The end to the Najaf standoff has, however, resolved nothing. US troops and Iraqi security forces come under intense daily attack throughout the country and respond with repressive measures that only fuel broader hostility and hatred to the occupation. Many towns have become no-go areas that lie outside the control of US-installed interim government in Baghdad.
Last weekend constituted a particularly bloody example.
Two days of fierce fighting took place in Tal Afar to the west of the northern city of Mosul. US and Iraqi forces entered the town in force and arrested an alleged resistance leader early Saturday morning, sparking a fierce counterattack lasting hours. A US attack helicopter was shot down and a Stryker armoured vehicle disabled, prompting the American military to call in an air strike on the town.
According to hospital officials, at least 12 Iraqis were killed and another 60 injured in the fighting. A local doctor told the Al Jazeera website: "The victims are usually innocent civilians. Most of the injured are in a critical condition, forcing us to send them to Mosul due to a shortage of surgeons in our hospital." Fighting continued on Sunday claiming the lives of another four Iraqis and injuring 19 more.
The US military claims that Tal Afar is used as a staging post for anti-US fighters from Syria, but repeated operations in the town have clearly generated local opposition. A resident, Ahmed Abbas, 45, told the Los Angeles Times: "It appears that the American forces want another Fallujah in Tal Afar as they oppress us day and night by arresting people." He angrily criticised the Iraqi national guards supporting the American troops, branding them as "traitors". "
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