Great job for the U.S. troops on this one and quite frankly, I can't wait to get the video on how this one came down. It appears that 10 special groups militiamen (more than likely Mahdi Army) got caught doing some IED emplacement in east Baghdad and were targeted for an early morning raid by U.S. troops and well, those 10 aren't going to be doing anything, anymore. That story is here from Australian Broadcasting Company and here's a bit of it:
The disturbing part of this is that we are still seeing this type of IED emplacement inside the metro area of Baghdad where there could really be some significant damage done to U.S. troops. At the same time, most of Baghdad has been fairly quiet lately so the U.S. command can really focus on the main problem which of course is the Sadr City grid.
What I'd like to know about this story is whether the info on these 10 asshats came in from a tip from local residents or not.
US troops have killed 10 militiamen who were planting roadside bombs in eastern Baghdad, just outside the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, the US military said.
"Coalition forces killed 10 special group extremists ... in Baghdad after positively identifying [that] they were conducting militant activities, primarily Improvised Explosive Device emplacement," a statement said.
The disturbing part of this is that we are still seeing this type of IED emplacement inside the metro area of Baghdad where there could really be some significant damage done to U.S. troops. At the same time, most of Baghdad has been fairly quiet lately so the U.S. command can really focus on the main problem which of course is the Sadr City grid.
What I'd like to know about this story is whether the info on these 10 asshats came in from a tip from local residents or not.
US troops kill 10 Baghdad militiamen
The US military has coined the term "special groups" to describe gunmen it says are trained by Iranians to direct attacks against US-led troops and incite sectarian violence in Iraq. Iran consistently denies any involvement.
The Americans first claimed the victims were killed in an operation planned and led by Iraqi troops, but later said coalition forces carried out the pre-dawn attack, which also left one militia member wounded.
Meanwhile, in Sadr City itself, Iraqi troops have seized a large quantity of weapons, explosives and ammunition during the past eight days, the US military added.
Authorities discovered 88 roadside bombs, 201 rocket propelled grenades, 34 artillery rounds, 18 tank rounds, 144 mortar rounds and 107 anti-tank mines.
Fighters from radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army fought deadly street battles with US forces in Sadr City for seven weeks until a May 10 truce deal between Sadr and the Government took effect.
The US troops have kept up attacks against the so-called "special groups," including in Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad.
Iraqi security officials said three more people were killed and five wounded yesterday in two separate roadside bomb attacks in the Diyala province, north-east of Baghdad.
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