R.B
05-11-2004, 06:59 AM
I wonder why the media is not reporting this....???..Hmmmmm.
http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/256517|top|05-11-2004::08:27|reuters.html
Iraqis Protest Against Shi'ite Militia in Najaf
May 11, 8:13 AM (ET)
By Suleiman al-Khalidi
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iraqis marched in Najaf Tuesday calling on militant cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to withdraw his fighters from the Shi'ite holy city.
It was the biggest and most public display yet of mounting local exasperation with an uprising launched last month against the U.S. occupation and follows a U.S. crackdown on Sadr's Mehdi Army, which says it plans to open up new fronts in its war.
Overnight, U.S. forces said they killed 13 militiamen and captured 14 at Kufa, near Najaf. Spurred on by rival Shi'ite leaders, U.S.-led forces have reasserted their presence in many southern towns and established a cordon around Najaf, where Sadr remains -- for now -- out of their reach on sacred ground.
Scattered violence around Iraq, some of it against foreigners, underlined continuing lawlessness as the United States prepares to return sovereignty to Iraqis in seven weeks.
R.B.
http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/256517|top|05-11-2004::08:27|reuters.html
Iraqis Protest Against Shi'ite Militia in Najaf
May 11, 8:13 AM (ET)
By Suleiman al-Khalidi
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iraqis marched in Najaf Tuesday calling on militant cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to withdraw his fighters from the Shi'ite holy city.
It was the biggest and most public display yet of mounting local exasperation with an uprising launched last month against the U.S. occupation and follows a U.S. crackdown on Sadr's Mehdi Army, which says it plans to open up new fronts in its war.
Overnight, U.S. forces said they killed 13 militiamen and captured 14 at Kufa, near Najaf. Spurred on by rival Shi'ite leaders, U.S.-led forces have reasserted their presence in many southern towns and established a cordon around Najaf, where Sadr remains -- for now -- out of their reach on sacred ground.
Scattered violence around Iraq, some of it against foreigners, underlined continuing lawlessness as the United States prepares to return sovereignty to Iraqis in seven weeks.
R.B.