[antimedia] antimedia: I haven't highlighted it lately, but....

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Posted by antimedia:
I haven't highlighted it lately, but....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1153667213.shtml


   ....almost all of the recent Centcom releases concerning Iraq have
   been about Iraqi forces doing things. [1]This operation is a typical
   example.

     Iraqi Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army
     Division killed five terrorists, wounded 13, and detained 47 during
     a two-hour firefight that began at approximately 11 a.m. today.
     Initially, the 6th IA soldiers received a report from an Iraqi
     citizen that 10-15 men were attacking a house in Hayy Al Shuhada, a
     neighborhood in Mahmudiyah South.
     The IA soldiers tracked the gunmen to the Hayy Al Askery
     neighborhood, in Mahmudiyah South, where a small-arms battle ensued
     in which five terrorists were killed and the remainder fled the
     scene in a white truck.
     The terrorists were followed to a residence, where they abandoned
     their vehicle. Attack helicopter aviators from Multi-National
     Division Baghdad destroyed the vehicle. Iraqi army soldiers
     detained six suspects who were hiding in a nearby canal and another
     three who were found by another vehicle.
     A total of 47 suspects were detained during the operation, and the
     soldiers confiscated 5 PKC machine guns, 16 AK-47s and more than
     300 rounds of ammunition.
     Three IA soldiers and three Iraqi policemen were killed during the
     engagements.
     âThis was an Iraqi Army action that clearly demonstrates the
     professionalism and capability of the IA,â said Lt. Col. Thomas
     Kunk, commander, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.
     âThey heard the cry for help from the Iraqi citizens and went to
     the sound of the guns. They are fighting for the Iraqi people and
     their country.â

   The Iraqi forces are at the front of the fight now, securing their
   country one dead terrorist at a time.
   Yes, sectarian violence is still taking its toll, but that requires a
   political solution. The hard-core deadenders, however, are feeling the
   pinch of an increasingly credible Iraqi force.

References

   1. http://www.centcom.mil/sites/uscentcom1/Lists/Press%20Releases/DispForm.aspx?ID=3456