American Operations in Iraq Against Al-Qaeda and Shia Militias
The American Army considers that the previous widespread operations was successful(picture caption)
The American Army executed in Iraq a broad-scope military operation said to be aimed at fragmenting the infrastructure of Al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Shia militias equally.
A military spokesperson said that the operation which carried the name "Shabih Strike" (supposed to be "Phantom Strike," but the adjective doesn't appear in any of the lexical resources to which I have access) comprised of simultaneous attacks all over the country, but centered upon the continuing pursuit of terrorists of the Al-Qaeda organization and radical elements supported by Iran.
The spokesperson indicated that the operation, of which the details of its location were unknown, raided in cooperation with Iraqi forces like the Order Of The Law operation in Bagdad, and clarified that it "assisted in the decrease of the level of violence and likewise reduced the effectiveness of the insurgents."
Previously, the American Army announced the detention of who they described as the primary financier for the insurgent group tied to Iran during an operation which raided in western Bagdad.
At the same time, an Iraqi officer announced the increase of the level in the detention of a prominent leader in the organization of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, called "Saddam Hussein," responsible for carrying out murders and abductions in various regions south of Bagdad.
A Rush of Violence
In other news, five members of the Iraqi border guard, one of whom was an officer of the rank of Major, were killed and three others were injured in a shaped charge explosion targeting their patrol in the oil production region northeast of Bagdad.
This had occurred during the last few hours an increase in deaths and injuries in MWAJ?AT and MTFRQ? explosions, whereas the American Army met with five deaths amongst its soldiers.
It was indicated in a statement that five (1M) met their fates and 13 arms smugglers were arrested (1M) by Iran, during an operation in Sadr City in eastern Bagdad.
The spokesperson clarified that "the operation was aimed at arms smugglers associated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Al-Quds Force" pointing out that these groups' goal is the smuggling of explosive charges "which are armor piercing and able to penetrate steel (reinforced) vehicular armor."
The American Army says that more than 200 of its soldiers have been killed since May 2004 by Iranian produced explosive charges provided to the Iraqis.
From another view, about 37 Iraqi deaths occurred, among them 17 dead whose corpses, which showed signs of torture, the police found in various locations around Bagdad.
Also, the police said that three mortar rounds fell upon the Green Zone this morning without injuring anyone, and also a mortar round fell in the Cairo district in northern Bagdad killing three civilians and injuring 15 others.
A security source in the Kirkuk police in northern Iraq said that unknown gunmen killed two people at dawn today, one of which a Sheikh of the Jaboor tribes, and injured his daughter and sister in the northwest of the city.
A War of Genocide
In other news, the chairman of the Sunni Accordance Front said that the Sunni of Iraq face what he calls "an unprecedented war of genocide on the part of the Shia militias directed by Iran."
Adnan ad-Dalimi considers that those who call themselves the Safavids refers to a Persian dynasty, and in this case Iran in general) are about to control the entire capital, pointing out that he expects "the threat" to extend to the rest of the Middle East.
The chairman of the Sunni Accordance criticized the rest of the Arab world, accusing them of not doing what is needed to protect their brothers in Iraq in the face of "gangs and death squads."
This was excruciating for me, as I wasn't focusing on it enough. I have to say that the Google Arabic->English (Beta) translator is actually quite good... I've been using it as a spot checker and online dictionary, as its faster than page-flipping in my physical books. I'm trying hard not to use it as a crutch, however, and I still need to un-mash some of the weirdness that it spits out.