Nothing But Politics

[Rick Faurot]

War News for September 10 and 11, 2004

Bring ‘em on: US air strikes continue in Fallujah.

Bring ‘em on: Forty-five Iraqis killed, 80 wounded in fighting with US troops near Tal Afar.

Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqis killed, five wounded as Iraqi troops open fire on demonstrators in Baghdad.

Bring ‘em on: Four Iraqi policemen kidnapped in Najaf.

Bring ‘em on: Car bomb detonates at Baghdad church.

Bring ‘em on: Iraqi policeman kidnapped in Baghdad.

Bring ‘em on: Three rocket attacks reported in and near Baghdad.

Bring ‘em on: Senior Iraqi National Guard officer assassinated near Baquba.

Bring ‘em on: Iraqi National Guard officer and family kidnapped near Hibhib.

Bring ‘em on: US troops lay siege to Tal Afar.

Bring ‘em on: US troops fighting in Sadr City.

Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqis killed, three wounded by roadside bomb at US consulate in Basra.

Fallujah. “Islamic militants in Iraq are strengthening their grip on the insurgent stronghold of Falluja, four months after American commanders struck a ceasefire deal that was supposed to pacify the city and return it to government control, residents said yesterday. Militants have imposed religious law on communities, issuing edicts and executing those accused of spying and even stealing. US patrols no longer enter the city, 40 miles west of Baghdad, and the Falluja Brigade, a government force established in May to maintain security, was disbanded this week.”

Fallujah Brigade. “The controversial Iraqi military force formed by U.S. Marines in a last-ditch effort to pacify the restive city of Fallujah has been officially disbanded after months of continuing violence, assaults on government security forces and evidence that some members have been working openly with insurgents….’The Fallujah Brigade is done, over,’ said Marine Col. Jerry Durrant, who oversees the 1st Marine Expeditionary Unit's involvement with Iraqi security forces. ‘The whole Fallujah Brigade thing was a fiasco. Initially it worked out OK, but it wasn't a good idea for very long.’” Read the following story of the soldier re-enlisting, also.

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