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Friday, March 28 2008, 01:47 PM US Airstrike Kills at Least 4 in Baghdad A U.S. helicopter fired a Hellfire missile during fighting in a Shiite militia stronghold of Baghdad on Friday, while U.S. pilots conducted their first airstrikes on the southern city of Basra to aid Iraqi forces battling powerful Shiite militias. The... 11 News Stories, 6 Liberal Blogs, 5 Conservative Blogs Post A Comment
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legitgov U.s. Bombs Basra To Support Iraqi Forces U.S. forces bombed Basra on Saturday as about 40 Iraqi police commandos based in Baghdad deserted to join the Mehdi Army. British forces were shelling in Basra on Saturday as U.S. jets dropped two bombs on a suspected Shiite militia stronghold in the area
legitgov British Forces Join Basra Fighting British ground forces today became involved in the fighting in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, firing artillery at a mortar team, a spokesman for the British army said. The intervention, at the request of Iraqi forces, was the first of its kind in the c
Daily Kos Bush:  a Very Positive Moment It may not quite be up there with turning another corner in Iraq, but according to George Bush, the violence spiraling out of control in Basra is actually a 'positive moment': I thought that was a very positive moment in the development of a sovereign n
Eschaton Positive Moment You get the sense that Bush and Cheney told Maliki that he had to 'kill all the bad guys' and so Maliki said, 'Sure, I'll go kill all the bad guys.' Because, you know, as long as Maliki has enough 'will' and 'resolve' he should be able to do that.BAGHDAD
legitgov Iraq Mps Plan Emergency Session Iraq's parliament is due to hold an emergency session to try to end fighting between Shia militias and Iraqi security forces. More than 130 people have died in the southern city of Basra since a clampdown on Shia militias began there on Tuesday.
Coalition Casualty Count News Bbc: Iraq Extends Militiamen Deadline Iraq's government has extended by 10 days a deadline for Shia militiamen fighting troops in the southern city of Basra to hand over their weapons. More than 130 people have been killed and 350 injured since a clampdown on militias began in B
From The Right
Dean's World Sadrists Under Siege, Both Militarily And Politically  Airstrikes have begun: A U.S. helicopter fired a Hellfire missile during fighting in a Shiite militia stronghold of Baghdad Friday, killing at least four people as deadly clashes broke out in Iraq’s oil-rich south for the fourth day. American jets
memeorandum U.s. Planes Attack Militia Strongholds In Basra Fighting (erica Goode/new York Times) Erica Goode / New York Times: U.S. Planes Attack Militia Strongholds in Basra Fighting  —  BAGHDAD —American military forces for the first time conducted air strikes on targets in Basra late Thursday, joining Iraqi security forces
politburo diktat 2.0 Baghdad Forecast We will capture Baghdad. Absolutely. U.S. Armor Forces Join Offensive In Baghdad Against Sadr Militia U.S. forces in armored vehicles battled Mahdi Army fighters Thursday in Sadr City, the vast Shiite stronghold in eastern Baghdad, as an offensive to qu
Right Wing Nut House Grim And Getting Grimmer Anyone who is cheering on what is happening in Iraq probably also roots for crashes at NASCAR races and train derailments. Admittedly, the situation is so confused and bloggers and the MSM are spinning the news to such dizzying lengths that getting a s
memeorandum U.s. Armor Forces Join Offensive In Baghdad Against Sadr Militia (washington Post) Washington Post: U.S. Armor Forces Join Offensive In Baghdad Against Sadr Militia  —  Americans Appear To Take the Lead As Iraqi Units Wait  —  U.S. forces in armored vehicles battled Mahdi Army fighters Thursday in Sadr