Breaking: Mahdi Army Elements Ignoring Al Sadr, Iranian “Special Units” Arrested
Baghdad, Sept 5, (VOI)- The spokesman for the Multi-National forces in Iraq Brigadier General Kevin Bergner said on Wednesday that cells from the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi army did not obey the Sadr’s order to freeze their activities, accusing them of “practicing armed activities.”
“Most elements from Mahdi army adhered at the decision of Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr to freeze their activities, but we found that some cells did not honor the freezing order and kept practicing armed activities,” the spokesman told a news conference in Baghdad.
Brigadier General Bergner who welcomed the Sadr’s order to freeze the armed activities of his followers said “this will give Iraqi and U.S. forces room to fight Qaeda Organization.”
Last Wednesday, the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr surprisingly decided to freeze the armed activities of his followers after clashes that erupted in the Shiite sacred city of Karbala while Shiite Muslim pilgrims were observing a religious occasion.
Meanwhile, Brigadier General Bergner unveiled the arrest of elements from “special units” that “have links to Iran and al-Quds Corps of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards”.
“During the last few days, terrorist groups named “Special Units” were arrested. This network has links to Iran which provided these units with arms and explosives,” the spokesman added.
The Multi-National forces spokesman also said “the arrested persons admitted their links to Iran and our intelligence indicated that they have connection to the Revolutionary Guards, Iranian Quds Corps and Lebanese Hezbollah.”
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So either Al Sadr is a liar, or we’re seeing just who he doesn’t control anymore.
And when can we fight Iran back?
September 5th, 2007 at 3:26 pmDidn’t Al Sadr say he had nothing to do with Iran’s military?
September 5th, 2007 at 3:59 pmSo…Mookie admits to getting his ass kicked, and those rogue elements of his rogue group…
(would that make them rogue rogues?, how about soon-to-be-dead asshats, yeah, I like that)
…won’t stop swingin’ their dicks around. Looks like Mookie is not only incontinent, but also inconsequential and STILL in need of a dentist.
Can you imagine the smell around that guy?
September 5th, 2007 at 5:08 pmMy suspicion is that Mookie called his cease fire at least in part because he was losing control of his mob, so it doesn’t surprise me that some of them told him to piss off.
September 5th, 2007 at 6:43 pmMookbreath called a ceasefire for the same reasons every muslim “warrior” calls a ceasefire or sues for peace. Because he is in a weakened position. This will give him time to reconstitute his thugs and prepare for all out war on our troops and the Iraqi government, once we have eliminated al Qaeda for him. He is in bed with Iran and, when we do leave, they will seize power through violence. Then we’ll have a caliphate in the region with nukes. Why the F are we cocking around with “diplomacy” when only bombs will get through to the “mullets” in Iran?
September 5th, 2007 at 7:12 pmIn-fighting inside of mookie’s domain is a good thing. We can take advantage of the in-fighting and wipe out the Iranian-backed elements and/or let his people do it.
If this makes for a more stable Iraq, then we will have wiped out one of the last insurgent hold-outs in Iraq.
The only other hold-out that needs to be defeated is the LMSM and Congress. Then victory will ours…and the Iraqi people.
September 6th, 2007 at 6:34 amHow can we be expected to sort out the bad guys from the good guys in the Mahdi Army. Seems to me we have to treat them all equally, so to speak. Goodbye…BOOM!
September 6th, 2007 at 7:38 am