RTI : Mahdi Army arrested 17 American soldiers

[kimo]

Mahdi Army arrested 17 American soldiers... Are where any confirmation in US papers?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19600.htm

link to updates:
http://www.roadstoiraq.com/

[dsentell]

I have not found any confirmation yet . . . .

As our government keeps telling us -------- "The surge is working"!

[kimo]

Do you heard about this?

Mahdi Army, US-Iraqi forces clash again in Basra


Iraq PM gives Sadr’s army 72 hour deadline to lay down their arms as fighting claims 40 lives.

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=25036

[New Governor Of Alaska]

There is nothing unusual about it. This is what happens during a war.....


Are where any confirmation in US papers?

US media will report about it as soon as Muqtada al-Sadr will post videos or photos on his site.....

[kimo]

I new a couple days about Basra. It´s very serious situation downwhere.
Falluja 2, on the way..

[New Governor Of Alaska]

Do you heard about this?

Mahdi Army, US-Iraqi forces clash again in Basra


Iraq PM gives Sadr’s army 72 hour deadline to lay down their arms as fighting claims 40 lives.

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=25036

Actually Basra is occupied by the British army..... so they probably ment to say British-Iraqi forces....

There was a report on CNN and MSNBC yesterday about it. But they said that militia took over Basra and that the Brits were sitting inside their bases.....
They also showed some airplane faaaaaar in the sky and said that that was a British warplane which "monitors the situation". :confused: :rolleyes:

That British warplane looked like B-52 bomber actually.....

[kimo]

Actually Basra is occupied by the British army..... so they probably ment to say British-Iraqi forces....

There was a report on CNN and MSNBC yesterday about it. But they said that militia took over Basra and the Brits are sitting inside their bases.....
They also showed some airplane faaaaaar in the sky and said that that was a British warplane which "monitors the situation". :confused: :rolleyes:

That British warplane looked like B-52 bomber actually.....

British are out of Basra, long ago.They still assists with warplanes, but that is all. There`re also official agreement about this.
Watch " Iraq- The Betrayal"..it´s about British withdraw, Basra..Mosul

link to video:
http://www.archive.org/details/betrayal_001

[CUnknown]

Iraq is about to get a lot worse. Probably the worst of the fighting is yet to come. Seeing as the Admiral in charge of forces in the middle east just stepped down (as he said he would if Bush decided to attack Iran), we could very likely be bombing Iran within the month.

At the very least we are looking at true civil war in Iraq, not merely ethnic cleansing as we've seen up until this point. True civil war means sides (Iran - Shia [Badr, Sadr, Malaki] - Sunni - US) and actual marching armies with military objectives beyond maintaining an occupation.

How these sides will align to fight it out, who knows. I mean obviously Iran and the Badr brigade are aligned. Malaki and the US are aligned for now. Al Sadr is in the middle, fighting off both those first two. And the Sunnis could really attack any of the three if they decide to. It's a complete cluster-f@ck.

[kimo]

update:

From the blog

"As for the situation in Iraq, it is clearly getting very serious, one Iraqi blogger talks of the situation feeling like just after the Samarra mosque attack. These US soldiers have been captured (unconfirmed) but lots of Iraqi Army soldiers have surrendered (various sources) and I even hear talk that they have captured Iraqi Army APC's and are using them against the attacking forces of SCIRI and Dawa.
Further, the US has surrounded Sadr City and fighting has spread to north Baghdad, Hilla, Kut, and smaller places. There are curfews no in place in 6 of 18 provinces and that Maliki has given the Jaish al Mehdi 72 hours to surrender or face being "wiped out" as an Iraqi general so quantly put it."
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In other words, a whole world of shit has just erupted again in Iraq and none of the news channels have it as top story.

[CUnknown]

Yeah. The Mehdi Army is not going to just surrender, lol. It's on.

The news channels will not begin covering it until it's completely undeniable, they would rather stick to the "surge is working" thing, they enjoyed that fantasy storyline. But even after they begin covering it, it will be dripping with propaganda (Sadr and the Mehdi army is being funded by Iran, I bet they will say... they will focus incessantly on the Iranian connection and ignore all other narratives in the run-up to war with Iran).

I am glad you found this stuff, Kimo, keep us updated! We obviously can't rely on our mainstream media to do it.

[kimo]

well, last "update" from me for today:confused:

US to Iran: Help clean up Iraq mess
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:01:56


Major General Kevin Bergner
US military spokesman says Washington would love to see Iran fulfill its commitments to help improve security and stability in Basra.

"There is no question that the government of Iran has significant influence in Basra, in the province and in southeastern Iraq in general," military spokesman Major General Kevin Bergner told a press conference in Baghdad.

Bergner demanded the Islamic Republic help 'reduce the activities of those operating outside the law' in Basra.

Washington has repeatedly claimed that Iran is supporting Iraq's insurgency; however, Tehran has categorically dismissed such allegations, saying that a secure Iraq is to the benefit of the Islamic Republic.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=49081&sectionid=351020201

[New Governor Of Alaska]

Kimo, thank you for all the links and updates!
Dude, you have unique talent. I think you can start your own news agency....

:D

[kimo]

Kimo, thank you for all the links and updates!
Dude, you have unique talent. I think you can start your own news agency....

:D

Well, thank you, thank you..
I would rather see, you do the "updates", so at least I´ll know that i`am not alone in some g.d. 1,5x2,5 hole in g.d. Tajikistan or even worse..for rest of my life:);)
--
My father was "old-timer" journalist back in ( Lithuania "Soviet"). I remember he copied a lot off stuff from Itar-TASS back in those days and "put" directly in to paper..so i know a "bloody" work:)
..well, news agency.. itn`t what i "do" daily and rather not to..my guess would be, that RP woke up us all.

[New Governor Of Alaska]

http://www.presstv.com/images/presstv.jpg

Press TV online now http://www.presstv.com



Well, thank you, thank you..
I would rather see, you do the "updates", so at least I´ll know that i`am not alone in some g.d. 1,5x2,5 hole in g.d. Tajikistan or even worse..for rest of my life:);)

You are welcome, Kimo. :)

Well, Iran's PRESSTV didn't confirm it so far.... But sure there are some heavy fighting taking place in Basra....


Sadr calls on Maliki to leave Basra
Wed, 26 Mar 2008
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has asked Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to leave Basra, calling for negotiations in the southern port city.
Heavy fighting broke out between Mahdi Army gunmen and Iraqi security forces in Basra on Tuesday, after al-Maliki launched a security crackdown.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=49039&sectionid=351020201

[kimo]

It looks like it got through the walls and all major MSM today have stories on frontpages.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23815761/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7316056.stm
etc etc..

P.S. I cann´t find any updates on 17 American soldiers story.
I hope that this was a bogus story, so media should give more attention on, what is going on in Iraq now.

[kimo]

Protesters denounce Iraqi prime minister as clashes continue

BAGHDAD: Tens of thousands of Shiites took the streets to protest the government's crackdown against militias in Basra as heavy fighting between Iraqi security forces and gunmen erupted for a third day in the southern oil port and Baghdad...

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/27/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq.php

[New Governor Of Alaska]

British are out of Basra, long ago.They still assists with warplanes, but that is all. There`re also official agreement about this.
Watch " Iraq- The Betrayal"..it´s about British withdraw, Basra..Mosul

link to video:
http://www.archive.org/details/betrayal_001

Kimo, actually I was right, the Brits are still in Basra. Here's latest from PRESSTV:


'British forces join Basra fight'
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:58:14

British troops have joined in the Iraqi government's operation in the volatile southern Iraqi port city of Basra, an army spokesman says.
British army spokesman Maj. Tom Holloway told BBC that an artillery barrage has been fired into northern Basra in support of Iraqi forces fighting there.

READ MORE - http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=49478&sectionid=351020201

[angelatc]

I new a couple days about Basra. It´s very serious situation downwhere.
Falluja 2, on the way..


also 250 Iraqi soldiers gave themselves up to Mahdi Army Those poor people, they really don't want to fight, do they? I seem to recall that they surrendered en masse to us, too.