hollywoodtone.blogspot.com In Iraqi security operations 45 killed in Anbar province alone
hollywoodtone.blogspot.com In Iraqi security operations 45 killed in Anbar province alone
Baghdad - In three different Anbar province towns security operations resulted in 45 people being killed and 122 wounded. There was more scattered violence across both central and northern Iraq as well.
As promised, the Iraqi security forces forcibly cleared out a Sunni protest camp on a highway in the town of Ramadi. As a result, at least 12 people were killed there and a nearby town of Hit. As many as forty were wounded as demonstrators exchanged gunfire with the security forces. The wounded included women and children. Hundreds of people tried to reach the site of the camp but were turned away. Over the weekend the government had arrested a Sunni legislator who had supported the protests. A video on the arrest is appended. The prime minister Nouri al-Maliki claimed the camp housed insurgents. Sunni MP's reacted to the breakup of the camp by announcing mass resignations. Sunni leaders called on protesters to resist and soldiers to disobey orders. Osama al-Nujalfi the speaker of parliament and also leader of the Sunni list in the legislature said: "All members of parliament who are in the (Sunni) Mutahidun list announce their resignations”. In all, forty-four Iraqi MPs announced their resignation following the violence. As a result of clashes of gunmen with security forces in Fallujah, 8 people were killed and 40 wounded yesterday (December 30). The wounded included women and children. Another report puts the dead at five and 15 wounded. A long detailed list of the numerous incidences of violence across Iraq can be found here and included several suicide bombings that have become common with the growth of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Al-Maliki's Shia dominated government appears to be choosing the path of repression rather than conciliation with the Sunni minority.
hollywoodtone.blogspot.com In Iraqi security operations 45 killed in Anbar province alone