Fears grow over Sunni backing for Iraq insurgency

[sabra]

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/9df6e086-cf03-11da-925d-0000779e2340.html

Fears grow over Sunni backing for Iraq insurgency

Sunni politicians on Tuesday condemned government forces who battled guerillas in a Baghdad neighbourhood, feeding fears that rising sectarian violence and Shia militia activity may be pushing Iraq’s Sunni population toward supporting the insurgency.

“What happened in Adhamiya is an evil act by an armed militia backed by security and government operatives,” said Dhafer al-Ani, a member of the Sunni-led Iraqi Consensus Front, the largest Sunni block in parliament. Mr Ani was one of several politicians who on Tuesday condemned an early Monday morning raid by Iraqi security forces into the Sunni district that was attacked by rebels.

The prominent Iraqi newspaper al-Zaman claimed that the “people of Adhamiya had foiled a night assault” by a ‘’death squad’’ whose members were disguised as police” and quoted members of the “Adhamiya Defense Committees.”

Reporters trying to get into the district said US and Iraqi forces had sealed off the area yesterday, while witnesses claimed insurgents were again being deployed on rooftops in possible preparation for another round of fighting.

[saigon68]

1. "BRING EM ON" shouted the Limp, Vapid, Vacant Chimpanzee

Vapid

[rodeodance]

2. and the press not allowed in.

....Reporters trying to get into the district said US and Iraqi forces had sealed off the area yesterday, while witnesses claimed insurgents were again being deployed on rooftops in possible preparation for another round of fighting.

[Rex]

3. Mission accomplished.

Divide up the natives, sell them all sticks and watch em beat each other to death! Wash, rinse, repeat.

[madmark]

4. "Reporters trying to get into the district said US and Iraqi forces had

sealed off the area<.>" I guess they won't be able to report all the good news that happened there.