Five killed as Iraqi forces fight each other accidentally

NNN0LHI

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Thu Mar-24-05 10:34 AM
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Five killed as Iraqi forces fight each other accidentally

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAR451720.htm

MOSUL, Iraq, March 24 (Reuters) - Iraqi police and soldiers fought a gunbattle in a town near the Syrian border on Thursday after mistaking each other for insurgents, with three soldiers and two policemen killed, officials said.

They said eight policemen were wounded in the clash in the town of Rabia, northwest of Mosul.

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sabra

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Thu Mar-24-05 10:37 AM
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1. Deaths by "friendly fire" are relatively common in Iraq,

yikes

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Demit

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Thu Mar-24-05 11:07 AM
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2. Is this an example of our excellent "training"?

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NNN0LHI

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Thu Mar-24-05 12:04 PM
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3. Insurgents Target Iraqi, U.S. Security Forces; Protests Erupt in Basra

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB611C1P6E.html

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi police mistook a group of Iraqi soldiers for insurgents Thursday and opened fire, sparking a 10-minute gunbattle that killed five in the northern town of Rabia. In the south, protesters demanded their representative be named the country's new oil minister.

The soldiers in Rabia, about 90 miles west of the larger city of Mosul, were dressed in civilian clothing and were carrying guns, according to the region's police chief, Ahmed Mohammed Khalaf. Three soldiers and two police were killed and another eight wounded.

In the southern city of Basra, more than 200 protesters demanded an individual from their petroleum-rich region be named head of the oil ministry. Some demonstrators even threatened to strike if their demands weren't met.

"Everyone must know that the oppressed and persecuted people of the south refuse to have their interests be ignored," protesters said in a statement given to the provincial governor, Mohammed al-Waeli.

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adigal

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Thu Mar-24-05 12:04 PM
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4. Everything's going swimmingly in Iraq folks,

Edited on Thu Mar-24-05 11:00 AM by adigal

nothing to see here, just move along.

Let's see if they talk about this on the cable stations tonight. HA!!!

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NNN0LHI

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Thu Mar-24-05 12:04 PM
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6. I thought our soldiers were too busy passing out candy to the kiddies...

...to be doing any fighting. At least thats what I have read.

Don

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wildmanj

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Thu Mar-24-05 12:04 PM
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5. training

a circular firing squad---god how mercy

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Thu Mar-24-05 12:30 PM
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7. Let Freedom ring! Praise Gee Sus

:wtf:

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