Iraq Orders Sunni Gunmen In Baghdad Area To Disarm


	Iraq Orders Sunni Gunmen In Baghdad Area To Disarm

ratilfar

3-29-2009 10:50 AM

317 views

tags:

iraq, war, sunni, shite, power, control, empire

ratilfar says:

Cont....

The councils help man checkpoints and guard neighborhoods, playing a major role in turning the tide against the Sunni insurgency.

Your request is being processed...
Iraq Orders Sunni Gunmen In Baghdad Area To Disarm
digg Share this on Facebook Huffpost - Iraq Orders Sunni Gunmen In Baghdad Area To Disarm stumble reddit del.ico.us ShareThis RSS

SINAN SALAHEDDIN | March 29, 2009 10:00 AM EST | AP
Compare other versions »

Compare and versions
I Like ItI Don’t Like It
Read More: Iraq, Sunni Gunmen, Sunnis, Warwire, World News
Be the First to Submit
This Story to DiggBuzz up!
U.S. troops take position on a major street after a gunfight sparked Saturday at the dominantly Sunni neighborhood of Fadhil in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 29, 2009. U.S. and Iraqi troops exchanged gunfire Sunday with Sunni militants in central Baghdad in a second day of clashes following the arrest of a local leader of Sunni security volunteers who had broken with al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Ha

Add a Comment

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

Today's Top Clips

visit the Top Clips page

View the Top Clips from March 29, 2009

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/190eeca7-b453-4a3b-998d-53c91d517812/49843A9E-6871-4F0F-8511-A5E5DD647A3F/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/29/iraq-orders-sunni-gunmen-_n_180421.html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/29/iraq-orders-sunni-gunmen-_n_180421.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.huffingtonpost.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/29/iraq-orders-sunni-gunmen-_n_180421.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.huffingtonpost.com/img/8BA4AD17-6A80-4D6C-A365-23710E73F27B" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/29/iraq-orders-sunni-gunmen-_n_180421.html"><P>BAGHDAD — U.S.-backed Iraqi forces swept through a central Baghdad slum Sunday, disarming government-allied Sunni fighters after they launched a two-day uprising to protest the arrest of their leader.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/29/iraq-orders-sunni-gunmen-_n_180421.html"><P>The standoff in Fadhil, a ramshackle Sunni enclave on the east bank of the Tigris River where al-Qaida once held sway, eased by midday as convoys of U.S. and Iraqi forces rolled into the neighborhood.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/29/iraq-orders-sunni-gunmen-_n_180421.html"><P>But the confrontation threatens to undermine U.S. efforts to stabilize Baghdad before American troops pull out of Iraqi cities by the end of June.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/29/iraq-orders-sunni-gunmen-_n_180421.html"><P>Trouble started Saturday when Iraqi troops arrested the head of Fadhil's Awakening Council for alleged terrorist activity and for purportedly leading an armed group loyal to Saddam Hussein's ousted party.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/29/iraq-orders-sunni-gunmen-_n_180421.html"><P>The arrest triggered fierce gunfights between Iraqi forces and Awakening <A href="#" class="rcLink"  id="KonaLink0"><FONT color="#038258"><SPAN class="rcLink">Council </SPAN><SPAN class="rcLink">members</SPAN></FONT></A>, killing four people and wounding 15.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/49843A9E-6871-4F0F-8511-A5E5DD647A3F/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

New from the makers of Clipmarks: Amplify.com - Don't just share the news...Amplify it!

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Today's Top Clips