300 Militia dead; 1,200 surrender

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More than 1,200 militiamen surrender in Najaf: police

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/iraq_unrest_shiites

BAGHDAD (AFP) - More than 1,200 militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr surrendered following fierce clashes with US and Iraqi forces in Najaf, the police general directorate said.

"Over 1,200 criminals have surrendered to Iraqi forces," it said in a statement, adding that the holy city of Najaf had been "secured."

And:
The US military said Friday that 300 militiamen were killed in Najaf since Thursday's fighting, while the province's coalition-appointed governor Adnan al-Zorfi said the number was as high as 400.

The military said also three US soldiers were killed and 12 wounded.
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Holy asskicking batman!
 
JoMo said:
More than 1,200 militiamen surrender in Najaf: police

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/iraq_unrest_shiites

BAGHDAD (AFP) - More than 1,200 militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr surrendered following fierce clashes with US and Iraqi forces in Najaf, the police general directorate said.

"Over 1,200 criminals have surrendered to Iraqi forces," it said in a statement, adding that the holy city of Najaf had been "secured."

And:
The US military said Friday that 300 militiamen were killed in Najaf since Thursday's fighting, while the province's coalition-appointed governor Adnan al-Zorfi said the number was as high as 400.

The military said also three US soldiers were killed and 12 wounded.
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Holy asskicking batman!
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There is a rumor circulating that the reason the fighting is so escalated right now is that an American General was captured and is currently being held.
 
[OPs]Prophecy said:
There is a rumor circulating that the reason the fighting is so escalated right now is that an American General was captured and is currently being held.
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Crappy rumor, a general would not get captured by a bunch of thugs.
 
Abashedly Islamic bias link, but still thats whats being claimed:

http://iraqwar.mirror-world.ru/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=17857

US General captured by Resistance; fighting rages in ar-Ramadi.

In a dispatch posted at 4:40pm Tuesday, Mecca time, the correspondent of Mafkarat al-Islam in ar-Ramadi reported that fierce fighting had been raging in the area of the city since 9:30am and that in some places it had grown into direct and bloody battles at such close quarters that US Apache helicopters are unable to take part for fear of hitting their own troops.

The correspondent wrote that the fighting was under way in the area of the sports playing field, al-Fajjariyah, and near the Agricultural College, and it was also raging around the Maternity Hospital.

US troops closed off all roads leading to the city of ar-Ramadi and the correspondent has no information on the extent of casualties as a result of the violent fighting under way because of the danger of approaching the front lines.

The correspondent of Mafkarat al-Islam wrote, however, that Resistance forces launched a painful attack at the US aggressor troops in which they captured an American General on Tuesday morning. The General was accompanying a US column heading from a US outpost to the command headquarters, set up by the Americans in the Republican Palace in ar-Ramadi.

The capture of the American general sparked the fighting, as US forces moved to close all roads to and from ar-Ramadi to prevent his being taken outside the city area. US forces are insisting that they will not open the roads until the Resistance hands the back to them.

One large column of US forces attempted to get to ar-Ramadi along the expressway north of al-Fallujah, but Resistance fighters from that city confronted the advancing Americans, unleashing a hail of rockets and mortars upon them, splitting the column in two. The rear half of the column fled back to Baghdad, the front part attempted to make for ar-Ramadi, but, failing that, made their way to the US occupation base at al-Habbaniyah instead.

The residents of northern districts of al-Fallujah could see the flames and smoke rising into the sky from fires burning in wrecked US military vehicles.
 
JoMo said:
I don't believe any of that really. With 300 militia dead, I'm sure the US fled back to Baghdad after coming under such a heavy assult. :rolleyes:
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I said it was a rumor...just posting it.
 
Unless they can cough up a name for the general officer, I'm inclined to say ridiculous bullshit. General officers, by and large, do not put themselves far enough forward for capture to be possible. That shit is for Captains, Majors, and Colonels.
 
it's like in black hawk down when at the end it said over 1000 somalis died at the expense of 18 american lives

it's just astounding
 
JuggerNaught said:
why are they being branded as 'criminals'?
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Because the Iraqi gov. offered amnesty to rebels when they took over, and said anyone that didnt accept would be treated as criminals and illegal combatants.
 
Nice fight, soldiers. hail the three who gave their lives.

I still vote for nuking the place from orbit... who would know it was us? :D
 
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