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Shiites Whack Shiite Governor
BAGHDAD (AP) - A powerful roadside bomb on Saturday killed the governor and police chief of a southern province that has seen fierce internal fighting between Shiite factions, officials said.
The bomb struck a convoy carrying the Khalil Jalil Hamza, the governor of the Qadisiyah province, and the provincial police chief home from a funeral service for a tribal sheik at about 5 p.m., army Brig. Gen. Othman al-Farood said.
Hamza and the police chief, Maj. Gen. Khalid Hassan, were killed, along with their driver and a body guard who were in the same SUV, according to al-Farood, the commander of the Iraqi army division in charge of the area.
The attack occurred in the town of Aajaf, as the convoy was headed back to the provincial capital of Diwaniyah, 80 miles south of Baghdad.
Diwaniyah has been the site of heavy clashes between U.S.-Iraqi security forces and Shiite militia fighters. The area also has seen a rise in internal rivalries between rival militia forces, including the Mahdi Army that is loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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Let me get this straight. Shiites hate the Sunnis, Al Qaeda and other Shiites. Sunnis hate the Shiites, Al Qaeda and Kurds. Kurds hate the Turks. Al Qaeda hates everybody. Oh yeah, they all hate Israel. Right?
August 11th, 2007 at 11:11 amThere’s factions among the Shi’a, as well.
August 11th, 2007 at 11:44 amNot all Shi’a are happy with Muqtada al-SadSack jumpin’ in bed with AhmaWhackJob and the MadMullahs in Tehran.
Good point TouchStone. How many millions of Iraqi Shia were killed by Iran in the Iran Iraq war?
August 11th, 2007 at 1:25 pm@ Paul
[Let me get this straight. Shiites hate the Sunnis, Al Qaeda and other Shiites. Sunnis hate the Shiites, Al Qaeda and Kurds. Kurds hate the Turks. Al Qaeda hates everybody. Oh yeah, they all hate Israel. Right?]
Yeah, the enemy of my enemy’s enemy’s enemy’s enemy’s enemy’s enemy is my friend …
August 11th, 2007 at 1:57 pmMe and my brother against my cousin. But me, my brother and cousin against my neighbor. Heard that proverb from an ex-Palestinian.
The only thing that unites them all is their mutual hatred of Israel.
August 11th, 2007 at 6:12 pmOK!, OK!, stop it, I’ve got a headache. LOL
August 12th, 2007 at 2:58 pm