Our Forces Control Sadr City’s Southern Part – U.S. Admiral
Baghdad, Apr 20, (VOI) – A U.S. army admiral said on Sunday that his forces control the southern part of Sadr city, which was isolated from its northern part, while Tahseen al-Sheikhli, the civilian spokesperson for Fardh al-Qanoon (Law Imposing) plan, repeated the Iraqi government’s insistence on providing services in areas that witness military operations, especially Sadr city.
Admiral Patrick Driscoll explained in a press conference with al-Sheikhli in Baghdad that U.S. forces were able to control Sadr city’s southern part by separating it from its northern part, using a temporary concrete wall, and conducing security and military operations against armed groups that randomly open fire on residential neighborhoods and the Green Zone.He continued that the operations aim at stabilizing security, and bringing reconstruction teams to provide services and job opportunities, in order to raise the city’s economic level.
He added “Our security and military operations in Sadr city target the special groups that receive training and arms from Iran, to conduct attacks against civilians, by randomly rocketing residential areas.”
Concerning the women and children casualties that were caused by U.S. air strikes on Sadr city, Driscoll said, “U.S. forces have instructions for military engagement and conducting assaults, and they do not target children and women, but armed groups that carry out attacks and hide in mosques and schools.”
Regarding the confiscation of personal computers (PCs) during raid operations conducted by U.S. forces in residential areas, Driscoll said “confiscating PCs during raid operations at residential houses and areas directed us to gunmen’s safe hides and weapons caches.”From his side, Tahseen al-Sheikhli, the civilian spokesperson of Fardh al-Qanoon (Law Imposing) plan repeated the Iraqi government’s insistence on providing services to areas that witness military operations, especially Sadr city.
“Iraqi government is determined to provide services to areas where security clashes are taking place, or were ignored in the past decades, particularly Sadr city, by allocating 150 million U.S. dollars to rebuild the infrastructure and activate the social situation in Sadr city, by starting projects to absorb the unemployment impulse in the city,” al-Sheikhli said.
He added that during the last days, Baghdad Mayoralty worked on preparing Sadr city’s water project, in the northeastern part of the city, and specified engineering units and efforts in that regard.
Al-Sheikhli referred that Premier Nouri al-Maliki instructed the assistance committee at Baghdad operations command, and the related ministries, to provide services and emergency foodstuff inside cities.
Services are represented by water, electricity, foodstuff, and medicines.
MH/SR
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“A U.S. army admiral” that’s a new one.
Kick his ugly, hairy ass, brave troops!
April 20th, 2008 at 9:27 pm“A U.S. army admiral” that’s a new one.
Kick his ugly, hairy ass, brave troops!
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LMFAO - I laughed at that too.
April 20th, 2008 at 9:30 pm“A U.S. army admiral” …now that would be an interesting uniform.
Lftbhndagn, not your fault, you just posted VOI’s dispatch… our frivolity isn’t directed at you, but at VOI.
Keep up the good work.
for you 
April 20th, 2008 at 9:41 pmThe Iraqis have trouble translating Arabic into English, so we have to give them a bit of slack, folks. They would be laughing at us if we tried to speak/write in their language too. It’s a common problem.
April 20th, 2008 at 11:48 pmDon’t laugh at VOI. I doubt AP or Reuters would do any better.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:17 amI never really understood the point of throwing a rock at a tank.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:00 amI know this is a kind of a non-sequter but it was the first thing to come to mind.
John Leo “Paddy” Driscoll (Of the Chicago bears) was a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback.
At 5′ 11″ and 160 pounds, he was not big, but he made a big impact on American football during the decade of the 1920s. He was particularly known for his drop kicks and punting. In 1924, he recorded a 50 yard drop-kicked field goal and in 1925 he had a record 4 drop-kicked field goals in a single game.
And along the navy line of thought, Bears founder George Halas after his team won NFL Championships again in 1940 and 1941, re-enlisted in the Navy following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
LOL
April 21st, 2008 at 3:46 am