General Duke Posted December 16, 2003 http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C2CC8AFB-E4CB-4901-96C1-927E9E7C4A52.htm Resistance attacks continue in Iraq Tuesday 16 December 2003, 20:21 Makka Time, 17:21 GMT Police patrol as protesters gather against Saddam's capture Aljazeera correspondent Abd-al-Azeem Mohammed says that this is the second time that confusion has surrounded the number of Iraqi civilians killed by US troops in the city. "US forces announced two weeks ago that 45 Iraqis had been killed in Samarra, a claim denied by local people who said that only 8 Iraqis had been killed." Protests Witnesses said hundreds of residents protesting Saddam's capture overran the office of the US-appointed mayor in Falluja. Meanwhile, a US patrol north of the city was apparently attacked by roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades. The military claimed that soldiers returned fire, killing two Iraqi fighters. However, independent media reports said those killed were demonstrators. In a separate incident, 30 Iraqi fighters opened fired at a US patrol. US soldiers retaliated, killing one of the fighters. Support Pro Saddam supporters have cast doubts on claims by the US-led forces that the people of Iraq universally welcomed the former presidents capture. Monday15 December US occupation forces say five Iraqis were shot dead in Falluja and Ramadi . Tuesday 16 December One Iraqi police officer is killed and another wounded in Mosul following pro -Saddam demonstration. US soldiers shoot and kill one Iraqi in Kirkuk Around 200 people march in central Baghdad against Saddam Hussein - calling for elections. In the ousted leader's hometown of Tikrit, about 700 people demonstrated against his capture on Monday, chanting "Saddam is in our hearts, Saddam is in our blood." US soldiers and Iraqi policemen are reported to have shouted back: "Saddam is in our jail." One protester was reportedly killed in Tikrit in clashes that broke out between baton-wielding occupation forces and students . More resistance In related news, one US soldier died when a convoy was struck by a roadside bomb north of Baghdad on Tuesday, according to military sources. Three more US soldiers were injured, two seriously, in an explosion in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, about 160km north of Baghdad, they said. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BN Posted December 16, 2003 The americans seem to be living in a fantasy of wishful thinking. Believing that capturing a man who has been living in a hole for the last 8 months will put an end to the insurgency. Most(if not all) of the insurgents are fighting AGAINST the occupation, rather then FOR Saddam Hussein. And I doubt continuing to kill civilians and protestors will help their efforts to install a stable pro-western(read american) puppet government in Iraq. Peace. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
