tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18696900.post7796137238819204272..comments2023-10-30T03:04:49.702-07:00Comments on Rearguard: Weekly attack on Diwaniyah VIII/07Fellow Peacekeeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06645105032419455560noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18696900.post-31585546692169393652007-05-03T13:57:00.000-07:002007-05-03T13:57:00.000-07:00So what is it with the Lithuanians?Dunno precisely...<I>So what is it with the Lithuanians?</I><BR/><BR/>Dunno precisely, knowing them its probably harder-than-thou sort of no-fear machismo.Fellow Peacekeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645105032419455560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18696900.post-58320467111123840302007-04-22T17:30:00.000-07:002007-04-22T17:30:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18696900.post-32957357315986867042007-04-22T17:01:00.000-07:002007-04-22T17:01:00.000-07:00So what is it with the Lithuanians?So what is it with the Lithuanians?Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18696900.post-38509070573753663752007-04-22T16:35:00.000-07:002007-04-22T16:35:00.000-07:00Meanwhile, to the North:---Insurgent Tactics Raisi...Meanwhile, to the North:<BR/>---<BR/><A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/21/AR2007042101467.html?hpid=topnews" REL="nofollow">Insurgent Tactics Raising U.S. Death Toll in Diyala</A><BR/>Attacks on U.S. and Iraqi soldiers have risen sharply, a problem compounded by an influx of fighters in search of safer havens outside Baghdad.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18696900.post-92211409414530903222007-04-22T16:34:00.000-07:002007-04-22T16:34:00.000-07:00Sadr calls for Iraqi security forces to end the fi...<A HREF="http://billroggio.com/archives/2007/04/the_diwaniyah_battle.php" REL="nofollow">Sadr calls for Iraqi security forces to end the fighting in Diwaniyah</A><BR/>---<BR/>Diwaniyah is the city where large segments of Sadr's Mahdi Army fled to after the commencement of the Baghdad Security Plan, a U.S. intelligence official told us. With the split in Sadr's Mahdi Army, and a large segment looking to reconcile with the Iraqi government, the extremist elements of the militia have hunkered down in Diwaniyah. Security in Diwaniyah is said to have been deteriorating since the Mahdi Army concentrated power in the city. The Iraqi government and Coalition is pursuing the Mahdi Army holdovers remaining in Diwaniyah.<BR/><BR/>Sadr's plea for Iraqi forces to break for the Coalition and halt the fighting shows he is concerned his forces in Diwaniyah are facing a very real threat. Yesterday, Sadr issued an official statement, "which was distributed in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf and stamped with Sadr's seal." The statement called for Iraqi Security Forces to end the fighting against the Mahdi Army. Reuters excerpts portions of Sadr's letter:<BR/><BR/>"And here we can see in ... (Diwaniyah), a civil strife the occupier planned, to drag the brothers into clashing, fighting and even killing... Oh (Mahdi Army) and my brothers (Iraqi forces) enough of this clashing and killing. This is success for your enemy ... and (Iraqi army and police) don't be dragged behind the enemy... God has ordered you to be patient in front of the enemy and to unify your efforts against it, not against the sons of Iraq."Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.com