Monday, April 17, 2006
Yet More Progress in Iraq
On Monday, April 17 U.S. Marines came under attack in Ramadi. CNN reports
Meanwhile in Baghdad, the NYT reports,
Oh, and there still isn't any progress on the political front, so we can expect more violence as the Iraqi civil war continues. Everyday that the politicans can't agree on a PM is another day that Iraq moves further from the hope of ending the civil war.
On Monday, April 17 U.S. Marines came under attack in Ramadi. CNN reports
A coordinated attack from three directions on the governor's compound in Ramadi Monday left an unknown number of insurgents dead after an hourlong fight with U.S. Marines.The Marines received fire from the nearby Fatemat Mosque and returned fire in order to repeal the attack. This last bit will be sure to be a PR victory for the Marines. No matter that the Marines were responding to fire coming from the mosque, the situation will be spun by the insurgents to make it seem that U.S. Marines opened fire on a mosque. It's your typical no win situtation that has characterized the whole Iraqi invasion.
Meanwhile in Baghdad, the NYT reports,
American and Iraqi troops sealed off one of Baghdad's most prominent Sunni Arab neighborhoods today after overnight gun battles raged through the streets.It's unclear what sparked the violence in Adhamiya, but it's a bad sign that the area is again a hotspot.
Oh, and there still isn't any progress on the political front, so we can expect more violence as the Iraqi civil war continues. Everyday that the politicans can't agree on a PM is another day that Iraq moves further from the hope of ending the civil war.