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Stratfor’s news summary includes:

U.S./IRAQ: U.S. and Iraqi troops bombarded the office of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in the al-Shula area west of Baghdad, the Kuwait News Agency reported, citing an unnamed security source. The source added that 14 military vehicles were surrounding the office and soldiers were confiscating documents.   

Here’s KUNA. No further details:

BAGHDAD, Feb 20 (KUNA) — A joint force of the Iraqi Army and US troops Tuesday bombarded the office of Shiite leader Muqtada Al-Sadr in Al-Shula area, west of Baghdad, a security source told KUNA.

The source said some 14 military vehicles are now surrounding the office and Iraqi and US soldiers could be seen confiscating material and documents.

Muqtada Al-Sadr himself is out of the country over fears for his safety.

Raw Story is attempting to verify. Still nothing on the wires.

Don’t suppose al-Sadr isn’t in Iran, and … naw, too much to hope for. 

UPDATE: PJM Baghdad editor Mohammed Fadhil reports that al-Iraqia TV confirmed the news but offered no more details.

Raw Story says CentCom had nothing on it. Not clear whether al-Iraqia’s confirmation is a same-source regurgitation or independent. I’m guessing what it all means is that this is essentially nothing, or that it’s something really good.  

Topics: Iraq, Stratfor, military

  Posted by Jules Crittenden at 12:18 pm on Tuesday, February 20, 2007

7 Responses to “Heads Up”

1. Richard1 Says:
   February 20th, 2007 at 2:59 pm

   Article is here:

   http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=954152

2. Bill's Bites Says:
   February 20th, 2007 at 3:26 pm

   Nibbles — 2007.02.20

   Just read ‘em. Maybe I’ll find time to do more with ‘em later. Here, Obedient to Their Laws, We Lie* Jules Crittenden Graves of Athenian war dead from the defeat of the Persians at Marathon, through the Peloponnesian War between

3. Old War Dogs Says:
   February 20th, 2007 at 3:26 pm

   Bill’s Nibbles — 2007.02.20

   Some Bill’s Bites posts, some things I excerpted and linked but I’m sending you to the original post. I may rearrange the order of the items within this post as I add new things that I think belong above the

4. Cliff Clavin Says:
   February 20th, 2007 at 5:03 pm

   Out of the mouth of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki

   Iraqiya state television showed Maliki, a Shi’ite Islamist leader, talking to an Iraqi soldier near an armored vehicle in central Baghdad. The soldier pointed to an area from where he said insurgents had been firing at security forces.

   “Don’t just fire back, crush the place where the fire came from,” Maliki replied. “Don’t treat them with leniency. This is an armored vehicle here, use it.”

   Reuters

5. Cliff Clavin Says:
   February 20th, 2007 at 5:10 pm

   Yahoo

   Reuters didn’t seem to want to cooperate…so, here’s another link to Nuri al- Maliki’s words

6. The_Real_JeffS Says:
   February 20th, 2007 at 5:33 pm

   Too bad al Sadr wasn’t in the building. He might become a martyr in the process, but the murderous thug would be dead.

7. Cliff Clavin Says:
   February 20th, 2007 at 6:13 pm

   The_Real_JeffS Says:

   “Too bad al Sadr wasn’t in the building. He might become a martyr in the process, but the murderous thug would be dead.”

   Yep. I think it was an Australian ( the fella’ that thinks Mr. Obama is on the wrong track) that in so many words said, ‘a dead martyr is still dead’.

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