Bia
11-13-2008, 07:54 AM
Iraqi soldier shoots dead two US soldiers after being slapped in the face
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article5140137.ece
An Iraqi soldier killed two American soldiers and wounded six more at a joint security base in the northern city of Mosul, the worst case yet of US-trained local troops turning their guns on their allies.
The soldier, identified as Barzan al-Hadidi, was part of a joint force patrolling the city, considered to be one of the last strongholds of al-Qaeda and its allies in Iraq. He was quickly shot dead by other members of the patrol, officials said.
The Iraqi Interior Ministry said that the soldier opened fire after he was slapped publicly by an American colleague. Many Iraqi men, especially in the military, are conscious of any perceived slight to their honour.
“Two soldiers were killed and six wounded in a small-arms fire attack in an Iraqi army compound in Mosul. Initial reports indicate the attacker was an Iraqi soldier,” the US military said. “The casualty figures may change,” it added. A mortuary that received the body of the Iraqi soldier said that it was riddled with bullets....
...The increase in violence included the use of the youngest suicide bomber to date this week: a 13-year-old girl sent to target a patrol of Sunni militiamen in the restive town of Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad.
This... is depressing.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article5140137.ece
An Iraqi soldier killed two American soldiers and wounded six more at a joint security base in the northern city of Mosul, the worst case yet of US-trained local troops turning their guns on their allies.
The soldier, identified as Barzan al-Hadidi, was part of a joint force patrolling the city, considered to be one of the last strongholds of al-Qaeda and its allies in Iraq. He was quickly shot dead by other members of the patrol, officials said.
The Iraqi Interior Ministry said that the soldier opened fire after he was slapped publicly by an American colleague. Many Iraqi men, especially in the military, are conscious of any perceived slight to their honour.
“Two soldiers were killed and six wounded in a small-arms fire attack in an Iraqi army compound in Mosul. Initial reports indicate the attacker was an Iraqi soldier,” the US military said. “The casualty figures may change,” it added. A mortuary that received the body of the Iraqi soldier said that it was riddled with bullets....
...The increase in violence included the use of the youngest suicide bomber to date this week: a 13-year-old girl sent to target a patrol of Sunni militiamen in the restive town of Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad.
This... is depressing.