Reuters: Iraqi PM says some 400 militants killed in crackdown

[Eugene]

Iraqi PM says some 400 militants killed in crackdown

Reuters
Saturday, February 24, 2007; 8:51 AM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi security forces have killed around 400 suspected
militants since the start of a major crackdown to stem violence in Baghdad, Prime
Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday.

Maliki visited the command center for the operation which was launched 10 days ago
and urged security forces taking part in it not to be influenced by sectarian loyalties.

He told reporters 426 suspected militants had been detained in the crackdown "and
around that number have been killed."

-snip-

"The prime minister pointed out the positive results that were produced in the last few
days after a number of terrorist cells were broken up and many of their operations failed,
as well as the return of hundreds of displaced families to their areas," the statement said.

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/24/AR2007022400443.html

He apparently left out the part about civilian deaths continuing at a high rate.

[maddezmom]

1. wonder what the civilian death count is?

:( the only ones being reported are 26 in Ramadi and the kids death near Fallujah. There must be more.

[maddezmom]

2. Reuters Fact box from Sunday

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1930 GMT on Sunday:

* denotes a new or updated item.

* MOSUL - Police in the northern city of Mosul said 24 bodies were found in different parts of the city over the past day.

* BAGHDAD - Police found the bodies of 17 people shot dead in different parts of Baghdad over the past day, a police source said.

* NAHRAWAN - A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol killed one person and wounded three, including two policemen, in Nahrawan, southeast of Baghdad, a police source said.

* SULAIMANIYA - The body of a man who had been shot dead was found in Sulaimaniya, a relatively peaceful city 330 km (205 miles) north of Baghdad, in Kurdistan, police said.

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