400 suspected militants killed in crackdown: Iraqi PM

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http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2007/February/focusoniraq_February209.xml§ion=focusoniraq

BAGHDAD - US 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 centre 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’.

[madrchsod]

1. sure sounds like "body counts"

well at this rate iraq should be "pacified" in a few more weeks

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. I wonder how many of those were Sunni? eom

[asjr]

3. I wonder how many were actually

militants. We can't believe anything the U.S. says or the Iraqi government says.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

4. That's very true. eom

[madokie]

8. in bush* world they all are militants not citizenry

from the surface all the way down to the bottom this occupation is so wrong and it must end soon

[Spinzonner]

5. 500 more recuited to replace them

to oust the infidel invaders.

And so it goes on and on ....

[slowry]

6. Killing suspects...

... suspect killings.

[shadowknows69]

7. So our army is judge, jury and executioner now.

n/t

[bigtree]

9. political opponents

U.S. sponsored repression