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U.S. Special Operations Forces kill 11 Special Groups criminals in Sadr City
Multi-National Corps – Iraq ^ | May 9, 2008 | Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

Posted on 05/09/2008 5:25:32 PM PDT by mdittmar

BALAD, Iraq – Responding to attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces, U.S. Special Operations Forces killed eleven Special Groups criminals in the Sadr City area of Baghdad May 9.

U.S. SOF were providing security for Coalition forces who were making safety infrastructure improvements in Sadr City.

During the operation, Special Groups criminals attacked Iraqi and Coalition forces with rocket propelled grenades and small-arms fire from the ground and from rooftops. U.S. SOF returned fire, killing nine. The firefight continued, and U.S. SOF authorized a Coalition aircraft to engage. The aircraft fired one Hellfire missile, killing two criminals.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: frwn; iraq; madhi; sadr; sadrcity; sof; specialforces; wot

1 posted on 05/09/2008 5:28:33 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar
Let me be the first to say, YEAH!!!! GREAT JOB GUYS!!!!
2 posted on 05/09/2008 5:30:38 PM PDT by NordP ((Rev Wright ) - Hey, Obama... Looks like YOUR "turrr-key" has come hoooome to ROOOOST!)
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To: mdittmar

Iran must be getting frustrated.


3 posted on 05/09/2008 5:31:10 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: mdittmar

Bump!

Great work!


4 posted on 05/09/2008 5:33:35 PM PDT by nuconvert (There are bad people in the pistachio business.)
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To: mdittmar

What is a Special Group criminal? (As opposed to a Regular Group criminal, or to a just-plain criminal?)


5 posted on 05/09/2008 5:36:25 PM PDT by coloradan (The US is becoming a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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6 posted on 05/09/2008 5:43:34 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs to said?)
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To: mdittmar

11 more allah tickets punched

WHOOOOAH!


7 posted on 05/09/2008 5:45:19 PM PDT by infantrywhooah
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To: coloradan
What is a Special Group criminal? (As opposed to a Regular Group criminal, or to a just-plain criminal?)

What is this Newspeak that the Pentagon and the Multi-national force are using.It sounds so damn stupid.

Criminals!these are not criminals.These are TERRORIST. Sorry for the shout.It just burns me this PC BS their playing.

8 posted on 05/09/2008 5:47:35 PM PDT by puppypusher (The world is going to the dogs.)
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To: coloradan

See post 3.


9 posted on 05/09/2008 5:51:33 PM PDT by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve,and have served,to keep us free)
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To: puppypusher

special group is the Iran trained goons

if you noticed they activated Lebanon to keep everyone occupied

plus all the activity helps to keep oil high

even russians can now afford to drive few tanks across a parking lot

at 120 / barrel you can buy nice things


10 posted on 05/09/2008 5:52:37 PM PDT by Flavius (war gives peace its security)
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To: coloradan
Haven't you noticed? Our PR folks have progressed from calling the scumbags, "terrorists" to "insurgents" to "criminals"....
11 posted on 05/09/2008 5:52:48 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...!!)
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To: TXnMA
Haven't you noticed? Our PR folks have progressed from calling the scumbags, "terrorists" to "insurgents" to "criminals"....

It's in all the State Department memos...nuance.

12 posted on 05/09/2008 5:56:35 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The GOP death march to the gravesite is underway.)
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To: TADSLOS

Frankly - I don’t care anymore what they call the $#$%#^$, so long as they call them DEAD.

We’ve made it far too easy to achieve prisoner status, and the Muslims have a nasty habit of forgiving Muslims and releasing them...


13 posted on 05/09/2008 6:08:53 PM PDT by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: river rat
and the Muslims have a nasty habit of forgiving Muslims and releasing them...

So have we, from GITMO no less.

14 posted on 05/09/2008 6:12:36 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The GOP death march to the gravesite is underway.)
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To: Man50D

Iran doesn’t care.... these guys are just fodder for them. Iran probably has another 50,000 sub-retarded goat rapers who salivate at the idea of being torn to shreds by American lead because it means they get to lick the filthy feet of Allah.


15 posted on 05/09/2008 8:21:00 PM PDT by navyguy (Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue.)
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To: TXnMA

... to vandals, to pranksters, to good people just having a bad day.


16 posted on 05/09/2008 8:35:00 PM PDT by coloradan (The US is becoming a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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To: TXnMA

There is a subtle difference, from what I see:
“Criminals” are Shia militia members (Mahdi Army), often in co-op with Iranian “Special Groups”.
“Insurgents” are the rapidly decreasing Iraqi Sunnis fighting against the Coalition.
“Terrorists” are foreign Al-Qaeda (or affiliated) members carrying out attacks against coalition troops and civilians.


17 posted on 05/10/2008 1:01:43 AM PDT by SolidWood
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To: SolidWood

Thanks for the crib sheet. It will be a lot of help in decoding ridiculously pc press releases. “Special Group criminals”? Sheesh!


18 posted on 05/10/2008 1:25:21 AM PDT by athelass (Proud Mom of a Sailor and 2 Marines, supporter of Operation Chaos!)
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To: SolidWood
Hmmmm... Interesting distinctions!

OTOH, I note that the guys directing fire from our AC-130H gunships call them all, "hostiles"...

19 posted on 05/10/2008 6:46:25 AM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...!!)
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To: NordP

Sorry to rain on your parade, guys, but the ‘video’ in question is from the game “Call of Duty 4”. I have no doubt that this scenario takes place on a regular basis, but not today on FR.


20 posted on 05/12/2008 1:18:43 PM PDT by T. Rustin Noone (Angels want to wear my red shoes...)
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