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Iraq-Jordan
Hillah Police Ambush Kills 25 Militants
2004-11-08
Police launched a surprise attack on an insurgent checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing 25 militants, authorities said Monday.

Some 60 police officers from the city of Hillah, dressed in civilian clothing, ambushed the militants in the Latifiyah area early Sunday, said an officer with the Babil provincial police force, who declined to give his name. During a fierce gunbattle that lasted for several hours, 25 insurgents were killed, he said. Iraqi forces reported no casualties. Coalition and Iraqi forces have come under frequent attack in Latifiyah, about 20 miles south of the capital.
Posted by:tipper

#9  Geneva convention does not apply to purely internal affairs. Like police work. ;-)
Posted by: OldSpook   2004-11-08 9:42:16 PM  

#8  Note:
This kind of action is a violation of the Geneva conventions.

Caveat:
The Geneva Conventions have been thrown out the window by the insurgency since the uprising.

Glad to see SOMEONE over there has the sense to know how to wage war effectively and not sensitively.
Posted by: Anon4021   2004-11-08 5:37:01 PM  

#7  Ah yes, dress the police as civilians and let them run wild on these jihadi assholes...brilliant.
Posted by: Jarhead   2004-11-08 12:48:31 PM  

#6  Maybe this is a phase of the Phantom part of Phantom Fury.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-08 12:33:21 PM  

#5  Sounds like the Iraqi cops are getting sick of being butchered by these pricks and have gone proactive.
Posted by: tu3031   2004-11-08 11:43:29 AM  

#4  That's the kind of revenge I can get behind 100%
Posted by: Cheter Spolump1554   2004-11-08 11:41:06 AM  

#3  Sounds like revenge for the 12 Iraqi National Guardsmen stopped at a fake Latifiyah checkpoint and executed yesterday.
Posted by: ed   2004-11-08 10:57:43 AM  

#2  ... wow! Ambushes against the bad guys for once! This'd never fly in an American court where the courts believe in innocent until proven guilty unless you're military (see Abu Ghraib), but good to go Iraqi Police! :O
Posted by: Cleans Angereling9543   2004-11-08 10:50:13 AM  

#1   25 insurgents were killed, he said. Iraqi forces reported no casualties Training pays off. Well done, gentlemen!
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-11-08 10:04:58 AM  

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