Moqtada Al-Sadr’s militia, sensing impending doom in the form of a democratic self-representative Iraq crack and attack an Iraqi police station. No US forces were in the area and none took part in the fighting.
This is an act of pure desperation. Who can blame him? The world community is united in ensuring Iraq’s new government ascends to power and he’s out in the cold.
It’ll be interesting to see how Iraqis react to this. From Iraqi bloggers’ gauge of public sentiment they were already angry with Al-Sadr’s militia when it was fighting the coalition and turning their streets into a battleground, so now that the thugs have turned their weapons on what is an entirely Iraqi outfit I’d suggest they’ll be livid.
If things turn out that way, it would basically spell the end for all insurgency in Iraq. Let’s hope they do.
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at June 11, 2004 04:21 AM | TrackBack