Reuters: New attacks in tense Iraqi town of Balad kill 9

[Eugene]

New attacks in tense Iraqi town of Balad kill 9

Reuters
Friday, October 20, 2006; 5:21 AM

BALAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Nine people were killed by mortars
in the Shi'ite city of Balad and militias attacked two Sunni
villages nearby, police said on Friday, in a new round
of sectarian attacks in an area where dozens were killed
this week.

Police said at least 15 mortars hit Balad on Thursday and
shortly afterwards gunmen wearing the black outfits
associated with local Shi'ite militias attacked two Sunni
villages. They had no information on casualties in those
attacks.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/20/AR2006102000201.html

[izzie]

1. I do not know why I read these things. I guess because my

country is doing this .

[Kagemusha]

2. Iraq's on autopilot now actually

The US just kicked the snowball down the hill.

[izzie]

4. Bush is like buying the casket.

God but he has made one big mess every place.

[bemildred]

3. "Tense"?

Combat with mortars going on and they call it "tense", like somebody needs to take an aspirin?
:puke: