US soldiers arrest Iraqi policemen after bomb attack

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

US soldiers arrest Iraqi policemen after bomb attack
23 Aug 2007 17:00:58 GMT

BAGHDAD, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Nine Iraqi policemen in
Baghdad have been detained by U.S. forces on suspicion
of involvement in a roadside bomb attack near a police
checkpoint, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

The policemen were detained during a security sweep in
Baghdad's notoriously dangerous southern Rashid district
on Tuesday and were being held for questioning, the
military said.

The Iraqi police are widely viewed as deeply infiltrated
by Shi'ite militias, which are blamed for attacks on U.S.
troops and members of Iraq's minority Sunni Arab
community.

U.S. soldiers have voiced suspicions in the past that Iraqi
police are involved in some of the roadside bomb attacks
because they occur so close to police checkpoints.

Military commanders are also concerned about the
performance of the police, who are seen as poorly trained
and led and riven with sectarianism.


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[TwilightGardener]

1. Jesus, can't even keep the damn Iraqi police consistently on our side.

If our soldiers can't even trust the guys they've trained and armed, how are we ever going to get a grip on the rest of the country? Answer: We're not. End of story.