U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Kahler pulls security on patrol during a search for a Special Groups extremist in the New Baghdad Security District of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremy Todd From Voice Of America:
The Iraqi Shi'ite faction lead by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says one of its senior lawmakers has been killed in a bomb attack in Baghdad. The bombing comes as a senior U.S. military commander warns of a possible "uptick" in violence ahead of regional elections.
And in Washington, a key general and international peace leaders spoke of ethnic tension and violence in Iraq. VOA's Ravi Khanna reports.
A bomb struck a convoy carrying lawmakers loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad.
A senior member of the Shiite bloc was killed in the Thursday incident. Saleh al-Auqaeili was a member of the Sadrist political faction.
Reports from Baghdad say al-Auqaeili was known for his peaceful stance, unlike the more militant factions in the movement.
The ethnic tensions were on the mind of the the former U.S. commander in Iraq when he spoke in Washington at the Heritage Foundation. General David Petraeus cited remaining challenges.
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My Comment: religious and sectarian strife will be a problem for Iraq for years. The key is to make sure the violence does not get out of hand, and proper justice is administered against the guilty.
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