Sunday, June 22, 2014

Thousands Of Shia Militiamen Parade Through Baghdad In Show Of Force



I Watch Army Of Hooded Suicide Bombers March In To Save Iraq: BARBARA JONES On The Frontline As Radical Cleric Who Was UK's Most Feared And Hated Enemy Takes Control Of Baghdad To Repel Rampaging Jihadists -- Daily Mail

* Hordes of suicide bombers, holding Kalashnikovs, paraded the streets
* Some were wearing white shrouds to denote their readiness to die
* They were part of the private army of powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr

Yesterday I witnessed the extraordinary sight of hordes of suicide bombers, dressed in black and brandishing Kalashnikovs, marching through the slums of Baghdad.

Grouped into makeshift platoons – some wearing white shrouds to denote their readiness to die – they demonstrated their deadly skills in an astonishing display by ‘detonating’ the bombs they carried.

They were part of the private army of powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, an enemy of Britain and the US who inflicted terrible damage on Western troops after the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq.

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More News On Shiite Militias Parading In Baghdad

Shiite ‘peace brigades’ send signal of aggression with major rally in Baghdad -- Washington Post
In Shiite Heartland of Iraq, Volunteers Get Set for a ‘Defensive Jihad’ -- New York Times
Iraq crisis: Baghdad´s Shia militia in defiant 50,000-strong rally as Isis make further gains -- The Telegraph
Parade Held in Baghdad in Support of Iraqi Army -- FARS News Agency (Iran)
Inside Baghdad´s Shia slum of Sadr City:´We can deal with Isis ourselves´ -- The Telegraph

My Comment: It appears that these militias and the Iraqi army are now becoming one and the same .... Iraqi army increasingly bolstered by Shiite militias as ISIS advances -- Washington Post

2 comments:

James said...

"They were part of the private army of powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, an enemy of Britain and the US who inflicted terrible damage on Western troops after the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq.", a lie. They were mostly quiet, and when things got a little dicey ole Moqtada ran and hid.

I don't know what's more laughable, the parade in this video or the report itself.

War News Updates Editor said...

Both .... and I suspect that ISIS and their Sunni allies are not impressed.