yann17
01.11.06, 15:16
The impotence of US forces to prevent civil war is underlined by the fact
that the intense fighting between Sunni and Shia around Balad, north of
Baghdad, has raged for a month, although the town is beside one of Iraq's
largest American bases. The US forces have done little and when they do act
they are seen by the Shia as pursuing a feud against the Mehdi Army.
news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1945769.ece