The cycle of violence continues. With the razing of Fallujah nearing, expect an outbreak of violence across Iraq. Same as last Spring.
And all for non-existent WMD.
Gunmen Kill 22 Police in Attacks in Western Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a police station in the western Iraqi town of Haditha on Sunday, took 21 policemen hostage and later shot them dead, police said.
They said Brigadier Shaher al-Jughaifi, head of security in western Iraq, was shot dead in another attack on a police station in the nearby town of Haqlaniya.
Clashes erupted when a large number of gunmen stormed the main police station in Haditha, some 200 km (125 miles) northwest of Baghdad, using rocket-propelled grenades and mortars, police said. The fighting lasted about 90 minutes.
Six policemen were wounded and many captured.
The gunmen took captives away and killed 21 in execution-style shootings.
On Saturday, four car bombs and attacks on police stations killed 34 people, most of them policemen, in the restive city of Samarra, some 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad.
The attacks occurred as U.S. forces say they are preparing for a major offensive on the Sunni Muslim cities of Falluja and Ramadi, at the epicenter of an anti-American insurgency, to flush out Islamic militants and Saddam Hussein loyalists.
Insurgents bent on undermining Iraq's U.S.-backed interim government frequently attack the country's fledgling security forces.
And all for non-existent WMD.
Gunmen Kill 22 Police in Attacks in Western Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a police station in the western Iraqi town of Haditha on Sunday, took 21 policemen hostage and later shot them dead, police said.
They said Brigadier Shaher al-Jughaifi, head of security in western Iraq, was shot dead in another attack on a police station in the nearby town of Haqlaniya.
Clashes erupted when a large number of gunmen stormed the main police station in Haditha, some 200 km (125 miles) northwest of Baghdad, using rocket-propelled grenades and mortars, police said. The fighting lasted about 90 minutes.
Six policemen were wounded and many captured.
The gunmen took captives away and killed 21 in execution-style shootings.
On Saturday, four car bombs and attacks on police stations killed 34 people, most of them policemen, in the restive city of Samarra, some 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad.
The attacks occurred as U.S. forces say they are preparing for a major offensive on the Sunni Muslim cities of Falluja and Ramadi, at the epicenter of an anti-American insurgency, to flush out Islamic militants and Saddam Hussein loyalists.
Insurgents bent on undermining Iraq's U.S.-backed interim government frequently attack the country's fledgling security forces.
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