A tribal chief and thirteen members of his family have been taken by suspected al-Qaeda militants in Diyala province northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
According to local police, dozens of the Al Qaeda gunmen stormed the house of Sheik Dhari Wahab al-Mandeel on Sunday.
Al-Mandeel is a key leader of the influential Obeid clan, a Sunni group which was planning to form a local Awakening Council militia to fight the al-Qaeda network in Iraq.
The heavily-armed militants critically wounded al-Mandeel's son and his daughter in-law before taking away Al-Mandeel and the other members of his family.
Al-Mandeel's house and several nearby houses were damaged or burned down when the gunmen opened fire.
| By el borregon 11, 01-07-08, 04:13 AM |
Important tribal chief and family kidnapped in Iraqthey will try to scare the poeple, and comite coward acks like that and it is not permitted in any religion of God. Not permitted in the eyes of the world.When my friends fall. I fall with them only to help them back up. No one will force some one to their evil ways for they have thier own mind to make thier own disicion. So if harm comes to the freedom fighters, I do not care who they may be, We will stand up for them no questions ask. Evil is spreading like a virus in the internet. So when the going gets tough. That is when our faith should be the strongest. Never lose faith for that is the only friend you will have. |
| By Mark in Oregon, USA, 01-07-08, 07:43 AM |
To paraphrase a great man..."Now is the time for all good Iraqis to come to the aid of their country(men). |
| By Anonymous, 01-07-08, 10:44 AM |
| middleast is a basket case and is boring the intire world with same ole rerun drama......Russia says the midleast is a truly crazy region..alot like africans in africa...the whole word knows the regions violence makes no sense...but how could the whole world be right and arabs be wrong..... |
| By Wise Guy, 01-07-08, 11:08 AM |
Here to STAYCassius Clay said: I’m the Greatest; he was correct. We are the greatest; new or old President; we will see it to the end; of Osama and his merry men; mongrels really |
| By Anonymous, 01-07-08, 11:38 PM |
hown laden bombed pentagonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwoP8otTgDk&feature=related |
| By Anonymous, 01-25-08, 02:33 PM |
Call China get an econmy going instead of terrorMore Basket Case backward way forward which does not work.....how about Iraqi ask china to help start an economy in Iraq.China isthe best most recent success story on Global front..Chinease earned thier wealth..they did not start and design a terror war to gain thier wealth as the Opec Arab Ministers have done |
| By WWD, 01-07-08, 04:50 AM |
IraqIraqis must settle their live and die by sword problems.USA will not be there much in 2009 with new president. |
