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Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Basra

Posted by: Hammer / 10:53 AM

We haven't posted much on Iraq. At some point, you just run out of things to say. Then bad news comes from unexpected places. In this case, the seemingly safe city of Basra:
Basra out of control, says chief of police

The chief of police in Basra admitted yesterday that he had effectively lost control of three-quarters of his officers and that sectarian militias had infiltrated the force and were using their posts to assassinate opponents.

Speaking to the Guardian, General Hassan al-Sade said half of his 13,750-strong force was secretly working for political parties in Iraq's second city and that some officers were involved in ambushes.

Other officers were politically neutral but had no interest in policing and did not follow his orders, he told the Guardian.

"I trust 25% of my force, no more."

The claim jarred with Basra's reputation as an oasis of stability and security and underlined the burgeoning influence of Shia militias in southern Iraq.

"The militias are the real power in Basra and they are made up of criminals and bad people," said the general.

As of right now, Google can't find any domestic follow up to the Guardian report. That doesn't mean the follow-up doesn't exist. American media might be giving this story a pass, or Google might be slow to update, or my search might be inaccurate or incomplete.

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