Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Al Musawi: 350 10th Division Soldiers Dismissed In Basrah
Security
(Badr Newspaper) - 19 JUN - Major General Ali Hamadi Al Musawi, chief of the Basrah Security Emergency Committee, announced that 350 members of the 10th Division of the Iraqi Army who were involved in recent events in Basrah have been dismissed. An investigation continues of others. He added that there are investigative committees to identify those who were involved in the recent events in Basrah. Additionally, he said that the security organizations in Basrah will begin a new plan to protect mosques shrines in the city.
He then stated, “We want to carry out the supreme goals in our country and what has recently occurred with the explosion of the shrines is not related to the national project. Anyone who wants to start sedition has no place among us. There will be changes to the security plan in order to implement a joint security force consisting of the Army and MOI Commandos to protect the city.” Concerning the destruction of the shrine in Basrah, He stated, “Gunmen wearing the ‘Special IP Forces’ uniforms attacked Al Ashara Al Mubashara Mosque in the Shamshumiya area. Most of the mosque was destroyed. This was a shrine and a mosque.”
Labels: Basrah, Iraqi Army, Major General Ali Hamadi Al Musawi, mosque, shrine
