Fifty victims in Baghdad

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As violence is amazingly increasing in Iraq, U.S and Iraqi officials decided to change their policy in the region, Shia Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced a major security plan for Baghdad on Saturday, vowing to crack down on violence on all sides, regardless of "sect or political affiliation". While U.S president George W. Bush is also set to change his strategy in Iraq, he is expected to send about 20,000 other soldiers in Iraq, an idea that hasn’t been welcomed neither by democrats not by U.S people.

 

Official sources indicates about 50 people dead yesterday, in raids of U.S and Iraqi forces in an Arab, Sunni neighbourhood suspected to have ties with terrorists, allied forces were strongly backed by helicopters gunships and ground attack jets, it was a violent crash between forces and some gunmen in which they came under fire from mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.

 More than 130 were killed since Saturday in Haifa streets, where clashes became intense lately, in addition to 50 dead, 21 persons were arrested according defence ministry spokesman general Ibrahim Shakir. The Haifa street operation might mark the starting of the new military operation expected to be implemented by U.S and Iraqi forces, but is not sure yet. Even if it is the most concrete action taken during the latest days.

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