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High-level pro-Iran militia commander is assassinated in Iraq by unknown gunmen
Daily Mail ^ | January 11, 2020 | Keith Griffith

Posted on 01/11/2020 3:54:19 PM PST by kevcol

High-level Popular Mobilization Forces leader Taleb Abbas Ali al-Saedi was shot dead late on Saturday in Karbala, a city about 62 miles southwest of Baghdad.

Local media reported that al-Saedi was 'assassinated' by unknown gunmen, but no further details about the shooters were immediately available.

Al-Saedi was the commander of the Karbala Brigades, a unit within the Iran-backed Shiite PMF umbrella group.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 202001; alsadi; alsaedi; iran; iraq; karbalabrigades; pmf; qasemsoleimani; qudsforce; talebabbasalialsaedi; wot
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To: kevcol

Just like when a cartel leader gets taken out. Just management changes.


41 posted on 01/11/2020 4:39:06 PM PST by SanchoP (Yippy,the next generation search engine.)
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To: ryderann

“ Do goats have periods?”. LOL. I’m pretty sure they don’t.


42 posted on 01/11/2020 4:40:21 PM PST by Mercat
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To: PerConPat

Yes. Now is the time for maximum pressure on Iran.
But how much does it cost us to keep extra troops in the region?

Those guys have to come home soon. Unless the Dem House is willing to pay. Which they aren’t.


43 posted on 01/11/2020 4:41:33 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: kevcol

Candygram for Mookie!


44 posted on 01/11/2020 4:41:37 PM PST by gogeo (The left prides themselves on being tolerant, but they can't even be civil.)
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To: tinyowl
Trump said they had missed a second target located elsewhere when they hit Soli. Wonder if this was it.

It was reported that the "missed target" was in Yemen, and was another senior Iranian Military Officer. There was also a strike yesterday in Syria that killed a bunch of Iran backed militia leadership. Sounds like we are letting them know that fueling insurgencies that threaten the USA and our friends is gonna have higher a price going forward.

45 posted on 01/11/2020 4:43:12 PM PST by ETCM
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To: kevcol

Bounty on the Mutiny


46 posted on 01/11/2020 4:45:37 PM PST by bunkerhill7
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To: kevcol

If I were an Iranian military leader, I would hope I had proof that I hadn’t been responsible for tipping off the US.


47 posted on 01/11/2020 4:46:42 PM PST by DejaJude
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To: mrsmith
But how much does it cost us to keep extra troops in the region? Those guys have to come home soon. Unless the Dem House is willing to pay. Which they aren’t.

Good points...Pressure can come in many forms...economic duress for one.

48 posted on 01/11/2020 4:48:38 PM PST by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.-- Mencken)
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To: chris37
Is a revolution coming?

In Iraq?

Good Lord, that's all we need.

We have troops and diplomats there. Who knows who would come out on top

49 posted on 01/11/2020 4:49:19 PM PST by semimojo
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To: ETCM
Thanks - yeah it was Yemen that was sticking in my mind as 'hmmm think it was someone else.'

And yes, we have announced a tax on this type of behavior :-)

50 posted on 01/11/2020 4:49:41 PM PST by tinyowl
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To: chris37

Careful, it’s a “earworm” tune...

The people don’t have a very good record w/ revolutions, without arms and organization. More like targets.


51 posted on 01/11/2020 4:51:03 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Mercat

It’s moments such as this that cause me to always carry a snack size bag of “real” bacon bits in my pocket.


52 posted on 01/11/2020 4:52:34 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (The Republican Party: Freeing Americans since 1865.)
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To: Psalm 73
"US Special Forces?
Instead of them hunting us, now we're hunting them...."

If the communists manage to win in 2020, these "unknown" assailants will definitely be charged with murder...
Since most of the obunghole warriors are still throughout the pentagon, you can rest assured that somewhere, someone is already writing it up... Just in case enough Americans stay at home and do not vote, thereby allowing the communists to eke out a victory...

53 posted on 01/11/2020 4:53:09 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: MAGAthon

A perfumed Trudeau demands accountability.

Trump walks over and takes it.


54 posted on 01/11/2020 4:53:12 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: kevcol

Just settling all the family business before that move to Vegas...


55 posted on 01/11/2020 4:59:52 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: kevcol

Next!


56 posted on 01/11/2020 5:02:59 PM PST by MrBambaLaMamba (Re: Revolution 2.0 / CWII - the side that owns the air wins)
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To: kevcol

So look who is the hunted


57 posted on 01/11/2020 5:06:06 PM PST by ronnie raygun (nick dip .com)
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To: SuperLuminal

I remember in 1979, that the Revolutionary Guards put roses in their gun barrels and refused to shoot and protect the Shah.


58 posted on 01/11/2020 5:07:04 PM PST by rovenstinez
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To: PerConPat

Bush was subject to the Dem congress in his Iraq war.
Trump ain’t letting that happen to him.


59 posted on 01/11/2020 5:07:19 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: kevcol

Let’s wait and see if the weenie squish Rand Paul gets upset.


60 posted on 01/11/2020 5:07:32 PM PST by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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