Al-Sadr Loyalists Turning in Weapons
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Al-Sadr Loyalists Turning in Weapons
A huge step toward stability and democracy.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._re_mi_ea/iraq
Too soon to call this a success though...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._re_mi_ea/iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr trickled in to police stations in Baghdad's Sadr City district to hand in weapons Monday in a first step toward bringing peace to the Shiite militant stronghold after weeks of fighting with U.S. forces.
The rates ranged from $5 for a hand grenade to $1,000 for a heavy-caliber machine gun, police said.
Malik Jomaa walked up to the station with a white bag containing two grenade launchers slung over his shoulder.
"God willing, there will be no more fighting and Sadr City will live in peace," the 20-year-old fighter said.
The rates ranged from $5 for a hand grenade to $1,000 for a heavy-caliber machine gun, police said.
Malik Jomaa walked up to the station with a white bag containing two grenade launchers slung over his shoulder.
"God willing, there will be no more fighting and Sadr City will live in peace," the 20-year-old fighter said.
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Its all hype, the guys turning in weapons were not the threat in the first place. They are just turning in their rusty old AK's for cash, not because they are laying down their arms. Its as useless as the guns for toys exchanges and the like. The people turning in the weapons are not the ones perpertrating the violence.
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Originally Posted by deyes
Its all hype, the guys turning in weapons were not the threat in the first place. They are just turning in their rusty old AK's for cash, not because they are laying down their arms. Its as useless as the guns for toys exchanges and the like. The people turning in the weapons are not the ones perpertrating the violence.
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