New massacre in Abu Gharib prison, Sanchais determined to kill al-Sader, occupation tests al-Falujja
Iraq-USA, Politics, 4/21/2004

The Iraqi security forces yesterday entered into al-Falujja in a mission said to restore order to the city and to collect weapons from resistance men, while scores of Iraqi families started to return back to their homes in the besieged city in a test for the agreement finalized by the Iraqi resistance and the American occupation forces.

Meantime, the UN envoy in Iraq Elakhder al-Ibraheimi showed during his meetings with Italian officials in Rome yesterday his desire for Arab forces participation in Iraq, at a time when Honduras followed Spain's steps and announced determination to withdraw its forces from Iraq during two months, while Thailand announced that it waits the "killing or wounding of its soldiers to take a similar decision."

However, in a massacre which is still unclear claiming the life of 22 persons and 92 wounded that took place when 12 mortars of an unidentified source fell on Abu Gharib prison, the largest prison in Baghdad. According to the American version, the attack seemed as an attack to provoke an uprising in the lines of the security detainees.

Calm and negotiations continued yesterday in al-Najaf where the higher commander of the American forces Gen. Ricardo Sanchais announced his determination to kill Muqtada al-Sader if he gets out of the city, at a time when the Iraqi forces were deployed into al- Falujja to restore back order and collect weapons. Scores of families started to return back to it in a test to the agreement concluded on Monday between the American officials and local leaders, but in spite of that, one American army officer announced the killing of 8 resistance men yesterday in Falujja, and the officer described what had happened a "simple" clash, remarking it will not affect the cease fire announced on Monday.

Meantime, Honduras defense minister Federico Brave said that the withdrawal will be made within 8 weeks.

In the same context, the Thai prime minister said that his country will withdraw its 451 troops force from medical and engineering units if it is attacked in Iraq.

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