More senior security officers killed by silencer guns in Baghdad

[Sara Johnson]

More senior security officers killed by silencer guns in Baghdad

By Kareem Zair

Azzaman, March 25, 2011

Unidentified gunmen relying on silencer guns have escalated their attacks on

senior security and army officers in Baghdad.

The escalation has raised concerns that anti-government groups and particularly

al-Qaeda operatives are changing their tactics from massive bombings to

selective killings.

The silencer gun attacks, which have claimed the life of a division commander in

the Iraqi army, are feared to lead to yet another cycle of violence following

relative calm in the capital, Baghdad.

Lt. Gen. Ahmad Abadi, commander of the sixth army division, has died of wounds

inflicted by a silencer gun on Thursday. He was attacked as he drove his car in

the posh Palestine thoroughfare in Baghdad.

An army medical officer, Major-General Ismael Raoof, was shot to death by a

silencer gun in the Kamp Sara district, which is not far from the Green Zone,

where Iraqi government and U.S. administration offices are situated. Raoof’s

bodyguard was also killed with him.

On the same day (Thursday), Major Ahmad Jassem was killed by another group of

attackers using silencer guns as well as another senior officer as he left the

Defense Ministry Building in Baghdad.

Another victim was Captain Salem Abbas who was shot and killed the same day in

al-Baladiyat District in Baghdad.

Interior Ministry sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, say the gunners

had killed eight more senior army and security officers in the past three days.

The sources blamed Prime Minister Noori al-Maliki for the surge in attacks.

Maliki has yet to fill in the vacant posts of ministers of interior, defense and

national security.

Maliki is now administering the three ministries himself.

http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news\2011-03-25\kurd.htm

[Richardk]

Maliki better get the last ministers voted in soon. As the article stated, they are changing their mode in killing the people of Iraq. I just wonder if Iran has their finger in this in an effort to keep Iraq in the stone ages.

JMO, I think Iran is a little worried with all the unrest in the ME, they may be next.

Thanks Sara for the post.

Stay grounded, calm and be happy

Go RV/RI

[whatsfordinar?]

It had better RV quick--we just lost some more 'sources' of intel...............

[Ore]

Interior Ministry sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, say the gunners

had killed eight more senior army and security officers in the past three days.

So a total of 12 in 3 days.... Hmmm...

Thats no easy task, even in Iraq.

I wonder is those were some of the people Maliki had in mind for the positions. A past article state that Maliki wanted some high ranking "soldiers" to fill the positions...