ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The second-worst attack since the US occupation began took the lives of 56 people in Abril today.
The attacks were directed at the Kurdish leadership in Northern Iraq, targeting the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Among the dead are Sami Abdul-Rahman, deputy prime minister of the KDP government in the north, Arbil Province governor Akram Mantik, and deputy governor Mehdi Khoshnau.
It would seem that the terrorists are changing tactics. Instead of trying to kill US/Coalition troops, they are now starting to focus on the civil infratstructure in Iraq.
The goal is obvious: to turn the country into another Lebanon, so that the group with the most guns and money comes out on top. This is how the Sunni Baathists expect to regain power after the US leaves.
Posted by Casey at February 1, 2004 4:24 PM | TrackBack