Iraqi forces raid Ramadi mosques

Think about that subject line. Note that it does not say "American forces raid Ramadi mosques."

The times they are a' changin'....

"A statement from the Combined Press Information Center said: "The mosques are suspected of participating in a spectrum of insurgent activity, including harboring known terrorists, storing illegal weapons caches, promoting violence against the Iraqi people and encouraging insurgent recruitment.

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The U.S. military said the mosques are considered holy sites and are granted protective status unless they are a being used for militant purposes.

The "unless" part in the last line above has been a long time coming....


UPDATE: The CNN report above has been rewritten on the CNN site. It now places a little more emphasis on the fact that US forces backed up the Iraqi forces who actually carried out the raid:

Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. Marines and troops [my emphasis], launched a series of raids Tuesday on seven mosques in the central city of Ramadi, the U.S. military said.

"Our participation in these raids has been limited to supporting Iraqi security forces," U.S. Brig. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford said.Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. Marines and troops, launched a series of raids Tuesday on seven mosques in the central city of Ramadi, the U.S. military said.