"It doesn't look like a cease-fire to me," U.S. Army Major Kyle Ferger said

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http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/05/DA2DE57D-5150-4B01-A33D-D724E8E8DADA.html

Iraq: Elusive Cease-Fire In Al-Sadr City Begs New Questions

BAGHDAD -- After nearly two months of clashes, the Iraqi government and representatives of radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced a cease-fire for Baghdad's Al-Sadr City, where residents are said to be suffering from shortages of food and fresh water.

The announcement was made on May 11, but gunfire and explosions could still be heard the following day in the volatile district as fighting continued around the 3-mile barrier that U.S. forces are erecting to block extremists from infiltrating the southern section of Al-Sadr City to fire rockets on the capital's International Zone, the seat of the Iraqi national government and headquarters for U.S. military and diplomatic offices.

"It doesn't look like a cease-fire to me," U.S. Army Major Kyle Ferger, executive officer of the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, said. "Just last night there were more than a dozen along the wall.

"The wall's a magnet for them. They just keep on attacking."

[pleah]

1. I wonder how long it will take before they show this guy the door!?

:shrug: