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Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf, an Interior Ministry spokesman, after the Iraqi government has dismissed 1,300 soldiers and policemen who deserted or refused to fight during last month’s Shiite-on-Shiite battles in Basra
Monday, Apr. 14, 2008

Open quoteSome of them were sympathetic with these lawbreakers, some refused to battle for political or national or sectarian or religious reasons. Close quote

  • Maj. Gen. ABDUL-KARIM KHALAF
  • Iraq's Interior Ministry spokesman, on the dismissal of 1,300 soldiers and policemen who deserted or refused to fight during last month's Shi'ite-on-Shi'ite battles in Basra
Photo: Haider Al-Assadee / EPA | Source: NEW YORK TIMES