Taking The Fight To The Mehdi Army

I learned long ago not to trust MSM reporting on the war in Iraq since they along with the moonbat Democrats are deeply invested in our defeat there so I wait to see what Bill Roggio reports in the Long War Journal. Times Online reported that the Sadrists had taken over checkpoints in Sadre City which is not true, they are getting their asses kicked with over 70 KIA and hundreds wounded and/or captured there alone by the ISF with some air support by American forces. There are similar numbers being reported from Basrah and other areas where fighting has broken out between the ISF and Iranian backed terror groups. This is a great opportunity for PM Maliki to reaffirm that his gov't is capable of overseeing the security of his country and that the rule of law not thug gangs are in control.
Here's a clip from Bill's dispatch today but go read the whole thing.

Fighting in Basrah, Baghdad, and throughout much of the South continues as Iraqi security Forces and Multinational Forces Iraq press the fight against the Mahdi Army and other Iranian-backed terror groups. The Iraqi Army has moved additional forces to Basrah as the US and Iraqi military have conducted significant engagements in Shia areas of Baghdad. The Mahdi Army has taken significant casualties. The US military has denied the Mahdi Army has taken control of checkpoints in Baghdad.

Several hundred Iraqis are reported to have been killed during the fighting since the operation began on March 25. A large majority of them are Mahdi Army fighters, according to the press reports. The US and Iraqi military have killed more than 70 Mahdi Army fighters in Shia neighborhood in Baghdad alone over the past three days.