Iraq Shiite Sadrist Member condemns U.S. forces intrusion in Karbala district.
KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: A Member of Iraq’s Shiite Sadrist Trend in southwestern Karbala Province ’s Council has condemned an intrusion by the U.S. forces of Karbala city’s Military District, 4 km to the southwest of the city center, considered one of the Trend’s areas. “We condemn the American troops breaking through of our district, where it spent about 6 hours on Wednesday, without arresting anybody,” Tareq al-Khekany told IraqiNews.com news agency. “We condemn the said ‘terrorist’ operation, which stood counter to the Security Agreement, signed between Iraq and the United States , demanding the Federal Iraqi government to carry out an immediate investigation about the incident,” Khekany said. The Iraqi Parliament had approved on Nov. 27, 2008, the Security Agreement concluded between Iraq and the United States, along with the issuance of a “Reform Document,” according to which the government had committed itself to achieve political and economic reforms, including the improvement of the public conditions and to stop political chasings and to release detainees. The said Strategic Agreement had settled the legal basis for the U.S.-led forces to act in Iraq , according to which the American forces would withdraw from Iraqi cities by the end of June, 2009 and the complete withdrawal of those forces from Iraq at the end of this year. Karbala , the center of Karabala Province , is 108 km to the southwest of Baghdad . SKH (RT) 634