{"id":1879,"date":"2007-01-11T06:14:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-11T06:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/us-forces-raid-iranian-consula.html"},"modified":"2007-01-11T06:14:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-11T06:14:00","slug":"us-forces-raid-iranian-consula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/us-forces-raid-iranian-consula.html","title":{"rendered":"US forces raid Iranian consulate in Irbil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/6251167.stm\">Looks like the war<\/a> just took a serious turn:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>US forces have stormed an Iranian consulate in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil and seized five members of staff.<br \/>\nThe troops raided the building at about 0300, taking away computers and papers, according to Kurdish media and senior local officials.<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<br \/>\nIrbil lies in Iraq&#8217;s Kurdish-controlled north, about 350 kilometres (220 miles) from the capital Baghdad.<br \/>\nReports say the Iranian consulate there was set up last year under an agreement with the Kurdish regional government to facilitate cross-border visits. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I hope that this is a sign that the US will be taking care of the flow of Iranians into Iraq.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tag_list\">Tags: <span class=\"tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Iraq\" rel=\"tag\">Iraq<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/war\" rel=\"tag\">war<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/troops\" rel=\"tag\">troops<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Iran\" rel=\"tag\">Iran<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/consulate\" rel=\"tag\">consulate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Irbil\" rel=\"tag\">Irbil<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like the war just took a serious turn: US forces have stormed an Iranian consulate in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil and seized five members of staff. 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