Local Iraqis in the Anbar province are reporting that the U.S. military has introduced predatory animals called “sheeb” into the area. They claim the sheeb have wounded a number of local people.
That’s right folks, “sheeb” not sheep. The locals insist that these animals resemble wolves and have collars proving they are not wild animals but rather animals used by U.S. forces in search operations. Others insist the sheeb have “a ring in their neck” to allow the military to control their aggression.
They said the animals attacked at dawn a few days ago in the Garma area, 15 km north of Fallujah, injuring five people and “acting in a brutal and very frightening manner”. A medical source in Garma hospital said “five people including a woman were injured as a result of an attack by predatory animals called sheeb.”
Last summer, local Iraqis near Basra were reporting the British had introd
uced “giant man-eating badgers”. The local media gave the story a good deal of attention.And you wonder where some of the conflicting reports that come out of this war originate.
This is the kind of fun reporting that makes my day brighter. Don’t laugh too much, though. The next time you are in the checkout line at the grocery store, look to your right and left. See all of those sensational stories. I think the Iraqis are just learning from us. Everyone likes a good story.
I am going to ask my Iraqi friends if they have spotted any UFO’s, Bigfoot, or maybe even Elvis. I hear he is doing shows up in Ba’qubah.
3 comments:
This is too funny... is that really true? Ok I am not asking if the sheeb are real, I am not that gullible, but do they really believe in such craziness?
about that “sheeb” animal attacking people in falluja ....i want to say that , as an iraqi , i know that this animal is no myth .. since we were kids our parents frightened us with the ferocious "sheeb" should we become naughty ... in northern Arabia there is an animal that arabs think is a mongrel , a mix of a wolf and a hyena , whether this has any scientific ground i can not say , but this animal did exist long before 2003.. why are stories about these animals like the badger in basra and the sheeb in falluja suddenly coming out ? i believe this has to do with the increasing access to the internet in a country that had not experienced this technology before 2003 and consequently more reporting of different news , and the changing ecosystem in iraq is massive due to drought and man-made destruction of the natural habitat of iraq's fauna is probably another factor for the encroachment of animals on populated areas .
about that “sheeb” animal attacking people in falluja ....i want to say that , as an iraqi , i know that this animal is no myth .. since we were kids our parents frightened us with the ferocious "sheeb" should we become naughty ... in northern Arabia there is an animal that arabs think is a mongrel , a mix of a wolf and a hyena , whether this has any scientific ground i can not say , but this animal did exist long before 2003.. why are stories about these animals like the badger in basra and the sheeb in falluja suddenly coming out ? i believe this has to do with the increasing access to the internet in a country that had not experienced this technology before 2003 and consequently more reporting of different news , and the changing ecosystem in iraq is massive due to drought and man-made destruction of the natural habitat of iraq's fauna is probably another factor for the encroachment of animals on populated areas .
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