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| Iraq Kurds Say Qaeda-Linked Group Near Collapse |
| 2002-09-25 |
| A militant Islamist group in Kurdish-held northern Iraq accused of having links to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda group is near collapse after the recent arrest of its leader, an Iraqi Kurdish faction said Wednesday. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which controls the eastern half of the region that has been out of Baghdad's grip since the end of the 1991 Gulf War, said fighters from the Ansar al-Islam (Supporters of Islam) group had begun surrendering to the PUK following the arrest of their leader Mullah Krekar. "There has been a complete internal collapse since the arrest of their leader," a PUK official said, speaking by telephone from the Syrian capital, Damascus. "There were five more yesterday," he added. Having Mullah Krekar arrested damages the hell out of the old morale. More importantly, he knows the guys with the money. No money, no groceries, no arms, no ammunition... Another one courtesy of Steve... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |