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| Jihadis say Zarqawi ain’t in Fallujah |
| 2004-06-25 |
| Iraqi fighters from Falluja, their faces hidden behind checkered cloths, denied in a taped message Friday that suspected al Qaeda operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was holed up in Iraq’s most rebellious city. "The American invader forces claim that Zarqawi, and with him a group of Arab fighters, are in our city," a masked man read from a piece of paper. "We know that this talk about Zarqawi and the fighters is a game the American invader forces are playing to strike Islam and Muslims in the city of mosques, steadfast Falluja." On the tape, five men holding a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and machine gun said local fighters were defending their hometown -- sometimes known as the "city of mosques." On Friday, U.S. forces again bombed houses in the city, residents said, causing damage but no deaths. At the same time, insurgents attacked a U.S. military convoy southwest of Falluja and fought a short firefight with troops, witnesses said. One guerrilla was killed in the fighting. It was not immediately clear if U.S. forces sustained casualties. Scores of black-clad gunmen, some claiming loyalty to Zarqawi, attacked a police station and other government buildings in Baquba, northwest of Baghdad, in a dawn assault. Iraq’s interim national security minister said Thursday Iraqi officials had good intelligence on Zarqawi, who this week threatened to assassinate Iraq’s prime minister, and plan to pursue him after the formal transfer of power next week. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #18 He ain't here either. Matter of fact don't know him or his fambily. He maybe gone to Georgia. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-25 4:14:06 PM |
| #17 The important thing for coalition forces is to keep Zharqawi on the defensive---always on the defensive. We have to keep the momentum of the attacks up. That will force the enemy to do desperate things and that is when the enemy makes mistakes. Zarqawi is trying to make this into Tet. He is using up assets in this fight like Jack the bear. We will not play the Win the Battle lose the war like in Tet. We will attrit him. And the media will wring their hands and cry oh woe, but our service men and women will be getting the job done. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-06-25 3:32:55 PM |
| #16 Who'd he leave in charge and what are his coordinates? |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-06-25 2:43:33 PM |
| #15 on another post here, Coalition Authorities are saying the last safe house bombing this AM just missed him (/Maxwell Smart) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-25 2:27:22 PM |
| #14 Methings that things are getting a little hot for ole Zarq in Fallujah right about now.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-06-25 2:24:38 PM |
| #13 tibor yes, it could have gone down as you indicate however, to get out of Fallujah you have to go thru at least one checkpoint; some are staffed with animals or devices that could detect a decaying body in a cartrunks; why risk that also, even if Z didn't do the beheading himself there is a good chance he was physically present |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-06-25 2:23:44 PM |
| #12 mhw, isn't fallujah only 20 or 30 miles from Baghdad? I've driven farther than that to go to Crate 'n' Barrel. Also, has it been claimed that Zarqawi himself beheaded the South Korean? Since that guy had been kidnapped in Fallujah, he could well have been transferred to Baghdad days before the beheading or it could have been carried out somewhere between the two cities. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-06-25 1:46:51 PM |
| #11 Did Zarqawi do the SKor himself? I don't recall that being the case as with Berg.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-25 1:43:47 PM |
| #10 thanks |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-06-25 1:26:22 PM |
| #9 body of Skorean was dumped in Baghdad; it would have been risky to transport body from Fallujah, also since nothing suspicious was seen before or after dumping they must have enough Zarqawi operatives in Baghdad to scout places out to avoid being seen also, it is more convenient to make beheading videotapes and transfer files in Baghdad because of more telecom capacity and less chance of a large chunk file being identified |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-06-25 1:10:04 PM |
| #8 care to elaborate, mhw? im interested. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-06-25 1:00:09 PM |
| #7 The evidence for Zarqawi being in Baghdad has to do with the mechanics of the beheading broadcast and the disposal of the beheaded body. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-06-25 12:49:03 PM |
| #6 ...sometimes known as the "city of mosques." Reuters: Sometimes known as the "bastion of LLL anti-American moonbattery" |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-06-25 12:08:28 PM |
| #5 "The American invader forces claim that Zarqawi, Hey! That's Mr. American Crusader army to you buddy. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-25 11:36:10 AM |
| #4 Dear US Infidels, He's not here, please stop killing us. Sincerely, The Righteous Mujehadeen of Fallujah |
| Posted by: joe 2004-06-25 10:47:17 AM |
| #3 Translation: "Please, please, don't hurt us - we're only a bunch of poor innocent jihadis". |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-06-25 10:44:50 AM |
| #2 "he's not here. He went somewhere else.....um... (pssssst - Abu - where did you say you went?)...hokay...he's in Chechnya for the summer" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-25 10:41:01 AM |
| #1 this would seem to confirm Zarq IS in Fallujah, no? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-06-25 10:31:12 AM |