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| Al-Qaeda remains key factor in Iraqi insurgency |
| 2005-12-13 |
| Despite decreasing numbers, Al Qaida remains a major factor in the Sunni insurgency in Iraq. U.S. military intelligence has determined that Al Qaida's presence has been reduced during the last half of 2005, officials said. They said many of the foreigners in Al Qaida have been replaced by Iraqi nationals. "The influence of terrorists and foreign fighters is much greater than their numbers," an official said. The officials said military intelligence estimates that no more than 1,000 foreign operatives remain active in the Sunni insurgency. But they said the contingent of foreign fighters caused a high percentage of casualties. "Today most of the foreign fighters are suicide bombers and their job is to kill as many people as possible, whether civilians or soldiers," the official said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 Thanks, Deacon. I wasn't yet paying much attention to the great big world in those days. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-12-13 16:32 |
| #4 tw, the Chinese Communists provided some equipment to the North Vietnamese but the main supplier was Russia. Neitheth Russia or China supplied combat troops. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-12-13 16:29 |
| #3 I thought Communist China was heavily involved in the North Vietnamese effort? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-12-13 16:23 |
| #2 THF, ya left out Cindy, Galloway, and all the the other American and British non-iraqis supporting the insurgency. |
| Posted by: john 2005-12-13 11:19 |
| #1 Al-Qaeda remains key factor in Iraqi insurgency Translation for all Leftist asshats: Unlike your beloved Vietnamese NLF, the Iraqi "resistance" is heavily influenced and led by non-Iraqi elements, i.e., Saudis, Syrians, Pals, North Africans, Yemenis. Some nationalist movement, right? |
| Posted by: The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-12-13 09:44 |