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| U.S. Kills Over 100 Qaeda Terrorists in Iraq |
| 2007-01-22 |
| edited BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday over 100 rebels were killed and 57 captured in a 10-day operation against al Qaeda-linked insurgents northeast of Baghdad. In an unusually detailed video news conference broadcast to journalists in Baghdad from Diyala province, Colonel David Sutherland said Iraqi troops had fought well in the operation and were improving their capabilities every day. Q & A with Rapporteurs™ He said 25 weapons caches, including around 1,200 Katyusha rockets, had been found during operations dating back to November in the area around a remote village called Turki. Video: Pentagon Channel |
| Posted by:the twelfth Imami |
| #3 |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-01-22 20:37 |
| #2 Is that a rocket in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? |
| Posted by: Raj 2007-01-22 20:21 |
| #1 Diyala province is also a stronghold of Sadr's men. It was ignored for the first years after the Liberation because it was so quiet. The fighting in Turki was for actual camps, not the single houses that we're now dealing with in Al Anbar. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2007-01-22 18:30 |