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Iraq
US military captures 72 Al-Qaeda suspects
2007-04-30
The US military in Iraq says its forces have captured at least 72 suspects linked to Al-Qaeda and seized bomb-making materials in a series of raids.

It says the raids were carried out in the restive Anbar and Salaheddin provinces in an attempt to disrupt the Al-Qaeda network.

A US statement says 36 suspects with links to Al-Qaeda were captured in biggest raid in the town of Samarra, north of Baghdad.
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#9  Nice to see this happening in Anbar and Salaheddin. It means that the course of events in these areas is going in the direction we want it more and more. Now we need to see the same thing done in Diyala, and fast.
Posted by: remoteman   2007-04-30 13:16  

#8  Personally, I would prefer a story that says that US military killed 72 Al-Qaeda people. Now we have to feed, house and take good care of them. Of course taking good care of them means feeding them better than a wealthy Iraqi, making sure they know which way Mecca is, giving them an untouched-by-infidel-hands Quran, etc.
Posted by: Rambler   2007-04-30 12:53  

#7  The hound seems repulsed.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-04-30 11:43  

#6  Shouldn't that cop be wearing rubber gloves?
Posted by: treo   2007-04-30 10:52  

#5  Nice graphic.
Posted by: treo   2007-04-30 10:50  

#4  "Pull out. Surrender. [Before it works and we look like complete idiots, damnit!]"
Posted by: eLarson   2007-04-30 09:37  

#3  Yeah but this can't happen. Harry Reid and the 9 dhemmi dwarfs that are running for President said it can't happen. The surge won't work. We are losing. Pull out. Surrender.

Good work US Military! Keep it up.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-04-30 08:43  

#2  72? Like virgins, ooh, ooh...

And Anbar and Salaheddin are still restive. Seems like all journos are on this verbal conspiracy. Or mayhaps it's laziness or underdeveloped vocabulary.

Yea, gorb, I suspect that AQ-boyz $hitting bricks may be fairly close to truth. Probably lists were compiled and made available through local sheiks.
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-04-30 05:27  

#1  Did they go in with a list of names or get lucky at a safe house or two? If these guys are connected, I'll bet AQI are biting their fingernails and $hitting bricks.
Posted by: gorb   2007-04-30 02:50  

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