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| Iraq |
| Former Extremist Leads Joint Forces to Huge Weapons Cache |
| 2007-11-17 |
| FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – A former member of an extremist group led Coalition Forces, Iraqi Army and Concerned Local Citizens to a cache site near southeast of Baghdad in the morning hours, Nov. 13. The citizen, who reconciled with Iraqi and Coalition troops, knew where the cache was because he helped bury it sometime ago. He said he is now helping Coalition Forces because he is tired of al-Qaeda trying to force him to work with them. He said al-Qaeda imprisoned him and tortured his friends for not joining forces with them. Yet another example of the need of AQI to take a Dale Carnegie course. The Soldiers from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and IA found refrigerators that contained numerous rockets, mortars and ammunition. Finding and destroying a weapons cache of this size will help slow enemy attacks in the area, said Capt. David Underwood, Battery B, 1-9th FA commander. He added that the find boosted the troops’ morale. Underwood called the night’s mission a success. “Anytime you can find something like this it’s big,” he said. “It was a huge night for us.” |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #7 Sounds as thou it would be wise for AlQ to try different tactics to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people. Possibly handing out flowers at the airports? |
| Posted by: Slappy 2007-11-17 20:42 |
| #6 Considering the forms of government the Iraqis have had the past 5,000 years, I'm glad to see as many of them embracing the new and untried for them as there are. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-11-17 19:00 |
| #5 At the time of Saddam's fall, over 75% of all Iraqis had never lived under any government besides his. Not a lot of civic experience to build on. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-11-17 18:54 |
| #4 I wish it didn't take alQ to bring the iraqis around. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-11-17 18:51 |
| #3 Hope they made the abandoned refrigerators kid-safe. |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2007-11-17 16:32 |
| #2 Yet another example of the need of AQI to take a Dale Carnegie course. Not a good idea. AQ need to continue their present modus operandi to their last man. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-11-17 16:06 |
| #1 That sounds like a Senator Reid-type quagmire to me. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-11-17 14:47 |