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| Iraqi official says al-Qaeda in Iraq is penetrated, has become an open book | |
| 2008-01-12 | |
(KUNA) -- The Interior Ministry announced Friday that al-Qaeda in Iraq has been successfully penetrated by means of a recently formed government security apparatus and is virtually an "open book," confirming that the sectarian sedition in the country was at the end of its rope.
He went on to say that "al-Qaeda is now an open book for us, now that we have succeeded in penetrating it." Khalaf did not reveal the extent of al-Qaeda's reach in Iraq but asserted that trained Iraqi security elements currently operate under cover within this terrorist organization which he said will be dismantled soon. Iraqi security forces had announced during the past 48 hours the arrest of the mastermind behind the second Samarra explosions and the killing of Abu Qataadah al-Saudi (who was one of the most prominent leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq) in a military operation in south-west Samarra. The joint Iraqi and American forces killed at the end of last month Abu Abdullah al-Zubai, who was the regional commander or "Prince" for al-Qaeda for the region extending from west of Baghdad to the east of Fallujah. Meanwhile US fighter jets yesterday in coordination with Iraqi forces shelled about 50 strongholds of al-Qaeda in the Arab-Jabbour area south of the capital. Last month the leader of al-Qaeda in southern Baghdad, known by the name of Muhammad Khalil al-Qargholi, was killed in air strikes coordinated by Iraqi security and US forces south of Baghdad. In the same month a terrorist leader who went by the name of "Abu Maisara" was killed along with nine of his aides by joint US-Iraqi forces. The US army described him as an adviser to the terrorist leader al-Baghdadi (who also went by the name of Abu Ayyub al-Masri) and his predecessor the notorious Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 In the spirit of 'an ounce of prevention' I have had my own experience of 'Citizens On Patrol' (sorry for the police acadamy reference) but I still don't know if the meth'd up knuckleheads have forgot about it or are stewing (Nobody likes a bully. Lose the streets and it is hell getting them back). Taking it to the level of organized gang warfare the good citizen, who wants protection for family and friends, needs to be supported. I have heard (unsubstantiated) stories that 'people are bought at $10 a day' - hell, they get paid more than a volunteer firefighter - as RB's know some people Build trust, smash al-queeni, keep it going for 5 years straight at least then it becomes sulf-sustained. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-01-12 19:51 |
| #4 This is neighborhood watch. The Awakening says that every operative is surrounded all the time.....that is good. the precision air strike should remain the preferred method of interdiction. the neighbors simply move a few hundred feet away, and then bam, the enemy in the neighborhood is gone. |
| Posted by: Spiny Gl 2511 2008-01-12 05:16 |
| #3 I wonder if this can't work its way back into Pakistan. If it isn't already there. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-01-12 03:05 |
| #2 Perhaps the end of organized resistance by Al-Qaeda in Iraq. AQI will still be able to launch suicide bombings and make everyone miserable, it just won't be able to take and hold territory. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-01-12 02:10 |
| #1 I told you, and the more Iraqis learn, the more pervasive this will be. It is coming, I assure you, the end of Al-Q. Not even Pakistanis will be able to resist this. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-01-12 00:30 |