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2007-08-26 Iraq

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Posted by Fred 2007-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Iraq

#1 Iraqi Army Forces conducted a successful air assault raid

Not sure I've seen air assault raids by Iraqis in reports before. Prolly been there, I just missed them. 'Course, these are US air stuff, but I read this as our guys are working hard, gettin' these Iraqi guys fightin' hard.

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2007-08-26 00:44|| 2007-08-26 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Somebody is ratting out AQI. As for the big fish, I once caught an 85 pounder out of Mazatlan. That fish would be about 500# or so.

Posted by McZoid 2007-08-26 03:59|| 2007-08-26 03:59|| Front Page Top

#3 McZoid: Doesn't it say 1,103 pounds right on it?

Posted by Peter Carroll 2007-08-26 07:39|| 2007-08-26 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 I read this as our guys are working hard, gettin' these Iraqi guys fightin' hard

Yup. And getting there means instilling a whole lot of habits and mindset before the ops themselves can be successful.

Posted by lotp 2007-08-26 07:40|| 2007-08-26 07:40|| Front Page Top

#5 McZoid is think in Kilo. Still a damn large fishy. I see the face of Ted Williams in the clouds.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-08-26 09:50|| 2007-08-26 09:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Putting out hits on Iraqi Special Forces. That means that AQI is scared of them. This is good.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-26 10:18|| 2007-08-26 10:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Dittos..

Iraqi Security and Iraqi Army Forces, with U.S. Special Forces acting as advisers

These Boyz are extra Smart and extra Bad, I imagine the amirs crapped their collective panties extra fast divulging all they knew....

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-08-26 11:23|| 2007-08-26 11:23|| Front Page Top

#8 After thousands of civilian deaths caused by al Qaeda bombings you can bet your bottom dollar that the Iraqis have devised some extra special methods to soften up these bigwigs. Even the Chinese would probably be impressed by their innovative approaches.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-26 13:43|| 2007-08-26 13:43|| Front Page Top

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