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| Ansar al-Islam forces flee Biyarah, Tovailah |
| 2003-03-29 |
| Forces of Ansar al-Islam, a group operating in Iraqi Kurdistan with alleged links to Al-Qaeda, left Tovailah and Biyarah Friday night after their strongholds were bombarded by a combination of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and coalition forces. "Run away! Run away! Live to fight another day!" According to eyewitnesses in the Kurd region of the Iranian border strip of Paveh, some 70 Ansar al-Islam forces were killed during the attack by PUK forces and US-British warplanes on Friday. A number of PUK forces have been stationed in the border point overlooking Nosoud, in Paveh city. US-led coalition forces have bombarded Ansar al-Islam strongholds in Biyarah and Tovailah regions 16 times over the past seven days. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |