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Iraq
Israeli, Irishman among foreign fighters in Iraq: US
2005-10-21
Over 300 foreign fighters have been captured in Iraq by US-led troops and Iraqi security forces since April and their nationalities include Israeli, Irish and British, said a senior US commander Maj Gen Rick Lynch on Thursday.
Moshe, Mick, and Nigel? I'll bet not...
However, most belonged to other Arab states, said Lynch. “Terrorists and foreign fighters” were responsible for some of the worst insurgent attacks, such as suicide car bombings, said the US commander. But, he said that US-led forces had foiled several attacks by arresting or killing several in recent months. He told a news briefing 376 foreign fighters had been captured this year, of whom 311 were detained since the start of April.
Here's hoping they killed at least as many...
The countries of origin most represented were Egypt (78), Syria (66), Sudan (41) and Saudi Arabia (32). The list included several other Middle Eastern countries and a number of European states such as France (1)
That'd be Jean-Louis, I believe...
and Denmark (1)
"Hrarrr! I be Hrothgar, Perteckter of the Moose Limbs!"
as well as two Indians and an American. Lynch declined to give any further details about the one Israeli on the list, or the suspect from Ireland and two from Britain.
Posted by:Fred

#12  Perhaps our forces could learn something from the Iraqis.
Posted by: Glereck Slosh9221   2005-10-21 21:34  

#11  Capture::Kill

RUMINT has it to be on the order of only about 3 to 1 when US forces are involved.

When its ISF, the ratio reverses (and increases in aome areas). Seems the Iraqi Army/Gaurd and Iraqi Police want to save their taxpayers the trial and incarceration costs, especially when they are foreigners (5 dead for each live one in that statistic is the figure I've heard).
Posted by: Oldspook   2005-10-21 21:26  

#10  Blarney stoners; but not all bless this courageous writer.
Posted by: Bardo   2005-10-21 11:27  

#9  Why are they still capturing these "foreign fighters"? When they poke their heads up to conduct attacks, kill them.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-10-21 11:16  

#8  I knew the terrorists were racists! They need to reach out to non-Arab country and allow their muslims a chance to die at the hands of the infidels.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-10-21 10:13  

#7  Like the old joke--Late at night on a street in northern Ireland a man feels a gun stuck between his shoulder blades, a 'click', and then the man behind him asks: "Catholic or Protestant?"

Thinking quickly, the man says "Don't shoot! I'm Jewish!"

To which the voice behind him replies, "Faith! I must be the luckiest Palestinian in all of northern Ireland!"
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-10-21 09:46  

#6  Errrah goa-onnn now! You shohw m' t' haaarrhen'd thug-een who'd be claimin ees ihre-ish but not parrtakin the wee drrrink and rashers! Ihrre-esh indeed. You tink t' uh-toritees might fancy im a nutter now?! Iz mammy n Ennis must feel ee let ehr dow-auhn like a toan of brehcks. Ah, pass the m16 to meh ganger an let us be finishin this lil jobbie. Cheers mate. Smile fer us now. Brilliant. Good crack.
Posted by: Rory   2005-10-21 09:29  

#5  Are we getting compensation for taking care of these idiots from thier country of Origin. If we did'nt catch them in Iraq, they would be causing problems in thier own country.
Posted by: plainslow   2005-10-21 09:23  

#4  Turn them over to the Iraqis. While there may be some ambivilance over domestic terrs, I suspect the Iraqis would love to, er..., appropriately punish foreign terrs.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2005-10-21 08:52  

#3   the majority of these captured Radic Islamists are NOT Iraqis.

I read it that 100% of the foreign terrorists captured were actually foreigners. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-10-21 03:54  

#2  Mlatko Radic?
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-21 00:13  

#1  No doubt the anti-US agendists will use them as PC = PDeniable evidence of US or Allied interference in the Muslim world - the real news here is the majority of these captured Radic Islamists are NOT Iraqis.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2005-10-21 00:07  

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