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| Iraq |
| US, Iraqi forces prepare to take back Ramadi |
| 2006-06-18 |
| Thousands of US and Iraqi troops set up outposts Sunday in southern parts of Ramadi as part of an operation to establish Iraqi army bases in the country's largest Sunni Arab city and begin wresting it away from months of insurgent control. US commanders stressed that the operation was not a large-scale assault on the city - Arab television networks and some Western outlets have reported on an impending attack on the city - but rather an "isolation" tactic to prevent insurgents from receiving supplies or reinforcements from outside. Large swathes of Ramadi have been in insurgent control for months. Powerful roadside bombings and running gunbattles in the street take place everyday, confining US patrols to small sections of the city. Prominent tribal leaders who have cooperated with US forces have been assassinated or forced to flee outside the country. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #10 Hey mods! Can you give us crasher's IP address and location just for educational purposes? He sounds a little hostile. I'd like to know if he's in my neighborhood or not. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-06-18 17:40 |
| #9 Crasher, please tell me more about yourself. I'd really like to know all the details you can share about how you got to this informed position. Knowing details helps improve the focus of the collection process immensely! |
| Posted by: JustAboutEnough 2006-06-18 17:21 |
| #8 who is this "Nuke police" you speak of and why should I be afraid of them? Ramadi has proven itself to be a festering boil that should be lanced and bled dry. We and the Iraqis have tried several things to change the situation their and if the Iraqi gov says it has had enough then the Sunni must either get out or give up. or die with the satisfaction that they remained defiant to the end. Much like S.C. in 1864 we could have columbia burned or not, when it was we knew the war was over |
| Posted by: SCpatriot 2006-06-18 16:05 |
| #7 Is this an hacking threat? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-06-18 14:45 |
| #6 lol - a chew toy with limited logic and English. Have fun! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-18 14:43 |
| #5 Please do, crasher. The results will be so amusing. For us, anyway. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-06-18 14:41 |
| #4 this is why United Morons of America one day sooon will be nuked . reading the vitriolic comments of rantburg posters show the racist and troglodite mind of pro iszrael fondamentalist Amerikan hillbilly monday morning I will be reporting your site to the nuke police ..... |
| Posted by: crasher 2006-06-18 14:32 |
| #3 It's frustrating, but it ain't like we've taken back the streets of our inner cities yet, either. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-06-18 12:44 |
| #2 Level the place. No stone upon a stone. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-06-18 09:13 |
| #1 For the ??? time |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-06-18 08:40 |