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Iraq
Top Al Qaeda operator 'arrested' in Iraq
2006-11-16
Authorities said US and Iraqi forces have arrested a top operator of Iraq's Al Qaeda group. Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Abdel Karim Khalaf said that US forces parachuted on the Baghdad house of Abdullah Juburi in an overnight operation. "He is one of the dangerous criminals in Al Qaeda," Major General Khalaf said.

He said that Iraqi ground forces, including the rapid intervention force, raided Mr Juburi's house as US troops parachuted into the area, Arab Jubur, on the southern outskirts of Baghdad. "US helicopters and troops backed the Iraqi soldiers in the operation," he said. The US military has not commented on the operation.
Posted by:Fred

#13  It sounds like pretty work, whatever it was. Thanks for the explanations, Oldspook.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-11-16 23:02  

#12  Think of it this way - to fast rope, you get the helicopters to stop - and they ahve to come low. So its pretty obvious somethings up.

Parachuting out of the back of a Chinook, it doesnt stop and its higher up. So they may think its just a bird going someplace else, as opposed to the fastrope scenario. Plus a chinook carries a lot more people than a Blackhawk.

Posted by: OldSpook   2006-11-16 22:11  

#11  That's just great! No child informers in the street must of been looking up!
Posted by: Jesing Ebbease3087   2006-11-16 20:43  

#10  "Holy terror-master, Batman!"
Posted by: mojo   2006-11-16 13:54  

#9  I don't know but I would bet if this happened those "parachuted" US forces were probably more along the lines of "repelled" US soldgiers out of a helicopter. Sounds like a Taskforce 145 or whatever number this cycle is using backed up by some IA.
Posted by: C-Low   2006-11-16 12:44  

#8  lol, parachutin' in. I love it! We own the night over there, still, it appears. As long as we get the Bad Guyz(tm), I'm all for doing this in the night, in hopes we get another mug shot like Khalid Sheikh Mohammad in his wife beater from Pakistan looking like a hung-over frat boy the next morning.

(channeling "The Unit")

Iraqi Commander: "Who's that parachutin' in to central Baghdad?"

Spec Ops Commander: "Hold your fire, friendlies comin' in. Oh, BTW, that's Mr. Brown and Mr. White."

Iraqi Commander: "Wait, I thought you were Mr. White."

Spec Ops Commander: "I am."
Posted by: BA   2006-11-16 10:30  

#7  Abdullah Juburi the former Iraqi National Guard colonel? Or different guy? The guy who didn't exactly capture Izzat Ibrahim Al-Duri?

http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com/2004/09/izzat-al-dhouri-caught.html

Posted by: Snamble Spaigum6452   2006-11-16 02:36  

#6  Getting "the jump" on our enemies. Gotta love 'em.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-11-16 02:29  

#5  RD, you'd be surprised how things work.

Remember that specops isnt always HALO or fastrope - sometimes its hop and pop off the back of a helicopter (ramp jump from a Sh*thook Chinook for example)

You have to look at what part of Baghdad they are talking about - it encompasses a pretty broad area and is rather loosely defined. Google Earth is your friend.
Posted by: OldSpook   2006-11-16 01:37  

#4  parachuted?! wow

lets wait for verification...
Posted by: RD   2006-11-16 00:53  

#3  Hey, bad guys: If you hear a plane overhead, US troops may be jumping out of it to get you. Or maybe not. Or maybe you won't hear it at all . . . . :-)
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-16 00:52  

#2  Nice grab! SAG - BAG.
Posted by: closedanger@hotmail.com   2006-11-16 00:31  

#1  that sounds like an exciting op
Posted by: Frank G   2006-11-16 00:12  

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