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| AQI Leaders, Others, Captured In Baghdad |
| 2008-06-11 |
| BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured three wanted men and two of their associates in Baghdad Monday. Using information from an operation May 27, Coalition forces captured two wanted men, one of whom is allegedly a leader in an al-Qaeda in Iraq group. The two men, captured with two associates, allegedly belong to an AQI group with roots in Anbar province, but currently operating in the northern belt around Baghdad. The men are suspected to have ties with AQI leaders in the capital. Also in Baghdad, Coalition forces captured an alleged AQI leader with long-standing ties to various terrorist networks, including AQI’s bombing network and other terrorist leaders. During the operation, a man ignored several warnings and approached the security perimeter. After repeated warnings to halt his advance, including warning shots, Coalition forces perceived a hostile threat and engaged the man, killing him. So did they capture the leader dead (not necessarily a bad thing) or did they kill his guard in the process of capturing the leader? “The Iraqi people have grown weary of terrorists and criminals,” said Lt. Patrick Evans, MNF-I spokesperson. “They have increasingly begun to partner with Iraqi and Coalition forces to capture and disrupt terrorist and criminal networks.” |
| Posted by:Menhadden Snogum6713 |
| #2 In the final analysis, the war in Iraq has been an astounding success. In the final analysis the Army came up with the tactics necessary to prevail on the battlefield. However strategic victory in the war continues to elude the forces of freedom and will depend to a large extent on the outcome of this fall's election. Unless freedom finds an articulate leader prepared to make the case for total victory, it will remain elusive. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-06-11 10:54 |
| #1 “The Iraqi people have grown weary of terrorists and criminals,” said Lt. Patrick Evans, MNF-I spokesperson. “They have increasingly begun to partner with Iraqi and Coalition forces to capture and disrupt terrorist and criminal networks.” In the final analysis, the war in Iraq has been an astounding success. Few coalition fighters have been killed, with the exception of bombs set on lines of recruits of Iraqi forces. On the other hand, the insurgency has little to show for tons of explosives except the deaths of countless Iraqi civilians. When assessing the results of a war, one has to evaluate the degree of success of both sides, and the enemy of the coalition has won no battles, lost high percentages of fighters and equipment, and has been reduced to a 'criminal network', increasingly unwelcomed by the Iraqis. The coalition, on the other hand have used the seeking and killing of insurgents as training while they build an experienced force for Iraq, and a stable government. The fat lady is about ready to sing. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-06-11 10:01 |