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| Iraqis lead final purge of Al-Qaeda |
| 2008-07-06 |
| American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror. After being forced from its strongholds in the west and centre of Iraq in the past two years, Al-Qaedaâs dwindling band of fighters has made a defiant âlast standâ in the northern city of Mosul. A huge operation to crush the 1,200 fighters who remained from a terrorist force once estimated at more than 12,000 began on May 10. Operation Lionâs Roar, in which the Iraqi army combined forces with the Americansâ 3rd Armoured Cavalry Regiment, has already resulted in the death of Abu Khalaf, the Al-Qaeda leader, and the capture of more than 1,000 suspects. The group has been reduced to hit-and-run attacks, including one that killed two off-duty policemen yesterday, and sporadic bombings aimed at killing large numbers of officials and civilians. |
| Posted by:Apostate |
| #6 CNN + FOX NEWS > TERRORISM/AL QAEDA DECLARED DEFEATED IN IRAQ. Compare wid FREEREPUBLIC + TOPIX > FORTRESS GAZA. Lest we fergit, Muqtada Sadr has repor stated that only one specific militant/insyrgent groups will have all the weapons,IMO ostensibly to conduct violent operations - SADR's COMMENTS CAN BE INTERPRETED AS ONE GROUP OR FACTION WILL CONDUCT ALL THE FIGHTING [expendable/martyr?] WHILE OTHERS ENTRENCH, REBUILD, + EXPAND "IN PLACE" INSIDE IRAQ. PAN-ISLAMIST NUCLEARIZATION + STRATWEAPNZ > IRAQ = AFGHANISTAN = ISRAEL >>> in that the "BATTLE PER SE for same is now mostly outside and around these states, plus pre-held enclaves within. *2008-2012 > ISLAMIST DRIVE FOR NUC CENTRAL ASIA = FUTURE ISLAMIST ASIA > Iraq + Afghani proper will be broad "QUIET FRONTS/SECTORS" ALTHOUGH VIOLENT ISLAMIST OPS WILL LIKELY STILL OCCUR. THE REAL FOCII IS NOW COVERTLY AGZ ASIA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-06 19:42 |
| #5 Since the Brits are not involved, it's OK for the Times to report this. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-07-06 14:39 |
| #4 Gromky: Try the one in Comment #2 |
| Posted by: Apostate 2008-07-06 12:10 |
| #3 Broken link |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-07-06 10:41 |
| #2 Link to full article here. |
| Posted by: Apostate 2008-07-06 10:16 |
| #1 STILL CAN'T HEAR YOU! LA LA LA LA LA LA .... |
| Posted by: The Left 2008-07-06 09:37 |