Posted on 10/22/2005 3:32:05 PM PDT by indianrightwinger
Forces Kill 20 Insurgents Near Syrian Border
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. soldiers and warplanes killed 20 insurgents and destroyed five "safe houses" Saturday during an operation against militants who shelter foreign fighters for al Qaeda in Iraq near the Syrian border.
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In Saturday's fighting, 20 insurgents suspected of harboring foreign extremists were killed and one was captured by U.S.-led forces during raids on houses in Husaybah, a town near the Syrian border, the military said in a statement.
Coalition forces raided two neighborhoods in Husaybah and discovered two large weapons caches containing small arms, ammunition, rocket-propelled grenades, mortar rounds, explosives and bomb-making materials that included radios and detonators, the statement said.
The soldiers destroyed a car bomb found near one of the buildings, and Air Force planes then used precision-guided munitions to destroy the safe houses, the military said.
In Washington, U.S. intelligence officials said Abu Musab al Zarqawi, leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, has expanded his terrorism campaign from Iraq to two dozen groups scattered across almost 40 countries, creating a network that rivals Osama bin Laden's.
The U.S. officials said the threat to American interests from al-Zarqawi compared with that from bin Laden, to whom al-Zarqawi pledged his loyalty a year ago.
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The brave troops seem to be making major progress in all sectors.
Good job, US Military!
Keep up the good work! I appreciate all you do for us.
Now we are talking. Killed twenty with one taken prisoner. Good going troops.
I wonder what the troops will find on the Syrian side of the border...
If the KIA's were sheltering foreign fighters, near the border, far away from Iraqi populations, and are probably of questionable national origins themselves, WHY ARE WE STILL CALLING THEM INSURGENTS?
It is Associated Press (AP).
Remember, they are the head of the LIBERAL MSM. :-)
Great job by our armed forces..I thank them for serving our country.
start spreading pig fat on these clowns' bodies after we clip them and we'll start seeing a definite decline in their recruiting...
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Maybe the MSM will start calling them "undocumented immigrants".
lol.
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