Posted on 11/26/2006 12:45:56 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
A top U.S. military commander says the most disciplined, intense attacks from insurgency forces in Iraq to date are being masterminded by an Iraqi Canadian.
Abu Abdul Rahman, who reportedly left Canada in 1995 after marrying an Iraqi woman, is now one of the leaders of a disciplined insurgency unlike anything the American troops have experienced in the past, the New York Times reported yesterday.
The paper said training camps are now providing military instruction for insurgents so they can withstand lengthy fights with the U.S. forces, as opposed to the "hit-and-run" tactics employed during the past.
A battle last week in the village of Turki, east of Baghdad, lasted for 40 hours of close combat, killing at least 72 insurgents and two American officers, the Times noted.
"We hadn't seen anything like this in years," said Lt.-Col. Andrew Poppas of the 82nd Airborne Division.
Poppas singled out the leadership of Rahman and told the newspaper the Iraqi Canadian had been mentioned on jihadist websites as a future replacement for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian who once headed Al Qaeda in Iraq, a group known for its beheadings of foreigners.
Al-Zarqawi was killed earlier this year in an American air strike. But news of a high-level Canadian insurgent left officials here confused — and government sources said the name is not one that they recognize.
A Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson last night said that they would be looking into the newspaper report.
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ping. :(
Interesting. Thanks for posting. BTTT.
Don't encourage him or anything......
Blame Canada! (South Park)
DON'T talk 'bout the slob! TARGET 'IM!!
The paper said training camps are now providing military instruction for insurgents so they can withstand lengthy fights with the U.S. forces, as opposed to the "hit-and-run" tactics employed during the past.
Are our surveillance assets unable to find such training camps? I thought we had that country under a microscope...
It looks like the flypaper strategy of using Iraq to attrack foreign terrorists is working -- and this puts a lie to the Democrat talking point that the insurgency is home-grown and not headed by foreigners.
Too bad he doesn't do something positive for humanity instead of lead his brainwashed fools into barbaric hatred and butchery.
lasted for 40 hours of close combat, killing at least 72 insurgents
Yeah, that'll show us. Looks like he's using up his highly trained resources pretty fast and not much to show for it.
Thats what I was thinking too. Of course initially an lasting attack has more chances of killing Americans,but as soon as air power and reserves are called in the insurgents have to come up losers. Turn the A-10's loose on them and anyone who hasnt gotten out of the way is dogmeat. IMO no patrol should be sent out without back up on call. Big back up.
Canadians...
Let me instill the discipline I grew up with and now try to share with teenagers and the insurgency wouldn't have a prayer. At present, nothing but criticism comes my way. One of these days, when Americans get tired of the stupidity...
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Just bait Abu Abdul Rahman with a case of Labatt's 50 with a dug in IED underneath. He will be along shortly.
Wow. The Liberals said if Harper was elected, Canadians would be fighting in Iraq. I thought they meant fighting with the USA though, not against it.
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