Posted on 06/23/2006 3:18:20 AM PDT by bd476
CNN
Iraq: Transition of Power
U.S. military: Top al Qaeda member captured
Friday, June 23, 2006; Posted: 5:36 a.m. EDT (09:36 GMT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Less than two weeks after al Qaeda in Iraq leader Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike, coalition forces detained a senior member of the terrorist network, according to the U.S. military.
A military statement Friday did not identify the man who was captured during a raid on Monday. That raid came two days after another senior member of the network -- Mansur Sulayman Mansur Khalif, also known as Sheikh Mansur -- also was killed in a coalition airstrike.
Monday's raid took place southwest of Baquba, not far from where al-Zarqawi's safehouse -- north of Baquba -- was bombed on June 7.
The man detained along with three other suspected terrorists "is reportedly a senior al Qaeda cell leader throughout central Iraq, north of Baghdad," the military statement said.
"He is known to be involved in facilitating foreign terrorists throughout central Iraq, and is suspected of having ties to previous attacks on Coalition and Iraqi forces," it said.
The military said the raid also turned up an AK-47 and several magazines of ammunition that the coalition forces destroyed on site.
Several women and children, who were present at the sites of the raid, were all returned to their homes, unharmed, after the forces determined the area was secured, the statement said.
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The damn fools still think their safe houses are safe.
Jack Murtha is deeply saddened.
It's good that they keep thinking that.
As are iran's mullahs.
Looks like we've busted their network big time. Al Quaeda will loose many of their members and have to rebuild from scratch. That will be harder though, as they will be less able to intimidate and as most Iraqis doubtless like getting suicide bombed.
Lol, yes, I imagine he is.
Was he since 1993 or is he one of the degraded one?
"Achmed, where are we?"
"Khalid, this is one of our safe houses."
"But Achmed..."
"Yes, I know Khalid, our safe houses aren't that safe anymore."
"Achmed, I know that to be true. We have been running from safe house to safe house for a week and always the Americans are right behind us. What makes this safe house safer than the others."
"Khalid, have faith in Allah."
"Achmed, I do have faith - but truly, I wish to know why this house is safer than the last five."
"Okay Khalid, peek through the crack in this window."
"Yes Achmed. I see a house across the street."
"Khalid - That house across the street is our safe house."
"Achmed??? If that is the safe house, why did you say call this the safe house?"
"Khalid... The Americans think that house over there is our safe house."
"Achm.... Oh, I see. So where are the people who own this house?"
"Khalid... They have been martyred for the cause. They bask in Allah's presence."
"Achmed...?"
"In the basement Khalid. In the basement."
"Ah, I see Achmed. Praise Allah."
"Praise Allah. And Khalid?"
"Yes Achmed?"
"Get some sleep. Someone will probably miss the family in a day or two and inform the police or the Americans, so we will probably have to move quickly."
"Yes Achmed. Where will we go Achmed?"
"North Khalid. Baghdad is too hot this time of year."
It has been part of the plan all along, and now it's bearing fruit: get all the terrorists around the world to come to Iraq (instead of having to chase them all over the world) where our boys and girls are, waiting for them.
This is not an Iraqi WOT, it's a worldwide WOT.
Outstanding! Hopefully the SOB will squeal like a pig...
Good point.
BADABINGPING
OK thats it. Time to pull out. The job is done. (sarc)
ping
Go ahead, make my day
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Raycpa wrote: "Was he since 1993 or is he one of the degraded one?"
From the article, it appears that he was around for awhile, acting as a tourguide for incoming foreign terrorists.
"...He is known to be involved in facilitating foreign terrorists throughout central Iraq, and is suspected of having ties to previous attacks on Coalition and Iraqi forces," it said..."
LOL, that's probably very close to what happened.
That's sounds about right!
Rat Strategery. It is amazing there are any little RATS made.
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