Iraqi police kill al Qaeda commander of western Iraq

The Long War Journal ^ | 10/30/2007 | Bill Roggio

[Tennessean4Bush]

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Iraqi police in Anbar province scored a victory against al Qaeda in Iraq's leadership in Anbar province on Monday. Iraqi police killed Abu Tiba al Karbuli and two aides and captured another during an engagement north of Ramadi.

"A police patrol came under fire from two civilian cars carrying al-Qaeda members," said Colonel Salan al Gi'ud, a senior police official in Anbar province. Police returned fire, and killed al Karbuli and two aides. Abu Hamza al Iraqi, another aide, was captured and is said to be providing intelligence information on al Qaeda's operations in western Iraq.

Like he majority of al Qaeda's leadership in Iraq, al Karbuli was foreign borne. Although Karbuli is the name of a major Iraqi tribe, he is actually from Afghanistan.

Al Qaeda in Iraq has suffered a major setback in Anbar province. The rise of the Anbar Awakening and the integration the tribes and former insurgent groups into the security forces has deprived al Qaeda in Iraq of its former safe haven.

The Awakening weathered a winter and spring of fierce fighting and deadly chemical suicide attacks from Al Qaeda. The terror group's last major attack in Anbar was defeated by US and Iraqi forces at Donkey Island just south of Ramadi. Al Qaeda was able to assassinate Sheikh Sattar Abu Rishawi at the onset of Ramadan, but the Awakening held its ground.

Iraqi and Coalition forces continue to target al Qaeda's leadership throughout Iraq. Today's raids against al Qaeda's network resulted in four al Qaeda operatives killed and 17 captured.

[rdl6989]

Benedict Murtha and his minions are having a rough time lately.

[popdonnelly]

The war will be over before Murtha and friends get a vote to withdraw.

[lndrvr1972]

Hey get it right its Her Majesty Pelosi!!

[ExTexasRedhead]

All the King/Queens can duke it out, e.g., Queen Boxer, Queen Pelosi, King Hitlery, Queen Feinstein. They all have gonads so it’s a toss-up as to which one will be Her Royal Thighness!

[patriciaruth]

Lovely to hear that he wasn’t captured. Looks like we’ve trained the Iraqi police well.

[hsalaw]

Abu Hamza al Iraqi, another aide, was captured and is said to be providing intelligence information on al Qaeda's operations in western Iraq.

Good work.

[G8 Diplomat]

Abu Hamza al Iraqi, another aide, was captured and is said to be providing intelligence information on al Qaeda's operations in western Iraq.

Whoa, Abu Hamza's a real guy? I thought they just made that name up for the movie "The Kingdom."

[petercooper]

bttt

[SolidWood]

I guess the film character was rather named after the London cleric Abu Hamza. This name is fairly common, well admittedly all Muslim names are common, since they all have multiple names based on family, clan, tribe and origin.

[G8 Diplomat]

all Muslim names are common

Indeed. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. Now that's scary.

[princess leah]

Would love to see a weekly thread like “__ Terrorists killed this week in various strikes”....

[Hornitos]

Thanks Fred. I sure hope they read him his rights first!

That would have been if Al Gore had his way - sending in an army of trial lawyers to defend the misunderstood and maligned terrorists.

[Hornitos]

Indeed. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. Now that's scary.

It was probably a Mohammed who dispatched these terrorists.

[gracesdad]

Very good news!!!

[SunkenCiv]

First he’d work to get his Carbon Tax passed, then use the extra revenue collected before the economy tanked to send reparations checks to every Moslem.