Another [Operation] Lightening [in Baghdad, Iraq] update.

Iraq the Model ^ | 2005 Jun 18 | Omar

[Wiz]

During the latest 24 hours of operation lightening in Baghdad, 128 suspects and wanted criminals were arrested and amounts of different weapons and ammunitions were discovered:

The 2nd brigade of the interior ministry has arrested 16 terrorists in "Street 60" in Al-Doura area and other 7 suspects in Al-Sha'ab district. Also in Al-Doura but this time forces of the 3rd regiment arrested 5 terrorists among whom was an "Amir", i.e. a terror cell leader. 10 other suspects were arrested in another area in Baghdad and some weapons were confiscated in the arrest.

In Al-Mansour area, 3 criminals who were trying to abduct an Iraqi citizen were captured along with their BMW vehicle. Weapons were found inside the vehicle. In a palm grove area near Kadhimiya 4 terrorists were arrested and a car prepared for an attack with explosives was disarmed.

Also, in the Rasafa half of Baghdad, units from the Wolf Brigade arrested 8 suspects in Zayoona neighborhood.

On the other side of the Tigris, Al-Karkh police forces announced that they've arrested 28 wanted criminals and 26 suspects and confiscated 15 vehicles that are supposedly being used in criminal activities.

In the Southern districts of Zafaraniyah and Al-Aamil 25 terrorists were arrested after a midnight raid that lasted for 6 hours. Sources from the police force confirmed that among the detainees was a terror cell leader named Abu Omar Al-Jihaishi who's supposed to be responsible for many terror attacks.

[Wiz]

THE MESOPOTAMIAN (excerpt)

Just a quick note, to the American public: this is no time to lose heart, the fight is just now changing gear. We the Iraqis are confident of winning this battle. This so-called “insurrection” may be characterized as the “Unpopular Revolt” rather than the opposite. It is doomed to failure. We have never pretended that this can be achieved overnight.

[Wiz]

Iraq News (Operation Lightning) ping!

[ClaireSolt]

They sure are arresting lost of people. Hope courts and jals are up to the challenge. I think this initiative could offer real hope, but don't expect American media to cover it.

[SevenMinusOne]

but don't expect American media to cover it.

Exactly right. Sadly.

[Allegra]

Ah-HA! That's what all the military air activity was about today.

It's quiet and calm now, but it was very active all day today.

[McGavin999]

They seem to be doing a lot of clean up work lately. I hope they've been using a lot of those reconstruction funds to build lots of prisons. I don't know what they're going to do with all these guys.

You can't exactly send them back to their own countries, because they will just give them more money and send them back to kill again.

[Allegra]

They seem to be doing a lot of clean up work lately. I hope they've been using a lot of those reconstruction funds to build lots of prisons. I don't know what they're going to do with all these guys.

Lots of prison construction projects are out there.

Butt-kicking continues...lots of outgoing fire at the moment. THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

[pissant]

We'll keep at it until the scum is killed or arrested. Much to the traitor party's (Dems) chagrin. God Bless our brave Military!