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US forces kill four in suspected Al Qaeda compounds
AP via Boston.com ^ | November 22, 2004 | Stephen Graham

Posted on 11/22/2004 3:40:14 AM PST by Straight Vermonter

KABUL, Afghanistan -- US-led troops mounted overnight raids on suspected Al Qaeda compounds in eastern Afghanistan, killing four people and detaining several others, officials said yesterday.

The US military said "several Arab fighters" were among the suspects killed or detained in the operation in Nangarhar Province, although a local official said only Afghans survived.

News reports of the operation were announced as Lieutenant General David Barno, the top US commander in Afghanistan, reported that Al Qaeda suspects were continuing to slip across the Pakistani border nearby.

The raids targeted several compounds that "had clear connections to Al Qaeda," the military said in a statement.

It said the operation was launched partly on the basis of a tip from local residents and netted a haul of weapons, explosives, and cash.

Faizan ul-Haq, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said Afghan and US soldiers took part in the raid in the Bati Kot district of Nangarhar.

He said the four people who died were severely burned, making it impossible to check their nationality. He added that five people were detained.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; alqaeda; alqaida; oef; rounduptime; terrorist; wot

1 posted on 11/22/2004 3:40:18 AM PST by Straight Vermonter
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To: AdmSmith; Angelus Errare; Cap Huff; Coop; Dog; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ganeshpuri89

Ping


2 posted on 11/22/2004 3:40:49 AM PST by Straight Vermonter (Liberalism: The irrational fear of self reliance.)
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To: surfatsixty

fyi.


3 posted on 11/22/2004 3:44:31 AM PST by leadpenny
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To: Straight Vermonter

Thanks for the ping. I checked your terrorist scorecard http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/terroristscorecard/ and you may add under the heading Jordan that Lawrence Hamid Rashid Muhanna is in jail apprehended Oct. 12 2003 http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,8218994%255E1702,00.html


4 posted on 11/22/2004 3:58:51 AM PST by AdmSmith
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To: Straight Vermonter

LOL A green state?


5 posted on 11/22/2004 4:03:18 AM PST by SirLurkedalot (Kevin Sites is an a**hole.)
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To: AdmSmith

That is one hell of a list, huh?


6 posted on 11/22/2004 4:03:59 AM PST by SirLurkedalot (Kevin Sites is an a**hole.)
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To: AdmSmith

Thanks.


7 posted on 11/22/2004 4:04:19 AM PST by Straight Vermonter (Liberalism: The irrational fear of self reliance.)
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To: Straight Vermonter; AdmSmith; Dog; Cap Huff; Boot Hill

Nothing like a feel-good story to start off our Monday mornings!


8 posted on 11/22/2004 4:21:03 AM PST by Coop (In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
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To: Coop

*bump*


9 posted on 11/22/2004 6:11:51 AM PST by nicollo
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To: Straight Vermonter
Youngsters take a close look at the damaged wall of the house of Munir Mosamem who works for the United Nations in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, on Monday, Nov. 22, 2004. Foreign and Afghan security forces raided houses in downtown Kabul early Monday, smashing their way in and detaining several men, officials and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Amir Shah)
Mon Nov 22, 2:38 AM ET
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Youngsters take a close look at the damaged wall of the house of Munir Mosamem who works for the United Nations (news - web sites) in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites)'s capital, on Monday, Nov. 22, 2004. Foreign and Afghan security forces raided houses in downtown Kabul early Monday, smashing their way in and detaining several men, officials and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Amir Shah)

10 posted on 11/22/2004 6:13:28 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: Straight Vermonter
He said the four people who died were severely burned, making it impossible to check their nationality.

Crispy critters.

I prefer my Islamic Terrorists extra crispy.

11 posted on 11/22/2004 6:15:20 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: Straight Vermonter
An Afghan woman shows windows broken by U.S.-led forces, in Kabul November 22, 2004. U.S.-led troops searching for three U.N. hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul early on Monday and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold the workers warned the government against any tricks.  REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
Mon Nov 22, 7:55 AM ET
Reuters

An Afghan woman shows windows broken by U.S.-led forces, in Kabul November 22, 2004. U.S.-led troops searching for three U.N. hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul early on Monday and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold the workers warned the government against any tricks. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan woman walks past a hole in the wall of a house that was caused by a rocket fired by U.S.-led forces in Kabul November 22, 2004. U.S.-led troops searching for three U.N. hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul early on Monday and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold the workers warned the government against any tricks.  REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Mon Nov 22, 6:36 AM ET
Reuters

An Afghan woman walks past a hole in the wall of a house that was caused by a rocket fired by U.S.-led forces in Kabul November 22, 2004. U.S.-led troops searching for three U.N. hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul early on Monday and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold the workers warned the government against any tricks. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood


12 posted on 11/22/2004 6:15:30 AM PST by OXENinFLA
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To: Straight Vermonter; AdmSmith; Dog; Cap Huff; Coop
8 “...Afghan and US soldiers took part in the raid in the Bati Kot district of Nangarhar.”

Bati Kot:   A populated place and district of Nangarhar Province. It is located 33km (20mi) SE (129º) from the city of Jalalabad along the historically important trade and military route through the Khyber Pass.

Bati Kot is located within the red circle on the map below. Immediately SW of Bati Kot note the Safed Koh mountain range where al-Qa'ida's notorious Tora Bora "cave complex" was located. It is believed that Osama bin Laden, and his top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, escaped the Tora Bora over the Safed Koh, on foot, SW, into Parachinar, Pakistan during the battles of Nov-Dec, 2001.


multimap.com | The above map came from MultiMap.com. Click the logo on the left to visit
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To orient yourself regionally, find Kabul in the left-center portion of the map above and on the map below.


--Boot Hill

13 posted on 11/22/2004 9:43:17 AM PST by Boot Hill (Candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo, candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo!!!)
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To: Boot Hill

Thanx for the map.


14 posted on 11/22/2004 9:50:53 AM PST by AdmSmith
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To: AdmSmith

He said the four people who died were severely burned, making it impossible to check their nationality.

You play with fire...


15 posted on 11/22/2004 7:21:55 PM PST by winner3000
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