Insurgent attacks decreased in Baghdad due to Operation Al-Barq [Lightning] -- Sulagh

Kuwait News Agency ^ | 2005 Jun 11

[Wiz]

BAGHDAD, June 11 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabr Sulagh said on Saturday that insurgent attacks in Baghdad have dramatically decreased since launching Operation Al-Barq, asserting that Iraqi security forces will establish full security in Baghdad within the next six months.

In a press conference in Baghdad, the minister said that the number of car-bomb attacks in Baghdad have decreased from 14 attacks a day to one or two attacks only, while the number of arrested insurgents increased from 10 to 85 a day, noting that Operation Al-Barq has a 90 percent success rate.

Sulagh added that the number of detainees was 219 before launching the operation and increased to 1318 detainees during the operation, noting that the number of insurgents killed in the operation reached 36 insurgents, while detainees include four Sudanese, two Jordanians, one Egyptian, and one Syrian.

The minister said that 73 detainees were released after interrogations proved then innocent of their accusations, and that a special interrogation team will continue the investigation process and release those found innocent.

He said that the Iraqi security forces seized eight ready-for-use car bombs in Baghdad, and seized 27 other car bombs in gunmen hideouts.

He added that the forces seized six million US dollars, 52 mortar rounds, 37 missiles, 325 Kalashnikovs, 13 RPG-7 launchers, 36 guns, and 37 grenades. - The minister noted that four Iraqi policemen and army men were killed and 17 others were wounded in Operation Al-Barq, while 35 civilians were killed and 87 were wounded in the operation.

[anonymoussierra]

Iraq

[goldstategop]

As far as the legacy media is concerned, this is bad news. They liked the blood, gore and mayhem and now there's no longer "good" copy, Iraq has disappeared again from the headlines. You'd never know that things aren't quite chaotic for a change. If it doesn't make President Bush look incompetent or the United States look like a loser, the media isn't interested in covering the story. Can we say bias?

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Dilbert56]

Gee, we have all these "ready to use" bombs, and all these "ready to lose" prisoners. Could there be a solution here?

[Gucho]

Iraqi security forces will establish full security in Baghdad within the next six months.


Bump - Good news.

[blackie]

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

Be Ever Vigilant!

Thanks for the ping Sara!

[anonymoussierra]

"Be Ever Vigilant!"TOTAL TRUTH!!!!

[blackie]

Total Truth ~ Bump!