Posted on 03/16/2006 7:34:19 AM PST by blu
50 aircraft,1500 Iraqui/ US Troops in Samra (n of baghdad) , largest air and land assult since we went in.
I just hope Zarcoward is busy putting his head between his legs and kissing his a$$ goodbye...
It did seem odd when I read the news story that Iran was ready to talk about Iraq. Maybe they knew something was up? Maybe that something was this?
Just saw on Capital News on C-SPAN, which comes from AP or other wire services, that this is the biggest operation since the 03 invasion.
I'm not reading the rest of the posts so that probably isn't news on this thread.
Why, 'em, of course. Sheesh. Are you really as rock-headed as all that? ;-)
1) bomb into stone age
2) annex oil fields
3) let them rebuild on their own
etc.
Thanks to you and your son!
Yeah, I'm sure the 101 is involved. Anyone heard of any other units?
Posted on 03/16/2006 8:21:25 AM PST by gandalftb
Baghdad, 16 March (AKI) - The US military has launched its biggest air offensive in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. A military statement said the operation involved more than 50 aircraft and 200 tactical vehicles and some 1,500 US and Iraqi forces. The operation targeted suspected insurgents operating near the town of Samarra, some 100 kilometres north of Baghdad. The focus of the raid is believed to be three villages northeast of Samarra where there are believed to be various Arab fighters as well as native Iraqi insurgents.
"Iraqi army and police forces, backed by U.S. helicopters launched a pre-dawn offensive against insurgents in the Jallam area from several directions," a source from Salahudin province told thje Xinhua news agency.
The attack targeted insurgents, including the al-Qaeda fighters in the open area between Samarra town to the south and the al-Dowr town to the north, and between Tigris River to the west and the Himrin mountains to the east, the source said.
The latest: raids have discovered a bomb-making factory and a large supply of Iraqi army and police uniforms.
This location was likely the staging area for the failed "mini-tet" that was planned for the green zone. This is also Zarqawi's sandbox and unofficial reports place his location as a prime objective.
Since the Mujahaddin Shura Council recently dumped Zarqawi as its emir he is in real trouble from Baathist insurgents.
1 posted on 03/16/2006 8:21:27 AM PST by gandalftb
That's OK..
Just means that it won't take that long for us to see if they're headed in the right direction..
I think one of the "prerequisites" should be coming out of the stone age and adopting some more modern, civilized behaviours..
"Why, 'em, of course. Sheesh. Are you really as rock-headed as all that? ;-)"
They're gonna MOAB Auntie Em? No! We must stop this!
GET 'EM!!
Where can i find your post?
In Other News, Bush Ratings Slump To New Low
"some" say Samarra attack diversion
It might get yanked as a duplicate thread but heres his source
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.276901400&par=0
God speed, and keep you safe.
5.56mm
Why yes, yes I DID know that, LOL! I love his books. I collect old First Editions of O'Hara. They're still surprisingly easy to find.
Place Marker for Later....GO GET EM!
"Operation Swarmer began this morning with soldiers from the Iraqi Army’s 1st Brigade, 4th Division, the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team and the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade conducting a combined air and ground assault to isolate the objective area. "
So far sounds like just the 101..
Well said, MK.:)
Early this morning I was thinking about how we hadn't launched any kind of an offensive for a while. Didn't think about it much but it has been obvious we have been hunkered down a bit. I hope the hunkering down was really a rope-a-dope.
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