Posted on 09/24/2006 10:23:15 AM PDT by bnelson44
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi troops have arrested the head of a nationalist insurgency group, Iraqiya state television reported on Sunday.
"The head of the 1920 Revolution Brigades and seven of his associates were arrested south of Kharnabat by the Iraqi army," state television said in a news caption flashed on screens. Kharnabat is a small town near Baquba north of Baghdad.
It gave no further details. The organisation is believed to be a nationalist militant group that has taken responsibility only for attacks against U.S.-led forces, not sectarian killings of Iraqis.
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People like these should not be arrested,if you know what I mean.
Sans legs = arrested
Two leaders of two large insurgent groups fall in two days.
This has got to be intel from the Sunni tribes.
Time to warm up the gallows.
I agree
For all the people to see.
Now this is an interesting development
I suspect that as the U.S. forces draw down, the Iraqis will be turning in more and more terrorist leaders. It's one thing to turn people in to a foreign power. It's another to turn in people to a central government that is made up of Iraqis elected by Iraqis.
It was a good thing for the tribes to throw their support behind the government....strengthens the government's hand a lot.
Lead poisoning.
Fortunately, the Iraqis won't have to worry about McCain, Graham, and Warner when they interrogate these folks.
Making progress!
Hmmm. Interesting that Sunnis must have given it up on one of their own. I may be mistaken, but this might be hugh.
A sunni?
I think so
I agree. It seems like were almost to that point where we need to say to the Iraqis "get with the program". At some point, they are going to have to be the ones to take responsibility for themselves. I fear that we're training them to be too dependent on us...a sort of international welfare queen, if you know what I mean.
not with all the oil they have.
killing each other over time wears them out.
time in iraq is shifting over to the american side.
I believe that the Iraqis are coming up to speed. You can't expect them to do so overnight, and even a few years is pushing it. Here we not only have to train troops, but leadership. The leadership part is going to take a while.
I like what I am seeing as far as the training and responsibility shift that is taking place already. I think it's going to turn out alright. It just takes time.
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