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7,000 Qaeda members killed or captured in two years
Zee News ^ | Nov. 29, 2006 | ZeeNews

Posted on 11/29/2006 6:48:24 PM PST by FairOpinion

Baghdad, Nov 29: US and Iraqi forces have killed or captured at least 7,000 al-Qaeda fighters in the past two years, with 30 "senior leaders' taken out of action since July, a US military spokesman said yesterday.

The news comes hard on the heels of a leaked US marine report that states US forces cannot defeat the al-Qaeda-led insurgency in the vast western desert province of al-Anbar.

"Since October 2004, we have now killed or captured over 7,000 al-Qaeda terrorists," coalition spokesman Major General William Caldwell told journalists.

"Coalition and Iraqi security forces have made significant progress in dismantling the terrorist network," he said, adding that since July some 30 "senior level" al-Qaeda have also been killed or captured.

Also, in the past two weeks, a series of raids throughout central and northern Iraq netted 11 leaders of the al-Qaeda-allied Ansar al-Sunna insurgent group, he said.

Caldwell disputed the leaked assessment of the situation in Anbar, which was reported by an American newspaper.

"If anything, there has been a turn of events in the past few months towards the positive," he said.

Citing a senior US intelligence official, the paper said "the fundamental questions of lack of control, growth of the insurgency and criminality" described in the August report remain true in November.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaida; globaljihad; iraq; iraqsuccess; jihad; wot
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To: FairOpinion

But...but...but the ditzy broad getting ready to be Speaker of the House says there are no al-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq. America! What the hell have you done?


21 posted on 11/29/2006 7:11:40 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The "conservative," Blue Lap Dog DemocRATS are in for a big surprise when Pelosi takes over.)
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To: FairOpinion

how many are cranked out of madrases every year


22 posted on 11/29/2006 7:15:58 PM PST by Flavius (Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: FairOpinion

That's a good start. Can we please keep it up? That's the only way we will beat these guys. When they know they cannot win.


23 posted on 11/29/2006 7:27:26 PM PST by popdonnelly
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To: FairOpinion

This is a lie...Nancy Pelosi said Al Qaeda is NOT in Iraq!!! /sarcasm off


24 posted on 11/29/2006 7:46:08 PM PST by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: FairOpinion

What, that she needs another face lift?


25 posted on 11/29/2006 7:49:15 PM PST by lndrvr1972
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To: FairOpinion

2,475 of them were the number 3 guy.


26 posted on 11/29/2006 7:53:03 PM PST by Nachoman (Just because you're a kook doesn't mean there isn't a conspiracy.)
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To: Nachoman

LOL. He's the Kenny of al Qaeda.


27 posted on 11/29/2006 8:51:37 PM PST by Valin (Rick Santorum 08)
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To: FairOpinion

Great!!! 7,000 more hoes for the devil.

And those guys thought they were going to see a lot of virgins.


28 posted on 11/29/2006 9:27:03 PM PST by KingArthur305
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To: FairOpinion

Good job. 7,000 down, a million to go.


29 posted on 11/29/2006 9:27:24 PM PST by Nachum
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To: FairOpinion; melancholy; True Republican Patriot
"Can someone tell Pelosi?"

She knows and clearly does NOT care a wit about our safety. POWER is everything to such people...only power!

Nancee

30 posted on 11/29/2006 9:31:35 PM PST by Nancee ((Nancee Lynn Cheney))
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To: snoringbear

Exactly! Didn't I read that they think Bin Laden trained 40,000? Why does anyone think this should be over?


31 posted on 11/29/2006 9:35:36 PM PST by ClaireSolt (Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
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To: FairOpinion

global jihad bump


32 posted on 11/30/2006 12:07:47 AM PST by Dajjal (See my FR homepage for new essay about Ahmadinejad.)
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