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Posted on 01/22/2007 1:04:20 PM PST by NormsRevenge
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday 93 rebels were killed and 57 captured in a 10-day operation against al Qaeda-linked insurgents northeast of Baghdad.
In an unusually detailed video news conference broadcast to journalists in Baghdad from Diyala province, Colonel David Sutherland said Iraqi troops had fought well in the operation and were improving their capabilities every day.
He said 25 weapons caches, including around 1,200 Katyusha rockets, had been found during operations dating back to November in the area around a remote village called Turki.
Sutherland said U.S. and Iraqi forces had gradually isolated the insurgents since November before launching the 10-day assault backed by air strikes from January 4 to 14. Last week, the Iraqi army said it had killed about 50 rebels in the area.
"Since I've been here we have not conducted an operation ... against a group of this size that were willing to fight us out in the open," Sutherland said. "This operation shows ... there's partnership between Iraqi army and Coalition forces."
Diyala is a violent province where Shi'ites, Sunni Arabs and ethnic Kurds are increasingly divided on sectarian lines.
93 bumps for the good guys!
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Well....how did that title change happen....a MODerator having FUN ...????
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Beats me.
Not sure what happened, I had thought of asking to have the 57 captured added initially, didn't do so and then saw it had been added, then a little later , well, uhh, stuff happens... but then I had to bug out for awhile,, glad I caught it before I left.
I may ask for a Congre$$ional investigation. lol
For some reason, I think Charlie Rangel will seriously consider it, if they can squeeze it in, that IS. ;-)
Congress is going to engineer our withdrawal from Iraq, and Al Qaeda will get its first victory of the WOT. Put the blame on Congress.
--U.S. says killed 93 Qaeda-linked fighters in Iraq (and 57 captured Penises)
What????--
That would draw BIG TIME attention from the lame stream media.
There are benefits to fighting side by side with the Iraqi Security Forces - they shot first and don't bother asking questions.
Did the folks who rely on the maindream media for news hear about this?
On the three-minute blurbs that pop up on the talk shows' hard breaks, I heard endlessly about how deadly the last few days in Iraq were.
So no, I think it was the standard "bad news followed by more bad news" from the drive-by media.
I had just gotten used to "militant".
The bride was disturbed after she tossed her bouquet to a Reuters "reporter".
ooooooooorah! why is this not on any of the mainstream media??
who says this war is going badly? the us and iraqi armies are kicking their cowardly butts. win the military war first then sort out the government later.
well, it is by reuters so it is by the MSM... but still, i only heard about it here on freerepublic.
why is this not on any of the mainstream media??
who says this war is going badly?
It's not in the media's interests re: their agenda?
1,200 Katyusha rockets...and who is that makes those again?
Is this for real, or is it Vietnamization all over again?
Excellent news. The Pentagon should publish the number of terrorists killed everyday.
...and who is that makes those again?
Hezb'allah?
Good News..BUMP!
Short term solution for our troops is attacking Iran and wipe out the dictatorship as well as all underground & ground level nuclear weapons sites. In terms of Syria, Assad needs to be receiving end of what his Syrian Ba'athist tyranny has been dishing out to US as well as Israel and Lebanon.
Hopefully the plans which are on the drawing board regarding Iran and Syria will be implemented before either outlaw state commits the unthinkable.
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