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U.S. says killed 93 Qaeda-linked fighters in Iraq
Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 1/22/07 | Reuters

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; fighters; iraq; killed; linked
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To: Fred Nerks

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81 posted on 01/24/2007 7:03:19 AM PST by SunkenCiv ("In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, they're not." -- John Rummel)
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To: Mo1
I am usually a peaceful man. But to be blunt , these Islamofascists ( hotheads) need to be killed ( cleaned up).

Our nation has a hard time killing the enemy. But that is what is needed.

82 posted on 01/24/2007 9:26:51 AM PST by Candor7
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To: Candor7
I am usually a peaceful man. But to be blunt , these Islamofascists ( hotheads) need to be killed ( cleaned up).

I'm am too and agree .. kill'em

83 posted on 01/24/2007 9:38:07 AM PST by Mo1 (Mrs. Bill Clinton - "We're going to take what you have and give it to others for the common good.")
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To: NormsRevenge
I am very very skeptical about US policies.
US killed many Sunni. Thats it. In other words : US helped the iranian backed militias. It does not sound a good idea to me.
US want to defeat Iran and at the same time are pounding Irans enemies , the Sunnis? I do not understand what is American strategy.
Probably there is a completely failed strategy.
US thinks it can take on .., the Shiites and the Sunnis but this is an illusion since 130 or 150 thousand man cant police Iraq and the US not prepared to loose dozens of men policying Iraqi towns.
Instead of allying itself with a failed Iranian backed government US should align itself with the very Sunni it is fighting now.
84 posted on 01/24/2007 9:24:20 PM PST by Peter42y
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To: Peter42y

There are Sunni extremists including pro-Saddam and al-qaeda Sunnis. There are also pro-Iranian extremists in the Shia militias. Perhaps you haven't heard the truth that at times in the past we have fought and killed al Sadr's militia people, too. The U.S. is not in support of either side in this case. The U.S. is trying to support a moderate Government in Iraq which it hopes will not be run by either of these groups.


85 posted on 01/24/2007 9:30:36 PM PST by txrangerette ("We are fighting al-Qaeda, NOT Aunt Sadie"...Dick Cheney commenting on the wiretaps!!)
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To: txrangerette
The problem is that the Government of Iraq US is supporting is not moderate. As everyone does know during Saddam Hanging the executioners shouted : Moqtada , Moqtada, Moqtada "- Refering to muqtada Al Sadr, The fellow Iran is helping. US has not enought troops to take on : 1- The Iraqi Shia Police. 2- The Sunni Saddamists. 3 - Al Qaeda. In Iraq there is no law, there are Sunnis against Shias. The US strategy is to take on Sunni and Shia but such strategy is doomed to fail since US does not have enought troops to fulfill the task. Being so US should either ally itself with sunni and kurds...,against Iran. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. US disregard that truth and placed in power in Iraq Iran friends and now US is striking sunni. When it comes to the rule of law in Iraq it is just nonexistant. Sunni are dragged out of their beds and shot in Baghdad hospitas run by Sadr Militias.This was reported by american journalists. Midle east is divided between shia and suni and us has been helping the wrong guys(Iran Shias). The iraqi police trained by US that was suposed to enforce law actually got infiltrated by moqtada al sadr and shia militias and now does shot sunni civilians in a daily basis.. Click here to watch video of death squads in Baghdad
86 posted on 01/25/2007 7:09:48 AM PST by Peter42y
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To: Peter42y

Excuse me. The Middle East (and Iraq) is divided between Shia and Sunni Extremists and Shia and Sunni Moderates (plus the Kurds).

The Government of Iraq is a coalition. There are both moderate and extremist elements in it.

And you know full well that the Sunnis are riddled through and through with Saddam supporters and al-qaeda. We are probably doing the best we can by not wanting to battle on the side of either Sunni or Shia, unless they are moderates.

It is not our fault the area is so muddled and confused and violent. It has always been that way. Even when Saddam had tight control, he did so by murdering hundreds of thousands of people.

I tell you what, you find a website where you can get lots of agreement by bashing the US policy as being at fault for what is going on in Iraq and the Middle East, and you'll be happier. And I am one person who would be glad to see you go there.


87 posted on 01/25/2007 11:45:23 AM PST by txrangerette ("We are fighting al-Qaeda, NOT Aunt Sadie"...Dick Cheney commenting on the wiretaps!!)
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To: Mo1

The U.S. military said on Monday 93 rebels were killed and 57 captured in a 10-day operation against al Qaeda-linked insurgents

Its a Hot time in the Ole QUAGMIRE tonight!!!!


88 posted on 01/30/2007 12:41:41 AM PST by LtKerst (Lt Kerst)
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To: LtKerst

We are not loosing this WAR!!!
But the Liberals are loosing their WAR!!!
They have Failed to stop Us, and they have failed to stop Freedom, and Democracy!
Fonda has Failed ( She looked Like a "Bag Lady" up on that Podium)
Pelosi has Failed
Al Franken has Failed ( In more ways than one!)
Michael Moore has Failed. ( Joe Liberman is still in office, and he still supports the WAR)
Susan Sarandon, and The Other Hollywood Hasbeens have LOST!!!
Code Pink has Lost.
Castro is at Death's door!
The Democrats think they are on the Top of the Heap
But it's a Heap of Dung and it's of their own doing!!
The Next 2 years is all it will take, and they will hang themselves with their own rope.
I say break out the Party hats! 2008 is going to be a Cake walk.


89 posted on 01/30/2007 12:51:56 AM PST by LtKerst (Lt Kerst)
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