FYI
U.S. forces kill Anbar’s Al Qaida commander
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855357/posts
U.S., Iraqi troops kill 55 insurgents in major offensive on al-Qaida
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855359/posts
Iraq - ‘Chemical Ali’ and two former Saddam officials sentenced to death by hanging
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855384/posts
2 al-Qaida leaders captured in Iraq
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855006/posts
Good read:
Big battle, small news
Imagine it’s June 7, 1944, the day after the D-Day invasion. You pick up your newspaper. There’s no mention of Normandy on the front page, and only a brief reference to it in a roundup story on an inside page.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07175/796431-373.stm
Twelve die as Lebanese army raids militant hideout
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855457/posts