Posted on 06/29/2007 7:18:26 AM PDT by bnelson44
Iraqi and Coalition forces maintain the pressure against al Qaeda, Sunni insurgents, and the "rogue," Iranian backed "secret cells" of the Mahdi Army and the Qazali network. Operation Phantom Thunder is underway inside Baghdad and the Belts, as well as against al Qaeda's network nationwide. Also, the northwestern region of Iraq has been a focus of U.S. and Iraqi operations. The simultaneous operations to pressure al Qaeda's network are occurring in all theaters throughout Iraq. An update on each theater is provided below.
(Excerpt) Read more at billroggio.com ...
But of course, according to the dimbulbs, the “surge”, like the war itself, is nothing but a failure.
I hate those people as much as I do Al Qaeda
In Baqubah, “at least 60 al-Qaida operatives have been killed, 74 have been detained, 31 weapons caches have been discovered, 81 improvised explosive devices have been destroyed and 18 booby-trapped structures have been destroyed,” since the start of Arrowhead Ripper, Multinational Forces Iraq reported.
Hell Yes!
Of course, the only thing of value to cover for the MSM is if a car bomb goes off killing civilians or Coalition soldiers. If it ain't the template, it ain't news. "Free" press indeed.
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