US Ally Sattar Abu Rishah Killed; (head of the Anbar Salvation Council)

Jazeera Net ^

[harwood]

Just breaking; killed in an explosion near his home. Some background info here:

http://alphabetcity.blogspot.com/2007/03/abu-rishah-tribe-our-anbar-allies.html

[Mr_Tiki]

That’s terrible. I just saw that on the BBC as well.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6993211.stm

He is the man President Bush met in Anbar in the recent visit.

[harwood]

Indeed. The savages have a Ramalamadingdong offensive planned.

[jdm]

Roadside bomb. Sounds like he was just getting home from work when it was detonated.

MORE HERE

[jdm]

Two of his bodyguards killed as well.

[Anti-Bubba182]

That should make the tribes mad at al-Qaeda.

[jdm]

Lest we forget, there is also good news today as well...

Al-Qaida in Iraq takes heavy losses

BAGHDAD, 13 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida militants in Iraq have taken heavy losses in two joint U.S.-Iraqi raids north of Baghdad, the U.S. military reported Thursday.

In one operation involving more than 1,000 U.S. troops and Iraq Special Forces in the Hemreen mountain area and Diyala river valley, three al-Qaida fighters were killed and 80 others were arrested, the Army statement said.

The report said four of the arrested men are considered senior leaders in the terror group, Kuwait's KUNA news agency reported. U.S. air support was used to conclude the raid, after which a major weapons cache was found, the statement said.

Elsewhere in Salah Al-Din province, U.S. forces arrested 12 al-Qaida suspects and destroyed an entire house packed with explosives and weaponry, the report said.

[SlowBoat407]

Reminiscent of the assassination of the Afghan resistance leader on 9/11/01.

[Cap Huff]

Bad news.

[SE Mom]

Damn.

[oust the louse]

As this continues to happen, it lessens the chance of anyone else stepping to the front and leading in those areas.
Until we shut down the dirtbags in Iran and Syria who are supplying these bombs and terrorists, this will continue....open borders seems to be the death of us and the Iraqi’s.

[astounded]

Ahmad Shah Masood - Killed 09/09/01 by two al Qaeda Arabs posing as TV interviewers.

[jveritas]

Very sad news indeed. The plus side is that it will make the Arab Sunni now much more determined to help us in exterminating the Al Qaeda terrorists.

PS: They are celebrating the death of this Iraqi hero on the terrorists forums.

[jveritas]

Very sad news indeed. The plus side is that it will make the Arab Sunni now much more determined to help us in exterminating the Al Qaeda terrorists.

PS: They are celebrating the death of this Iraqi hero on the terrorists forums.

[jveritas]

The opposite is true. The Sunni Arab revenge against Al Qaeda will have no bound now, Al Qaeda made their worst mistake in Iraq by killing Sheikh Abdel Al Sattar.

[jveritas]

Al Qaeda terrorists will have no place to hide now, there extermination rate by our troops and the Iraqis will be ten fold then it is now. The revenge of the tribes against Al Qaeda will be more horrible than anyone can imagine.

[wingsof liberty]

Thanks JDM! Strange I cant find your story on any MSM outlets /SARC

[Anti-Bubba182]

"...The revenge of the tribes against Al Qaeda will be more horrible than anyone can imagine.."

May that involve knives and patience!

[jveritas]

I think that this should be in the breaking news section despite that it is sad news to lose such a great ally but on the other hand this will for sure dramatically accelerate the annihilation of Al Qaeda in Iraq, the revenge of the Sunni tribes against Al Qaeda terrorist will have no bound.

[1Old Pro]

The revenge of the tribes against Al Qaeda will be more horrible than anyone can imagine.

Good, let them begin.