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.
That should make the tribes mad at al-Qaeda.
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.
Reminiscent of the assassination of the Afghan resistance leader on 9/11/01.
Bad news.
Damn.
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.
PS: They are celebrating the death of this Iraqi hero on the terrorists forums.
PS: They are celebrating the death of this Iraqi hero on the terrorists forums.
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.
US President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with Iraqi Sunni sheikh Sattar Abu Reesha during a meeting in Anbar province, 03 September 2007. Reesha -- who has been leading the fight against Al-Qaeda in Anbar province has been killed in a bomb attack.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)
Democrats rejoice.
The tribes may indeed go after AQ fiercly because of this...but you just know the DEMS and the MSM will use this as “proof” that what they’ve been saying for weeks is true. That Iraq is lost. Just watch.
I wonder if this would have happened if the Petraeus report had not been broadcast to the entire world.
A martyr to the Iraqi struggle for freedom from Al-Qaeda.
Killing their tribal leaders was Al-Qaedas mistake in the first place. More than anything else it were those murders that turned the Sunni tribes against Al-Qaeda. It won’t help Al-Qaedas cause on bit, except giving their Democrat lackeyes new talking points to glee about. Someone else will assume Abu Risha’s position.
I am so sad and angry about this. Just yesterday we were celebrating a post here about this man. He dedicated their victory in the names of the 9/11 victims. And now he has become one.
I hope those cretin subhuman bat-turds responsibleare found and destroyed.
May he rest in peace.
Something needs to be done to remember this hero.
Isn’t this the guy that Bush just met with last week?