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British forces kill third Taliban commander in as many weeks, and another surrenders.
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| July 22, 2008
| Reuters
Posted on 07/22/2008 11:28:40 AM PDT by northmoor
Senior Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan
Reuters July 22, 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - A senior Taliban commander in southern Afghanistan surrendered to Pakistani authorities and British forces killed another leader, dealing a "shattering blow" to the militant group's leadership, the British army said on Tuesday.
Mullah Rahim, the top commander for southern Helmand province, gave himself up after British forces had killed two other Taliban leaders in little over three weeks.
Hours after his surrender, another senior Taliban commander, Abdul Rasaq, also known as "Mullah Sheikh", was killed in a British missile strike 15 km (9 miles) north of the town of Musa Qala in Helmand on Monday morning, the British army said in a statement. Three other insurgents also died.
Rasaq headed Taliban actions around Musa Qala and was active in the insurgency for a number of years, it said.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afganistan; britisharmy; mohammedanism; taliban; wot
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posted on
07/22/2008 11:28:41 AM PDT
by
northmoor
To: northmoor
Well done boys, keep it up.
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posted on
07/22/2008 11:32:33 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: northmoor
Mullah Rahim, the top commander for southern Helmand province, gave himself up after British forces had killed two other Taliban leaders in little over three weeks. Smart terrorist!
Looks like somebody on the inside was ratting them out. Maybe it was Rahim himself?
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posted on
07/22/2008 11:34:27 AM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
To: northmoor
Senior Taliban leader...
what was he maybe 22 years old?
Hard to keep ‘senior Taliban leaders’ these days
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posted on
07/22/2008 11:38:12 AM PDT
by
NeilGus
To: northmoor
Dang! Osama/Obama lost another vote.
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posted on
07/22/2008 11:43:12 AM PDT
by
fella
("...He that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough." Pv.28:19')
To: fella
Dang! Osama/Obama lost another vote.Not necessarily. Dead Democrats can still vote for years after they die.
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posted on
07/22/2008 11:51:41 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
To: northmoor
righty ho thats another one i can tick off my list !!
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posted on
07/22/2008 12:42:58 PM PDT
by
goldcrest
("eh up me duck")
To: northmoor
Tonight on MSNBC's Hardball:
"Obama visit stimulates troops into action! "
-Timmy-
To: TexasCajun
To: northmoor
A senior Taliban commander in southern Afghanistan surrendered to Pakistani authorities Any bets on whether someone serious had him in their sights so he "surrendered" to the Pakistanis for a while? How soon will he be back on the loose again?
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posted on
07/22/2008 1:17:08 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Whale oil: the renewable biofuel for the 21st century.)
To: northmoor
To the MSM this is nowhere near as big as the Messiah's visit to the Middle-East.
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posted on
07/22/2008 1:45:49 PM PDT
by
tobyhill
(fraud -noun;(1)deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, (2) Obama)
To: TexasCajun
Tonight on MSNBC's Hardball: "Obama visit stimulates troops Chris Matthews' right hand into action! "
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posted on
07/22/2008 1:51:48 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
To: northmoor
Obama really laid out the groundwork for this. I'm glad he helped the local commander in targeting and giving him tactical information.
Way to go Obabalamadingdong!!!!!
Long live the turd-sandwich!!!
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posted on
07/22/2008 2:36:27 PM PDT
by
Dick Vomer
(liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
To: TexasCajun
"Obama visit stimulates troops into action! "
-Chrissy-
I was thinking the same thing, Matthews has this pederasty like relationship with Obama and will find a way to give him his strokes
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posted on
07/22/2008 3:04:16 PM PDT
by
Popman
(McCain as POTUS is odious, Obama as POTUS is unthinkable.)
To: Dog; Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
07/22/2008 4:13:01 PM PDT
by
Straight Vermonter
(Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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