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Al Qaeda camp in northern Iraq taken out in S & A attack
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| Fred Francis
Posted on 03/21/2003 10:14:07 AM PST by dep
Reporting from northern Iraq, Fred Francis says he saw "nine or 10 huge explosions" destroy the Islamist/Al Qaeda camp referred to by Colin Powell in his speech to the U.N.
Nothing more.
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To: dep
Talk about killing two birds with one stone!
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posted on
03/21/2003 1:11:51 PM PST
by
canyon
To: jbind
Not to mention that MANY among Ansar al Islam, including many in the leadership, are Arab, not Kurdish.
* Al Aqsa Battalion : Part of Ansar al-Islam. Its deputy head is Abdul Jaber, according to captured Ansar Al Islam member Osman Ali. The Al Aqsa Battalion is made up of 80 guerrilla fighters, most of them Arabs from across the Middle East, Ali said. The battalion also includes a six-member group of would-be suicide bombers, which Ali said he was a member of. Both the Yahia Ayash Battalion and the Al Aqsa battalion launch attacks against the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, (PUK) a secular Kurdish militia fighting for control of the same area of northeastern Iraqi turf as Ansar al Islam..-"Canadian man called key in Iraq terror cell Iraq terror cell links Al Qaeda, Saddam," Sandro Contenta in Sulaymania, Iraq Toronto Star NEWS; Pg. A01 February 26, 2003 Wednesday Ontario Edition (it was abridged) see also The Hamilton Spectator for the unabridged version
* Yahia Ayash Battalion : Part of Ansar al-Islam. Commanded by former Canadian resident Abdul Jaber. The subgroup is named after the notorious Hamas bombmaker killed by Israeli security agents in 1996. Both the Yahia Ayash Battalion and the Al Aqsa battalion launch attacks against the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, (PUK) a secular Kurdish militia fighting for control of the same area of northeastern Iraqi turf as Ansar al Islam. -"Canadian man called key in Iraq terror cell Iraq terror cell links Al Qaeda, Saddam," Sandro Contenta in Sulaymania, Iraq Toronto Star NEWS; Pg. A01 February 26, 2003 Wednesday Ontario Edition (it was abridged) see also The Hamilton Spectator for the unabridged version
Note the strong Palestinian influence here. This is entirely in keeping with Saddam Hussein's reliance on Palestinians to do his dirty work. He doesn't much care if they are secular or fundamentalist.
Updated list of common enemies of Hussein and Ansar al Islam: Turkey, PUK, USA ... and Israel.
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posted on
03/21/2003 1:15:12 PM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: InvisibleChurch
I thought there weren't any terrorist groups/Al Qaeda in Iraq.Not anymore.
43
posted on
03/21/2003 1:16:26 PM PST
by
NorCoGOP
(Appeasement of Evil Empowers Oppression)
To: jbind; piasa
There is a lot of evidence that they
are allied with Saddam. They are in the same loop as the guys Woolsey testified about.
(In my opinion, one of the reason why they are parked where they are--in a remote part of Iraq--is because it allows Saddam to pretend that he has no connection with them.)
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posted on
03/21/2003 1:19:35 PM PST
by
the_doc
To: dep
This can't be true. All the people at work say that there is no Iraqi/Al Qaida link, so there couldn't be any Al Qaida camps in Iraq.
Further, Islam is a religion of peace . . . .
To: Sabertooth
This is very good: I've come to think of South Dakota's senior Senator as "the Senator from Pierre."
46
posted on
03/21/2003 1:50:38 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Stamp out Freepathons! Stop being a Freep Loader! Become a monthly donor!)
To: dep
To: hchutch
When do lunatic leftist stop lying?
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posted on
03/21/2003 1:52:27 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
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To: God is good
It looks worse and smells worse than egg on his face!
49
posted on
03/21/2003 1:53:46 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
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To: dep
What is the name of the Al Queda camp?
In my moms of twins group, we started debating the war, and several of the other moms said there was no indication that Al Queda and Iraq were linked. I told them there was indication, but I didn't have a link to the articles that I read about it.
To: dep
When and where did we use a MOAB and, just curious, how do you know it was our only one? Thanks.
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posted on
03/21/2003 1:57:18 PM PST
by
ApesForEvolution
(Yes, let us allow the economies of gerdung, frunk, mexiztlan, chirushcom and canadastan to wither...)
To: dep
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52
posted on
03/21/2003 1:59:43 PM PST
by
Freedom2specul8
(Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
To: jbind
These guys are not allied with Saddam. Oddly enough, we have been protecting them from Saddam since they were operating int he No Fly Zone. The hell they aren't. The "good Kurds" only control a portion of the N. no-fly. The rest is controlled by a pro-Saddam Kurd faction. Saddam allowed these Al Quida to be there on condition that they fight the "good Kurds".
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posted on
03/21/2003 2:04:31 PM PST
by
Ditto
(You are free to form your own opinions, but not your own facts.)
To: jbind
>>>These guys are not allied with Saddam. Oddly enough, we have been protecting them from Saddam since they were operating int he No Fly Zone<<<
Bad info! There is a group of al Qaeda known as Ansar al-Islam which has been holding a valley opposite the Kurdish area in N. Iraq. These guys are mostly ex-afgahn fighters and are there only because they are useful to Saddam, holding the Kurds (who are our friends) at bay.
Ansar al Isalm numbered about 400 al-Qaeda. Bye-bye
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To: jbind
My source of information is Jeffrey Goldberg, reporter at large for New Yorker. If you are not familiar with his work, you should be. He is one of the formost authorities on terrorism, and has cajones as big as watermelons because he goes and interviews some of the really bad guys.
Two articles by him you can probably find at he the New Yorker archive: "The Great Terror" about Iraq's gassing of the Kurds and "The Unknown" about Iraqi and al Qaeda cooperation. Powerful stuff!! Cheers....
To: dep
Nothing more. Got that right!! Ain't it wonderful?
Becki
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posted on
03/21/2003 5:42:41 PM PST
by
Becki
(Pray continually for our leaders and our troops!)
To: luckystarmom
What is the name of the Al Queda camp? Er. "Camp Osama"?
To: dep
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posted on
03/21/2003 8:01:47 PM PST
by
apackof2
(RALLY FOR AMERICA---Lansing MI. Capitol Bldg. Saturday, March 22 1:00-3:00pm)
To: ravingnutter
Bumping #33
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posted on
03/21/2003 8:39:41 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
( PRAY for our President and the troops)
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