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IRAQ: Coalition Forces Rout al Qaeda Elements South of Ramadi
The Fourth Rail ^
| July 3, 2007 11:09 AM
| Bill Roggio
Posted on 07/03/2007 12:59:43 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Twenty-three terrorist killed after massing on Donkey Island
U.S. Army forces, with the help of Iraqi police, beat back an attempted al Qaeda in Iraq assault on Ramadi on June 30 and July 1. At least 23 insurgents "affiliated with al Qaeda in Iraq" were killed in a series of raids against Donkey Island, which sits about 3 miles south of Ramadi. "Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces received reports that a significant number of anti-Iraqi forces had gathered on the outskirts of Ramadi to stage a series of large scale attacks," Multinational Forces Iraq reported. "The group, affiliated with al Qaeda in Iraq, intended to regain a base of operations in Al Anbar with suicide car and vest bomb attacks."
Maj. Jeff Pool, the chief Public Affairs Officer for Multinational Force West, stated in an email that Iraqi Police in the region provided the intelligence on the insurgent force at Donkey Island.
Multinational Force West provides a detailed account of the battles, which consisted of ground attacks backed by Apache helicopter gunships and fixed wing fighter-bombers. Several of the insurgents had suicide vests, and a sophisticated bunker complex and fighting positions were discovered and destroyed.
(Excerpt) Read more at billroggio.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqueda; anbar; iraq
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Donkey Island....what a place....
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
It’s a great day when we find groups of these goat*****s in one place.
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:00:50 PM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: SandRat; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; blam; SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; Allegra; onyx; ...
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:01:25 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The DemonicRATS believe ....that the best decisions are always made after the fact.)
To: pissant
They must be getting desperate....and to get together on Donkey Island makes it just ....really NICE!
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:03:05 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The DemonicRATS believe ....that the best decisions are always made after the fact.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Reid is on suicide watch.
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:03:35 PM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: pissant
RUMINT from Iraq is that things really are progressing better then expected over the past 90 days or so - (and that is better then expected. Not just us kicking as$ which was a given. But even better).
Of course the WH/RNC continue to do a piss-poor job within the PR aspect of this WOT/Iraq.
And it goes without saying the MSM will do all they can to spin negative, move the goal posts and simply not report on our successes.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Donkey Island. I won’t go there,, but thanks to the
AQ who did.
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:07:08 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
sounds like a good spot for a B52 saturation run or two, for effect.
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:08:22 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
To: DevSix
You hit that nail on the head. Why is it ONLY Bush that EVER praises our efforts?
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:12:36 PM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: NormsRevenge; DevSix; pissant
They dress up real special for the occasion....
Most of the enemy were dressed in similar white dishdashas and white running shoes, an outfit often associated with extremist fighters prepared to kill themselves.
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:19:18 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The DemonicRATS believe ....that the best decisions are always made after the fact.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Donkey Island? Who knew that the DNC had a vacation retreat in Iraq?
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:20:30 PM PDT
by
Clioman
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
A very sad day at the New York Times, I’m sure they are in mourning for their fallen comrades.
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:25:23 PM PDT
by
centurion316
(Democrats - Supporting Al Qaida Worldwide)
To: DevSix
That might just be my biggest complaibt with Bush and the WH. Their PR effort has been awful. Utterly abysmal.
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:26:04 PM PDT
by
jeltz25
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
We saved them the trouble.
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:27:24 PM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:29:33 PM PDT
by
spyone
To: jveritas; FARS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; knighthawk; Marine_Uncle; SandRat; Steel Wolf; CAP; ...
Ernest,
It sounds like Bill Roggio's report is the same as this one.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860333/posts
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posted on
07/03/2007 1:39:08 PM PDT
by
elhombrelibre
(Democrats even want foreign terrorists to be treated like US citizens.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Donkey Schoen, said Wayne Newton.
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posted on
07/03/2007 2:07:31 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Donkey Island. You made that up. ROTFLMAO!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Some good news from the DNC!!!!
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posted on
07/03/2007 3:26:44 PM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(Search for Folding Project - Join FR Team 36120)
To: pissant
Yep! News like this always makes my day!
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posted on
07/03/2007 4:06:56 PM PDT
by
fishergirl
(My warrior, my soldier, my hero - my son. God bless our troops!)
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