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Iraqi Army, Police and Coalition advisors arrest 10 Ansar Islam operatives

08/04/2009 1:34:52 PM PDT · by Cindy · 2 replies · 776+ views
MNF-IRAQ.com ^ | August 4, 2009 | n/a

Note: The following text is a quote: MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ PRESS DESK BAGHDAD, Iraq http://www.mnf-iraq.com Press Release A090804-02 August 4, 2009 Iraqi Army, Police and Coalition advisors arrest 10 Ansar Islam operatives BAGHDAD – Mosul Special Weapons and Tactics and Iraqi Army soldiers, with Coalition advisors, conducted a series of raids on July 24 that targeted and successfully captured key leaders and operatives of Ansar al Islam in Mosul. Fakri Hadi Gari, also known as Abu ‘Abbas and Mullah Halgurd, assessed to be the deputy commander for Ansar al Islam was arrested during this raid. He is believed to be responsible...
PUK arrestes ex-Ansar al-Islam members in Kurdistan [Northern region of Iraq]

06/27/2005 6:54:24 PM PDT · by Wiz · 1 replies · 198+ views
KBU News ^ | 2005 Jun 26

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s security services “Asaysh” has arrested some former members of the militant group, Ansar al-Islam, reported the Sulaimani based Kurdish newspaper, Aso, in its today’s edition. Aso said that sources within “Asaysh” have said on the condition of anonymity that following the twin suicide bombings in Hewler (Irbil) and Halabja, many former members of Ansar al-Islam and some current members of the Kurdistan Islamic Group (Komall) were arrested for interrogation.
U.S. now sees Al Qaida as leader of war effort in Iraq

08/19/2003 10:36:37 AM PDT · by veronica · 37 replies · 293+ views
World Tribune ^ | 8/19/03

The United States has concluded that Al Qaida and its allies are taking over the Sunni insurgency war in Iraq. U.S. officials said Central Command officers in Iraq have seen increasing evidence of Al Qaida and Islamic volunteer forces participating and even leading the insurgency war in the Sunni Triangle. They said Al Qaida has succeeded in presenting Iraq as the next arena for what the movement terms the Islamic holy war against the United States. "Foreign terrorists are attracted to areas where the coalition is on the offense in the global war on terror, and in Iraq we are...
Kurds Face a Second Enemy: Islamic Fighters on Iraq Flank

01/15/2003 3:33:45 PM PST · by xm177e2 · 3 replies · 261+ views
The New York Times ^ | Jan. 12 2003 | C. J. CHIVERS

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"/> January 13, 2003 Kurds Face a Second Enemy: Islamic Fighters on Iraq FlankBy C. J. CHIVERS HINERWE MOUNTAIN, Iraq, Jan. 12 — Peering down from this snowcapped peak, Khakamend Khakarush Omar, a Kurdish military commander who has spent his life resisting Saddam Hussein, pointed to villages in the valley below. All are under enemy control, ringed by bunkers and armed bearded men. The enemy gunmen on the opposing ridge are not in Mr. Hussein's army. They pay no allegiance to any state. They are fighters for Ansar al Islam, a group of militants...

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Keyword: ansarislam

Iraqi Army, Police and Coalition advisors arrest 10 Ansar Islam operatives

PUK arrestes ex-Ansar al-Islam members in Kurdistan [Northern region of Iraq]

U.S. now sees Al Qaida as leader of war effort in Iraq

Kurds Face a Second Enemy: Islamic Fighters on Iraq Flank