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  • Western Iraq Insurgents in Disarray, Says 82nd Commander

    03/10/2004 11:11:08 AM PST · by Calpernia · 4 replies · 160+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | March 10, 2004 | By Gerry J. Gilmore
    Anti-coalition forces in western Iraq are "pretty much in disarray," Army Maj. Gen. Charles H. Swannack Jr., commander of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division, told journalists today during a Baghdad press conference. Deployed to Iraq since September, Swannack's Task Force All-American patrols the Anbar province in western Iraq, which includes the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi. All of his 18,000-member force is slated to complete re-deployment back to Fort Bragg, N.C., sometime in May, and will be relieved by 24,000 Marines. "Systematically, we have captured or killed the individuals directing the insurgency (in western Iraq)," Swannack said. The Jan. 11...