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  • 27 Suspects including leaders of terrorism in Latifiya captured

    03/19/2005 5:28:59 AM PST · by Wiz · 2 replies · 271+ views
    Al Sabaah ^ | 2005 Mar 19 | Unknown
    Security forces have arrested 27 suspects including terrorist Jassim al- Janabi responsible of several acts of terror in Latifiya. It was announced about killing Iraqi army Major in Balad, in front of Baghdad mosque by gunmen. Agence France Presses said that Iraqi army forces arrested Jassim Na'eem al- Janabi, the terrorist leader in Latifiya with his two assistants. Col. Hussein al- Imari clarified that capturing three terrorists were in cooperation with Latifiya population who inform about him and them ambushed during their drive of motorcycles.
  • U.S. Seizes Nine Insurgent Suspects South of Baghdad

    11/27/2004 4:03:46 PM PST · by iso · 6 replies · 555+ views
    Yahoo ^ | Alastair Macdonald
    NEAR LATIFIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces seized nine suspected insurgents in overnight raids on the lawless town of Latifiya, south of Baghdad, U.S. officers said on Saturday. It was the latest in a series of operations code-named Operation Plymouth Rock, launched four days ago by U.S. Marines in a cluster of towns along the Euphrates river that have become popularly known as the "triangle of death." A further arrest was made further north, officers said. Iraqi police commandos from the nearby city of Hilla formed the bulk of the 200-strong force in six raids in Latifiya coordinated...
  • WSJ: Progress in Iraq -- More help from Iraqis, and targeting Fallujah.

    10/21/2004 6:04:17 AM PDT · by OESY · 2 replies · 683+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | October 21, 2004 | Editorial
    ...The first of the troublesome cities to return to Iraqi government control was Samarra.... Most important, allied forces seem poised finally to take control of Fallujah, which has been a no-go zone since the end-of-April deal that turned the town over to ex-Baathists called the Fallujah Brigade. That decision was easily the biggest mistake of the war, since it caused both friend and foe to question American resolve and gave the thugs a safe haven from which to stage car bombings and other attacks. ...[T]he Marines have established a cordon around the city and the Iraqi government is negotiating with...
  • Nail the bastards (Closing in on Zarqawi?)

    10/09/2004 8:51:36 AM PDT · by slowhand520 · 65 replies · 1,899+ views
    The Sun (UK) ^ | 10/9/04 | NICK PARKER and GARY O'SHEA
    <p>According to this article British intelligence know where Zarqawi is hidding. Lets hope we catch this guy and kill him.</p>