More Al Qaeda Leaders Captured In Sweeps
Al Qaeda has been devestated by the Anbar uprising and the surge. Last week’s much ballyhooed “massive campaign” against Iraqi police petered out in about three days with a total of less than a dozen cops killed. This is what you call a failed operation. And this is what you call typical for Al Qaeda operations in Iraq anymore.
MNF-I:
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces, with U.S. Special Operations Forces as advisers, detained 16 suspected terrorists during three separate intelligence-driven operations Sept. 29 throughout Iraq.
During one operation, Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq cell leader and two alleged cell members in Yusafiyah.
The al-Qaeda in Iraq cell is believed to be responsible for improvised explosive device and direct fire attacks against Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces. The group is directly linked to an Aug. 16 IED attack against an Iraqi Army convoy that killed all of the occupants and destroyed a Nissan Pickup. The group also engaged in firefights Aug. 9 against checkpoints in Yusifiyah.
The cell leader and his members are additionally suspected of two separate IED attacks Aug. 2 and 4 against military forces in the area. Coalition Forces recovered the two IEDs, but one of them damaged a U.S. Army tactical vehicle.
During a concurrent operation, two suspected criminals were detained in the Baghdad area. One of the criminals, who is believed to be a member of an explosively formed penetrator cell, is suspected of conducting EFP attacks in Shuhida.
In a separate operation, Iraqi Army Scouts detained a senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader and ten other suspected insurgents in the Samarra area.
The senior leader is believed to be responsible for facilitating the movement of foreign terrorists between Iraq and terrorist training camps in Syria. He is also suspected of supporting criminal activity in the Al Tash and Dahwa regions of Ramadi.
Nine of the alleged insurgents were detained while the assault force cleared the village and two more were detained as they attempted to flee the target area. The suspected insurgents are linked to kidnappings, weapons smuggling, establishing illegal checkpoints, foreign terrorist facilitation, and IED and direct fire attacks.
No U.S. or Iraqi members were injured during the operations.
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Seems to me that AQ and other Hajis are concentrating their efforts in Afghanistan instead of Iraq…and leaving Iraq for the Iranians & ex-Baathists to solve. In short, they’re running out of assets…because they are getting their asses kicked.
This war is being won. Keep up the pressure, and it won’t be too much longer before the Iraqis will be able to fight their own battles alone. AQ is a defeated foe. Now we should be concentrating on Iran and the Western provinces of Pakistan. Do that and the irhabis will be no more.
September 30th, 2007 at 8:44 amFunny thing, you never ever hear about these military victories in the US “mainstream” media.
September 30th, 2007 at 9:10 am“No U.S. or Iraqi members were injured during the operations.”
F-YEAH
The ass kickin’ with no losses to our side! 
AQ be damned!
September 30th, 2007 at 9:36 amHere’s something else neoPRAVDA (my new name for the LLLMSM) won’t be covering:
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Behind the Numbers (September Edition)
Call it Spook’s Inverse Law of Iraq War Reporting: if you don’t see a spate of stories on U.S. casualties at the end of the month, then there must be some good news the MSM is ignoring.
http://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/09/behind-numbers-september-edition.html
September 30th, 2007 at 9:41 amTo Mike F,
I was just thinking the same thing.
September 30th, 2007 at 9:52 amAQI is takin’ it in the nads lately. Outstanding!
September 30th, 2007 at 11:08 am