Homeless Al Qaeda Claws For Foothold In Diyala
From The Long War Journal:
With al Qaeda in Iraq’s bases of operations dismantled in the central Baghdad regions, Diyala province has emerged as the primary battleground between Iraqi and Coalition forces and the terror group. As the concurrent combat operations against al Qaeda in Baghdad and the Belts regions peaked during the summer and fall, al Qaeda in Iraq attempted to re-establish its bases in the northern provinces of Salahadin, Ninewa, Tamin, and Diyala. In the region northeast of Miqdadiyah, al Qaeda in Iraq has gains some traction.
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Well, there are obviously still some target-rich environments. Some of Roggio’s references suggest that local CLCs there are suffering for lack of arms and ammo; that shouldn’t be allowed to continue.
January 1st, 2008 at 4:45 pm