Information from Al-Zarqawi paying off??

Iraqi Security Forces capture terrorist leader in Karbala

Published on June 16, 2006 By ShadowWar In War on Terror

BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi forces conducted an early morning ground assault raid in Karbala June 15 and captured a high-ranking terrorist network commander without firing a shot. (notice it does not say coalition or US forces)

Iraqi Army Soldiers, assisted by Coalition advisers, captured Sheik Aqeel. Aqeel commands a Karbala terrorist network and is wanted for assassinating Iraqi citizens and planning and ordering attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces. The terrorist network commander provides financial support to subordinate leaders and supplies them with improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

The IEDs supplied by Aqeel are linked to the deaths of at least six Coalition Soldiers in 2005 and the deaths of a Coalition Soldier and an interpreter on June 8.

Aqeel is also linked to a 2005 attack on the al-Mukhayim Iraqi Police station and the killing of Iraqi intelligence officers in Karbala.

Iraqi forces captured one other terrorist during the raid and seized a substantial weapons cache.

No Iraqi forces were killed or wounded during this operation.

Looks like the Iraqi forces are doing well, and I wonder if this information is from the stuff they got off of Zarqawi's body. WOuld be a good sign if it was and it panned out to be valid.

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ShadowWar

on Jun 19, 2006

Post-al-Zarqawi Raids Kill 104 Insurgents

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- American and Iraqi forces have carried out 452 raids since last week's killing of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and 104 insurgents were killed during those actions, the U.S. military said Thursday.

Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, said the raids were carried out nationwide and led to the discovery of 28 significant arms caches.

He said 255 of the raids were joint operations, while 143 were carried out by Iraqi forces alone. The raids also resulted in the captures of 759 "anti-Iraqi elements."

Hmmm maybe they did find some stuff??

Island Dog

on Jun 19, 2006

Just in time for the democrats to vote on their cut and run strategy.

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