They know they are on the way out...
Here are some summaries of some of the recent interogations of some of the top terrorist that have been captured. Very interesting reading..
Abu Ahmed, Abu Muhannad
Detainee believes that the number of people who support Zarqawi is steadily declining due to the fact that if someone works with Zarqawi they know they will be killed/captured, as the Coalition Forces has made a large number of arrests of Zarqawi key players.
Abu Qutaybah, Abu Ali
Detainee stated that he has no reason to help Zarqawi because he knows that Zarqawi will do nothing to help either him or his family.
Detainee informed interrogator more Iraqis need to know how well Americans treat their captives. If Iraqis knew this, they would be more willing to surrender instead of fight. This would also make the job of the interrogator easier also.
Detainee stated the fall of Fallujah had a serious impact on QJBR. It limited the organization’s movement, thereby its logistics, operational tempo, and recruiting. The renaming of Zarqawi’s organization to Qa ‘idat al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn Emir has had a negative effect on recruitment of at least Iraqis to the Qa ‘idat al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn Emir. Qa ‘idat al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn Emir is likely in survival mode and preoccupied with avoiding Coalition Forces.
Detainee said there were two events that have had a notable and negative impact on Qa ‘idat al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn Emir, especially in recruiting. First was the second successful Coalition Forces campaign in Fallujah, and the renaming of the organization to Qa ‘idat al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn Emir.
The fall of Fallujah had a direct effect on the ability of Zarqawi and his organization to move around the country. This, subsequently, has had a negative effect on offensive operations, recruiting new members, and logistics. Recruiting has been affected by a reduced willing for members to want to join Qa ‘idat al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn Emir and fight the Coalition Forces after the example set in Fallujah. Detainee said “everything” has become more difficult since the fall of Fallujah.
Abu Muad, Abu Sayf Al Urdani
Detainee stated the last time he talked with (name withheld) a lot of foreign fighters associated with the Zarqawi network were leaving all over Iraq and returning to their respective countries. Detainee didn’t know how many or who these people were. Detainee said after the second battle of Fallujah many of the Mujahideen fighters felt they had lost everything and it wasn’t worth fighting anymore. Detainee said the percentage of people loyal to Zarqawi is steadily declining due to the number of Mujahideen who were killed in Fallujah.
(Name withheld) expressed his concern to Zarqawi over the second battle of Fallujah. Detainee said he heard from other Mujahideen fighters that Abu Yassir, the Emir of Al-Jebeda district in Fallujah expressed his concern to Zarqawi regarding the second battle of Fallujah. Detainee stated a majority of the lower level Mujahideen fighters expressed their complaints to the leaders regarding the second battle of Fallujah.
Doctor Hassan
Detainee believes that Zarqawi’s network is rapidly declining. Detainee states that starting from the fall of Fallujah, Zarqawi’s operations have changed. Zarqawi lost a major part of his group when Fallujah fell and things haven’t recovered. From about mid-December 2004 until his capture, due to all of the other members of Zarqawi’s network being arrested, this was causing major problems in his family and work life and he had been trying to find a way to escape from the group without putting his family’s lives in danger.
Detainee did reveal that many people in the organization are fatigued by the high Operating Tempo of Coalition Forces, lack of security, and fear of getting captured or killed by Coalition Forces. These fears are fueled by the high-profile operations that netted many senior-level Zarqawi associates. Each high-profile capture lends to the feeling among Zarqawi network that the end of the organization is near.
Additionally, losing Fallujah caused three problems: 1) visible loss against Coalition Forces and new Iraqi Government, 2) loss of a safe haven for the Zarqawi Network, and 3) loss of key Zarqawi network members close to Zarqawi that were directing the country-wide efforts prior to Fallujah.
As'ad Ismail Abdullah (Al-Shimari)
The Detainee stated that he didn't see Americans raping Iraqi women, there was no Saddam's Army, and that Muslims were killing Muslims every day and that he did not know why he was in Iraq anymore but was unable to leave.
Abu Mustafa, Abu Amar, Hajji Essam
Mahmud Najjim, a friend of Detainee’s, was to contact Abu Qutaybah (detained) in late Jan 05 to set up a meeting between Zarqawi and Detainee. Detainee wanted to discuss with Zarqawi the innocent killings of Iraqis and find a peaceful solution to end the war.