http://www.wikio.com/search=Iraqi forces Wikio - Iraqi forces http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63166454 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:09:30 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63166454 2008-07-06T08:09:30Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63166856 It's great to read that American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror. After being forced from its strongholds in the west and centre of Iraq in the past two years, Al-Qaeda’s dwindling band of fighters has made a defiant “last stand” in the northern city of Mosul. A huge operation to crush the 1,200 fighters who remained from a terrorist force once estimated at more than 12,000 began on May 10. Operation Lion’s Roar, in which the Iraqi army combined forces with the Americans’ 3rd Armoured Cavalry Regiment, has already resulted in the death of Abu Khalaf, the Al-Qaeda leader, and the capture of more than 1,000 suspects. But when I say it's great to read it - the one place of course that I won't be reading this is the BBC - which studiously avoids any mention of military victory in Iraq and concentrates instead on the news that four Iraqi men say they are suing US military contractors for torturing them while they were detained at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad. The idea that we are WINNING the battle against militant Islam in Iraq is unacceptable to the BBC and its " 'Nam quagmire " defeatist narrative and so even as we are poised for spectacular victory - the BBC stays mute. The enemy within. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:06:22 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63166856 2008-07-06T08:06:22Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63165683 ST. LOUIS - Sen. Barack Obama said yesterday that he was surprised at how the media had "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq and denied that he intended to do anything but end the war if he was elected. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63165683 2008-07-06T07:01:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63163083 BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister said yesterday that the government had defeated terrorism in the country, a sign of growing confidence after recent crackdowns against Sunni extremists and Shiite militias. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63163083 2008-07-06T07:01:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63163348 They are not doing anything to protect their doctors, but have made many similar false promises in the past five years. IRAQI doctors in Bahrain say they have no plans to answer an appeal for them to return home, describing any attempt to go back as suicide. Their reaction follows a conference in Baghdad late last [...] Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:14:10 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63163348 2008-07-06T06:14:10Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63162471 Condoleeza Rice is proud of the Bush Administration’s record of waging aggressive war: Yes, it’s been very, very tough. But I know that great historical events go through difficult phases and often emerge with the world left for the better. And I am proud of the decision of this administration to overthrow Saddam Hussein. I am [...] Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:12:55 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63162471 2008-07-06T06:12:55Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63160492 Abu Abed's rise and fall encapsulates the complexities of the U.S.-funded Sons of Iraq program. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63160492 2008-07-06T05:30:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63156891 The Times Online has a great piece about the Iraqi Army’s success in driving Al-Qaeda from the city of Mosul. Finally, after suffering through a failed strategy under Donald Rumsfeld, the situation in Iraq has completely turned around. U.S. forces are standing up a trustworthy and competent Iraqi Army that has Al-Qaeda on the run, [...] Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:35:29 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63156891 2008-07-06T03:35:29Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63149967 American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror. After being forced from its strongholds in the west and centre of Iraq in the past two years, Al-Qaeda’s dwindling band of fighters has made a defiant “last stand” in the northern city of Mosul. A huge operation to crush the 1,200 fighters who remained from a terrorist force once estimated at more than 12,000 began on May 10. Operation Lion’s Roar, in which the Iraqi army combined forces with the Americans’ 3rd Armoured Cavalry Regiment, has already resulted in the death of Abu Khalaf, the Al-Qaeda leader, and the capture of more than 1,000 suspects. The group has been reduced to hit-and-run attacks, including one that killed two off-duty policemen yesterday, and sporadic bombings aimed at killing large numbers of officials and civilians. Last Friday I joined the 2nd Iraqi Division as it supported local police in a house-to-house search for one such bomb after intelligence pointed to a large explosion today. Even in the district of Zanjali, previously a hotbed of the insurgency, it was possible to accompany an Iraqi colonel on foot through streets of breeze-block houses studded with bullet holes. Hundreds of houses were searched without resistance but no bomb was found, only 60kg of explosives. American and Iraqi leaders believe that while it would be premature to write off Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Sunni group has lost control of its last urban base in Mosul and its remnants have been largely driven into the countryside to the south. Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s prime minister, who has also led a crackdown on the Shi’ite Mahdi Army in Basra and Baghdad in recent months, claimed yesterday that his government had “defeated” terrorism. “They were intending to besiege Baghdad and control it,” Maliki said. “But thanks to the will of the tribes, security forces, army and all Iraqis, we defeated them.” The number of foreign fighters coming over the border from Syria to bolster Al-Qaeda’s numbers is thought to have declined to as few as 20 a month, compared with 120 a month at its peak. Brigadier General Abdullah Abdul, a senior Iraqi commander, said: “We’ve limited their movements with check-points. They are doing small attacks and trying big ones, but they’re mostly not succeeding.” Major-General Mark Hertling, American commander in the north, said: “I think we’re at the irreversible point.” TimesOnline Obama disappointed with the current situation in Iraq. "if we win, there will be no one to surrender too" Obama planning new strategy, "we'll have to surrender to Canada" Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:08:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63149967 2008-07-06T03:08:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63148497 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:04:44 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63148497 The Truth Surge (noreply@blogger.com) 2008-07-06T03:04:44Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63150683 For your holiday reading pleasure, from a British newspaper: American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror. After being forced from its strongholds in the west and centre of Iraq in the past two years, Al-Qaeda’s dwindling band of fighters has made a Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:07:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63150683 2008-07-06T02:07:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63153421 I think we need some kind of legislation against despair crimes and despair speech. Either that or we need journalists to be allowed to write their own headlines already. Here is a disturbing but relevant New York Times article with a rather stupid headline: Despair Drives Suicide Attacks by Iraqi Women Oddly, though the women are indeed referred to in the article as "in despair," the article itself attributes the mass murder they have committed... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:06:17 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63153421 2008-07-06T02:06:17Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63163065 A car bomb hit an Iraqi police patrol in the city of Mosul, the capital of Nineveh province, killing a civilian and injuring six on Saturday, a provincial police source said. The incident occurred in the afternoon when a booby-trapp ... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:59:03 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63163065 2008-07-06T01:59:03Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63159967 "Iraqis lead final purge of al-Qaeda" from Times of London reports that, despite the denials of US Democrats, the US and Iraqi troops are getting rid of al-Qaeda in Iraq. While it would be premature to say they are totally... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:37:34 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63159967 2008-07-06T01:37:34Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63151336 Apparently, Maliki is getting cocky... Baghdad: Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that the government has defeated terrorism in the country, a sign of growing confidence after recent crackdowns against Sunni extremists and Shiite militias.[...] "They were intending to besiege... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:32:38 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63151336 2008-07-06T00:32:38Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63146155 Father of Baha Musa says MoD views Iraqi lives as cheap, as he flies in for talks over his son's death Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:02:22 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63146155 2008-07-05T23:02:22Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63145970 Father of Baha Musa says MoD views Iraqi lives as cheap Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:02:22 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63145970 2008-07-05T23:02:22Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63144880 American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:45:57 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63144880 2008-07-05T22:45:57Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63138323 Republican John McCain, who has made support for President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq the centerpiece of his presidential campaign, is getting from help from veterans that's launching a national TV ad campaign next week. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:23:36 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63138323 2008-07-05T20:23:36Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63136418 Barack Obama said Saturday that he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq, and denied that he intends to anything but end the war if he is elected. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:57:25 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Iraqi+forces?rinfoid=63136418 2008-07-05T19:57:25Z