Allawi Announces Arrest of Militant Group

Yahoo / AP ^

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The leader of a militant group involved in beheading hostages and other attacks has been arrested and the group was broken up, Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Monday.

Allawi identified the group as Jaish Muhammad, Arabic for Muhammad's Army. The group "has been arrested ... We arrested their leader," Allawi said, identifying him as Moayad Ahmed Yasseen, also known as Abu Ahmed.

Muhammad's Army was known to have cooperated with Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and al-Qaida and Saddam loyalists and was responsible for killing and beheading a number of Iraqis, Arabs and foreigners in Iraq (news - web sites), Allawi said.

"They were planning to destroy Fallujah...by blowing up important positions," he said. "They have extensions abroad that I cannot talk about now." Allawi did not say how many members of the group were captured or what kidnappings the group has been involved in.

The militant group was arrested during U.S.-led military operations in Fallujah, the television station said.

Allawi also said officials had arrested members of another group, whom he did not name. He said they have been detained and will be interrogated.

The U.S. military has said in the past that Jaish Mohammed appears to be an umbrella group for former intelligence agents, army, security officials, and Baath Party members.

[Mikey_1962]

Cool!

[hoosiermama]

Woo Hoo!....Quagmire?

[BushisTheMan]

"They were planning to destroy Fallujah...by blowing up important positions," he said. "They have extensions abroad that I cannot talk about now." Allawi did not say how many members of the group were captured or what kidnappings the group has been involved in.

But now they can't -- thanks to the U.S. Marines and the Iraqi National Guards.

[RockinRight]

SMACKDOWN!!!

[STFrancis]

Seems like we have received LOTS of intel...

[mrs tiggywinkle]

bump!

[discipler]

Great News! I thought we weren't making progress against terror. Kerry and Annan would be asking that he be released, I suspect.

[WOSG]

Key Terrorist group that saddam's thugs set up is taken down ... sweet!

[m1-lightning]

"They have extensions abroad that I cannot talk about now."Syria or France?

[Woogit]

Praise God!!! I pray the thugs fall like Autumn leaves...fast and furious!!!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Also heard that our forces have found TONS of munitions, weapons, explosices etc. This is very good. When the vermin scurried away, they left they hardware behind. Spitballs against Battle Tanks is no contest.

[showme_the_Glory]

Off with his head

[rudypoot]

Break out the underwear!!!

[Centurion2000]

Now we can behead them

[cake_crumb]

It's Vietnam!

[roaddog727]

With this new capture, and a few electrodes ( :-) ), we should get even more intel.......

[granite]

Take comfort that the interrogation techniques may be left over from the previous regime.

[Preachin']

This is excellent!

[clwilli]

Would like to see them DEAD...

[SMARTY]

"...detained and will be interrogated"

Aw...geee...!!! I wonder who gets to do the interrogation?

[mikegi]

This can't be true. The MSM has run story after story of how the terrorists "love death as much as we love life". Raising your hands in surrender isn't consistent with "loving death". The MSM wouldn't publish enemy propaganda as fact, would they???

[granite]

They probably have not had time yet to revamp Saddam's book of interrogation, just use the old rules for now.

[Straight Vermonter]

Ping

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the good news.

[demlosers]

Allawi identified the group as Jaish Muhammad, Arabic for Muhammad's Army. The group "has been arrested ... We arrested their leader," Allawi said, identifying him as Moayad Ahmed Yasseen, also known as Abu Ahmed.

I hope Iraq sentences this guy to death.

[John123]

and will be interrogated.

Vigorously?

[aegiscg47]

How many names do these guys go by? You need a program just to tell who's who!

[Grampa Dave]

"They were planning to destroy Fallujah...by blowing up important positions," he said. "They have extensions abroad that I cannot talk about now." Allawi did not say how many members of the group were captured or what kidnappings the group has been involved in."

It would be a safe bet that these Islamofascists/kazis are wishing that the Americans were in charge of them and putting Victoria Secret panties on their heads.

This is great news, and more of the long distance tie ins with Syria, Iran and ? are being discovered as we read this.

[reelfoot]

His head should be placed on a platter and sent to that fatboy in a headscarf, Al-Sadr.

[MissAmericanPie]

I'm sure the news was a blow to Saddam.

[NutCrackerBoy]

Is Tom Daschle saddened? I am happy to report: it doesn't matter!

[Gucho]

Jaysh Muhammad (The Army of Muhammad):
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/jaysh-muhammad.htm

[nothernlights]

The phones, the phones are ringing in Tehran...Didn't Tehran get very very cooperative this weekend with the nuclear file?

[demlosers]

Also heard that our forces have found TONS of munitions, weapons, explosices etc. This is very good.

I had no doubt we would find Fallujah a big ammo depot. Saddam said before the war that the US would face war in the cities. He definitely meant Fallujah.

[CedarDave]

COL (chuckling out loud)!!

[manic4organic]

Yeah, baby! The hits just keep on comin'

[Dog Gone]

The capture of Fallujah is going to pay huge dividends in intelligence for future arrests. Great news.

[Dog]

I've heard of this guy........hmmmmm.

[SuziQ]

Are they the folks who kidnapped his cousin?

[blackie]

Killing bad guys and rounding up the undead ~ Bump!

[Cap Huff]

"I've heard of this guy....."

Where? Do you remember?

BTW, I wonder whether the official talk of "Zarqawi got away" might be disinformation.

[BigTime]

Was this one of the two key targets that "escaped" from Fallujah?

[truthseeker2]

So, Zarqawi out sources his work.

[Grampa Dave]

I'm sure that the intel collected so far will be a big help.

Again, we are hearing of Islamofascists being killed and leaving their computers around or just leaving them. We don't have to worry about having time and experts to translate for us. Allawi has hand picked loyalists to do that for us. The end results will be quick and are probably happening now.

[Grampa Dave]

"BTW, I wonder whether the official talk of "Zarqawi got away" might be disinformation."

Maybe, or what if they let him get away to watch where he went and contacted?

[AmericanInTokyo]

"QUAGMIRE!" (NOT!)

My, the webmasters of International A.N.S.W.E.R. and MOVEON.ORG must be choking on their own surprised vomit right about now.

[lonevoice]

Ping. The Fallujah offensive is much more successful than the media will tell us. What great news!

[Cap Huff]

". . . let him get away to watch . . ."

I suppose it could be possible, but I personally think it very unlikely. If we had a lock on him that good, I can't imagine us not taking out this slippery terrorist scum.