[Wiz]

Iraq News (Operation Spear) ping!

[ncountylee]

Hope that these Iraqi Patriots will be safe. They are the key to success in the long run.

[Calpernia]

U.S. Marines and Iraqi forces today began Operation Spear, aimed at rooting out terrorists and foreign fighters and disrupting terror support systems in and around Karabilah, Iraq. About 1,000 Marines and sailors from Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, and Iraqi security forces began the operation early this morning in northwestern Anbar province.

Elements from 1st Tank Battalion and 2nd and 4th Assault Amphibian Battalions are participating in the operation, along with coalition aircraft.

[Reagan79]

Please pray for my brother he is a Marine along the Syrian border who is a part of this operation.

[andyk]

The nearly-completed car bomb, consisting of eight 125 mm mortar rounds, a remote detonating system and a timer, was found after elements...received a tip from a local resident

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In north Baghdad, Iraqi army soldiers, acting on a tip from a local citizen, detained four more terror suspects and seized another partially constructed car bomb.

Awesome news. This is exactly what it's going to take (in addition to controlling border traffic).

[McGavin999]

The turning is well underway. These guys won't last long with the people against them. They've been against them for a long time, but now they have the courage to turn them in. The people are beginning to feel safe and that they actually do have a future.

[SuziQ]

Good to hear that the Iraqi people are stepping up to the plate!