Post-al-Zarqawi raids kill 104 insurgents

AP via newsone.ca ^ | 15 June 2006 | Kim Gamel

[Gondring]

By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago

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.

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."

[Gondring]

Jackpot!

(Didn't see this posted yet..apologies if it's been up, but it said 3 min ago.)

[cripplecreek]

I think the president downplayed the effect that the killing of Zarqawi may have had. I suspect that things will progress pretty rapidly, at least for a while.

[Gondring]

I see now that it's AP via Ottawa Reporter's entry on newsone.ca.

[Gondring]

I think the president downplayed the effect that the killing of Zarqawi may have had. I suspect that things will progress pretty rapidly, at least for a while.

Agreed. The day of the bombing, I was more excited about the "treasure trove" of intelligence they mentioned in the press briefing! :-)

[TigerLikesRooster]

Good news.

[EternalVigilance]

104 insurgents were killed during those actions,

We got their leaders 1 through 104. I guess number 105 can now move up and take the target...er mantle...

[SueRae]

Fantastic news!!!!

[hawkaw]

Yeah I saw this presser. The number of raids and what they have gotten is awesome. Also a lot of these raids were done by the Iraqis and shows their capablities.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Yeah, but kill al-Zarqawi don't mean nothin'. It don't mean nothin', it don't mean nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin'!

[Coop]

104 dead and 760 captured terrorists. Very, very nice! And perhaps more importantly, how many cell phones, thumb drives and laptops were among the "casualties?" [grin]

[Cinnamon]

LMAO... "it don't mean nohing.. zarqawi is a rogue element.. it don't mean nothing.. his death is speck of sand on a beach. it don't mean nothing..."

[Pride in the USA]

This is the way to conduct a war.

[Gondring]

The way he was swingin' the barrel around on that (borrowed) gun of his, he might have picked off a few of his own given more time! ;-)

[Gondring]

This is the way to conduct a war.

^5

[dagoofyfoot]

Good news


Not for Murtha, Dean, Kennedy, or Kerry.


And you just know little Tommy Dasshole is deeply saddened.

[bray]

Nice Start! Have they rounded up Al ZaTurda yet??

Pray for W and Our Troops

[scott7278]

The MSM is probably going beserk trying to romanticize the 104. Things can't ever be positive when there's a war to subvert.

[scott7278]

Berserk. Sheesh!

[ohioWfan]

HOO-AH!!!

(And whatever the Iraqi Army says too. :)

[Coop]

This is the way to conduct a war.

This is the way our forces have been conducting this war since Day One.

[Fishtalk]

I was more excited about the "treasure trove" of intelligence

BINGO! These raids are no coincidence.

[95 Bravo]

Yeah, baby! Kick a$$ & take names! This will hurt the SOB's plenty!

[Dog]

Another raid today ....

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/focusoniraq/2006/June/focusoniraq_June110.xml&section=focusoniraq

[CholeraJoe]

Kill 1000 more and I'll host a kegger for the whole Marine Corps.

[xp38]

Call Joe Wilson and tell him negoriations with the terrorists are ongoing.

[Cap Huff]

The guy taken is a member of Maliki's ruling coalition. Somebody involved in a little extra-curricular activity?

[xp38]

negotiations

[day10]

Excellent news, but let me fix that headline:

Post-al-Zarqawi raids kill 104 insurgents terrorist scumbags

That's better.

[EQAndyBuzz]

So if this is true and the MSM is still going with the 20,000 insurgent number, we wiped out in 1 day 5%.

Not a bad day.

[AmericaUnited]

Call Joe Wilson and tell him negoriations with the terrorists are ongoing. Negotiations Mafia Style :)

[massgopguy]

This makes Joe Wilson, Tessio.
"Whoever sets up the negotiations, he is your traitor". - Don Corleone

[Raycpa]

Just dumb luck.

[GOPJ]

104 dead and 760 captured terrorists. Very, very nice! And perhaps more importantly, how many cell phones, thumb drives and laptops were among the "casualties?" [grin]

You're right, very, very nice.

[prairiebreeze]

There was nothing dumb nor lucky about getting Z-man and his groupies. It was simply a matter of time. Time that eventually caught up with him.

[prairiebreeze]

how many cell phones, thumb drives and laptops were among the "casualties?"

Indeed. A corresponding msm article this morning talked about the "treasure trove" of info netted from Z-man's demise.

A-Pee and alReuters are deeply saddened.

[Raycpa]

CAIRO, Egypt — The U.S. airstrike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, was just a stroke of luck, according to a Web statement posted Tuesday in the name of the umbrella group for Iraqi insurgents.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1648568/posts

[prairiebreeze]

LOL! Well now, who to believe? An American general who briefed the press stating this was the outcome of painstaking counterintelligence operations or the a bunch of Islamofascist jihadi's called the "Mujahedeen Shura Council, or Consultative Council of Holy Warriors".

(tapping foot) Decisions, decisions......LOL!

[Dilbert56]

See, we didn't surrender quickly enough. Now we're going to have to cope with the aftermath of victory. Another blunder by the Administration. If I had won, there would be no victories to deal with.

[Alexander Rubin]

Ka-ching!

[MEG33]

LOL! Well now, who to believe? An American general who briefed the press stating this was the outcome of painstaking counterintelligence operations or the a bunch of Islamofascist jihadi's called the "Mujahedeen Shura Council, or Consultative Council of Holy Warriors".

Oh my! This may take some time..I must consult my Consultive Council for guidance..LOL

[prairiebreeze]

No worries, just pull out your trusty ouija board.

[MEG33]

;)

[Allegra]

I think the president downplayed the effect that the killing of Zarqawi may have had. I suspect that things will progress pretty rapidly, at least for a while.

They already are.

And that kill count is low compared to what I've heard.

The Big Clampdown is underway in Baghdad and things have been awfully calm.

[BuglerTex]

Good for you. What news about that firefight downtown you heard yesterday? And what have you heard about numbers?

[Allegra]

What news about that firefight downtown you heard yesterday? And what have you heard about numbers?

A couple of soldiers told me they've wasted "around 300 bad guys" since Zarq was killed.

The firefight was between Iraqi forces and two men in a "suspicious vehicle" that tried to blow a checkpoint.

The Iraqi forces won that one.

[COBOL2Java]

We got their leaders 1 through 104. I guess number 105 can now move up and take the target...er mantle...

Ahmed! Congratulations, you have been promoted to a prominent position! Here is your mantle, wear it proudly!

[Marine_Uncle]

“The house of the Sheikh Akeel Al Zubaidi was brutally raided by the U.S and Iraqi forces,” Hassan Al Shemari told a news conference in Baghdad."
My oh my. Such brutes these US and Iraqi forces are. heheh.

[Marine_Uncle]

Most of us probably don't have a clue as how good the last few months of capturing info during raids has been. This good news could go on for many months as operations continue and tighten the vise on AQ/affiliates and the Saddamist.
Perhaps Iraqi/US/Brit forces literally have the whole map in place on just who is who and their HQ/safehouses at this point.

[BuglerTex]

Thanks, Stay cool, Lady, thanks for your work over there. Keep the caissons rollin!

[romanesq]

They are executing on the intel in rapid fashion. Sounds like utter decimation of Al Qaeda in Iraq. I expect the tempo to remain high.