Posted on 01/22/2007 1:04:20 PM PST by NormsRevenge
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday 93 rebels were killed and 57 captured in a 10-day operation against al Qaeda-linked insurgents northeast of Baghdad.
In an unusually detailed video news conference broadcast to journalists in Baghdad from Diyala province, Colonel David Sutherland said Iraqi troops had fought well in the operation and were improving their capabilities every day.
He said 25 weapons caches, including around 1,200 Katyusha rockets, had been found during operations dating back to November in the area around a remote village called Turki.
Sutherland said U.S. and Iraqi forces had gradually isolated the insurgents since November before launching the 10-day assault backed by air strikes from January 4 to 14. Last week, the Iraqi army said it had killed about 50 rebels in the area.
"Since I've been here we have not conducted an operation ... against a group of this size that were willing to fight us out in the open," Sutherland said. "This operation shows ... there's partnership between Iraqi army and Coalition forces."
Diyala is a violent province where Shi'ites, Sunni Arabs and ethnic Kurds are increasingly divided on sectarian lines.
BTTT
Charlie Rangel wants to know if they were lynched.
BUMP!
The pace will have to increase. They will have at the most six months to clear all the hotheads out of Iraq.
Made MY day!
93 rebels were killed and 57 captured in a 10-day operation
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25 weapons caches, including around 1,200 Katyusha rockets, had been found
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Quite a productive operation. We need more of them.
Oh I think we can clean up alot of the hot heads
yes, I heard this report at work Sunday as ABC News blared it at every hourly news break . (smirk). Of course ABC and the other lib news outlets NEVER!!! broadcast news about coalition operations, ESPECIALLY!!! if they're successful. They always lead with however many coalition soldiers or civilians were killed. They never mention dead terrorists.
Multiply that number by 10, and it would then become satisfactory - better yet, round up all those Ba'athists we had at one time, and eliminate them after thorough questioning.
There is a lot of this going on, if you listen to the msm, you'd think otherwise.
Can't report it as fact, can they?
Rebels? What are they rebelling against?
They are F*ing TERRORISTS!
Things appear to be looking up.
"against a group of this size that were willing to fight us out in the open,"
friggin terrorists cowards
How are we to know this but for FR? It just has no place in the MSM's agenda to bring down W. The word of the day is TREASON.
BUMP for 93 more good terrorists.
"Things appear to be looking up."
I predict the enemy cannot maintain its' historical pace of bombings, its' main offensive propaganda tactic. I expect more lulls followed by multiple attacks for media splash effect.
Iraq you got 57 to practice hanging on,get after it.
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