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Lots of news today on the effort to uproot al Qaeda from its last, large stronghold in Diyala Province, Iraq. The terrorists tried to attack a US position in Baquoba, the capitol city of Diyala and the so-called capitol of al Qaeda’ modern Caliphate:
About 50 suspected insurgents attacked a U.S. base in the center of a city north of the capital Friday, sparking a battle with U.S. soldiers and helicopters that killed at least six militants, the Iraqi army said.
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al Qaeda’s military impotence is becoming more and more apparent, and I am sure the locals are sick and tired of the claims of greatness as al Qaeda loses encounter after encounter with the US and Iraqi national forces. The SurrenderMedia could be reporting on the events in Iraq honestly and professionally - but professionalism died long ago in Western news organizations. When you staff up to create an echo chamber, you end up with biased products.
So it is left to the electronic pamphleteers and the few people able to obtain unfiltered news to get the whole story of events in Iraq. Steve Schippert has a good round up out today: