Iraqi police kill al Qaeda commander of western Iraq

The Long War Journal ^ | 10/30/2007 | Bill Roggio

[Tennessean4Bush]

Iraq. Click map to view.

Iraqi police in Anbar province scored a victory against al Qaeda in Iraq's leadership in Anbar province on Monday. Iraqi police killed Abu Tiba al Karbuli and two aides and captured another during an engagement north of Ramadi.

"A police patrol came under fire from two civilian cars carrying al-Qaeda members," said Colonel Salan al Gi'ud, a senior police official in Anbar province. Police returned fire, and killed al Karbuli and two aides. Abu Hamza al Iraqi, another aide, was captured and is said to be providing intelligence information on al Qaeda's operations in western Iraq.

Like he majority of al Qaeda's leadership in Iraq, al Karbuli was foreign borne. Although Karbuli is the name of a major Iraqi tribe, he is actually from Afghanistan.

Al Qaeda in Iraq has suffered a major setback in Anbar province. The rise of the Anbar Awakening and the integration the tribes and former insurgent groups into the security forces has deprived al Qaeda in Iraq of its former safe haven.

The Awakening weathered a winter and spring of fierce fighting and deadly chemical suicide attacks from Al Qaeda. The terror group's last major attack in Anbar was defeated by US and Iraqi forces at Donkey Island just south of Ramadi. Al Qaeda was able to assassinate Sheikh Sattar Abu Rishawi at the onset of Ramadan, but the Awakening held its ground.

Iraqi and Coalition forces continue to target al Qaeda's leadership throughout Iraq. Today's raids against al Qaeda's network resulted in four al Qaeda operatives killed and 17 captured.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Roggio on little reported story from this morning.

[Southack]

Nice kills!

Al Qaeda is broken.

[nuconvert]

Is this story getting any media coverage from major media sources?

[RichInOC]

[BANGBANGBANGBANGBANG!!!]

“FREEZE, MOTHER...!!!”

[bray]

Have a nice dirtnap.
America has won!

Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops

[RPTMS]

ALL YOUR PROVINCES ARE BELONG TO US!

[G8 Diplomat]

Wooo-hooo! Great news!

AQ is toast.

[jveritas]

Excellent news.

[ExTexasRedhead]

This won’t make Pelosi and Reid’s day. One of their allies is now “room temperature.” Pelosi may be wearing black tomorrow as she will be in mourning as another Al Qaeda bit the dust. Doesn’t fit in with her Liberal/Marxist power quest.

[RDTF]

good!

[Brad from Tennessee]

I just checked Google News and the only sources reporting this news are foreign news agencies. The AP chose not to report it.

[topher]

Not that good of a kill... Only got two aides. Al Qaeda seems to have lots and lots of aides before you get to the leader...

(Just some humor from a couple of years ago -- we were also catching killing top aides of so-and-so Al Qaeda)

[Fred Nerks]

more good news from Iraq!

[topher]

Please note my Post #12 is just in jest... It always seemed like we would get a top aide and not the Al Qaeda leader a couple of years back...

[Rb ver. 2.0]

"Deeply Saddened"

[Nachoman]

I wonder how long this guy was on the job before being terminated with extreme prejudice.

[telebob]

"A police patrol came under fire from two civilian cars carrying al-Qaeda members," said Colonel Salan al Gi'ud, a senior police official in Anbar province. Police returned fire, and killed al Karbuli and two aides.

Sounds like 'suicide by cop'. They must have seen the writing on the wall and decided to get their virgins now before all the good ones were gone.

[neodad]

Don’t tase me bro!

[Luke Skyfreeper]

Abu Hamza al Iraqi, another aide, was captured and is said to be providing intelligence information on al Qaeda's operations in western Iraq.

I hope they're not waterboarding the poor boy.

< /sarc>

[rvoitier]

He was probably only the deuce-of-bitches in the deck.