Posted on 05/30/2008 7:05:26 AM PDT by elhombrelibre
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 11 suspected Al-Qaeda operatives who were hiding in a sheep truck near the northern city of Tikrit on Friday, the defence ministry said.
The men were killed in fighting at a checkpoint between ousted dictator Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit and Baiji, ministry spokesman Major General Mohammed al-Askari said.
"Members of the Iraqi special forces intercepted a truck transporting animals, but there were 11 Al-Qaeda fighters hiding in it," Askari told AFP, adding that one of the men was a foreigner from an unidentified Arab nation.
Askari said the truck was believed to be fleeing the main northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where the Iraqi army has been conducting a large-scale crackdown on Al-Qaeda since May 14.
In a separate incident in Tikrit, the US military said its troops shot dead a suspected Al-Qaeda weapons dealer and detained another man.
On Thursday, 15 suspected Al-Qaeda members were gunned down in the same region by a militia group loyal to the government.
Askari said a senior Al-Qaeda member was also arrested in Mosul on Friday and a haul of weapons, ammunition and bombs had been seized.
"Iraqi forces arrested the notable terrorist Usama Khalil Ibraheem al-Ahtabi in a house early on Friday morning, in the Al-Kalak region. This terrorist is one of the most important targets we have been chasing," Askari said.
In other violence, six people were killed in the restive province of Diyala north of Baghdad, Iraqi police said.
"A mortar attack took place on a house this morning, killing three women and wounding two members of the same family," said a police officer from Jalawla, east of Baquba.
"This attack targeted Jalawla police station in the heart of the village, which is close to the victim's house," said the officer, who requested anonymity.
In other incidents in the province, two roadside bombs killed a man and a child while unidentified gunmen shot dead a member of a US-backed anti-Al-Qaeda group.
Hiding in a sheep truck? ROTFLMAO ... was it date night at AQ?
Iraqi army ping....doing the work Liberals don’t want them to do.
Sneaking into the drive-in?
Hiding? Is that some kind of new slang for fornication? I'm so behind the times.
How honorable is that?
You and ten of your fellow murderers get shot to death at a check point while you’re all piled up in the bed of a sheep truck.
Killed them like dogs.
I’m now ready for the weekend :)
It’s the Al-Qaeda version of a hayride.
This would be a tough one for them. So many options for them. Their buddies or the sheep???
They fell in love.
“Sneaking into the drive-in? “
LOL ... some jokes write themselves.
Yep... They were AQ operatives alright.
They weren't hiding. Someone needs to check to see if the sheep caught any STDs. Probably.
The terrorists no longer get 10 virgins. They get 10 sheep instead.
But has anybody seen the numbers of al Qaeda that have been killed - both in Iraq and Afghanistan?
I'll wager it's an astronomical figure.
Good news is 11 AQ killed.....Bad news is 4 sheep were injured in the attack.
Yesterday there were others killed in a water truck.
“This is a real dilemma for the Left. Do they support the sheep’s rights to be unmolested to appease their PETA wing or do they go with their ultra-libertarian free love wing?”
Well, lets see. The liberal democrats sided with the detained terrorists and their rights over our security interests, so it would not be a leap of logic to now have them siding with the sheep.
In fact, I am waiting to hear lefty heads start to explode as their brains burn out struggling with this dilemma.
......ultra-libertarian free love wing....
Would those be Bob barr voters?
Water tanks. Sheep trucks. Pretty soon we will be reading about goons being mowed down hiding in secret brothels.
This sounds like the same incident that I posted from the NY Times....except that was reported to be a modified Water Tanker...then there is a thread where the US Military said it was a modified Fuel Tanker...the numbers don’t agree so maybe they were three separate incidents with the AQI just trying to get out of town...>>>>ROFL!
Insurgents Hiding in Water Tanker Attack Iraqi Police
NOw this is the report from the MNF Official report:
> Sons of Iraq successfully defend checkpoint from attackers
************************EXCERPT*******************
Sons of Iraq killed nine enemy insurgents today during a firefight at a checkpoint near Owja, south of Tikrit, May 29.
**************************snip***********************
Members of the local SoI group were attacked when a fuel truck, fabricated to hold enemy fighters, approached the checkpoint and engaged the SoI guards with small-arms fire.
As the SoI returned fire, the driver of the fuel truck exited the vehicle and detonated a suicide-vest.
No SoI sustained injuries from the blast.
The eight remaining fighters then dismounted and attacked the SoI with small-arms fire.
Iraqi Army soldiers and Policemen responded to the firefight, eliminating the threat.
Life is tough for al Qaeda. They’ll get out of town any way they can.
A sheep truck? I guess they were trying to pull the woo- well, never mind...
Thanks Ernest.
Leftist are crying over this news.
Sounds like these folks should stay away from all forms of tanks. Hehe.... They could get hurt. Especially if they are standing in front of a US Abram main battle tank. VVVVRRRROOOMM! Hesta la vista baby.
11 Al-Qaeda operatives decide to negotiate a cessation of hostilities in Tikrit on Friday.
When was the last time she or the dweeb Senator Harry Reid said we’ve lost?
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