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Ansar al-Islam gets a taste
U.S. forces fired five missiles Friday at the base of an Islamic militant group in northern Iraq allegedly linked to the al Qaeda terror network. Washington has claimed that Ansar al-Islam connects Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to al Qaeda. The Kurds also say Ansar could be an obstacle in any U.S.-led offensive on Saddam through the north. A ground assault against Ansar, using Kurdish forces, was also being prepared and could start soon after Friday night's strike, said a high-level official of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Kurdish militia fighters and heavily armed U.S. Special Forces poured into the area near Halabja, which neighbors the Ansar stronghold. A Kurdish military official confirmed the report of the missile strike.Not to appear bloodthirsty or anything, but I hope they kill them all doorknob dead, each and every one... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-03-21 |
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