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Tribes Chasing Qa'ida Across Anbar Border?
Operations to root out al-Qa'ida-affiliated elements are still underway in Anbar Province, under the leadership of a coalition of tribal forces, according to several recent media reports in Arabic. A most recent report says that the “Anbar Salvation Front” has captured a key leader affiliated with the “Islamic State of Iraq” organization, but this has not been confirmed, and questions remain over this particular report. According to earlier reports, the Front announced the immanent defeat of al-Qa'ida-related groups in Anbar province, and asked for permission to pursue militants across provincial lines. Recent reports suggest that such clearance may have been granted.
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The Front announced two weeks ago that the al-Qa'ida fighters were on the verge of defeat in Anbar province, according to al-Hayat. The tribal forces were pursuing al-Qa'ida members to the northern borders of Babil province, to the area known as the “triangle of death,” the paper writes.
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The Front’s request to pursue al-Qa'ida fighters into neighboring provinces has apparently been granted, according to a report in the Iraqi daily al-Mada on Tuesday.
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Al-Mada also reported that the tribal forces had captured a key “Islamic State of Iraq” member, writing that the police of the Anbar Salvation Front arrested the “Minister of Finance” for the al-Qaida affiliated “Islamic State of Iraq.”
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US forces were not informed of the operation, al-Mada reports. Informing US forces would have delayed the operation, the success of which depended on speed and surprise, the paper writes. The source also said that informing the US would have increased the possibility of the information being leaked which would have caused the terrorists to flee. Al-Mada’s sources said that the local security forces were concerned that some of the individuals working with the US could inform the suspects of the operation.
Or they just didn't want to operate under our RoE.
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Posted by: Brett 2007-04-26
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