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| Chechens Join Iraqi Guerrillas; Syrian âBlack Flagsâ Sabotage Iraqi Oil |
| 2003-08-20 |
| From DEBKAfile, salt to taste. EFL: US intelligence has dissected the makeup of the guerrilla groups lurking in Baghdad and points north in an area enclosed by Tikrit, Haditha, Fallujah and Baquba. They have come up with some alarming findings: 1. Since late June, Chechen terrorists have been coming to Iraq to join the anti-American offensive. 2. The intake of Arab fighters entering Iraq from Syria is beginning to outnumber the indigenous Iraqi guerrillas fighting in the northern Mosul-Haditha district and the central Ramadi-Fallujah region. 3. The commanders of the guerrilla campaign, Saddam Hussein or his henchmen, appear to are imparting Muslim fundamentalist characteristics to units fighting the Americans - both as camouflage and to foster greater cohesion. In at least one case, a group was lent a pan-Arab identity. The deposed ruler or his commanders are clearly giving careful thought to the ideological nature and makeup of their following. Sammy got religion before the war. Kind of like those scumbags in prison who are "born again" just before they meet the parole board. Their ability to strike simultaneously in different places also attests to military and intelligence capabilities. Such as access to a watch and a calendar. The Chechen fighters arriving in Baghdad are not drawn from the ranks of foreign Muslims fighting the Russians in Chechnya but ethnic Chechens. They were assigned to duty in the Sunni Triangle of central Iraq by the Chechen rebelsâ Saudi al Qaeda commander, Abu al-Walid, also known as Emir al-Walid, who succeeded al Khatib who died in a Russian ambush two years ago. Not much is known about the new commander except that he comes from western Saudi Arabia and receives funds from Saudi Islamic relief organizations funneled through Balkan or Central Asian Islamic organizations. The report notes that the Chechen insurgents reach Iraq through Syria. Humm, foreign muslim fighters have been going to Chechnya for years, wonder if they have been asked to repay that debt? The US intelligence force outlines five groups â all wings or allies of the Iraqi Baath party which are operating in different districts and under diverse banners: Muhammadâs Army: This group of Iraqi Baathists operates in the guise of Muslim fundamentalists. They are concentrated around Baghdad international airport and the cluster of military airfields in Habania and western Iraq, H-1, H-2 and H-3, armed with shoulder-launched Sam 7 anti-air missiles. In July, they tried to down a US fighter plane and a C-130 transport but missed both. Not very effective, are they? The Black Flags: This group, mostly Syrian Arabs from the Damascus region, is responsible for sabotaging oil installations and fields. DEBKA-Net-Weeklyâs Islamic experts explain that the black flag was once the symbol of the Abbasid revolt against the Omayyad caliphs who ruled Iraq. Although Sunni Muslims, they posed and lived as practicing Shiites until their army overthrew the Caliph in the year 705 A.D., when they came out from their Shiite cover and reverted to the Sunni faith. The message conveyed by this symbol is that it is permitted for Saddam loyalists to assume any religious facade that will help them defeat the enemy. "Yar, we be Abbasid Syrian Sunnis! Our Iraqi friends just call us ASSes for short." Iraqi Nasserists: This group of Saddam loyalists pretends to accept the pan-Arab doctrine preached by the Egyptian dictator Gemal Abdul Nasser in the 1950s and 1960s, a doctrine totally rejected by the Iraqi Baath. This groupâs turf lies between Samarra and Baquba. The good fake fronts must have been taken. The Wahhabis: The state religion of the Saudi kingdom was never able to pierce Saddam Husseinâs secular dominion in Iraq. Now the bar has been removed, the Wahhabis have taken up position in Falujjah and its environs. They are working together with some of the Chechens. Saudi Arabiaâs second biggest export Al Awdaâs Military Wing: Al Awda, meaning âThe Returnâ, runs the most highly-trained, best armed and richly endowed guerrilla group made up of ex-officers sworn to serve Saddam Hussein to the death. Flush with funds, they go around Baghdad and the Sunni Triangle offering $500 in cash on the spot for any Iraqi prepared to join their operation against US forces. Theyâll fight to the death, not their own death, of course. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Also reported to be in Iraq are the elite Al Qaeda "Cavedwellers" Battalion (Unit Motto: "Damn, it's bright out here!") and a selected team of Taliban Retrograde Movement Specialists (Unit Motto: "Feet, don't fail me now!") |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-8-20 7:59:30 PM |
| #5 steveerossa---Iraq will be a roach motel for terrorists if we play our hand right and allocate adequate resources for the job. A successful Iraq will be like a great satanic infidel boil on the body politic, from an Islamist's point of view. Success for decent people in Iraq meens doom for radical Islam, as they will always be on the defensive. Kinda like guadalcanal in WWII, where the Imperial Japanese were allowed to go no farther to threaten the allies. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-8-20 7:05:19 PM |
| #4 wasnt the war in Iraq supposed to deny terrorists a haven ? Now that saddam is gone Iraq is proving to be a real have for terorists |
| Posted by: steveerossa 2003-8-20 6:18:46 PM |
| #3 MBFINWA is an easy way to remember the players. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-8-20 5:48:35 PM |
| #2 Grab these guys, get their addresses, and start mailing them home one body part at a time. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-8-20 4:40:41 PM |
| #1 It's time to bring back public hangings. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-8-20 4:27:11 PM |