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| Iraq |
| US troops raid Tirkrit |
| 2003-10-30 |
| US troops have carried out raids in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, arresting a number of people they suspect of planning to carry out attacks on coalition forces in Iraq. "We were targeting what we suspect was a terrorist cell network," Colonel Steve Russell told the Reuters news agency. The raid came as the US voiced suspicions that a former senior member of the Saddam Hussein government was co-ordinating attacks from the area. |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #2 Did Steve Russell get a promotion? I thought he was Lt Col? Great, if he did!!! |
| Posted by: Sherry 2003-10-30 1:38:05 PM |
| #1 Whenever I read about Tikrit I'm reminded of Lileks's comment about how we could have gone full-Roman on anyone... but we didn't. This is a town that could sure use a good earth-salting... |
| Posted by: eLarson 2003-10-30 11:25:28 AM |