| A top Iraqi military leader today praised coalition efforts to free Fallujah of terrorists and insurgent fighters. During a meeting in Fallujah Nov. 14, Gen. Babakir Zebari, chief of the Iraqi Military Staff, thanked U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander of the U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John Sattler, commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, on "their success in the area of Fallujah." Coalition forces and Iraqi military units have been fighting for almost two weeks in Fallujah to exterminate anti-Iraqi forces using the city as a sanctuary. The name given to the operation is Al Fajr, which means "Dawn" in English. "This is a step in the right direction. 
I want to thank the U.S. generals for helping us to coordinate the battle and inviting us to participate in the operation," Zebari said. |