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Iraqi forces foil al-Qaeda plot to control Tikrit |
2007-10-09 |
Iraqi forces have foiled an al-Qaeda plot to seize control of the city of Tikrit, security officials said Monday, while a Polish soldier was reportedly killed in a separate incident in Diwaniyah. The al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network was planning to attack numerous targets in central Tikrit, 175 kilometres north of Baghdad and the capital of Salahaddin province, in order to control the city and link it to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaeda affiliate, according to the officials. The plan involved assaulting the relatively stable city from the south, the west and the east, avoiding the northern part where US troops are based in a former air force facility, the source added. Director of the Salahaddin National Security Centre Colonel Jasssem Hussein Mohammed said that Iraqi security forces had managed to raid the militants' dens, arresting dozens of gunmen, killing scores of others and confiscating large amounts of explosives and weapons. Among those killed were Saudi national Abu Obada, who headed al- Qaeda in the north Tigris area, and Ali Youssif al-Jabouri, the mufti of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq, said Major Ahmed Sobhi of the Salahaddin police command anti-terrorism unit. Al-Jabouri was responsible for a fatwa (a religious judgment) that stipulated the killing of at least 100 residents of Duluiyah for resisting al-Qaeda militants. Meanwhile, Iraqi independent Sharkiya TV reported Monday that a Polish soldier, from the Multi-National Forces in Iraq, was shot dead by a sniper in Diwaniyah, 200 kilometres south of Baghdad. No further details were immediately available. In the Kazimiya district of northern Baghdad, a roadside bomb went off Monday morning on a main road, injuring 15 people, some seriously, an Iraqi police source said. Most of the victims were in buses on their way to work, media reports said. Two civilian cars were damaged in the attack. Security forces sealed off the area, while ambulances rushed the victims to a nearby hospital. |
Posted by:Fred |
#12 Shoulda shot every male al-Tikriti over the age of 14 right off the bat. Isn't that like what Saddam did in Dujail? (and elsewhere) This way takes longer, but we don't go to Hell for it. |
Posted by: RhusLancia 2007-10-09 15:46 |
#11 Shoulda shot every male al-Tikriti over the age of 14 right off the bat. The method is brutal, but it works. |
Posted by: mojo 2007-10-09 15:34 |
#10 As usual Master Fred gets to the heart of the matter. ;-) |
Posted by: lotp 2007-10-09 12:34 |
#9 "Emirs are 5 points. Muftis are 7 points" One of the reasons I love rantburg. |
Posted by: 3dc 2007-10-09 12:33 |
#8 Director of the Salahaddin National Security Centre Colonel Jasssem Hussein Mohammed said that Iraqi security forces had managed to raid the militants' dens, arresting dozens of gunmen, killing scores of others and confiscating large amounts of explosives and weapons. Nice work by the Iraqi police! And may that sniper be at the receiving end of a bullet through his scope. Poland continues to punch above their weight. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-09 12:25 |
#7 Just heard on the radio that we have access to al Qaeda's network, but some traitor shared that news with the media. Bush had better take the gloves off on this one. There's just no way we can allow the media to tell al Qaeda 'ha,ha, we tapped your phone'. Let's see if this hits big news in a big treasonous way, or will it be page 21 ? |
Posted by: wxjames 2007-10-09 12:25 |
#6 arresting dozens of gunmen, killing scores of others They're starting to get the proportions right. |
Posted by: KBK 2007-10-09 11:50 |
#5 Emirs are 5 points. Muftis are 7 points. |
Posted by: Fred 2007-10-09 09:31 |
#4 Muftis interpret Islamic law. Emirs are commanders. |
Posted by: lotp 2007-10-09 09:05 |
#3 AQ needs a spectacular attack or two to regain street cred. The problem they have is that bigger attacks require more people and more and longer planning, all of which leads to increased exposure to leaks. In the listing of thugs killed they don't mention any emirs. Are they running out of emirs? But they got a mufti. What's a mufti - a substitute emir? |
Posted by: Glenmore 2007-10-09 08:28 |
#2 It's pretty obvious that they were heavily compromised. Getting raided like that before they launch a high value attack, taking out their leaders as well. Ouch. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-10-09 08:05 |
#1 Saudis and Pakistanis are are a common theme in all Sunni terrorism!!!! Pakistan,Saudi and Iran must be tackled in the WOT!!!! |
Posted by: Paul 2007-10-09 05:51 |