U.S. forces fired five missiles Friday at the base of an Islamic militant group in northern Iraq allegedly linked to the al Qaeda terror network. Washington has claimed that Ansar al-Islam connects Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to al Qaeda. The Kurds also say Ansar could be an obstacle in any U.S.-led offensive on Saddam through the north. A ground assault against Ansar, using Kurdish forces, was also being prepared and could start soon after Friday night's strike, said a high-level official of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Kurdish militia fighters and heavily armed U.S. Special Forces poured into the area near Halabja, which neighbors the Ansar stronghold. A Kurdish military official confirmed the report of the missile strike.
Not to appear bloodthirsty or anything, but I hope they kill them all doorknob dead, each and every one... |