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| Al-Qaeda plans to assassinate Albu Nimr tribal leaders |
| 2006-02-20 |
| The U.S. military has found documents that detail Al Qaida plans to kill Sunni tribal leaders in Iraq. U.S. officials said the documents outlined plans to launch rocket strikes against Sunni tribes that support the new Iraqi government. They said other documents detailed plans to sabotage Iraqi telecommunications infrastructure. The documents were found on Feb. 11 in the Anbar province around 50 kilometers northeast of Ramadi. Officials said the documents outlined plans to strike opponents in such towns as Baghdadi, Haditha and Hit. Al Qaida planned to kill members of the Albu Nimr tribe, officials said. They said the plan was to have included rocket attacks against and assassinations of Albu Nimr members in Hit. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Ironic, isn't it? I mean that Sunni tribal leaders now will come crying to U.S. troops for protection. :) |
| Posted by: Groter Shack9754 2006-02-20 10:56 |