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Iraq
Eleven High Level Ansar al Sunna Terrorists Captured
2006-11-29
Hope they have their singing voices warmed up - sure would hate to have to feed and shelter them for nothing. Of course, the article doesn't say they are being held by US forces.
BAGHDAD, Iraq – In one week's time, Coalition Forces captured 11 suspected senior-level terrorists of Ansar al Sunna during a series of raids in north-central Iraq during mid-November.

During the raids, Coalition Forces captured the terrorist emirs of Iraq, Ramadi, Baqubah, Tikrit, al QaÂ’im, Bayji and Baghdad. They also captured two terrorist facilitators, a courier, an explosives expert and a financier.
During the raids, Coalition Forces captured the terrorist emirs of Iraq, Ramadi, Baqubah, Tikrit, al QaÂ’im, Bayji and Baghdad. They also captured two terrorist facilitators, a courier, an explosives expert and a financier.

The detention of these terrorists delivers a serious blow to the AAS network that is responsible for improvised explosive device attacks and suicide attacks and on Iraqi government, Coalition Forces and Iraqi civilians. The AAS network is also responsible for multiple kidnappings, small arms attacks and other crimes in the central and northern part of Iraq.

AAS is considered by some to be a leading terror organization in Iraq as al-QaidaÂ’s leadership continues to crumble and it loses its ability to function due to Iraqi and Coalition Forces systematic dismantling efforts.

Although some AAS senior leadership allegedly hide in Iran, they continually plan attacks to disrupt Iraqi reconstruction efforts. This allows the AAS leadership to attempt to disrupt Iraqi reconstruction progress using their followers, while keeping the leadership out of harms way.

The Iraqi people deserve to live in country free from terror. Coalition and Iraqi Forces will continue to disrupt terrorist networks by killing and capturing terrorists, intercepting and destroying VBIEDs and suicide vests and continuously degrading terror cells operating within Iraq.
Posted by:Glenmore

#2  I doubt the US forces would want that information known, especially to the bad guys. Let's just assume that some very incriminating evidence was captured, and let it go at that. We may be wrong, but at least the bad guys don't KNOW if we did or not. Kinda promotes the growth of gray hairs...
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-11-29 15:36  

#1  But did they also capture cell phones and computers? Those are ever so helpful for the guys maintaining the organization charts back in the Green Zone, which have led to even more captures than result from actual interrogations, as far as I can tell from back here in the outer suburbs of a third tier Midwestern city.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-11-29 13:34  

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