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Iraq
50 Iraqi militants killed, several Arabs arrested in Baghdad
2007-01-10
(KUNA) -- Some 50 Iraqi terrorists were killed and 21 others were arrested in clashes between Iraqi and multinational forces in Heifa Street in Karkh in Baghdad on Tuesday, an Iraqi defence ministry spokesman said. Of the insurgents arrested in the ongoing military operation, there were Arab nationals, Spokesman Mohammed Al-Askari told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). But, he failed to reveal where those Arab nationals are from.

Earlier on Tuesday, the US army said its troops and Iraqi forces launched a crackdown operation on the area where the clashes took place in order to regain security control over northern Heifa Street. Iraqi security forces said 30 militants were killed and eight others, including Sudanese and Syrians, were arrested in clashes at the same area last Sunday after corpses of people slain by insurgents were found there. KUNA correspondent in Baghdad said Tuesday he saw several US helicopters raiding several sites in Heifa Street, which has been closed by security forces since early morning.
Posted by:Fred

#10  Now, if we could just get a bunch of 'em caught out in the open, so we could use Spooky. Preferably within a mile or so of the border they just crossed.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-01-10 16:11  

#9  Agreed, Chuck. Thanks for getting down to brass tacks!
Posted by: BA   2007-01-10 13:13  

#8  That opens another can of worms. I don't think we could find an impartial referee to judge who is foreign versus who is domestic. It is in the interest of the Iraqi government and many factions to increase the number of foreign terrorists in country. Many of the upper level folks have dual citizenship, the top AQ guy in eastern Iraq is a Canadian Iraqi.

And, as a practical matter, with all the forged passports, can you safely assume that the dead guy with the Sudanese passport was really Sudanese?

Dead is dead and that's a good thing.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2007-01-10 12:05  

#7  I'ma wonderin' if there's some way, Chuck, to calculate "foreigners" from "domestic" jihadis in Iraq? That way, we can see if it's a "real" insurgency. Of course, we all know the answer to that one (proof: these guys were Syrian and Sudanese).
Posted by: BA   2007-01-10 11:33  

#6  The Death Watch site will always be conservative in its numbers for just the reason that Capt Lewis raises. I'm relying mainly on US military releases. Unfortunately, what a spokesman says and what goes into print are often two different matters.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2007-01-10 11:01  

#5  Chuck Simmins' Terrorist Death Watch.

It appears to be a quagmire for the terrorists and I recommend they withdraw immediately. Either that or I call for a terrorist surge so lots more of them can be killed.

Thanks Chuck!
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-01-10 09:34  

#4  Would someone be willing to keep some sort of running tally? I'm confused as to how many terrorist we've actually exterminated. Is this the same 50 we got the other day?
Posted by: Captain Lewis   2007-01-10 09:03  

#3  I've heard Syrian and Sudan rebels on other channels.
Posted by: Spomort Greling4204   2007-01-10 07:18  

#2  Pls, fix my fix. Thx
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-01-10 06:10  

#1  But, he failed to did not reveal where those Arab nationals are from.

Fix'd.
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-01-10 06:10  

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