Sunday, April 13, 2008

Al Qaeda in Iraq Leader Captured in Basra




Big, big news! Take a look at the report out of VoicesOfIraq:




Baghdad, Apr 13, (VOI) – An Iraqi army force arrested al-Qaeda leader in the southern Iraq province of Basra on Sunday, the Iraqi defense ministry said.

"A force from the 50th Brigade's 14th Division of the Iraqi army captured the man known as Abu Huzhayfa, the leader of the al-Qaeda Organization in the area of Abu al-Khasib, Basra province, (590 km south of Baghdad) upon intelligence tips that led to his hideout," Maj. General Muhammad al-Aaskari, the ministry's defense advisor, told Aswat al-Iraq

Another, yes another Al Qaeda in Iraq leader nabbed. And again, this all comes from a tip from the populace. The hillsides, the streets, and the palm groves all have eyes now and they are giving up these al Qaeda in Iraq leaders nearly every single day, it seems.

And the beauty of this? The tip came from an Iraqi citizen...that tip went to the Iraqi Army and they carried out the capture on their own. I've seen videos of how the al Qaeda in Iraq leaders are treated by the Iraqis when they get their hands on them and I'm sure this chump got his share of push and shove. Good.

Hopefully, we will see an al Qaeda in Iraq leader nabbed each day this week...one a day is a good goal.




Al-Qaeda leader arrested in Basra


Baghdad, Apr 13, (VOI) – An Iraqi army force arrested al-Qaeda leader in the southern Iraq province of Basra on Sunday, the Iraqi defense ministry said.

"A force from the 50th Brigade's 14th Division of the Iraqi army captured the man known as Abu Huzhayfa, the leader of the al-Qaeda Organization in the area of Abu al-Khasib, Basra province, (590 km south of Baghdad) upon intelligence tips that led to his hideout," Maj. General Muhammad al-Aaskari, the ministry's defense advisor, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) by telephone."Abu Huzhyfa, who is under investigative custody, confessed to having led the al-Qaeda network's operations of killings and forced relocations of Basra residents and Iraqi security forces," said Aaskari."The army forces in Basra had information on his location and moves and they are about to capture his aides and followers," he noted.Aaskari said the defense ministry would announce further information about Abu Huzhayfa, not giving more details about his original name.

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