The last days of al Qaida in Iraq. ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces hunting al Qaeda members arrested 220 people in a raid in western Anbar province, a former insurgent stronghold, the province's police chief and the U.S. military said Friday.
Police backed by the Iraqi army stormed houses in the village of Owesat, in southern Anbar where they believe the Sunni Islamist insurgents were hiding, Thursday morning, Anbar police chief Major General Tareq Yusuf told Reuters.
"Those gunmen were controlling this area and they thought it would be safe for them there. We took the initiative and executed a bold raid," he said.
Friday, October 31, 2008
220 al Qaida suspects arrested in Iraq
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More news the MSM won't report on. It is pathetic that the citizens of this country aren't told about the great things our military have and are accomplishing.
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