RJ Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Iraqi troops kill senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader By Bill RoggioNovember 7, 2008 6:45 PM Abu Ghazwan. Image is from an Iraqi wanted poster. Iraqi troops scored a blow against al Qaeda in Iraq's network during a series of operations in the Tarmiyah region. Iraqi soldiers, backed by the local Sons of Iraq and US troops, killed Abu Ghazwan, a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader, during a shoot out. Ghazwan was killed after the joint forces were sweeping a region near Tarmiyah that was thought to contain weapons caches and was a location of enemy activity. The Iraqi and US forces were attacked with small arms fire and an land mine as they searched a location. Iraq troops returned fire and later found Ghazwan dead. Ghazwan, whose real name is Saad Ismael Abdul Salah al Hiyali, was a senior al Qaeda leader in the regions north of Baghdad in Salahadin and northern Baghdad province. He was a direct associate of al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al Masri. In 2006 and 2007, Ghazwan led al Qaeda's efforts to take control of Baghdad. He commanded the "northern Baghdad belt," one of four regions surrounding the capital. Al Qaeda used these belts to control access to Baghdad and funnel money, weapons, car bombs, and fighters into the city. Al Qaeda also attempted to strangle the US helicopter air lanes by emplacing anti-aircraft cells along known routes. The US military learned of al Qaeda's plans for Baghdad's belts after finding a crude map on the body of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, al Qaeda's leader who was killed by US forces in Baqubah in June 2006. The map of the Baghdad belts, found by US forces on Abu Musab al Zarqawi's body in June, 2006. The US military and Iraqi forces methodically attacked each of the belt regions during 2007, lifting the siege of Baghdad and crippling al Qaeda's ability to launch massive car and truck bomb attacks that killed scores of Iraqis per attack. As the leader of the northern Baghdad belt, Ghazwan commanded numerous al Qaeda cells in the Taji and Tarmiyah regions. Some of these cells were responsible for the recruitment and training of female and child suicide bombers. He also "advised and financed other terrorist cells throughout northern Iraq," Multinational Forces Iraq reported. Ghazwan's group was known as the "Ghazwan Network." This network "is known to commit robberies, kidnappings, murder, and is responsible for the Sept. 6, 2006 attack against a British Contractor convoy near Tarmiyah," the US military said. The US military has been hunting the Ghazwan and his network for well over a year. In September 0f 2007, US forces killed Abu Bakr, Ghazwan's second in command. Bakr was described as "the gatekeeper for access to Abu Ghazwan himself." In November of 2007, US forces killed Tha'ir Malik, Ghazwan's subordinate and the emir of Tarmiyah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canyondiver Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Go get 'em men! Proud to be a NERB and I have the shirts to prove it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GattaFish Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Great news,,,,, Honestly though,,, This should be the Don't ask Don't tell,,, I don't care how they kill Al Queda or extract info,, waterboard, beating, torture,,, I DO NOT CARE... Last I checked they did not follow rules when they captured our soldiers or reporters or innocent people like Nick Berg,,,,, Just get it done and keep our soldiers safe and bring them home... I am done ranting,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TF3 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Obama already having a positive affect in Iraq I like EVERYONE, except for some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick2360 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Gotta agree with Gattafish. Nice to see Iraqi forces doing the work here. It may bode well for the future. Posting on My Own Dime Since 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GattaFish Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Obama already having a positive affect in Iraq 1 top secret security briefing under his belt and he is already making positive changes,,, Is it Jan 20th already,,,,, I think he will do a great job even though he is inheriting a mess but at least let him take office first,,,, I am amazed at how NO ONE is talking about the question he passed on answering on Friday,,,,, Him passing on answering what he has learned from that briefing I am sure will clearly change what he thought he knew prior to being elected,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick2360 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 I am amazed at how NO ONE is talking about the question he passed on answering on Friday,,,,, Him passing on answering what he has learned from that briefing I am sure will clearly change what he thought he knew prior to being elected,,, I heard his response differently. I felt that he was saying it was not appropriate for him to be responding to an official briefing as a POTUS elect. Posting on My Own Dime Since 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnmagician Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Obama already having a positive affect in Iraq I agree, I guess they realize the free lunch is over, and we aren't gonna foot the bill and fight their war for them forever...... nice to see they are stepping up. Eggy 10-13 LAA 7-14 50-50 2-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltydawg Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 So the Iraqi troops were sandbagging all along? How do you think the families of all of those who died would feel bout that? - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapa Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 I agree, I guess they realize the free lunch is over, and we aren't gonna foot the bill and fight their war for them forever...... nice to see they are stepping up. Wow I can't even start to type what I want just out of respect to myself. You're the kind of guy that would get shot by your own troops. You make me want to puke to even think that I swore to protect your rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GattaFish Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 I heard his response differently. I felt that he was saying it was not appropriate for him to be responding to an official briefing as a POTUS elect. Hey Mick,,, We agree on some things,, and Your right it is not appropriate for him to answer a question that asks "if he was taken pause by anything he learned" in a top secret Presidential briefing... But if it was that easy and he wasn't taken back don't you think he would have just said "no" at least for a calming effect,,, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDUbroTDAaw&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDUbr...eature=related Its the second part about 8 1/2 min into it,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperTC Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Hmmmm, might be my eyes, but I think he looked a bit older......... but who wouldn't. As for the info. get it anyway you can. And if that bothers you . tell it to the families of those killed in 1993 and 2001 at the WTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk Freud Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Iraqi troops kill senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader Hooray for the Iraqis Now is this al Qaeda in Iraq, or the real al Qaeda from Afghanistan No matter, too many cheerleaders here have a fundamental misunderstanding of al Qaeda's cell structure and the nature of non-conventional asymetrical war. see also: Battle of Algiers Destroying psychological barriers to the stateless society of free people since 1966. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnmagician Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 You're the kind of guy that would get shot by your own troops. You make me want to puke to even think that I swore to protect your rights. I'm the type of guy men are honored to die for. I am beloved. I'm like if Patton and Alexander the Great had a baby, and U.S. Grant raised it. Eggy 10-13 LAA 7-14 50-50 2-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canyondiver Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I'm the type of guy men are honored to die for. They are protecting your head because they know it could solve world hunger Proud to be a NERB and I have the shirts to prove it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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