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September 3, 2005
Iraq: Battle along the Northern Ratline
Topics: IraqBill Roggio at The Fourth Rail posts on the largest U.S. and Iraqi forces operation (much more commentary) launched since Fallujah last November. "Over 5,000 U.S. and Iraq troops strike at the town of Tal Afar, which is located west of Mosul, along the northern ratline from Syria. The insurgents have taken heavy casualties, and U.S. Army helicopter pilots are learning to spot IED deployments via air, and react accordingly." Apparently, "The times are changing, and al Qaeda and the insurgents' comfort zone is slowly shrinking."
According to WAPO sources, Tall Afar is set on an old smuggling trail that winds though pastoral plains about 40 miles from the Syrian border, and is a key logistics hub for insurgents operating across northern Iraq.
Posted by Richard at September 3, 2005 10:27 PM
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