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December 7, 2006

Capture of Terrorist Emirs Gives al-Qaida in Iraq Nowhere to Turn

Topics: Iraq

Omar at Iraq the Model calls it "Excellent news," and it is indeed. About a dozen high-level leaders of the Ansar al-Sunna terrorist group have been captured recently.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - On Wednesday, the Government of Iraq released the names and photos of several suspected senior-level Ansar al Sunna emirs who were captured by Coalition Forces during a series of raids in mid-November.

The AAS network is responsible for improvised explosive device attacks and suicide attacks on Iraqi government, Coalition Forces and Iraqi civilians. The AAS network is also responsible for multiple kidnappings, small arms attacks and other crimes in the central and northern part of Iraq.

One terrorist emir, Abu Mohammed aka Ismail, AAS Emir of Yusifiyah was killed during a raid late November.

The suspected Ansar al Sunna emirs who were captured are: (Continue reading at M-NF-I)

Omar adds that this is the same terror group that's been threatening to murder university students and teachers in Baghdad if the latter refuse to suspend study; perhaps the arrests and their locations explain why the threat was addressing students and teachers in Baghdad alone and not any other city.

I wonder if the Surrender Monkeys are paying attention. Although I have no doubt that the violence in Iraq will continue so long as Iran Syria are allowed to fuel the violence (I'm all for turning both into a very large parking lot for camels), one can't help but feel a bit of satisfaction that a large number of very bad Islamothugs are off the streets.

Posted by Richard at December 7, 2006 1:22 PM

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