TagsTagsThe diplomats and politicians are saying it’s a sign of success that Britain can start pulling out troops: Blair to announce Iraq withdrawal plan. LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Britain, Tony Blair
ABC News says the black-turbaned Muqtada al-Sadr has taken it on the lam: Al Sadr Fled Iraq, Fearing U.S. Bombs. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Feb. 13, 2007 — The story tonight in Iraq is not the arrival of more U.S. troops, but the departure of one of the country’s most powerful men, ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Muqtada al-Sadr
Michael Yon sent out an email asking if anyone can identify this unusual weapon captured by Iraqi and US forces in Iraq; he says it has mystified everyone who’s seen it. It looks homemade to me. What say you, lizards? What in the World is This? UPDATE at 2/12/07 2:32:44 pm: Drudge ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Media Bias, Weapons Cache
While the Associated Press leads with relentlessly defeatist stories emphasizing the deaths of US soldiers, Rusty notes that Al Qaeda in Iraq is Crumbling. Coalition forces in Iraq have delivered a series of stunning blows to al Qaeda in Iraq in the last 48 hours. A key aide to Abu Ayyub al-Masri, ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Media Bias
America’s mainstream media are hiding important facts about the war in Iraq from the public, and this is only the latest example: Blackout of the Press. (Hat tip: JammieWearingFool.) Abu Omar al-Baghdadi made his grand entrance onto the jihadist stage on October 12, 2006, and since then he’s delivered two very ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Media Bias
Iraq the Model reports that Operation Baghdad has been launched, in the northeastern section of Azamiyah. Minutes after nighttime curfew began in Baghdad at 9 pm we saw breaking news on al-Hurra and al-Jazeera saying that Baghdad’s security operation has just started. The news says the first operation is currently underway in ...