US says captured papers reveal Qaeda in Iraq weakened

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Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A diary and a document captured during raids on Al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq show the group has been weakened and that civilian anti-insurgency groups are making an impact, the US military said on Sunday.

Both documents were captured during raids by US forces in November, military spokesman Rear Admiral Gregory Smith told a news conference in Baghdad.

The 16-page diary is that of an Al-Qaeda sector emir named Abu Tariq in Balad, north of Baghdad, while the other document is a 39-page memo written by a mid- to high-level Al-Qaeda official with knowledge of the network's operations in the western province of Anbar.

"Abu Tariq's diary provides clear and compelling evidence that the Iraq volunteer citizens' groups ... are restricting the terrorists' freedom of movement," said Smith.

"The diary shows that Al-Qaeda regards these groups as a grave threat and the terrorists are increasingly targeting them," he added.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080211/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestqaeda_080211002332

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[Drifter]

1. See ? ... It's working ...

Can we bring our soldiers home now, and end all of this nonsense ?

Cheers
Drifter

[MadMaddie]

2. Of course not because there will be new enemy to fight in Iraq

...until we get rid of the Republicans our soldiars will never come home.

50,000 lives in Vietnam wasn't good enough for the right wing blowhards....so they are going to try and get it right by not withdrawing.

If anyone thinks that there is not a psychological link between Vietnam and Iraq....they are foolish.

[LaStrega]

3. I'm sure Iraq is all rainbows and daisies now ...

the regime will no doubt jump all over this ... hell, I'd venture to guess it's straight up propaganda: "See! It's working! Let's stick around for 100 more years or so and we'll have brought democracy to the Middle East! We rock!"