Take this Leftie: Al-Qaeda in Iraq ‘reduced by 75%’
From BBC News
The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced today that Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been reduced by three quarters in 2007.
2007 has been a fantastic year for Iraq. Casualties, both military and civilian are down to record lows and not it doesn’t seem to be a blip.
The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced today that Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been reduced by three quarters in 2007.
Iraqi interior ministry spokesman Maj Gen Abdul Kareem Khalaf said the disruption of the al-Qaeda network was due to the weeding out of security force personnel with ties to militias.
He said: “[Al-Qaeda] activity is now limited to certain places north of Baghdad. We’re working on pursuing those groups, that is the coming fight.”
His claim that 75% of the group’s hideouts in Iraq had been eliminated could not be independently verified. He also said assassination attempts were down 79% since June.
2007 has been a fantastic year for Iraq. Casualties, both military and civilian are down to record lows and not it doesn’t seem to be a blip.
In his year-end review for media, Gen Petraeus said US figures showed the number of overall attacks had fallen by 60% since June…
He said tougher action by a number of Arab nations had helped reduce the inflow of foreign funds and fighters into Iraq…
Concerted action by the authorities in Damascus had halved the flow of insurgents through neighbouring Syria, he said.
According to Gen Petraeus, attacks using Iranian-supplied weapons had also fallen in recent months…
Gen Petraeus said intelligence indicated that funding from abroad for al-Qaeda had fallen.
“Some of what we are told is that they are really struggling to buy gas for the vehicles,” he said.
“You are seeing a much more survival level of conversation [among al-Qaeda in Iraq operatives].”
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