Iraq forces claim they are closing in on Zarqawi
SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Saturday, July 24, 2004
BAGHDAD – Iraq claims its intelligence services and security forces have
achieved significant gains against Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi.
Iraqi officials said the nation's intelligence services have succeeded in
tracking the leadership of Al Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group. They said Iraqi
intelligence has managed to obtain information to understand the structure of
Al Zarqawi's network, its location and recruitment methods.
Western intelligence analysts played down the claims of Iraqi officials
regarding the success of Al Zarqawi. The analysts agreed that Al Zarqawi
appeared to be seeking to move much of his network out of Iraq, but did not see
any immediate let-up in its activities.
Al Zarqawi and other Sunni insurgents have killed about 100 Iraqi security
officers and civilians over the last 25 days, Middle East Newsline reported. On
Thursday, the U.S. military announced that marines killed 25 Sunni insurgents
in Ramada.
"There's no question that Al Zarqawi feels the pressure on him," an Iraqi
security source said. "They're still able to carry out attacks. But they can't
stand in one place for more than a few days and this will eventually present
serious problems."
Officials said Iraqi intelligence has established agents and liasions in every
major city and formed a network to quickly receive information on suspicious
foreigners and other insurgents. They said that often intelligence can often
lead to arrests of insurgents within a 24-hour period.
The pressure has been greatest on Al Zarqawi's leadership, the officials said.
They said the leadership has been on the move to avoid capture and can't stay
in any one location for more than three days.
As a result, officials said, some of Al Zarqawi's aides have been leaving Iraq
for surrounding countries, including Iran and Syria. They said this could lead
to either the splintering of the network into regional cells or an exodus of
the entire organization.
"We know that Al Zarqawi's people have been leaving Iraq over the last few
weeks," the source said. "There could be a dramatic decline if the pressure on
the network continues."
"A lot of what we hear from the new Iraqi government is bravado," a Western
analyst who deals with Iraq said. "They know that within a year they will be
largely on their own and so they are trying to show that the situation is under
control."
Earlier, Iraqi and U.S. officials determined that the Tawhid and Jihad
organization doubled its size since January 2004. They estimated that the
group, flushed with funding and operation success, has about 1,000 insurgents
in Iraq.
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Iraq forces claim they are closing in on Zarqawi
SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Saturday, July 24, 2004
BAGHDAD – Iraq claims its intelligence services and security forces have
achieved significant gains against Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi.
Does John Kerry see Zarqawi as an enemy or a friend?
Earlier, Iraqi and U.S. officials determined that the Tawhid and Jihad
organization doubled its size since January 2004. They estimated that the
group, flushed with funding and operation success, has about 1,000 insurgents
in Iraq.
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Iraq forces claim they are closing in on Zarqawi
SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Saturday, July 24, 2004
BAGHDAD – Iraq claims its intelligence services and security forces have
achieved significant gains against Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi.
Does John Kerry see Zarqawi as an enemy or a friend?
Does Zarqawi, see you likewise?
LB
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