US captures Iraq attack leaders
Organizers of guerilla attacks have been captured near Tikrit.
"...The man allegedly organized cells, paid guerrilla fighters and armed them with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47 assault rifles for attacks on U.S. forces in Mr. Hussein's hometown of Tikrit and surrounding areas, said Lt. Col. Steve Russell, commander of the 22nd Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion, which executed the raids.
"Informants told soldiers that he was known as "The Rock" among militiamen, Mr. Russell said."
"...Two men believed to be former Iraqi generals who organized guerrilla attacks nationwide were also captured in raids in a village south of Tikrit alongside an additional suspected Fedayeen militia ringleader, Mr. Russell said."
"...Each raid increases the pressure on Mr. Hussein by triggering a chain reaction of tips leading to operations that further eat away at the remnants of the dictator's support network, Mr. Russell said.
"'We are eroding all of the support of the former regime and as we continue to do so, it just collapses,' he said. 'Each raid seems to feed on itself now.'
"Thursday's raids were the product of a series of tips from residents who told soldiers that the suspects had held a meeting and then helped pinpoint their locations, Mr. Russell said."
Organizers of guerilla attacks have been captured near Tikrit.
"...The man allegedly organized cells, paid guerrilla fighters and armed them with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47 assault rifles for attacks on U.S. forces in Mr. Hussein's hometown of Tikrit and surrounding areas, said Lt. Col. Steve Russell, commander of the 22nd Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion, which executed the raids.
"Informants told soldiers that he was known as "The Rock" among militiamen, Mr. Russell said."
"...Two men believed to be former Iraqi generals who organized guerrilla attacks nationwide were also captured in raids in a village south of Tikrit alongside an additional suspected Fedayeen militia ringleader, Mr. Russell said."
"...Each raid increases the pressure on Mr. Hussein by triggering a chain reaction of tips leading to operations that further eat away at the remnants of the dictator's support network, Mr. Russell said.
"'We are eroding all of the support of the former regime and as we continue to do so, it just collapses,' he said. 'Each raid seems to feed on itself now.'
"Thursday's raids were the product of a series of tips from residents who told soldiers that the suspects had held a meeting and then helped pinpoint their locations, Mr. Russell said."
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