Roundup of al Qaeda in Iraq continues, group confesses association with bin Laden

M&C News:

Iraqi, US and British troops conducted raids across Iraq on Sunday, arresting scores of terrorist suspects while an al-Qaeda-linked group released a statement stressing its commitment to continue fighting in Iraq.

A US army source said that seven terrorist suspects believed to be linked to al-Qaeda were arrested in a raid mounted by Iraqi and US troops.

British troops also carried out raids in several neighbourhoods in Omara, 380 kilometres south of Baghdad, and clashed with insurgents, leaving 10 civilians dead and a number of British soldiers wounded, an Iraqi police source said.

...

Meanwhile, an al-Qaeda-linked group, the Shura Council of the Mujahedeen, said in a statement posted on the internet that it will continue Jihad despite the death of al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi this week.

'The group was not affected by the martyrdom [death] of its Emir, but has even grown stronger,' the statement said.

The group also said that they have renewed their vow of loyalty to al-Qaeda's top leader Osama bin Laden. The authenticity of the statement could not be verified.

...

It is interesting that the group says they are stronger without Zarqawi. I guess they did not think much of his leadership and tactical skills.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Should Republicans go ahead and add Supreme Court Justices to head off Democrats

Washington Post: Some Democrats eye adding more justices to the Supreme Court to change its ideological bent The once-remote idea has gained the attention of liberals angered by the GOP push to remake the federal courts. Probably the easy way to defeat this court-packing scheme is for Trump to propose doing the same thing now.  It would lead to Democrat denunciations and claims that it would be wrong, thereby blowing up any attempt by them in the unfortunate event of Democrats winning a presidential election.
Read more

Is the F-35 obsolete?

Headline USA: Pentagon Fires Back after Musk Calls Its Most Expensive Project ‘Obsolete’ 'Yeah, as I'm sure you can appreciate, Mr. Musk is, currently, a private citizen, I'm not going to make any comments about what a private citizen may have to say about the F-35....'   ... ... Drones appear to be replacing jets for many operations.  The Russia-Ukraine war is an example of that.  Drones are often hard to detect and can be used for intelligence operations as well as for attacking enemy targets.  It would not surprise me to see drones engaging other drones in combat.  They also cost much less than manned fighters.  
Read more

Apple's huge investment in US including Texas facility

Blaze: Apple announced a $500 billion commitment to infrastructure in the United States over four years, its largest commitment to domestic spending to date. Apple said it will expand teams and facilities in Arizona, California, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and Washington as part of its new spending. With a new facility in Houston, Texas, Apple will reportedly double its investment in advanced manufacturing along with increasing investments in AI and silicon engineering. The company said in a press release that the Houston facility will produce servers to support Apple Intelligence, the "personal intelligence system that helps users write, express themselves, and get things done." ... The Texas facility will be for advanced technologies.   Texas has become a place that is very supportive of the tech industries.  Austin and Houston have seen much of the tech growth in the state.  Texas universities have been active in the AI field.
Read more