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Titolo: La Campagna di Anbar si intensifica

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The Anbar Campaign Intensifies
By Bill Roggio
The final assault on Tal Afar has commenced. The joint U.S. and Iraqi
strike force has begun searching homes door-to-door after targeted
airstrikes in the center of town. It is estimated over one-third of the
city has been swept by Coalition forces.
Defense Minister Dulaimi said the operation in Tal Afar was planned
several months ago. He also states that Tal Afar is the Iraqi Army's
first true test in combat in an urban environment, and but the first of
such operations; "[Tal Afar] is a good experiment for the Iraqi forces.
It is an urban warfare experiment. And we are going to carry out such
operations in any Iraqi city that does not abide by the rules of law."
The cities and towns along the Euphrates ratline are specifically
singled out for future attention; "We tell our people in Ramadi,
Samarra, Rawah and Qaim that we are coming... There will be no refuge
for the terrorists, criminals and bloodsuckers."
While the operations in Tal Afar continue, the Coalition continues the
press the attack in the Qaim region. An airstike is conducted in the
town of Ubaydi, and a senior al Qaeda leader, known as "Sheik", is
believed to have been killed. According to CENTCOM; "Sheik has been
known to have extensive connections throughout the Middle East to
include Yemen, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Syria. From those
countries his connections recruited and financed foreign fighters who
were later smuggled into Iraq, usually through Syria, and subsequently
delivered to various terrorist groups in western Iraq."
The Anbar Campaign is escalating. The assault on Tal Afar and attacks
in and around Qaim are merely the prelude to further operations along
the Euphrates River and in northern Iraq. One month ago I stated the
following:
    Fifteen battalions are coming online, and while their deployment
locations are not specified, their likely destinations are Ninewah and
Anbar. Couple this with the freed US units due to Iraqi forces taking
charge of security in less active areas, and a dramatic increase in
Coalition forces to tackle the insurgency along the Euphrates River
looks to be on the near horizon. Think late summer or early fall.
The Coalition wisely chose later summer to begin the offensive, giving
them six weks to establish order prior to the October 15th referrendum
on the constitution.
While there has been much disparaging of the efforts to train and equip
the Iraqi forces to enter the fight, the Coalition continues to push
forward in establishing a capable Iraqi Army. The Iraqi Army may not be
"fully operational", but they are still an effective fighting force
when working in conjuction with U.S. forces.
This has been stated several time in the past, but it bears repeating:
the Iraqi Army has yet to meet it is full potential, and even so
progress is being made in Anbar and Ninewah. When the Iraqi Army fully
comes online within the next two years, as is estimated by many
experts, the insurgency will be pushed further to the outlying areas of
Iraq, and forced to go underground. Or they can abondon the fight and
enter the political process. Either option points to defeat in Iraq for
al Qaeda.
Posted 09:01 AM

Thank you (Grazie!) for posting information about CENTCOM. In case you
don't know, you can find a full range of press releases, photos, and
articles about Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
on the US Central Command website, at:
http://www.centcom.mil
You can also sign up for the weekly Electronic Newsletter and monthly
Coalition Bulletin at:
http://www.centcom.mil/newsletter/newsletter-signup.asp
I'll paste some of the latest press releases below. Thanks again!
SPC C. Flowers
CENTCOM Public Affairs
# # #
September 12, 2005
Release Number: 05-09-28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SECURITY FORCES AIRMEN PREVENT ATTACK ON IRAQI BASE
ALI BASE, Iraq. - Security forces members on combat patrol
interrupted insurgents as they set timers on rockets aimed at the base
here Sunday.
The Airmen from the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron
confiscated the rocket launchers several miles from the base while
conducting the base-defense patrol mission. They saw insurgents setting
timers on the missiles, but were unable to arrive on scene before the
insurgents fled the area.
Munitions specialists from the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer
Squadron were called to the scene to destroy the munitions in place. No
one was harmed during the situation.
"I am continually amazed at the security forces members' dedication
to duty in the face of adversity and threat," said Col. Michael J.
Nowak, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander.
"These men and women patrol the hot, dusty desert around the clock in
order to keep each one of us on the installation safe."
Ali Base is located near the town of An Nasiriyah and is home to more
than 9,000 Coalition forces.
The 407th Air Expeditionary Group here operates C-130 Hercules and is
the sole training base for Iraqi Air Force Airmen learning how to fly
and maintain C-130s.
# # #
September 12, 2005
Release Number: 05-09-27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COALITION FORCES DETAIN, RELEASE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Approximately 2,300 suspected terrorists and insurgents
were detained and 1,085 released from brigade and division-level
internment facilities during August by Coalition forces assigned to
Multi-National Corps -Iraq.
The suspects were taken into custody under the suspicion they were
supporting or conducting operations against Coalition and Iraqi
Security Forces.
On average, about 50 percent of all suspects detained are released
after an investigation by the Detention Review Authority concludes
there is insufficient evidence.
"There is a fair and impartial system in place," said Col. Arnaldo
Claudio, MNC-I provost marshal. "They are detained based on probable
cause, and while in custody, they are cared for, adhering to
established international standards in accordance with the principles
outlined in Geneva Convention IV."
# # #
September 12, 2005
Release Number: 05-09-26
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TASK FORCE LIBERTY JOINT OPERATIONS CAPTURE TERRORISTS AND WEAPONS
TIKRIT, Iraq - Across North-Central Iraq this past week, deliberate
raids by Iraqi Security Forces and Task Force Liberty Soldiers resulted
in the capture of suspected terrorists and weapons, helping secure the
region for upcoming elections.
The 116th Brigade Combat Team of Task Force Liberty and Iraqi security
forces led the way in deliberate raids in Kirkuk Province this week,
netting several wanted terrorists, an array of exotic weaponry to
include a Sterling light machine-gun and a bag of swords, and Ba'ath
Party relics including outdated ID cards bearing the image of deposed
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Fake police and oil company ID cards, computers, cameras, uniforms, two
dozen rifles and pistols, three RPG sights, a land mine, information
regarding the movement of Coalition forces, $2,300 (U.S.) and more than
three million Iraqi Dinar were also captured in the raids, which took
place in the North-Central Iraq cities of Kirkuk and Hawija. The 116th
BCT detained more than a dozen individuals for questioning in the
course of these missions.
Raids this week by the 1st BCT and Iraqi security forces in Salah Ad
Din Province captured two wanted terrorists and seized two rifles, a
pistol and several cellular and satellite phones. Four other
individuals were detained for investigation.
Meanwhile, the 278th Regimental Combat Team of Task Force Liberty
raided a series of targets near Jalula and other locations in Diyala
Province, capturing five terrorist suspects and detaining more than a
dozen others for questioning.

flow...@centcom.mil
 wrote:
veramente una figata questo post di risposta, dimostra in pieno come quella
del centcom sia propaganda e chi  fa da grancassa si becca anche i
ringraziamenti (se non denaro)....
Non tu romacazzo ma magari il blogger che scrive queste cose... 
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