Surge Good
Gateway with another view from inside:
Operation enforce the law is so far going better than expected and appears to continue this way. I spoke to my father in Baghdad, he said that the street is very impressed by the operation and receiving much cooperation from the people. They have done in four days what we thought would take them over a month.
Shiites love the Americans and want them stay to help the Iraqi security stand on its feet he said.
He also told me the street knows that Iran is no great friend of Iraq. Reading the PM, Al-Maliki, order the soldiers to respect the rights of the individual is still amazing to me. What large difference from just four short years ago!
… The support of the average citizen in Baghdad for this operation is nothing short of remarkable. Of course, this only comes if the citizens feel safe tipping off the Iraqi security forces. This also shows that the terrorists are loosing much of their support base in Iraq.
Regards,
Haider Ajina
Also Gateway also includes Haider’s translation of an article from the Iraqi press:
Iraqi PM Noori Al-Maliki said, “U.S. and Iraqi forces killed around 400 armed suspects since the beginning of the Baghdad security operation.” Al-Maliki visited the HQ for the security operations and prompted them not to fall under sectarian influence. Al-Maliki said in a press conference that 426-armed suspects have been arrested, and another similar number were killed since the beginning of the operation in mid February.
The Iraqi interior ministry reported that in northern Baghdad Iraqi forces with U.S. Air support have killed dozens of armed insurgents in an insurgent camp early Saturday morning. General Abdul Kareem Khalaf, spokesman for the ministry, said, “a large contingency of Iraqi forces clashed with armed men in a rural area at dawn and U.S. air strikes destroyed the insurgent base.”
Al-Maliki said, “Baghdad security plan will spread to other provinces as soon as it is successful in calming Baghdad. I am very optimistic about this plan, because of the support and cooperation between civilians and the security forces. There will be no peace for all the outlaws and all must know there will not be a country or security unless Laws rule. The government alone has the responsibility for the security of its citizen’s and national security.” He added, “the country will pursue all outlaws regardless of their affiliation. There will be no leniency for any outlaw and all security procedures will be implemented with out hesitation and completely devoid of political influence.”
Topics: Iraq
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 12:27 pm on Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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February 27th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Iranian weapons killing Americans in Iraq — Update 11
Video: Lt Gen Odierno discusses Iran and weapons recently discovered in Iraq Bryan Preston EFPs–explosively formed projectiles–are a form of lethal IED that has been used with increasing frequency in Iraq over the past 18 months or so. They have
February 27th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
http://www.redstate.com/stories/archived/carl_levin_calls_for_attacks_on_syria_admits_al_qaeda_in_iraq_troops_need_to_stay
Is Levin ill? Fall down and hit his head?
February 28th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
It is good to see the MSM all over this story! Oh, wait…