Grinding Campaign
Predicted to dislodge AQ in Mosul:
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The top U.S. commanders in northern Iraq predicted Tuesday the battle to oust al-Qaida in Iraq from its last urban stronghold will not be a swift strike, but rather a grinding campaign for Mosul that will require more firepower from both the Pentagon and Iraqi allies.
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Al-Maliki has promised to send a wave of Iraq police and soldiers into the Mosul area to crush al-Qaida and its backers.
Instapundit reports Yon is headed that way, so we can expect some decent reporting out of Mosul.
Topics: Iraq, al qaeda, military
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:37 pm Comments (0) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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