US says two Turkish Qaeda operatives killed in Iraq

sabra

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Wed Jun-27-07 01:42 PM
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US says two Turkish Qaeda operatives killed in Iraq

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. forces killed two senior Turkish al Qaeda operatives in northern Iraq, including one who helped bring foreign fighters into the war-torn country, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

The military said in a statement that Mehmet Yilmaz and Mehmet Resit Isik were killed on June 23 in a firefight with U.S. forces near Hawija, south of the city of Kirkuk.

U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Garver said the men were Turks.

Military officials say foreign militants, mainly from Arab countries, are the brains behind al Qaeda in Iraq.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/YAT759824.htm

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whistle

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Wed Jun-27-07 01:52 PM
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1. Turkish al Qaeda, that must have been a surprise, kinda like Dick

...Cheney shooting his attorney in the face

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eleny

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Wed Jun-27-07 01:55 PM
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3. "Turkish al Qaeda" Sounds like a recipe for poultry

Edited on Wed Jun-27-07 02:01 PM by eleny

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Eugene

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Wed Jun-27-07 01:52 PM
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2. Those are the 3rd and 4th No. 3 guys they've gotten this week.

The "surge" is making progress. /sarcasm

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1620rock

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Wed Jun-27-07 02:25 PM
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4. Foreign fighters and operatives? What are we?

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wellst0nev0ter

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Wed Jun-27-07 04:54 PM
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5. Everybody We Kill Is Goldstein - Err, I Mean Al-Qaeda

We get it, we get it :eyes:

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