Kicken a$$ and sealing borders....
U.S.-Led Forces Launch Major Attack on al-Qaida Stronghold in Major Test for Iraqi Soldiers.
About 3,500 U.S. and Iraqi troops backed by jets launched a major attack Saturday against an insurgent-held town near the Syrian border, seeking to dislodge al-Qaida and its allies and seal off a main route for foreign fighters entering the country.
U.S. officials describe the town of Husaybah as the key to controlling the volatile Euphrates River valley of western Iraq and dislodging al-Qaida in Iraq, led by Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
The U.S.-led operation includes about 1,000 Iraqi soldiers, and the offensive will serve as a major test of their capability to battle the insurgents seen as essential to enabling Washington to draw down its 157,000-strong military presence.
Bill Roggio has this excellent analysis and says....Two battalions of Iraqi Army, along with the local scouts of the Desert Protection Force and two plus battalions of Marines are now operating right on the Syrian Border. al Qaeda's leadership and networks have been experiencing frightening attrition rates in the region without a strong presence in the area. Now, al Qaeda's ability to run its networks across the Syrian border in the Qaim region has just gotten a whole lot tougher.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
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