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U.S. Official Confirms - Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed in Syria Attack
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U.S. Official Confirms - Senior Al Qaeda Leader Killed in Syria Attack Good enough reason for me . The Russians can complain all they want. A U.S. strike on a network of foreign fighters in Syria killed its main target an Al Qaeda coordinator who was wanted for sending foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq, a U.S. official told FOX News. Killed in Sunday's attack by Special Operations Forces was Abu Ghadiyain, Al Qaeda's senior coordinator operating in Syria who was closely associated with the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Special Ops. When there's an asshole who ...
U.S. Official: Syrian Strike Killed Al Qaeda Target( Abu Ghadiyain, Al Qaeda's senior coordinator)
The Jawa Report —
October 27, 2008 U.S. Official: Syrian Strike Killed Al Qaeda Target( Abu Ghadiyain, Al Qaeda's senior coordinator) They got who they went after in Syria. Via Fox News A U.S. strike on a network of foreign fighters in Syria killed its main target an Al Qaeda coordinator who was wanted for sending foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq, a U.S. official told FOX News. Killed in Sunday's attack by Special Operations Forces was Abu Ghadiyain, Al Qaeda's senior coordinator operating in Syria who was closely associated with the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. By Newbie at October ...
U.S. source on Syria raid: We got our man
Hot Air » Top Picks —
U.S. source on Syria raid: We got our man posted at 2:40 pm on October 27, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Good news but not great news. Clearly they were hoping to take him alive for his intel value or else they wouldn’t have put boots on the ground . They did nab two people , both of whom were presumably smaller fish. A U.S. strike on a network of foreign fighters in Syria killed its main target — an Al Qaeda coordinator who was wanted for sending foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq, a U.S. official told FOX ...
About that Raid into Syria
Taylor Marsh —
... and other news agencies, along with Fox,
reported that Abu Ghadiyain, Al Qaeda’s senior coordinator operating in Syria,
was killed in the strike. But it’s not confirmed, so wait on putting that notch
on Bush’s belt. Syria’s foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, called the action ...
Dangerous Company
Neptunus Lex —
... The tradition of generous Arab hospitality to their guests is justifiably celebrated, but some guests - like fish - smell more than bad after a few of days. In fact, their company can be downright toxic: ...
In case you forgot, George Bush is still President
Basil's Blog —
What with all this talk about McCain and Obama, people seem to have forgotten: George W. Bush is still the President.
If you don’t believe me, just ask Pakistan. Or Syria.
Oh, and by the way, I have a special message for North Korea, Iran, Russia, China, and anybody else that forgot: It’s still 115 days until January 20, 2009.
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Syria Warns US It May Retaliate
Gateway Pundit —
... More... The US announced that an Al-Qaeda coordinator who was wanted for sending operatives, weapons and cash into Iraq was captured in the raid.
Robbins: Unsafe Havens
Articles on National Review Online —
... the Pakistani village of Manduta in South Waziristan and took out at least two senior Taliban commanders. This was the 19th Predator strike in Pakistan since the beginning of August. Seems like the war on terrorism is back on. The raid in Syria was particularly noteworthy. If reports are correct, it was a pinpoint raid to capture Abu Ghadian, al-Qaeda s man in Syria, who was the group s chief coordinator funneling arms and insurgents into Iraq. If he was in fact captured alive he may provide a profusion of useful intelligence. The computers, cell phones and other items ...
Confused Official Unofficial Leaks On Syria Raid
Newshoggers.com —
... By Cernig
The usual anonymous suspects continue to be unable to get their anonymous stories straight on what happened in Syria at the weekend. This from Fox News: Abu Ghadiyain, the target of Sunday's Special Operations raid in Sukkariyeh --about 4-5 miles away from Syria's border with Iraq, was at one point in the custody of U.S. forces, the official said. However, another U.S. official from a separate agency said Monday that latest intelligence shows Ghadiyain was killed. Meanwhile, the official Bush ...
Obama Votes Present on U.S. Attack on al Qaeda in Syria
Weekly Standard Blog —
... the apparent contradiction between Obama's support for fighting al Qaeda in Pakistan and his silence on the U.S. cross-border attack into Syria on al Qaeda: ...
