A "major" attack is being launched right now against the Ba'athist hotbed of Samarra.
U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major attack against the insurgent stronghold of Samarra early Friday, securing government and police buildings in the city, the U.S. command said.The offensive came in response to "repeated and unprovoked attacks by anti-Iraqi forces" against Iraqi and coalition forces, the military said in a statement. Its aim was to kill or capture insurgents in the city, 60 miles north of Baghdad
Along with U.S. troops, soldiers from the 202nd Iraqi National Guard Battalion and 7th Iraqi Army Battalion were taking part in the operation.
The statement provided no further details of the fighting. An earlier report by a cable news network said 2,000 rebels were believed to be holed up in the city and that tanks and jets were being used as troops took the city "sector by sector." Troops were clearing buildings and mosques, the report said.
This is good. And an excellent example of following the Commander-in-Chief's orders:
The best way to defeat them is to never waver, to be strong, to use every asset at our disposal, is to constantly stay on the offensive and, at the same time, spread liberty.
More, please. Faster.
Posted by Alan at September 30, 2004 10:48 PM