It Also Warned Residents Not To Become Part

He said that in diyala province to of the group’s fighters had been killed since the start of the current operation. ”It also warned residents not to become part of the awakening the sunni tribal movement that has turned against al qaeda in mesopotamia and begun cooperating with the americans providing neighborhood watch patrols that are increasingly the targets of insurgents. I’m sure there’s active leaking of communication” said the northern commander maj. As the americans moved through vineyards and canals first lt. While the diyala insurgents have been striking at american soldiers and their sunni militia allies the commander of american ground troops in northern iraq acknowledged on wednesday that many of the militants who were the focus of the new offensive had fled in advance possibly after being tipped off. But as soldiers of company i third squadron second stryker cavalry regiment moved in from the north on the second day of the offensive they found little sign of the or so insurgents thought to be operating there.