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The net closes

Jon | 12.02.2005 08:26

Is the net closing on Zarqawi?

Falah al-Naquib, Iraq's Minister of Interior, said on 3 February that US and Iraqi security forces were closing the net around Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian Palestinian who is the most notorious - and elusive - of the insurgency leaders. Naquib said that the hunters had narrowly missed capturing him three times in recent weeks. On one occasion, he stated: "We missed him by one hour maybe."

Security foces have been helped by information from the wider community who encouraged by the recent election day are turning against the insurgents and providing information to police and Army units.

Much of the recent suicide bombings are the work of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi supporters

Jon

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  1. File under "humourous fiction" — Dennis Norden
  2. Serving suggestion — BB
  3. What happens if ? — Just a thought
  4. Villain of the week — David
  5. But the west never did arm Saddam — sceptic
  6. Arming Saddam — David
  7. Shut up Septic! — antiseptic
  8. skeptic you are such a muppet!! — skeptic the muppet
  9. the muppet replies — sceptic
  10. Right. — David
  11. arming Iraq — sceptic
  12. Quit dodging — David
  13. Iraqi arms — pedant
  14. hilarious indeed — sceptic
  15. Uh oh! — David
  16. Can you ? — pedant
  17. glad to know I'm brightening your day. — sceptic
  18. Gosh, which one to choose. — David