Iraqi forces score

Today comes news Iraqi defence forces has scored their biggest victory to date against insurgents. In an Iraqi led action on Wednesday, a commando unit backed by Coalition troops killed 85 insurgents and destroyed an anti-Iraqi training camp in the Sunni area.

This is a significant victory which relied on rare intelligence. Coupled with last weeks action where Coalition forces destroyed insurgent convoy-ambushers, it indicates Iraqi and American forces are now receiving much better intelligence on the insurgents.

Furthermore, that a significant number of Wednesday's dead were foreign fighters puts paid to the myth Coalition forces are up against a home-grown insurgency. Additionally, recent interrogations of captured fighters have revealed many are purely mercenaries.

More of these results along with low casualities will bolster Iraqi confidence that their fledgling democracy can survive those hell-bent on starting a civil war. Witness this...

Unfortunately though these latest results aren't making it anywhere near the front pages of the Western press, being overshadowed by local issues such as Terri Schiavo and Tony Abbott, amongst others. Yet we're still at war. And a war from which many countries, who refuse to help, will happily reap the benefits. We'll remember them.

Comments

[James Clarke]

I guess that's the problem with selling a war to the public conciousness, it has a short memory.

[AdventureGirl]

Hopefully this becomes more of the norm than the occasion. Without unity, these people are nowhere.

[DaMav]

BaghdadYearZero

[adrian]

DaMav, keep the dream alive ! The terrorists are counting on it.