Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Iraqi's Turn on Mahdi Army and al Qaeda

This is reported by Bill Roggio in the latest Iraq Report:

The London Times reported that junior al Qaeda in Iraq foot
soldiers are
turning on their leaders and acting as informants
in the Baghdad district of Doura. "The ground-breaking move in Doura is part of
a wider trend that has started in other al-Qaeda hotspots across the country and
in which Sunni insurgent groups and tribal sheiks have stood together with the
coalition against the extremist movement," the Times said. The low level
operatives have become disgusted with al Qaeda's tactics of
brutality...


U.S. forces continue the process of turning tribal leaders and
Sunni insurgent groups against al Qaeda in Iraq. The latest success came in
Salahadin province, where 25 Sunni and Shia tribes in and around the city of
Taji
banded together to fight both al Qaeda in Iraq and the Mahdi
Army
. Taji is just 12 miles north of Baghdad and sits
along the strategic supply lines to the northern provinces.



This is a key turning point in the war. As Democrats place blame on America for the bombings in Iraq, the citizens there are going after the real culprits, Al Qaeda and its Mahdi minions.

Plus the UK Times reports Al-Qaeda faces rebellion from the ranks.