Another post from the Belmont Club
I'm nearly always impressed with the thoughtful analysis presented at the Belmont Club.
Iraqi blogger Hammorabi's breakdown of the the foreign fighters killed in one US strike on Fallujah.
|
Nationality |
Number |
|
Saudi |
5 |
|
Somalia |
2 |
|
Emirates |
1 |
|
Yemen |
1 |
|
Morocco |
1 |
|
Algeria |
1 |
|
Syria |
1 |
|
Libya |
1 |
|
Kurdistan |
1 |
|
China |
1 |
|
Mauritania |
1 |
From the looks of it, Zarqawi has brought in the Bekaa Valley gang, the elite honed in battle against the Israeli Defense Forces to derail the June 30 turnover to Shi'ite Iyad Allawi. . . As an aside, one might remark on the extremity of the Jihadi effort in Iraq. They are sending their best team, the team that harried the IDF out of Lebanon to no good effect. US forces have quietly become very efficient, with chemical test kits to screen suspects for explosive residue, aircraft which electronically detonate IEDs, a steady drumbeat of raids on explosives factories and other operational advances. The enemy is still able to kill Americans, but not in any decisive numbers.
This is but a snippet. You really need to read the whole thing.
Posted by Ted at June 24, 2004 8:19 PM
