Al-Qaeda delt a blow

BAGHDAD, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida militants in Iraq have taken heavy losses in two joint U.S.-Iraqi raids north of Baghdad, the U.S. military reported Thursday.

In one operation involving more than 1,000 U.S. troops and Iraq Special Forces in the Hemreen mountain area and Diyala river valley, three al-Qaida fighters were killed and 80 others were arrested, the Army statement said.

The report said four of the arrested men are considered senior leaders in the terror group, Kuwait's KUNA news agency reported. U.S. air support was used to conclude the raid, after which a major weapons cache was found, the statement said.

Elsewhere in Salah Al-Din province, U.S. forces arrested 12 al-Qaida suspects and destroyed an entire house packed with explosives and weaponry, the report said.

I am currently Ecstatic because of this. That large of a victory is always good news. Especially when you consider that theses people where undermining the successes in Iraq, and making victory harder. Interesting that this is frustrating the Democrats, but that is not part of this blog.

The reason I am so ecstatic si because of something I am currently writing about over on my blog, Arming Liberty. This is the legendary "Day of Islam" that Al-Qaeda is currently pursuing, in which they nuke numerous cities around the country.

I know, I know, it sounds like something out of Jericho, but the concept is real, and Al-Qaeda has been planning this for years.