Strikes intensify against Iraqi troops

[ECH1969]

Sunni insurgents have intensified their campaign against Iraq's military and security forces.

Insurgents have targeted military and police facilities in central and northern Iraq. The insurgents have employed suicide bombers as well as units of up to 100 fighters in attacks that killed dozens of police and soldiers over the weekend. Iraq has 168,500 trained police and soldiers.

The bloodiest attacks took place on Sunday in northern Iraq. The U.S. military said two suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate attacks in which at least 31 people were killed.

The offensive was said to have been directed by Al Qaida's commander in Iraq, Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi. On June 25, Iraqi security forces captured the commander of the Al Qaida-aligned Ansar Al Sunna, Hilal Hussein Al Badrani, near Mosul. Al Badrani was identified as a Saudi national and close to Al Zarqawi.

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/june/06_28_3.html

[Oversea Visitor]

1. Woah

168500 tarin police and soldiers, 130000 US troops back by god know how many coalition forces,

Damn big insurgent army l would say.