US launches another offensive in Iraq

[justinsb]

US launches another offensive in Iraq

The US army says it has launched a fourth major offensive in Iraq in less than a month, this time near Falluja.

The army said on Saturday that about 600 US Marines and Iraqi soldiers were participating in a major counter operation near Falluja.

Operation Scimitar started on Thursday with targeted raids in the village of Zaidan, 30km southeast of Falluja.

So far, 22 suspected fighters have been detained.

The US army said it did not announce the new military offensive earlier because commanders did not want to tip off fighters that a major operation had begun.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/08611249-6240-41B1-825F-2742C248494A.htm

[hobbit709]

1. How many times

are they going to Falluja and claim they've won?

[cornermouse]

2. Did they leave anyone alive in Fallujah and vicinity?

How many people did we kill this time around?

[TheGoodCitizen]

3. When one don't work....

they slap a new name, put some lipstick on that pig and try it again.

[Todd B]

4. Hmm

Hmm, it's a good thing we declared "Mission Accomplished" otherwise we'd be in a, you know, quaqmire. :eyes:

I guess they figure they didn't kill enough civilians and destroy enough homes they have to go in for round two.