[antimedia] antimedia: Is there about to be....

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Is there about to be....
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   ....[1]a major showdown in Diyala province?

     After establishing a command center that connects the Provincial
     council, the city councils and the security forces, Diyala province
     is about to witness the biggest battle ever to enforce law and
     bring security.
     The purpose of the operations is to rid the province off the
     militant groups that spread chaos, murdered and displaced the
     citizens all this time.
     The information we have indicate that the authorities will be
     receive assistance from around a hundred Diyala tribes. These
     tribes are receiving direct support from the government which is
     providing them with weapons. The tribes play a remarkable role in
     watching their neighborhoods and preventing the infiltration of
     militants at the edges of the province.
     Deputy chief of the provincial council of Diyala sheik Dhari Khayon
     said the battle would be run by Iraqi commanders given the field
     experience and the knowledge about the terrain of the province they
     possess. Khayon added that
     the concerned authorities have detailed information about the
     whereabouts of militants and the regions they had declared under
     the rule of the so called Islamic state in Iraq; these regions
     include Katoon, New Baqubah, Mafraq, Hadid, Mkheisah, Abukarmah and
     Jbeinat (all in and around Baqubah) and the villages of Sayyid,
     Mijadid and Ihaymur (around Khalis) as well as Himbis and Tayih in
     Miqdadiyah.
     Colonel Morris Jones (not sure of the spelling) a battalion
     commander in the 3rd brigade, 1st Cavalry division which operates
     in the province confirmed that a group he described as al-Qaeda
     affiliated insurgents requested negotiations with him.

   If true, this is a major event. The tribes of Diyala province may be
   heading down the same road that the Anbar province tribes have. That
   would be very bad news for Al Qaeda in Iraq. There would be no place
   left for them to run.
   I wouldn't be surprised to see a sudden orgasm of violence, as the Al
   Qaeda terrorists fight for survival. If that happens, our media will
   trumpet it as "proof" that the surge isn't working at all.
   Tags: [2]Al Qaeda [3]Iraq [4]tribes [5]Diyala

References

   1. http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/2007/05/imminent-major-battle-in-diyala.html
   2. http://technorati.com/tag/Al%20Qaeda
   3. http://technorati.com/tag/Iraq
   4. http://technorati.com/tag/tribes
   5. http://technorati.com/tag/Diyala