WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2005 - Multinational Force Iraq officials today
called claims "patently false" by al Qaeda in Iraq that two U.S. Marines
were kidnapped in western Iraq.
All Marines and servicemembers attached to Multinational Force West are
accounted for, officials said in a statement. It comes in response to
al Qaeda claims made Oct. 1 on a Web site used by the terror group.
The al Qaeda claim reportedly appeared on one of Jordanian terrorist
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Web sites. The group claimed to have kidnapped two
Marines and were demanding the release of all female Sunni Muslim
prisoners, according to news sources.
This latest claim by the terror organization continues a pattern of
deceit, officials said. They added the hoax demonstrates al Qaeda's
willingness and desire to use the media to propagate its lies.
The kidnapping claim came during Operation Kabda Bil Hadid, or "Iron
Fist," in the western part of the country near the Syrian border. About
1,000 Marines, soldiers and sailors from Regimental Combat Team 2 began
engaging al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists west of Sadah Oct. 1.
Iron Fist, part of the larger Operation Sayaid, or "Hunter," is
designed to keep al Qaeda terrorists in Iraq from operating freely in the
Euphrates River Valley. It is also meant to prevent terrorists from
influencing the local population through murder and intimidation, officials
said.
1 comment:
I called this one yesterday too folks, eveidently Al-Qaeda has run out of GI Joe dolls to mock up and present as kidnapped Marines.
Al-Qaeda has ZERO credibility and are no match for the number 1 fighting force in the world, The U.S. Military.
OORAH !
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