There have been several major successes in Iraq in the last few days where Iraqi forces accomplished arrests of terrorist leaders with only small amounts of US assistance.
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi forces backed by U.S. aircraft battled militants in a Shiite stronghold of eastern Baghdad early Friday, killing or wounding more than 30 fighters and capturing an extremist leader who was the target of the raid, Iraqi and U.S. officials said.
In another operation, Iraqi troops backed by U.S. soldiers arrested a top regional commander of a Shiite militia near Hillah, a U.S. statement said. The moves appeared part of a crackdown on sectarian militias blamed for the escalation in Shiite-Sunni violence that has led to fears of civil war in recent months.
The Iraqi military appears to be learning how to stand up for the Iraqi people. This is good news for the people of Iraq – and very bad news for the terrorists.
Were these terrorists, or insurgents?
To me, it looks the later. I would not mix the two. Not the same.
I don’t think the word insurgent applies. The tactics are terror.