Saturday, August 04, 2007

Al-Qaeda has no presence in Ramadi anymore -- US Commander

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (KUNA) -- A US Commander in Iraq said on Friday that al-Qaeda has no presence in Ramadi anymore in spite of its efforts to claim back the capital of Anbar province.

"I can safely say that throughout my area of operations, which is essentially the central portion of Al Anbar, al-Qaeda has been defeated. There are no operational cells within the city, and there are no areas out surrounding the city that have any al-Qaeda influence," said the Commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Colonel John Charlton via videoconference from Ramadi......

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