Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq's interim foreign minister, said the attack was necessary to prevent insurgents from forming a new stronghold such as they had established in Fallujah, west of Baghdad.

"After Fallujah and some of the operations carried out successfully in the Euphrates and on the Syrian border, many of the insurgents moved to areas nearer to Baghdad," Mr Zebari said. "They have to be pulled out by the roots."


Waqas al-Juwanya, a spokesman for the provincial government's joint co-ordination centre in nearby Dowr, said: "Unknown gunmen exist in this area, killing and kidnapping policemen, soldiers and civilians."

The military said a number of weapons caches had been captured, containing shells, explosives, bomb-making materials and military uniforms.
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"killing and kidnapping policemen, soldiers and civilians".....now why would the mean ol' U.S. troops with Iraqi troops pick on these poor folk?
Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Coalition launches biggest attack since Iraq invasion Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq's interim foreign minister, said the attack was necessary to prevent insurgents from forming a new stronghold such as they had established in Fallujah, west of Baghdad. "After Fallujah and some of the operations carried out successfully in the Euphrates and on the Syrian border, many of the insurgents moved to areas nearer to Baghdad," Mr Zebari said. "They have to be pulled out by the roots." Waqas al-Juwanya, a spokesman for the provincial government's joint Rating: 5