{"id":2589,"date":"2007-05-30T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-30T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/05\/us-forces-save-41-iraqis-from.html"},"modified":"2007-05-30T11:22:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-30T11:22:00","slug":"us-forces-save-41-iraqis-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/05\/us-forces-save-41-iraqis-from.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Forces Save 41 Iraqis From al-Qaida"},"content":{"rendered":"

I did not see this<\/a>, did you?<\/p>\n

May 27, 10:01 AM (ET)
\nWASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. forces rescued 41 Iraqi civilians Sunday from an al-Qaida hide-out northeast of Baghdad, including some who showed signs of torture and broken bones, a senior U.S. official said.
\nMaj. Gen. William Caldwell, the top U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, said it was the largest number of detained Iraqis ever found in a single al-Qaida hide-out. Some among the 41 had been held as long as four months, he said.
\n[…]
\nCaldwell said a tip to U.S. forces from Iraqis<\/span> in Diyala led to the rescue operation.
\n“The people in Diyala are speaking up against al-Qaida,” he said. Caldwell said U.S. troops have been engaging more directly with Iraqi civilians in Diyala in recent weeks since an additional 3,000 U.S. troops entered the province.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maybe the Iraqi people feel secure enough now, with the additional troops, to stand up to al-Qaida?
\nA glimmer of hope on the horizon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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