Sunday, May 11, 2008
Iraqi Army Says Al-Qaida Offensive Underway
BAGHDAD -- An Iraqi army commander says U.S-backed forces have launched an operation against al-Qaida in Mosul.
Maj. Gen. Riyadh Jalal Tawfiq, the commander of military operations in the northern city of Mosul, issued a statement announcing the beginning of the offensive against al-Qaida in Iraq on Saturday.
BAGHDAD -- An Iraqi army commander says U.S-backed forces have launched an operation against al-Qaida in Mosul.
Maj. Gen. Riyadh Jalal Tawfiq, the commander of military operations in the northern city of Mosul, issued a statement announcing the beginning of the offensive against al-Qaida in Iraq on Saturday.
