Iraq - Terrorists Squeezed From All Sides

The New York Times reports (registration required) "Syrian security forces clashed with men believed to be militants connected to Iraq's insurgency and former bodyguards for Saddam Hussein."

And The Telegraph (UK) reports "American troops on the Syrian border are enjoying a battle they have long waited to see - a clash between foreign al-Qa'eda fighters and Iraqi insurgents."

The Telegraph's lead in seems mis-leading as the story says local tribes were fighting al-Qaeda and not Iraqi insurgents.

Tribal leaders in Husaybah are attacking followers of Abu Musab Zarqawi, the Jordanian-born terrorist who established the town as an entry point for al-Qa'eda jihadists being smuggled into the country.

The reason, the US military believes, is frustration at the heavy-handed approach of the foreigners, who have kidnapped and assassinated local leaders and imposed a strict Islamic code.

In a recent attempt to take over a Police station, the terrorists were soundly defeated after the Police were aided by 55 calls from the public, alerting them to terrorists movements.
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