Coalition, Iraqi Troops Target Al Qaeda Forces in Mosul

By Gerry J. Gilmore | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2008 - Coalition and Iraqi security forces are targeting al Qaeda terrorists who have taken refuge in Mosul after fleeing Baghdad in the wake of surge operations, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said yesterday.

"Mosul, as you know, is the center of al Qaeda terrorist activities today," Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Smith, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, told reporters at a Baghdad news conference.

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