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To: Ilaine who wrote (183)	3/29/2003 7:00:35 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) of 486

>>Major PUK attack launched on Ansar Al-Islam 28/03/2003 KurdishMedia.com London (KurdishMedia.com) The BBC reported today that a major attack has been launched against Ansar-al-Islam, a radical Islamist group in south Kurdistan that allegedly has links with the terrorist network Al-Qaeda. Recently, more than 5000 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) guerrillas had been mobilised for the attack and they are to have begun pushing towards the mountain strongholds of Ansar. BBC reported that American Special Forces had been positioned on strategic hill top locations and provided mortar and artillery fire, and calling in air strikes from jets.<< kurdmedia.com >>Peshmargas take control over Biarah 28/03/2003 KurdishMedia.com - Bryar Mariwani London/south Kurdistan (KurdishMedia.com) 28 March 2003: The Ansar al-Islam base at Biara fell several hours after the Peshmerga forces launched an offensive at dawn today. The PUK forces captured today the towns of Khormal and Biyarah, as well as Sargat and Ahmad- Awa along with ten other villages in the region. Biyarah and Sargat were among Ansar al-Islam’s main strongholds in the region. The operation also included American air support called in by the U.S. Special Forces who had been coordinating on the ground.<< kurdmedia.com

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