European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 4 stars and stripes Mideast edition Talal and iraqi forces Check a map in 35 Miles Northeast of on the military began a major Campaign against sunni insurgents monday in the area surrounding the capital of Dyala Airaid bad Cuba assault helps kill 17 militants most of leadership left City before fighting by Lauren Frayer the associated press Iraq american attack Heli copters fired on Al Aida militants trying to slip past an iraqi checkpoint on killing 17 of them in the fourth Day of an offensive to oust the fighters entrenched in this City an hours drive North of More than three quarters of the cites Al Aida leadership fled before the Ameri cans moved in to bad Cuba this officials said but not before drone planes spotted fighters planting dozens of Roadside bombs on the main Highway into the Capi Tal of volatile and extremely dangerous Dyala Mick assistant com Mander for operations with the 25th infantry estimated that several Hundred Low level Al Aida fighters there clearly in no question about but there a Hartline group of fight ers who have to intention of and they want to kill As Many coalition and iraqi Security forces As they possibly Bednarek told the associated press and another news Agency on soldiers spread maps across rubble and pulled up charred Concrete blocks As stools in Side the crumbling controlled explosions of Roadside bombs boomed in the Dis soldiers Laden Down by body Armor mopped sweat from their its 247 for us and its probably the same for our adversary As Bednarek its Block to Street to sewer to sewer and its also vans were searching every one of the Al Aida leaders abandoned a Field hos Complete with oxygen heart defibrillators and other sophisticated medical said Steve com Mander of the 3rd 2nd infantry Divi they also left behind at least seven Homes Boob trapped with trip said from attack helicopters firing missiles killed the 17 Al Aida fighters Friday As the Mili Tants tried to bypass iraqi police and infiltrate a shiite enclave Northwest of the Mil itary said in a More than three quarters of the senior Al Aida leaders holed up escaped As the Offen Sive began Raymond odier the top Day today commander of forces in said thursday during a on Day trip to the we believe 80 percent of the upper level Al Aida leaders but Well find Odierno said after meeting with battalion com Manders in the bombed out eighty percent of the lower level leaders Are still who was in charge of bad Cuba As head of the 4th infantry division in 2003 and said he was shocked at How entrenched Al Aida had Odierno june 2007 commander sees possible 08 draw Down by Pauline Jelinek the associated press Washington the May be Able to reduce combat forces in Iraq Early next year if Iraq own Security forces continue to grow and in a senior Ameri can com Mander said Raymond the top Day today commander of forces in did not pre dict any reductions but said it May be feasible by there Are troops in speaking to reporters at the de sense department from his head quarters outside odier no gave an update on the series of offensives that Are under Way in Dyala province Northeast of Baghdad and in areas South and West of the he said and iraqi troops have made important i think if everything goes the Way its going theres a potential that by the Spring we will be Able to reduce and Iraq Security forces could take he it could happen sooner than i dont he also cautioned because the insurgents in Iraq have proven so resilient and Mak ing any prediction is theres so Many things that could happen Between now and he referring to Early he also said its too Early to say How Long the recent addition of Al most troops should be the Overall com Mander in David be is due to report to Washington in september on what the troop buildup is and he has said he intends also to recommend a Way moves to end weapons search by Edith Lederer the associated press United nations a pro posed Resolution would immediately end the work of inspection bodies under sad dam Hussein played a Pivotal role in monitoring Iraq biological and chemical weapons since the United states has been trying to get the Security Council to wrap up the work of the who left Iraq just before the 2003 invasion and were barred by the from re Iraq new leaders have also been lobbying for the Council to Stop using the country Oil reve nue to pay the salaries of the inspectors and to have All Money remaining in the Oil Forwood account transferred to the the draft obtained by the associated press on would authorize Secre tar general ban Kimono to Transfer All remaining unallocated funds in the Oil Forwood account to Iraq development fund about the Resolution would Termi Nate immediately the mandate of the verification and inspection commission known As which was charged with certifying that Iraq biological and chemical weapons programs and Long Range missiles were Disman it would also 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