The Long War Journal has an interesting post about the state of al Qaeda in Iraq. That high-value target recently popped near the Syrian border has unearthed a lot of interesting nuggets.
Bergner said several documents were found in Muthanna’s custody, including a list of 500 al Qaeda fighters from “a range of foreign countries that included Libya, Morocco, Syria, Algeria, Oman, Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom.”
How long before America makes that list?
Other documents found in Muthanna’s possession include a “pledge of a martyr,” which is signed by foreign fighters inside Syria. and an expense report. The pledge signed by the recruited suicide bomber requires the terrorist provide a photograph and passport, and states the recruit must enroll in a “security course” in Syria. The expense report is tallied in US dollars, Syrian lira, and Iraqi dinars, includes items such as clothing, food, fuel, mobile phone cards, weapons, salaries, “sheep purchased,” furniture, spare parts for vehicles and other items.
Mobile phone cards and sheep. Footfall indeed. And I cheered at this bit of good news: We killed the barbarian who led the savage attack on the Yazidis in northern Iraq.