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The United States is considering an all-out military attack in the coming weeks against the town of Tal Afar in northern Iraq, which it sees as a stronghold of rebellion, a U.S. general said on Thursday.
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"In Tal Afar, coalition forces and members of the Iraqi security forces are preparing a possible military operation to rid that city of insurgents," Major General Rick Lynch told a news briefing in Baghdad.
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Lynch warned against seeing any attack on Tal Afar as a re-run of an attack in November on the city of Falluja.
U.S. troops surrounded that Sunni stronghold west of Baghdad and effectively cut it off, but encountered fierce resistance and bloodshed when they entered.
"Every situation is different. Don't try to equate Tal Afar with any previous operation," he said.
Go to hell General Lynch. Go to hell.
The madness continues unabated in Iraq. Both Tal Afar and Al Qaim are western cities near the Syrian border. Since the invasion, both cities have been centers of resistance. Last week Al Quida
captured Al Qaim and have formed an alliance with a local Sunni tribe there. There's little doubt in my mind that once Tal Afar is leveled, Al Qaim will be next.