Leading Iraqi Thug Snagged

This is great news…

Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, deputy commander of armed forces under Saddam Hussein, was captured Sunday near Tikrit by the Iraqi national guard and U.S. troops, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said.

It was important to nab this guy, because he was leading a large group of “insurgents/terrorists” responsible for many of the bombings in Iraq. According to this, a large number of these guys were killed or captured during the operation.

We’ll keep chipping away at these guys, and the stability situation will continue to improve.

UPDATE — Eh…maybe not.