In another sign that the Surge is working took place on June 30 in Iraq with a major US victory against al-Qaeda - and just a few weeks later in the Washington Post.
The Battle of Donkey Island occurred on 30 June 2007 between elements of the 77th U.S. Armored Regiment and a numerically superior force of Al-Qaeda in Iraq insurgents outside the city of Ramadi in the Al-Anbar province in Iraq.
Official reports indicate that the US suffered 2 dead and 11 wounded soldiers in the conflict while an estimated 32 insurgents were killed (out of an estimated force of 40 - 70 fighters).
In military terms, the battle was a complete victory for the U.S. forces, detecting and annihilating a superior insurgent force before it could launch a planned assault on Ramadi.
Politically, the battle showed the continuing ability of Al-Qaeda in Iraq to plan and assemble forces in their attempt to destabilize the Anbar region - but they got smacked down anyway.
On the Washington political front, the fact that the Post ran a truthful article about a US victory was stunning.
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