More detained as a result of Operation Able Rising Force
TIKRIT, Iraq – In an update to the results of military operations conducted Dec. 9, Operation Able Rising Force netted additional detainees, for a total of 52 detainees in police custody, including the seven reported Dec. 8.
The operation was a combined effort between Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, local police and troops from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
Occurring in Khadisia, about eight kilometers north of Tikrit, Operation Able Rising Force was set up to locate and detain suspected terrorists. Among the 52 detainees were three terrorists wanted for IED attacks against civilians and the military.
(Official USMC photograph by LCpl Sheila M. Brooks)
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hree al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell members sentenced by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi Ministry of Justice officials announced today that three members of an al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell, located in the Adhamiya area of Baghdad, were convicted by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq for threatening the public safety, crimes against the security of Iraq and belonging to armed groups who threaten the Iraqi people.
The CCCI found Musab Kasar Abdul Rahman al-Hafith, also know as “Yunis,” guilty of threatening the public safety on Nov. 16 and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. Uthman Awad Hamid Ahmed al-Jubouri, also known as Ossman Awad Hamid Ahmed, was found guilty of crimes against the security of Iraq on Nov. 22 and was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. Daud Salman Mohammed Ali al-Barmani was found guilty of belonging to armed groups who threaten the Iraqi people on Dec. 5 and was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment.
The members of the Adhamiya terrorist cell have planned and participated in armed attacks against Iraqi Police, Iraqi National Guard, Iraqi civilians, and Coalition Forces. The cell is also responsible for getting foreign Anti-Iraqi Forces fighters into Iraq from locations such as Morocco, Tunisia, and Northern Africa.
These successful convictions show that the Iraqi security forces are continuing to work toward capturing and bringing to justice all active members of this deadly insurgency. These verdicts reinforce the will of the Iraqi people that former regime members, insurgents and their supporters are held accountable and punished by a court of justice.
Mosul Bombing Cell members sentenced to life imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi Ministry of Justice officials announced today that four members of al Qaeda in Iraq, who were members of the Mosul Bombing Cell led by Abu Talha, were found guilty by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq of violation of Article 194 of the Iraqi Penal Code for attacking Iraqi Police, Iraqi National Guard, and Coalition Forces and sentenced each of them to life (20 years) imprisonment on Nov. 23.
This successful conviction is another landmark for the Iraqi judicial system. The verdict reinforces the will of the Iraqi people that former regime members, insurgents, foreign fighters and their supporters are being held accountable and punished by a court of justice.
On May 29, Iraqi Police, Iraqi National Guard and Coalition Forces apprehended Bilal Mahmoud Abdul Hadi (aka Abu Muhommad), Abdullah Muhammed Atala Muhammed (aka Abu Muhammed), Mohammed Ben Rabit Saadam (aka Abu Amar), and Ishmail Muhammad Abdullah Bin Abdullah during a raid in the Anbar area. The defendants are foreign fighters, from Jordan, Syria and Algeria, who entered the country of Iraq illegally and committed crimes ranging from murder and terrorism to possession of illegal weapons. These detainees were captured in a house where the kidnapped Governor of Anbar was found, but he had been murdered. The defendants resisted arrest and a firefight ensued before all defendants were eventually captured.
This legal decision in conjunction with other actions currently being taken by the Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces illustrates that the sovereign Iraqi government is mustering all security, judicial and financial measures at their disposal in order to disrupt and detain insurgents, terrorists and their supporters.
U.S. patrol finds munitions cache along side of road
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Task Force Baghdad Soldiers on patrol discovered a large cache of munitions in southwest Baghdad Dec. 9.
The Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, found 180 40-millimeter rounds half-buried in the ground on the side of the road. The stockpile was in the vicinity of previous weapons cache sites discovered earlier by Task Force Baghdad Soldiers.
An explosive ordnance disposal team later destroyed the 180 rounds.
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CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq —The number three terrorist on the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (28th Infantry Division) High Value Individual list was detained Dec. 9 in the provincial capital of ar Ramadi.
Amir Khalaf Fanus, an al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist in the Ramadi area, was wanted for criminal activities including murder and kidnapping. Today, local Iraqi citizens brought him to an Iraqi and U.S. Forces military base in Ramadi.
Fanus, also known in Ramadi by his Iraqi moniker, “the Butcher,” was well-known for his crimes against the local populace. He is the highest ranking al Qaeda in Iraq member to be turned into Iraqi and U.S. officials by local citizens.
His capture is another indication that the local citizens tire of the terrorists’ presence within their community. Iraqi and U.S. Forces have witnessed increasing signs of citizens fighting the terrorists within Ramadi as the Dec. 15 National Elections draw nearer.
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