Good News From Iraq

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Two terrorists killed by their own bomb
TIKRIT, Country – Two terrorists were killed May 6 near Tikrit when the improvised explosive device they were attempting to emplace detonated.

An explosive ordnance disposal team investigated the site of the explosion and determined that the two artillery shells that composed the bomb detonated while one of the men was placing it along the road, killing both men.

Evidence gathered by Iraqi police officers at the scene led them to the home of one of the bombers where the officers discovered equipment used to make the IED.

** They will not be down for breakfast, could not happen to a nicer pair.

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ISF, Coalition Forces launch Operation United Front
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – Iraqi security forces and units from the Multi-National Division – Baghdad's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, a combined force totaling approximately 1,300 personnel, conducted Operation United Front May 6 in an effort to capture anti-Iraqi forces and seize weapons caches in the neighborhood of Ameriya, a hotbed of sectarian violence in western Baghdad.

Iraqi police cordoned off the neighborhood of approximately 150,000 people under the cover of darkness in the early morning hours while MND-B engineers cleared routes in the area of suspected roadside bombs. Iraqi National Police from 5th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, and Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, jointly searched large areas of the neighborhood.

“This operation provided the citizens of Ameriya visible proof that Coalition and Iraqi security forces are concerned about their safety,” said Maj. James Crawford, a spokesman for 1st BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. “We are committed to ridding the area of terrorists and criminal activity.”

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Suspected insurgents arrested after fleeing cache site
BALAD, Iraq – Three suspected insurgents were arrested when Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, observed them fleeing the area as their patrol arrived May 6

Discovered at the location they were working was a small cache consisting of one 120 mm round and one rocket propelled grenade. The 120 mm round was assembled as an improvised explosive devise, but not placed yet. The three suspected insurgents tested positive for explosive residue.

An explosive ordnance disposal team was called in to conduct a controlled detonation of the cache.

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Two caches discovered east of Balad Ruz
BALAD RUZ, Iraq – Soldiers working out of Forward Operating Base Caldwell, a Tactical Command Post for the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Band of Brothers, discovered two separate caches east of Balad Ruz while conducting routine patrols May 6.

The first cache consisted of three 120 mm rounds, one 17 5 mm, 152 mm, 130 mm rounds and 40 rocket propelled grenades. The second cache, found at a different location, consisted of 50 82 mm rounds, four 106 mm rounds, two RPGs and one armor piercing mine.

Both caches were disposed of by an explosive ordnance disposal team.

Abu Musab al Zarqawi, terrorist mastermind, head chopper and serial goat abuser with a small penis and one the world’s most wanted men, unable to fire a simple small machine gun

Coalition sets sites on al-Qaida, Zarqawi
BAGHDAD, Iraq (May 7, 2004) – During a press briefing this week, Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman, focused on what he called “the most prolific threat to the people of Iraq … al-Qaida and Zarqawi.”

The general discussed the analysis of the situation, as well as the capabilities, vulnerabilities and intentions of the enemy.

“We believe that the person who has the most to lose in the formation of the national unity government is Zarqawi,” said the general. “He's been told by his leadership that democracy equals failure for Zarqawi in Iraq . He's been told by his leadership to establish a Islamic caliphate in Iraq from where they can spread terror across the region. And the end state for Zarqawi is no democratic society in Iraq ; an Islamic caliphate that's been established.”

Maj. Gen. Lynch said the stated objective of the insurgency is to derail the democratic process, discredit the Iraqi government, destabilize the apostate government, and inflame sectarian violence.

The general also said the Coalition is conducting operations against Zarqawi every day, and he discussed the signature attack of al-Qaida … suicide attacks. He said Zarqawi employs foreign fighters to conduct these types of attacks, and the Coalition has planned and conducted operations over the last several weeks to deny him that capability.

“We've had significant effect against the flow of foreign fighters over the course of the last year, and the result of that is a decrease in the number of suicide attacks inside of Iraq ,” Maj. Gen. Lynch said.

According to figures provided during the press conference, one year ago the government of Iraq , the people of Iraq , and Coalition forces were sustaining an average of 75 suicide attacks per month. “Now,” said the general, “we're averaging less than 25 attacks per month.”

The general described some of the intelligence that led to operations aimed at disrupting al-Qaida.

For instance, intelligence reports led Coalition forces to a safe house in Yusufiya, south of Baghdad April 8, and an operation launched there led to the death or capture of many foreign terrorists. Intelligence gathered at that location led forces north April 13 to another area in which more insurgents were killed or captured.

The April 13 mission led to another set of operations on April 16; again resulting in the death of two foreign fighters.

“[We] continued to gather intelligence, continued to analyze enemy capability, vulnerabilities and intentions; that led us to a major operation in Yusufiya on the 25th of April,” said Maj. Gen. Lynch. During that operation, an attack on another safe house, more terrorists were killed.

And most recently, on May 2, intelligence from a previous operation led Coalition forces to a safe house nearly 25 miles south/southeast of Balad, where 12 more foreign fighters were killed.

“All told, over the course of the period since April 8, 31 foreign fighters, people that Zarqawi had brought into Iraq to be suicide bombers, were killed, so they couldn't conduct the planned operation,” said Maj. Gen. Lynch. “So that is, indeed, a capability that Zarqawi had that we have taken away from him.

“Our operations will continue,” added the general. “We will continue to focus on his capabilities: foreign fighters that he's going to use as suicide bombers, munitions that he needs, freedom of movement that he wants. Our operations will deprive him of those. We're also going to focus on his vulnerabilities, continue to study his command and control networks, identify his leaders and take out his leadership network.”

In fact, on May 6 Iraqi security forces and units from the Multi-National Division – Baghdad 's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conducted Operation United Front in an effort to capture anti-Iraqi forces and seize weapons caches in Ameriya, a hotbed of sectarian violence in western Baghdad .

The Iraqi police cordoned off the neighborhood while MND-B engineers cleared routes in the area of suspected roadside bombs. Iraqi National Police from 5th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, and soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, jointly searched large areas of the neighborhood.

“This operation provided the citizens of Ameriya visible proof that Coalition and Iraqi security forces are concerned about their safety,” said Maj. James Crawford, a spokesman for 1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division. “We are committed to ridding the area of terrorists and criminal activity.”

This one has little to do with Iraq, but amused me and yes this chap will not be down for breakfast in the morning:

ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian who blew himself up in an attack on a multinational force in the Sinai peninsula was a 19-year-old student of Islam at a Cairo university, security sources said on Saturday.

Eid Salman Mohammed Salim launched his suicide attack on April 26 on vehicles used by the Multinational Force and Observers. There were no MFO casualties.

The MFO observes the implementation of Egypt's 1979 peace treaty with Israel in the Sinai.

Salim's father had identified his son's head at a morgue in El Arish, a town in northern Sinai where his family lived. Salim was a student of Islam at al-Azhar University in Cairo.

Finally another update on the multi cultural society that we all love and share in perfect harmony(sic), where all the racism is caused by the white race and our beloved minorities would never dream of causing any problems here in the UK -- well maybe, read on..."...head was sliced open with a machete by a racist mob as he tried to protect two young women... ...which swelled to a mob of 20 as other Asian youths rushed to join in the beating..."

From the East London Advertiser:
Machete mob in race hate attack (2006 May 3rd) - thanks to Tottenham Lad for the link.

George Galloway February 17, 2006: This slimeball who is an MP here in the UK made the quote below. After UK troops were killed yesterday in Iraq that untermenchen piece of scum must have been laughing long and hard at the pain of their familys. Shame on anyone who supports Galloway or his party of traitors.

"I want to make it clear, I and Respect support the armed resistance in Iraq"

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