Good News From Iraq

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Iraqi Scouts raid IED cell, capture 3 key members
BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi Scouts raided a housing compound in Baghdad on May 31 and captured three insurgents who were members of an improvised explosive device cell.

Scouts from the 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, assisted by Coalition force advisers, raided three separate objectives simultaneously in the Al Rasheed district in east central Baghdad . They captured three key members of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, or VBIED cell operating in the Al Doura area of Baghdad . This cell is responsible for making VBIEDs and carrying out attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces.

The Scouts also detained five other individuals and captured two AK-47 assault rifles and six magazines, or approximately 180 rounds of AK-47 ammunition.

According to a senior Coalition force adviser, this mission was a success because it was executed so rapidly the Scouts were able to achieve complete surprise.

No Iraqi forces, Coalition forces or civilians were killed or wounded during this operation.

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Iraqi Army takes over territory at Camp Habbinyah
CAMP HABBINYAH , Iraq – The 1st Iraqi Army Division officially assumed control of territory vicinity of Habbaniyah on June 2d. In a ceremony with the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment the 1st IA has taken the lead and will operate in the area.

The Iraqi unit is now responsible for planning and executing their own operations in Habbaniyah , Iraq , located between the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi.

It was the first division-level transfer of territory in al Anbar province. Four Iraqi brigades and nine Iraqi battalions are also assigned territory in the province.

“This is a very happy day, and we congratulate our great Soldiers,” said Iraqi Brig. Gen. Beha'a Hussein Abed Hassen, deputy commanding general of the 1st IA Division.

The Iraqi unit will continue to work with Coalition military transition teams in the area. MiTT teams are responsible for training and mentoring Iraqi divisions, brigades and battalions with the ultimate goal of transferring complete control to the Iraqi units.

“Working side by side with the Iraqi Army was a great experience for my Soldiers,” said Lt. Col. Loris Lepri, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment. “This transfer is another step to a free Iraq .”

Coalition Forces for the time being will still provide the Iraqi division with assets such as medical evacuation and fire support.

In addition to Habbaniyah, the 1st Iraqi Army Division has units in Ramadi, Fallujah and the surrounding communities.

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6th Iraqi Army detains 19 in morning raid
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division conducted a cordon and search at 5 a.m. June 3 in order to capture anti-Iraqi force leadership in the Adhamiyah district located in eastern Baghdad .

The intelligence-based, precision mission, Operation Roaring Tiger, netted 19 suspected terrorists that will, according to Multi-National Division – Baghdad, disrupt the anti-Iraqi forces' ability to conduct future attacks in the Adhamiyah area.

One detainee, while being processed, reported having difficulty breathing. The individual was transported to al Yarmook Hospital , where he was pronounced dead of a heart attack.

There were no Iraqi army or Coalition force casualties.

“This was a complex operation, that netted 19 suspected terrorist leaders from 14 different locations,” said Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman, commander, MND-B. “It was planned and executed by 2/6 Iraqi Army. It is not only indicative of their capability, but shows the Iraqi people their Soldiers are not only taking the fight to the enemy, they are winning.”

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Iraqi force raid nets 2 cell leaders, kills insurgent financier
BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi forces conducted precision, near simultaneous raids on four separate targets in Baghdad early on June 1, killing an insurgent financier and capturing two cell leaders.

The Iraqi Army forces, assisted by Coalition force advisers, raided four targets in central Baghdad and killed a financier responsible for bankrolling insurgent activities in at least three of the city's districts.

Iraqi forces also captured two cell leaders responsible for attacks in at least two Baghdad districts - al Ghazaliyah and al Doura. One of the leaders also belonged to a kidnapping and assassination cell in the Doura region, and both were al-Qaida-trained operatives who fought against U.S. forces in Afghanistan in the past.

One other individual, associated with the two cell leaders, was also captured during the raid.

Iraqi forces confiscated several weapons including nine AK-47 assault rifles, four pistols, one shotgun and four grenades.

No Iraqi or Coalition forces were killed or wounded during this operation.

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Coalition forces kill wanted terrorist, detain another
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces killed wanted al-Qaida terrorist Hasayn Ali Muzabir and detained one other during a raid June 2 near Balad.

Hasayn Ali Muzabir was a former Iraqi Intelligence officer under the Saddam Hussein regime, but more recently operated as a so-called al-Qaida military emir in the vicinity of Samarra. Muzabir was responsible for facilitating Iraqi and foreign terrorists and also managed and provided funds for kidnapping, assassinations and bombings against Iraqi citizens and Iraqi and Coalition forces.

Intelligence led Coalition forces to a specific area in which Muzabir was operating on June 2. During the attempt to apprehend him he was killed and another was detained.

A third man, unrelated to the terrorists, was injured during the detention and medically evacuated.

Coalition forces have recently killed or captured several al-Qaida associates operating in the vicinity of Samarra to include Hamadi Tahki, the so-called Emir of Samarra, who was killed by Coalition and Iraqi forces April 28. Some analysts assess that Muzabir possibly replaced Hamadi Tahki upon his death, but cannot confirm Muzabir's exact position within the al-Qaida network operating in Samarra other than the so-called military Emir.

Jolly jihad holidays, yes they have saved up all year, watched road to Gitmo thousands of times, bought the posters of the Tipton Taliturds now its off for sun sea and jihad

UP TO 150 Islamic radicals have travelled from Britain to Iraq to join up with a “British brigade” that has been established by Al-Qaeda leaders to fight coalition forces.

Senior security sources say leaders of the Iraqi insurgency have set up a “foreign legion” composed entirely of westerners to fight alongside the insurgents in the war against British and American forces. Some are preparing to carry out suicide attacks while others have received basic combat training for attacks on western troops.

** Must be they want a free holiday in Cuba methinks, all expenses paid by Uncle Sam...

And from Afganistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - Nearly 35 Taliban rebels have been killed in the latest strikes in Afghanistan as Afghan and coalition troops took back a district that had been in rebel hands for days, officials said. ...

Dozens of troops were dropped from coalition aircraft into a remote, mountainous district of Uruzgan province late Friday and recaptured the area which had been overrun by Taliban nearly three days earlier, the defence ministry said.

"At least 15 Taliban dead bodies were found. The overall Taliban casualties are believed to be 20," it said in a statement Saturday.

The forces met "limited resistance" as the rebels fled Chora district about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of provincial capital Tarin Khowt, the US-led coalition said.

"Coalition air power engaged and killed several insurgents...," its the statement said.

**The Taliscum have not had one single tactical victory over us, not a one. Jihad denied scumbags.

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