33 terrorists killed in daylong battle with ISF, MND-B Soldiers
FOB KALSU, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers engaged in a heated firefight with terrorists in Musayyib July 23.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, along with Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, Musayyib police officers, and members of Hillah SWAT, killed 33 terrorists during the day-long battle.
“This was a coordinated, sustained and complex attack against Iraqi police and 1-67 AR elements in the city,” said Lt. Col. Patrick Donahoe, commander, 1-67 AR.
We received reports of small skirmishes between IPs and terrorists erupting at a police station, including the seizing of IP vehicles and weapons in the main downtown circle, which includes the Husseniya, said Donahoe. Soldiers from Company D, 1-67 AR, were in the area to investigate reports of death squads making a presence in the area and surprised the terrorists when they arrived on the scene so quickly.
“When we entered the downtown area, we soon came under fire from the area around the Husseniya, including a rocket-propelled attack from inside the structure,” said Capt. Irvin Oliver, commander, Co. D, 1-67 AR.
The Soldiers dug in while other elements of 1-67 AR and their Iraqi counterparts rushed to assist and defeat the terrorists.
The combined force cordoned off the city from all directions, keeping the fight to a scaled area and making sure innocent civilians were not harmed. Combat Aviation elements soon arrived on the scene and witnessed and filmed armed individuals entering numerous buildings around the city.
An AH-64 Apache helicopter engaged a fuel truck suspected of being laden with explosives as it made its way toward 1-67 AR’s position.
Terrorists fired on the combined forces from a building. A 2nd BCT M1A2 Abrams tank crew eliminated the threat when it fired its 120mm gun, killing the six terrorists inside, said Oliver. Terrorist RPG teams set up positions throughout the area and continued attacking.
“The professionalism and thorough training of the Soldiers was evident as they took out the teams, one by one. Every guy stepped up during the fight; I have never been as proud of my company as I was during this battle,” said Oliver.
“The IA soldiers fought right along side us, and I was honored to have them as part of our team. They proved that they are more than ready to provide security in the province,” he added.
Small-arms fire was exchanged for a few more hours. The emplacement of roadside bombs by the terrorists failed to deny MND-B Soldiers and ISF movement in the area. The remaining terrorists fled their positions and fled the city.
“The battalion rode the sound of the guns; we fed overwhelming combat power into the city on multiple axes to defeat this threat to the rule of law. When the IPs were challenged by well-armed criminals, we joined with the Iraqi army to restore order,” said Donahoe.
“The men who attacked the IPs and CF were criminals and looters who won’t listen to the district councilor to the sheiks,” said Themir Theban, a representative of the Office of the Martyr Sadr.
The attackers pointed their weapons at the Imam in the Husseniya, he added, so help was solicited from CF to arrest the ringleaders.
“Thugs and criminals tried to take over Musayyib, but they failed because the Iraqi army and police are unbeatable when they work together. The CFs were proud to assist their brothers,” said Col. John Tully, commander, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
MND-B Soldiers find, disarm IEDs
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Brock 4th BCT PAO, 101st Abn. Div.
FOB LOYALTY, Iraq – Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, found three improvised-explosive devices and detained one terrorist Wednesday in eastern Baghdad.
Soldiers from Company A, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th BCT, 101st Abn. Div., found two IEDs while conducting route clearance operations in eastern Baghdad. After spotting the IEDs, a cordon was set up and the Soldiers noticed a suspicious person following the patrol. The suspect was taken into custody for questioning.
In another incident, Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th BCT, 101st Abn. Div., found an IED while conducting a patrol in eastern Baghdad. An Explosive Ordinance Disposal team was called in to disarm the IED.
There was no reported damage to MND-B personnel or equipment in either event.
Engineers of 3rd Bn., 67th AR, clean roads, increase security, beautifies Baghdad
Maj. James Lowe 4th BCT PAO, 101st Abn. Div.
FOB RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers of Company E, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment serving with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, in east Baghdad, provided a cleaner and safer road for safe transit by the citizens of Iraq.
Using a bulldozer and a back hoe, MND-B Soldiers removed trash and barrier material from the roadside in the New Baghdad area.
Items removed included barbed wire, concrete barriers, loose trash, broken curbs and overgrown grass and shrubs. The Soldiers reused the curbs and barriers to increase security around several Iraqi government buildings.
3rd Bn., 67th AR, stops roadside bomb, ISF, Coalition Forces capture suspected sniper
Maj. James Lowe 4th BCT PAO, 101st Abn. Div.
FOB RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq – Iraqi policemen, along with Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment and 519th Military Police Battalion, both of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, disarmed a roadside bomb and captured a sniper suspected of shooting a civilian interpreter accompanying the Soldiers in eastern Baghdad Sunday.
While patrolling the New Baghdad area, Soldiers of Co. B observed a bomb by the roadside and called in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team to safely destroy the bomb in place.
“I saw the suspicious item on the side of the road, and we stopped to secure the area,” said Sgt. 1st Class Elsen Peter, platoon sergeant, 3rd Platoon, Co. B, 3-67 AR.
As the Soldiers secured the site, a shot rang out and hit their interpreter in the arm. Soldiers from Co. D, 3-67th AR, arrived to assist with security and attack aviation helicopters flew in to provide security from the air. The Co. B Soldiers evacuated the wounded interpreter.
“Spc. Brandon Mills did a great job assessing the injury and stopping the bleeding. The medics left the field dressing he put on in place because it was so well done as our interpreter was evacuated to the combat hospital,” said Peter.
“My Soldiers performed well. They took care of our interpreter with care at the scene, then evacuated him,” said Capt. Ryan Stamatis, commander, Co. B.
Soldiers from the 258th MP Co., 519th MP Bn., detained one local national and confiscated two .22 caliber rifles with scopes, two air rifles with gunpowder, a .22 caliber pistol, approximately 2,000 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition, two weapon silencers and three additional high-power scopes. Together with Iraqi police officers, they found the material in a room with a broken window, which allowed for direct vision of the interpreter’s location when the sniper fire occurred.
Co. B completed a search of the suspected sniper’s house with the 258th MP Co. and Iraqi police.
“The combined aspect of the Iraqi police helping find the shooter shows the (Iraqi Security Forces) taking the lead to protect the Iraqi people and provide better security. The Iraqi police are doing their job well,” said Stamatis.
The incident remains under investigation by and Iraqi authorities.
MND-B Soldiers detain two suspected terrorists
1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – A unit from 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducted a cordon and search operation north of Baghdad at approximately 2 a.m. Friday, resulting in the detention of two suspected terrorists.
The 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. continues to conduct offensive operations to provide a safe and secure environment for all Iraqi citizens.
MND-B Soldiers discover weapons caches
BAGHDAD – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, discovered several weapons caches Thursday at approximately 3:15 p.m. while conducting an area reconnaissance in rural Ghazaiya province, northwest of Baghdad,
The caches consisted of 140 155mm mortar rounds, 11 120mm rounds, two rocket propelled grenade launchers, 110 7.62 and .50-caliber rounds, an RPK machine gun, an AK-47 rifle, an HK-91 machine gun, a helicopter rocket, a rocket-propelled grenade and bomb-making materials.
Explosive ordinance disposal teams were called in to destroy the caches.
Coalition Forces will reposition to BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq – Approximately 3,700 Coalition Force Soldiers from around Iraq will be repositioned in order to support the Government of Iraq in their ongoing mission to help secure Baghdad and reduce the level of violence in that city.
With the already scheduled troop rotation of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) the decision was made to reposition it from northern Iraq into Baghdad. The 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), an Alaska-based unit, known as the ‘Artic Wolves’ Brigade, will provide additional security in Baghdad. Their SBCT characteristics provide an enhanced capability to conduct security operations in Baghdad.
“This will place our most experienced unit with our most mobile and agile systems in support of our main effort in Baghdad at a decisive time’, said General George Casey, Multi National Forces – Iraq commander. “With the rest of the elements of the plan, this gives us a potentially decisive capability to affect security in Baghdad in the near term”, General Casey stated.
U.S. and Coalition Force troop levels in Iraq continue to be conditions-based and will be determined in consultation with the Iraqi government. The duration of the temporary deployment of these Iraqi and Coalition forces in Baghdad will be determined by conditions on the ground.
ISF, MND-B Soldiers detain 25 with tip from Iraqi citizens
2nd BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div. PAO
FOB KALSU, Iraq – A tip from concerned Iraqi citizens near Lutifiyah provided Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers with the information they needed to detain 25 individuals Friday suspected of being involved in a marketplace attack in Mahmudiyah last week.
Elements of 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, teamed up with Iraqi police from Iskandariyah to pursue the suspects. The tip focused the search at the Al Rahman Mosque in Lutifiyah.
As the congregation departed the mosque after prayer, women and children were separated from the group and 25 adult males were detained. Five of the detainees are terrorist suspects in connection with bomb-making cells in the area.
The suspects were taken to a detention facility for questioning.
Coalition forces capture alleged foreign terrorist leader
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces announce the capture of 'Umar Hasan Al Rashid Al Dusuri, aka , Ja’far ‘Abdallah Jasim ‘Abdallah, an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq foreign terrorist originally from Saudi Arabia.
Ja’far ‘Adballah admitted to being a member of al-Qaida, and claims he illegally entered Iraq through Syria in July 2005. He provided extensive information of the foreign militia network targeting innocent Iraqi civilians, with the goal of encouraging sectarian violence through Iraq. He admitted to working with multiple terrorist cells throughout Tikrit and the Salah Al Din province.
The lower-level terrorist leader admitted to participating in the Peshmerga checkpoint attack on May 21 in Al Dhuluiya, where he was shot in the neck during the attack. At one time he was also designated as a suicide bomber in the terrorist organization. In fact, he was already in the cue to blow himself up and was only waiting for a mission to be assigned, he said.
Ja’far ‘Abdallah was captured during a raid in Tikrit announced earlier in the month that also resulted in the successful capture of another senior al-Qaida leader in the region. He provided Coalition forces with additional insight into the leadership and operations of al-Qaida in Iraq.
Iraqi and Coalition officials will continue to work closely to ensure Ja’far ‘Abdallah will receive due process through the Iraqi justice system.
Iraqi forces capture foreign fighter In Baghdad
BALAD – Iraqi forces conducted a pre-dawn raid in the Abu Ghuryab area of western Baghdad on July 27 capturing a known foreign fighter and one other individual.
As coalition force advisers observed, an Iraqi Army assault force captured its primary target, a known foreign fighter closely associated with a top facilitator of foreign fighters in Baghdad and Fallujah.
One other unknown individual also was detained by Iraqi forces.
This operation occurred without incident; there were no Iraqi or coalition force casualties.
MNC-I Public Affairs
FOB KALSU, Iraq – A suspected terrorist in Hillah brandishing an AK47 rifle died Friday morning during a confrontation in front of the Imam Ali Mosque.
On a routine patrol through Hillah, a combined patrol saw three armed individuals standing outside the mosque. After telling them they could not carry weapons, the patrol left the area.
They returned approximately 15 minutes later to find the three armed men continuing their activities in front of the mosque. As they approached, the men ran into the mosque, one of the individuals ran back out with an AK47 and pointed it at the patrol.
The unit engaged the individual pointing the weapon and killed him. The patrol was then engaged by small arms fire from the mosque and surrounding buildings. They broke contact, left the area and promptly reported the incident to the Hillah police.
The mayor of Hillah and Brigadier General Qais Hamza, Babil provincial police chief, were able to diffuse a potentially deadly encounter when they talked to the armed force and were able to lower tensions.
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