Combined operations in Diyala continue to obstruct insurgent activity
MULTINATIONAL DIVISION – NORTH PAO
BAQUBAH, Iraq – Iraqi Police and Coalition Forces apprehended three suspected insurgents and seized a sizable cache Tuesday in a combined operation south of Baqubah.
Iraqi police from Baqubah, Iraq and Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1-68th Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Lightning, discovered the individuals, along with a cache, while conducting a combined two-day operation searching area palm groves and the surrounding villages for illegal activity.
During the search, both elements came under small arms fire from a house near where IP and CF were operating. The Soldiers returned fire resulting in one insurgent killed.
The cache consisted of one AK-47, five AK-47 magazines, two hand grenades, IED making materials, anti-Iraqi propaganda, and binoculars. The three detainees were taken to a secure location for questioning, and the cache was destroyed in a controlled environment.
This successful find is part of ongoing combined operations throughout the Diyala province, led by Iraqi Security Forces, to disrupt insurgent activities. It also demonstrates the increased capability of the ISF in Diyala in working to keep the communities safe.
By Spc. C. Terrell Turner
1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Iraqi army soldiers from 1st Platoon, 5th Special Troops Company, 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, graduated from the Macedonian-led basic combat training course Sunday at Camp Taji.
The course was designed by the Macedonian Special Forces Regiment, which is attached to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, to supplement the training the soldiers received in basic training and to allow them to better execute their daily missions alongside the Macedonian soldiers.
“For more than 16 days, we assisted the Macedonians in providing the Iraqi soldiers with additional combat training, to include marksmanship training, two ranges, a shoot house, structure clearing procedures and first aid,” said Sgt. 1st Class Russell Coughenour, noncommissioned officer-in-charge, 3rd Bde, 9th IAD Military Transition Team. “We also focused on basic discipline and noncommissioned officer development during the training.”
Six MTT members and 28 Macedonian soldiers trained the platoon of 52 Iraqi soldiers from start to finish. The platoon will return to its area of operations to conduct military operations.
“It was fabulous,” said Coughenour. “They were a refined crew by the time they were done. They’re just a super bunch of guys.”
The training came to fruition after the Macedonian SF Regt. conducted an assessment of the Iraqi forces during some initial missions.
“Our job is to assist and advise the Iraqis,” said Capt. Zoran Ivanov, contingent commander, Macedonian SF Regt. “The training will allow them to be more confident and proficient in their training.”
The Iraqis seemed to appreciate the additional instruction.
“The training was tough, but good,” said Pvt. Ali, an infantryman with 5th STC, in his second year of service in the new Iraqi army. “I learned some new skills and they taught us things like self-confidence, duty, loyalty, respect and discipline.”
The soldiers are the first to go through the training, but not the last, Ivanov noted. Two more cycles of training are scheduled, which will mean 150 Iraqi soldiers will have gone through the additional training.
“I feel good that I graduated from this course, and I hope I will be able to fight the terrorists,” said Spc. Adel, infantryman, 5th STC. “I want my nation to be at peace.”
Ivanov said he recognized an almost instant change in the soldiers after they completed the training.
“They will go back to their units and begin going on missions after this,” he said. “The soldiers displayed lots of effort. They want to learn. At the end of the training, the difference was obvious. The ‘Scorpions’ of 5th Special Troops Company are completely different soldiers.”
The next graduating class is scheduled for late October.
By Sgt. 1st Class Michael Brock
506th RCT PAO, 101st Abn. Div.
BAGHDAD – A company of Iraqi Army soldiers and Soldiers from Troop B and Company C, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad; Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, captured 28 suspected terrorists Tuesday in a pre-dawn raid that hit nine targets simultaneously in the Jisr Diyala section of east Baghdad.
Among the detainees were three high value individuals, including the number nine person on the division’s high-value target list and two others on the squadron’s high-value target list.
The number nine HVI has allegedly been directly responsible for murders, extra judicial killings, criminal activities and attacks on Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces, said Lt. Col. Brian Winski, commander, 1st Sqdn., 61st Cav. Regt.
During the operations, several weapons and ammunition were confiscated, to include a PKM machine gun, a PKC machine gun drum, a RPK machine gun, a hunting rifle, two handguns, seven AK-47 rifles, five hand grenades and several rocket-propelled grenades.
This operation was an intelligence driven and included gathering information over several months.
“We were given a target of where he (the number nine HVI) had been known to reside,” said 1st Lt. Josh Mangas, platoon leader, 1st Platoon, Troop B. “This was the last known location, and we isolated the position and conducted a normal cordon and search.”
During the operation, no Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured.
“This shows the value of good rehearsals, adaptive leaders, aggressive Soldiers and everybody knowing the plan of who we were after,” Winski said.
Iraqi Police chief survives insurgent attack, tells fellow officers to “continue the fight”
Multinational Force – West PAO
CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq – An Iraqi police chief was wounded when his patrol was ambushed Oct. 3 while in pursuit of suspected insurgents in the city of Baghdadi, Iraq.
Col. Sha’ban al Obeidi, was evacuated to a nearby U.S. military medical facility via helicopter for treatment and was reported in good condition.
One policeman was killed in the attack.
When asked if he had anything to pass to his policemen when he was visited in the hospital by Coalition Forces personnel, he said “Continue to take care of the people, continue the fight. No food, no drink, no pleasure, only fighting the terrorists and eradicating them.”
Baghdadi is a city of about 30,000 nestled along the Euphrates River and about 120 miles west of Baghdad.
The Coalition Forces unit partnered with the Baghdadi police is the Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based Regimental Combat Team 7.
MND-B Soldiers work with the Ministry of Health to care for residents of Ghazaliyah
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, worked Sunday to increase the overall quality of health care provided to Iraqi citizens at a medical operation in Baghdad’s Ghazaliyah neighborhood.
Local doctors, who work at a centrally located clinic in Ghazaliyah, treated residents with support from MND-B personnel as part of Operation Together Forward.
The medical operation was the third offered to the residents of Ghazaliyah since Operation Together Forward brought Soldiers attached to 1st Armored Division into the area Aug. 13.
This operation was notably different from those that preceded it.
“This operation (was) entirely Iraqi run,” said Maj. Huy Luu, a surgeon attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Bn. “It was arranged by the Iraqi army. Our intention is to stand back and allow the doctors to provide their routine care, and if they have any extra needs with medications or diagnosis, we’ll be able to help with that.”
“This clinic can serve about 1,000 people per week,” said Capt. Ray McGuire, Company A, 412th Civil Affairs Battalion. “We’re including the Ministry of Health into the process of planning and speaking with the Iraqi doctors and the Iraqi Security Forces in assessing the needs of the local population.”
According to 1st Bn., 23rd Inf. Regt. leaders, approximately 429 Ghazaliyah residents attended the medical event with eight local doctors providing care. The 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and the Iraqi National Police provided patient screening, inner-cordon security and crowd management.
Sgt. Marie Scott, Co. A., 412th CA Bn., said that the MND-B Soldiers were able to provide basic medications, such as antibiotics, vitamins, eye drops and basic dermatology ointments.
IA, MND-B Soldiers seize multiple weapons caches, detain three suspects
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, along with elements of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, responded to a tip from a detainee and discovered a weapons cache during a combined raid in Baghdad’s Mansour district at approximately 2:40 p.m. Wednesday.
The cache consisted of an M40 improvised-explosive device, 12 anti-tank mines, six 60mm mortar rounds, 63 TNT sticks, 12 hand grenades, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, three RPG booster rockets, a 60mm illumination round, a PKC assault rifle and various bomb-making materials.
In another incident, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th BCT, 101st Airborne Division, detained three suspects who were attempting to take control of a propane station in Baghdad’s Karadah district at approximately 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
In a separate incident, MND-B Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, seized 120 23mm anti-aircraft rounds and an anti-aircraft gun while conducting combat operations south of Baghdad at approximately 1:40 p.m. Wednesday.
7-10 Cav. Regt. respond to attack with mortar fire
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – A mortar section from 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, returned mortar fire after a terrorist mortar attack in Saab al Bour, north of Baghdad, at approximately 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
In less than a minute, the Soldiers from Troop B’s 120mm mortars returned counter fire at an enemy mortar position outside the city.
Apache attack helicopters from 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Inf. Div., also responded to the attack. An AH-64D attack helicopter air crew spotted the enemy position and crew fired on it, destroying the 120mm mortar position, an anti-aircraft gun and a vehicle.
A combined patrol from 2nd Tank Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division and a Multi-National Division – Baghdad Military Transition Team, moved to the enemy location and secured the area.
The patrol seized a 120mm mortar system, an 82mm mortar system, a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun with rounds, a 7.62mm PKC machine gun, an AK-47 assault rifle, five 120mm mortar rounds, 15 82mm mortar rounds, two hand grenades and a global positioning system.
MND-B Soldiers find 14 weapons caches, IEDs and body armor
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
By Staff Sgt. Angela McKinzie
2nd BCT PAO, 10th Mtn. Div.
BAGHDAD – Soldiers from Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, seized 14 separate caches containing weapons, explosives and propaganda material during a combat operation in southern Baghdad Thursday.
The unit found the caches while conducting Operation Commando Hunter which is targeting the al Qaeda network in the Shakariyah Triangle, southwest of Baghdad.
Some of the seized weapons included three anti-tank mines, five anti-personnel mine, six rockets, a 22mm rocket tip, tools for fabricating improvised-explosive devices, 12 sticks of dynamite, a rifle, three rifle scopes, 30 partially completed IEDs, 525 pounds of bulk explosives, three fused rockets, 14 60mm rounds, 19 82mm rounds, 22 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, 44 IEDs, three RPGs, three AK-47 rifles, two PKM machineguns and various bomb-making materials.
The Soldiers also seized a large amount of bomb-making materials, three uniforms, written documents and various types of body armor were found.
The following is a joint statement by U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad and Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I) Commanding General George W. Casey, Jr.
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, United States Ambassador to Iraq and General George W. Casey, Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq release the following statement October 7, 2006 condemning the abduction and killing of Council of Representatives member Mohammed Rihda Mahmoud and his driver.
“On behalf of the US Mission and Multi-National Force-Iraq, we condemn the murder of Mr. Rihda Mahmoud and his driver. The terrorists who carried out this attack are the enemies of the Iraqi people, desperate to derail the progress Iraq is making toward freedom and prosperity. Although they killed Mr. Mahmoud, they cannot kill the vision he shared with the Iraqi people of a stable, secure, and unified Iraq.
We pledge to work with and support the Government of Iraq and Iraqi Security Forces to capture and prosecute these murderers with the swiftest justice afforded under the Iraqi law. This heinous act will not stop the Council of Representatives from continuing its efforts to build a secure and prosperous country for all Iraqis.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of Mr. Rihda Mahmoud and his driver, to Mr. Mahmoud’s colleagues in the Council of Representatives, and to the Iraqi people, who Mr. Ridha Mahmoud represented until his untimely death.
We reaffirm our support and commitment to the Government of Iraq, the Council of Representatives, and the Iraqi people in their quest to achieve a democratic and prosperous future. Working together, we will ensure that Mr. Rihda Mahmoud’s vision becomes reality.
May God bless the people of Iraq.”
MND-B Soldiers seize 30 weapons, munitions caches
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Soldiers from Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, have seize a total of 30 weapons caches this week in the southern Baghdad area.
As reported earlier, Soldiers of 4th Bn., 31st Inf. Regt., seized 14 weapons caches through Wednesday; through Saturday, the Soldiers seized an additional 16 weapons caches in the southern Baghdad area.
The caches comprised large quantities of assault rifles, machine guns, ammunition and a wide assortment of explosives and bomb-making materials.
The most significant find within the caches were four aircraft bombs, believed to be 500 pounds apiece. The munitions are believed to have been intended for building a massive improvised-explosive device to be used in Baghdad.
Other items in the find include 86 90mm rockets, a 107mm rocket, two fertilizer bags containing home-made explosives, two 120mm mortar rounds and a variety of remote-controlled-triggering devices.
Also found were three Dishka 12.5mm heavy machine guns with 20 full ammunition cans and a 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine gun.
Soldiers also found several rocket propelled grenade launchers with 34 grenades, and two RPK machine guns with ammunition. A suspected terrorist was detained at the scene.
The caches were found during Operation Commando Hunter, which is designed to deny the terrorists sanctuary within the brigade’s area of operations.
Iraqi Soldiers Assume Control of Fallujah Civil-Military Operations Center
FALLUJAH, Iraq – Iraqi soldiers from the 1st Iraqi Army Division assumed responsibility for the Fallujah Civil-Military Operations Center from Regimental Combat Team 5 Marines in downtown Fallujah Oct. 6.
“Today will help make Fallujah and Iraq more safe,” said Iraqi Capt. Lathe, a commander in 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st IA Division.
“The building itself is completely turned over to the Iraqi Army,” said 33-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 2 Josh Stone, the CMOC security officer from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “This is one step closer to turning the battlespace over to the Iraqi Army.”
The CMOC facility, which formerly housed a fitness center and school, has served in its current capacity as a government center since Operation Al Fajr, according to Capt. Jodie Sweezey, a 37-year-old team leader in the 4th Civil Affairs Group from Arlington Va. The operation, planned and executed by the 1st Marine Division under the command of Maj. Gen Richard Natonski in 2004, resulted in the recovery of the city from insurgent elements who had taken refuge there.
The complex remains home to the mayor’s office and will continue to host the Fallujah City Council Meeting, which convenes on Tuesdays.
The civil services previously provided at the complex, however, will now be available at the Fallujah Development Center, located on the immediate outskirts of the city.
“It gives ownership back to their city,” said Sgt. Austin Moore, a 22-year-old sergeant of the guard Marine from Claxton, Tenn., who has served in the CMOC since August. “The more we give back to them the more they will take care of.”
IA discovers weapons cache in Tamin
MULTINATIONAL DIVISION – NORTH PAO
TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Army soldiers discovered a weapons cache Thursday in Tamin in the Diyala Province that included 30 120mm mortar rounds, mortar fuses and one vehicle with stolen license plates.
The Soldiers, from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, discovered the cache while conducting a cordon and search of the village in an effort to disrupt insurgent activities in the area.
The successful mission came after extensive planning and rehearsal on the part of the Iraqi unit with Coalition Force advisors assisting during the mission planning and review phases.
IA soldiers detain high-value target
30 terrorists killed during combined operation in Diwaniyah
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed approximately 30 terrorists and detained a high-value target after a terrorist attack Oct. 8 in Diwaniyah, south of Baghdad.
Iraqi Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, supported by MND-B Soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were conducting a combined combat patrol to detain a high-value target when their patrol was attacked with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
An M1A2 Abrams Tank was struck by multiple RPG rounds and was severely damaged. IA and MND-B Soldiers engaged the enemy forces and killed approximately 30 of the terrorists.
Reportedly, up to 10 enemy RPG teams attacked the combined forces, of which six teams were destroyed. MND-B and IA Soldiers immediately secured the area so the damaged vehicle could be recovered.
While IA and CF Soldiers were securing the area, additional Iraqi Army soldiers continued with their mission and seized the high-value target, who allegedly was involved in the murder of IA soldiers on Aug. 28. Three other individuals were also detained.
Thus far, no Iraqi Army or Coalition force casualties have been reported. Operations continue at this time, and additional details will be provided as they become available.
MND-B Soldiers seize weapons, detain 5 suspected terrorists
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team found a large weapons cache in Baghdad’s Rusafa district at approximately 7:45 a.m. Friday.
The cache contained 24 82mm mortars, five 60mm mortars, 11 60mm mortar cheese charges, four 80mm mortar rounds, 266 RPK rounds, two rocket-propelled grenades, 12 grenades, an RPK machinegun, an AK-47 assault rifle, 847 AK-47 rounds, 450 PKC rounds, a block of TNT and a stick of TNT.
In a separate incident, Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detained five suspected terrorists and confiscated weapons while conducting combat operations near Saab Al-Bour, northwest of Baghdad, at approximately 8 a.m. Friday.
While conducting a search of several houses in the area, 1st BCT Soldiers found five AK-47s, an SKS sniper rifle, an RPK machinegun, 600-800 loose rounds of ammunition and two hand grenades. The Soldiers also detained five suspected terrorists, who were occupying an abandoned home and maintaining the munitions.
The suspects were detained for further questioning, and the munitions were destroyed by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.
Seven detained, two large caches confiscated during combined ISF, CF operation
MULTINATIONAL DIVISION – NORTH PAO
BALAD RUZ, Iraq – Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces concluded a
successful combined operation Tuesday, Oct. 3, which resulted in seven
suspected insurgents being detained and discovery of two large caches of
ordinance.
Iraqi Police of the Dali Abbas Police Station and Soldiers with the 1st
Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division and 5-73 Cavalry, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, Task Force Lightning, set out to locate and detain explosives smugglers
and confiscate their cargo in an effort to interdict the flow of arms to terrorist
groups in the Diyala province.
The confiscated caches consisted of more than 159 individual pieces of
ordinance to include, anti-tank mines, small arms munitions and other IED
making material.
The detainees were taken for questioning and the two caches were
destroyed.
The mission was one of several successful ISF-led combined operations
during the past week in Diyala, with ISF demonstrating their ability to plan and
lead counter-insurgency operations.
Two insurgents captured outside Samarra
MULTINATIONAL DIVISION – NORTH PAO
SAMARRA, Iraq – Iraqi Police and ground forces conducting a joint patrol captured two suspected insurgents who were attempting to enter the city of Samarra Oct. 9 by vehicle through a gap in the city’s surrounding berm.
A search of the suspects’ vehicle revealed a sniper rifle. The individuals were detained for questioning.
The combined patrol also apprehended an individual after receiving small arms and indirect fire at a checkpoint.
After determining the point of origin of the indirect fire, IPs found and detained a man who had a mortar tube and mortars in his possession.
There were no injuries to IP or ground forces personnel or damage to equipment during the incidents.
The detentions come as Iraqi Security Force continue to take the lead in providing security for the people of Iraq.
IA, US Soldiers build relationships with Iraqi citizens to eliminate terrorists
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi Army soldiers, working in conjunction with Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers, executed Operation Half Nelson Wednesday, which was designed to build trust between Iraqi civilians and Iraqi and Coalition forces and eliminate terrorist threats in Baghdad’s Hurriyah neighborhood.
The operation focused on gathering information as well as getting to know the residents of the Baghdad neighborhood, which is suspected of harboring terrorists.
Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, combined their efforts to conduct a cordon and knock mission.
Operation Half Nelson, part of Operation Together Forward, began when Iraqi and Coalition forces blocked off a small area, established a security perimeter and spoke with local citizens, who voluntarily opened a dialogue with them.
“Today’s mission was to conduct a cordon and knock in order to gather information on suspects who have been implicated in sectarian violence,” said 1st Lt. Jacob Hughes, platoon leader, Co. A., 1st Bn., 23rd Inf. Regt. “The people are saying that things have gotten a lot better ever since we came in and began working together with the Iraqi Army. It’s good to see that children can walk to school without being escorted by adults.”
“The Soldiers of 1-23 Inf. Regt. enjoy working with the Iraqi Army,” Hughes said. “Obviously, there are language barriers, but we have developed a special bond with the strike platoon of 4th Bn., 1st Bde., 6th IAD. We are all Soldiers, and we are doing the same thing – making the people of Baghdad feel safe.”
ISF shuts down Insurgent Financial Operation
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD — Local police, supported by special Iraqi Army forces, conducted a raid Oct. 9 in Tikrit against a local hawala allegedly used by individuals and businesses to provide financial support to insurgent groups and detained 16 individuals.
The hawala, a local financial system for banking and money exchange, was allegedly being used by insurgents and criminals to hide money made through illegal activity and illegally funneled into Iraq. The daylight raid was based on tips from Iraqi citizens.
Iraqi Police and Army forces, with coalition advisers, shut down the suspected illegal financial activity which was directly supporting foreign fighters and the ongoing insurgency. This support was directly responsible for attacks targeting Iraqi civilians as well as Iraqi Security and Coalition forces.
No significant damage was done in the area and there were no civilian, Iraqi Force or ground forces casualties.
This operation is an example of the resolve of Iraqi citizens to stop the illegal and violent activity bringing harm to their communities and demonstrates the increased ability of the Iraqi Security Force to target and combat insurgent activity.
DNA confirms death of al-Qaeda bagram fugitive
BAGHDAD – Ground forces have verified the death of Mahmoud Ahmed Mohammed Al-Rashid, also known as Umar Faruq, through DNA testing.
During a raid, Sept 25 in Basrah, ground forces killed Mahmoud Ahmed Mohammed Al-Rashid Faruq. As forces maneuvered to the objective, they received small-arms fire from suspected terrorists. Forces killed an individual wielding a firearm as they reached the objective. After taking photographs and gathering DNA evidence from the individual, ground forces left the suspected terrorist remains at the site. It was later determined through DNA gathered the individual killed was Umar Faruq.
16 detained during raid on al-Qaeda in Iraq meeting
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Force detained 16 suspected terrorists Tuesday during an early morning raid west of Balad targeting an al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist group that conducts car bomb and IED attacks in the Samarra area.
Credible intelligence indicated that a meeting with 30 armed individuals at the objective was taking place. As the raid commenced, numerous men fled the objective building and other buildings including some running to a nearby river to escape.
The ground force determined the occupants of the building showed hostile intent and used a concussion grenade as a force protection measure during the clearing process.
Coalition Force personnel discovered seven personnel in the room, four of them wounded – two women and two children. The Coalition ground force evacuated the civilians from the building. The ground force then administered first aid to the wounded, stabilized them, and moved them to a Coalition medical facility by helicopter.
Over the next few hours, the ground force continued to clear the objective area. During this process, the ground force received and subsequently returned fire, wounding one suspected terrorist. Another suspected terrorist received minor wounds as he attempted to flee and was apprehended by the ground force. Coalition ground force personnel detained both suspected terrorists.
The actions of terrorists demonstrate their intent to undermine the Iraqi government. It is unfortunate that terrorists continue to surround themselves with women and children as they plan for operations and target innocent Iraqis.
Paratroopers discover weapons cache, detain several insurgents
MULTINATIONAL DIVISION – NORTH PAO
TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Police and Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, detained more than 30 insurgents and a substantial weapons cache Oct. 6 during Operation Dallas, in the Salah ad Din Province.
Paratroopers from Task Force Loyalty, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provided oversight and support for the Iraqi Security Force’s operation, which targeted numerous insurgent cells throughout the province.
Iraq Security Force planned, led and executed the operation, resulting in the detention of 36 individuals and the confiscation of 700 7.76mm rounds, 31 blasting caps, more than 30 various types of rockets and mortar rounds, 25 fuses, three ready-to-place improvised explosive devises, two handmade rocket-launcher base plates, a variety of IED-making material, dynamite and TNT.
ISF Conducts Raid Against Kidnapping and Murder Cell, Captures One
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Security Force conducted a raid on October 9 in the Jabbur area, south of Baghdad, and captured one individual suspected of belonging to a kidnapping and murder cell.
The Iraqi Security Force, with coalition advisers, quickly secured the objective area and entered multiple buildings looking for members of a kidnapping and murder cell allegedly responsible for numerous violent crimes against Iraqi civilians. All targeted persons had outstanding Ministry of Interior arrest warrants. Iraqi forces detained one individual and departed the area.
There were no Iraqi Force or Coalition Force casualties during the operation.
Iraqi Army Captures Bomb-Maker in Sadr City
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Army conducted an early-morning raid on October 9 in Sadr City, Baghdad, capturing a suspected bomb-maker responsible for improvised explosive device attacks against Iraqi civilians.
The bomb maker is allegedly the leader of a criminal cell constructing weapons for use by illegal armed groups, including IEDs used in sectarian attacks against Iraqi citizens as well as bombs that specifically target the Iraqi Army and Coalition Force.
The Iraqi Army, with coalition advisers, surrounded the objective area and found the suspected bomb-maker after a short search. During the operation, Iraqi forces killed one armed enemy fighter who posed an immediate threat. The Iraqi Force then withdrew from the area with the targeted individual and five other detainees.
There were no Iraqi Security Force, or Coalition Force casualties during the operation.
11 terrorists killed after attacking combined ISF, CF patrol
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
DIWANIYAH, Iraq – The Iraqi Security Force and Coalition Force clashed with terrorists at approximately 6 p.m. Oct. 2 in Diwaniyah, near the Al Qaim Mosque, in the Al Chalabia district.
A joint Iraqi and Coalition patrol was conducting a routine movement through the city of Diwaniyah and stopped to speak with IPs at a checkpoint across from the Al Qaim mosque. As the ISF and CF Soldiers were preparing to continue their patrol, two grenades were thrown from the vicinity of the mosque toward their positions.
The Iraqi Army Soldiers immediately returned fire and killed two terrorists in an alley next to the mosque. After the grenades were thrown, the patrol was attacked by terrorists with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.
ISF and CF Soldiers immediately repositioned vehicles and returned fire. During the attack, the patrol was fired upon by six to seven enemy fighters dressed as Iraqi policemen. The patrol returned fire and killed six of the terrorists dressed as IPs and heavily damaged a pickup truck with IP markings. The Iraqi Security Force and Coalition Force did not enter the mosque. As the patrol departed, a terrorist on the roof of the Al Qaim Mosque fired on the trail
vehicle; Soldiers returned fire and killed the terrorist.
The attackers were clearly identified as hostile. During the attack, approximately 11 enemy fighters were killed. A Coalition Force humvee was damaged by an RPG during the attack and two Coalition Force Soldiers were wounded.
Iraqi Security Forces Spoil Terrorist Attack
MULTINATIONAL DIVISION – NORTH PAO
MOSUL, Iraq – Iraqi Security Force defeated a complex attack in Mosul Thursday night with the aid of ground Forces.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 3nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division attacked and destroyed a terrorist mortar cell at approximately 6 p.m. Thursday night after Forward Operating Base Marez received indirect fire. Two terrorists were killed, one wounded and one detained in the attack. Soldiers captured a significant weapons cache in the immediate area that contained three 82-mm mortar tubes with 18 mortar rounds and a 120-mm mortar tube with multiple mortar rounds.
During the attack, Coalition Soldiers witnessed terrorists flee to a building nearby. An outer cordon was set while Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division assaulted the building killing two terrorists and capturing three.
In western Mosul at approximately the same time, Iraqi Security Force together with Soldiers from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division defeated a complex terrorist attack involving small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire. During the fighting, Iraqi Police and Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, cordoned the area capturing several mobile weapons caches and killing and detaining numerous terrorists involved in the attacks. One Iraqi Army Soldier and four Iraqi Police were wounded in the fighting.
Iraqi Police Headquarters in Mosul reported between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday they detained 39 suspected terrorists, wounded two terrorists and killed eight terrorists. They also captured several small arms weapons caches, 10 vehicles suspected of being used for terrorist activity and one large truck with weapons. At the time of this report, Iraqi Police are still inventorying and transporting the seized weapons for disposal. Twelve Coalition Forces Soldiers were wounded in the initial mortar attack on FOB Marez East. Four soldiers were treated and returned to duty, 5 were not seriously wounded and 3 were seriously wounded. Their names are not being released at this time.
IA soldiers respond to attack, kill 3 terrorists; MND-B Soldiers detain 14 suspects
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Force and Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers worked together to kill three terrorists and detain 14 suspected terrorists over two days this week.
A combined patrol from 2nd Tank Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, and 463rd Military Police Company, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, killed three terrorists and detained one in Saab al Bour, north of Baghdad, at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday.
After being attacked by small-arms fire, the patrol engaged the terrorists, killing one and wounding several others; the patrol then called for attack aviation support and continued to press the fight against the enemy forces.
U.S. Army AH-64D Apache attack helicopters from 1st Bn., 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Inf. Div., responded to the call and engaged two terrorists in an open field.
In a separate incident, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, detained a terrorist cell leader and three of his associates in Adhamiyah at approximately 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.
A patrol, consisting of Iraqi policemen and Soldiers from 463rd Military Police Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, responded to a small-arms fire attack from an unknown number of terrorists, searched the area, and detained two suspected terrorists in Saab al Bour, north of Baghdad, at approximately 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Soldiers from 2nd Tank Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, identified the two suspected terrorists as the same men who fired at them on previous days.
Meanwhile, a separate patrol from 1st BCT observed eight local nationals acting suspiciously and detained them near Boob al Sham, north of Baghdad, at approximately 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.
The Headquarters Detachment patrol requested assistance from Company C, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
At 3:30 p.m., the Co. C patrol arrived to assist the first patrol and maintain custody of the detainees. The second patrol returned to their base to question the detainees. After questioning the eight suspects, all were released except for an Iranian foreign fighter.
The Coalition Force defeats complex attack
MULTINATIONAL FORCE – WEST PAO
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – The Coalition Force successfully defeated a complex insurgent small arms fire attack in Ramadi Oct. 16, killing three insurgents.
Insurgents attacked three different Coalition locations from several buildings at the same time with small-arms fire. In response to the attack, the Coalition Force established the origin of the gunfire and returned fire with small-arms and machine-gun fire. When the enemy’s fire did not cease, the Coalition Force used increasing levels of force, to include tank main gun rounds followed by an air-delivered missile.
There are no reports of civilian casualties. Three insurgents were confirmed killed as a result of the attack. No Coalition Force Soldiers were injured during the attack.
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