16 SUSPECTED SECRET CELL TERRORISTS DETAINEDBAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces detained 16 suspected terrorists Friday morning during raids in Sadr City.
The individuals targeted during the raid are suspected members of a secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.
Intelligence reports also indicate the secret cell has ties to a kidnapping network that conducts attacks within Iraq as well as interactions with rogue elements throughout Iraq and into Iran.
“This morning’s success is yet another example of the dedication and determination of Coalition forces to rid Iraq of the terrorist organizations that threaten the safety and security of this country and its people,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
Commandos discover Iranian weapons
2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. (LI) PAO
Multi-National Division – Center PAO
MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq — Coalition forces discovered a weapons cache during a combat operation south of Baghdad.
Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light
Infantry) discovered four improvised explosive devices, components for 25
additional IEDs, seven 107mm Iranian rockets and an 81mm Iranian mortar in
the Mahmudiyah area.
conducted by an explosive ordnance team.
Paratroopers find 11 IEDs
Multi-National Division – Center PAO
4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
KALSU, Iraq – Paratroopers found and destroyed 11 improvised explosive
devices emplaced on roads throughout Babil province, south of Baghdad,
Thursday night.
While conducting security patrols in the Spartan’s area of operations, the
paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
were able to find the IEDs before they could be used against Coalition Forces or
Iraqi army soldiers.
All of the devices were either destroyed in place or taken by explosive
ordnance disposal teams for further investigation prior to destruction.
Iraqi SOF detain six suspected al-Qaeda members during raid in Radwaniyah
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured six suspects linked to the al-Qaeda network in Radwaniyah, who carried out attacks on local civilians and troops, during an operation conducted May 4. The operation was aimed at disrupting Al-Qaeda operations responsible for vehicle borne IED attacks in Baghdad.
During the raid of several residences in Radwaniyah village nine miles west of central Baghdad, Iraqi SOF detained their primary targets without incident. Seven other suspects who were also present during the operation were also detained.
The primary targets of this operation are alleged to be involved in an insurgent network that is responsible for conducting attacks against local civilians, Iraqi Security Forces and coalition forces in the surrounding Radwaniyah and Baghdad areas.
ISOF also destroyed a vehicle believed to contain a VBIED. All civilians were cleared from the area prior to detonation.
No Iraqi or coalition forces were injured during this operation.
MND-B troops thwart insurgent plans;
discover truck bomb
By Maj. Kirk Luedeke
4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div. PAO
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers stopped what might
have been a costly attack May 4 in the Rashid District of the Iraqi capital’s south
side when they discovered and disposed of a large truck bomb.
The members of the Fort Riley, Kan.-based Company C, 1st Battalion,
28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions,” currently assigned to Company A, 1st Bn.
77th Armored Regt. and operating with 1st Bn., 18th Inf. Regt., were conducting
a routine patrol when they spotted a large blue tanker truck matching the
description of a vehicle suspected of having been converted into a vehicular
bomb.
A search of the truck resulted in the discovery of 14 155mm artillery shells
wired for detonation.
After securing the area and cordoning off adjacent streets and
neighborhoods to prevent any collateral damage, an explosive ordnance disposal
team destroyed the vehicle and munitions.
“When proactive Soldiers are alert and understand their mission, everyone
benefits,” said Col. Ricky D. Gibbs, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Infantry Division.
A second weapons cache was also discovered by the Black Lions troops.
The Soldiers from Company C uncovered 27 120mm rounds and six 82mm
mortar rounds. The additional munitions were placed at the controlled detonation
site of the blue tanker truck by an EOD team and a second controlled detonation
destroyed them.
“These heroes saved a lot of lives today,” Gibbs said. “They had the
situational awareness and wherewithal to immediately take action and prevent a
potential large-scale tragedy from occurring.”
Operation Eagle Dive II nets 33 suspected terrorists
2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. (LI) PAO
Multi-National Division – Center PAO
YUSUFIYAH, Iraq – Coalition and Iraqi forces detained 33 suspected terrorists
during a combat operation in Lutifiyah, Iraq April 26.
Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division in conjunction
with 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) of Fort Drum, N.Y., detained the terrorists
during Operation Eagle Dive II, an operation intended to deny planned attacks on
Patrol Base Lutifiyah.
The suspects were captured in a house-to-house search.
The detainees are being held for further questioning.
Rashid clearing continues: troops seize EFP construction cache
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Security Forces, along with Soldiers from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division continued clearing operations in the Rashid District of southwestern Baghdad May 5-6, detaining four suspected terrorists and confiscating several weapons caches, including one found at what is believed to be an explosively-formed projectile (EFP) construction site.
Stryker troops from the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment “Tomahawks,” along with Iraqi national police and Iraqi Army troops, continued the fourth and fifth days of Operation Dragon Fire/Arrowhead Strike 10 to rid the Rashid District of terrorists and criminals and to protect the population.
One of the caches discovered consisted of components used to build EFPs.
“This is a significant find because of the threat EFPs pose,” said Col. Ricky D. Gibbs, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, whose unit is responsible for the operational area within the Rashid District. “These components will never be assembled into something that can harm others. It also shows how effective the (clearing) operation is at getting after those who aren’t acting in the best interests of a safe and secure Iraq.”
Also discovered in two days of clearing operations were caches consisting of AK-47 assault rifles, an RPK machinegun, large amounts of 7.62mm ammunition and mortar rounds of varying calibers (81mm, 82mm and 120mm) The operation included about 200 Iraqi Army troops and national policemen and 1,100 U.S Army Soldiers working together to keep pressure on those conducting activities against the government and Coalition in Iraq.
Iraqi National Police coordinates with 1-15 Infantry to combat extremists
Multi-National Division – Center PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – U.S. Army Apache
helicopters killed eight to 10 insurgents southeast of Salman Pak, Iraq, following
a short clash between Iraqi National Police and extremists late Friday night.
Extremists engaged Iraqi National Police with machine-gun fire and
mortars at a checkpoint along a main thoroughfare outside of Salman Pak.
Coalition AH-64 attack helicopters from the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment
were on site within minutes of Company C, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division relaying reports from the
INP.
The attack helicopters identified two trucks fleeing the scene, both with
multiple armed occupants. The attack helicopters engaged the trucks destroying
both vehicles and killing eight to 10 extremists.
1-15 Infantry is a part of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd
Infantry Division out of Fort Benning, Ga. and the 1-227th Aviation is part of the
1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas.
MNF-W finds weapons caches
Multi-National Force – West PAO
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – Marines on patrol from Regimental Combat Team 6, found numerous weapons caches approximately six kilometers southwest of Camp Fallujah Friday.
All items found were safely and successfully destroyed by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.
The items found include:
• 350 Mortar charges150 9 volt batteries
• 54 Mortar rounds of various sizes
• 20 Tank rounds
• 19 Rocket propelled grenade rounds
• 10 Loaded AK-47 magazines
• 10 Blasting caps
• 10 Waterproof flairs
• 10 Dragonov sniper rifle rounds
• 7 IED initiator systems
• 5 Anti-aircraft guns of various calibers, one mounted in the bed of a truck
• 4 Iraqi Army uniforms
• 4 Spools of command wire
• 3 Pressure plate IED initiators
• 3 Recoilless rifle (anti-armor) rounds
• 3 Machine guns of various caliber
• 3 Rocket propelled grenade boosters
• 2 Base stations
• 1 Rocket motor
• 1 RCA controller
13 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS DETAINED
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained 13 suspected terrorists Sunday during raids targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq, a foreign fighter facilitation network and improvised explosive device networks.
Coalition Forces detained four individuals northeast of Karmah for their suspected involvement facilitating the movement of foreign fighters into Iraq.
Four more suspected terrorists with alleged ties to the al-Qaeda in Iraq network were detained in the town of Hit, and Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist in Ramadi, allegedly associated with the al-Qaeda network.
Intelligence reports led Coalition Forces to a suspected weapons dealer in Baghdad, where they detained three suspected terrorists believed to transport weapons and facilitate foreign fighters.
Coalition Forces targeted the Baghdad vehicle-borne improvised explosive device network, and detained one suspected terrorist in a raid in the city.
“We’re targeting organizations that equip terrorists and execute attacks that kill and injure innocent Iraqis,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “We continue to steadily and systematically dismantle their networks.”
COALITION FORCES FIND TORTURE ROOM, DESTROY WEAPONS CACHE IN SADR CITY
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces destroyed a torture room, a large cache of weapons and improvised explosive device-making materials Sunday morning while targeting terrorists in Sadr City.
Coalition Forces targeted the location based on intelligence reports that indicated the presence of suspected members of a secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.
During a search of the objective, Coalition Forces found a torture room and cache of over 150 mortar rounds, ammunition and IED-making materials.
Because the explosive nature and instability of the materials, Coalition Forces cordoned off the area and an explosive ordnance team detonated the materials in place.
When ground forces initially approached buildings at the targeted location, they began receiving heavy small arms fire, including rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons, from one of the buildings. Coalition Forces, using appropriate self-defense measures, returned fire.
Four more armed men engaged Coalition Forces from behind a vehicle, which was struck when Coalition Forces returned fire, reacting to the hostile actions with appropriate self-defense measures and fired on it. The vehicle was destroyed.
Despite efforts to subdue the armed terrorists, Coalition Forces continued to receive enemy fire. Coalition Forces used actions to react to the perceived threat in self-defense and called for close air support to suppress the armed terrorists who were firing rocket propelled grenades.
Coalition Forces estimate eight to 10 armed individuals were killed during the exchange of fire during the operation.
Intelligence reports indicate that the secret cell has ties to a kidnapping network that conducts attacks within Iraq as well as interactions with rogue elements throughout Iraq and into Iran.
“Coalition Forces continue to target terrorists who use torture, improvised explosives devices, and facilitate the training of those who would use the same methods,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “We continue to strike at the networks around Iraq that disregard the safety of all Iraqis.”
15 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS DETAINED
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces detained 15 suspected terrorists Monday during raids around the country targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq and its senior leaders.
While targeting al-Qaeda in al-Hillah, Coalition forces conducted a raid and detained nine suspected terrorists, including one individual believed to be a leader in the network.
Coalition forces detained two suspected terrorists in an operation east of Balad where they were targeting al-Qaeda’s senior leadership.
In Anbar province, Coalition forces detained three individuals with suspected ties to al-Qaeda senior leadership during two separate raids west of Taji.
One suspected terrorist was detained when Coalition forces raided an area north of Fallujah. The individual is believed to be in direct contact with senior al-Qaeda leaders.
“Our targets continue to be those who network together to organize and execute attacks against innocent Iraqis,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
18 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS DETAINED
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces detained 18 suspected terrorists during raids around Iraq Tuesday and Wednesday, targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders and their network by exploiting information from previous operations.
Coalition forces detained four suspected terrorists southeast of Taji Wednesday morning for their ties to an alleged senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader. Intelligence reports indicate the alleged senior leader is an explosives expert and has just been promoted to make up for the degradation of the network after several recent arrests by Coalition forces.
Information gained from successful operations on Apr. 29 led Coalition forces to four individuals north of Karmah, who were detained for their suspected involvement with the al-Qaeda in Iraq command network. In related operations near Baghdad and Ramadi, Coalition forces detained seven more suspected terrorists allegedly tied to the same network.
Coalition forces detained three individuals in Mosul Tuesday afternoon for suspected ties to al-Qaeda senior leadership there.
“We’re continuing to build on our successes to disrupt the al-Qaeda in Iraq network and stop their merciless and murderous attacks against the Iraqi people,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
CCCI convicts 33, sentences 1 to death, 1 to life, 6 to 30 years imprisonment
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) convicted 33 individuals from April 30 – May 5, for violations of the Iraqi Terrorist Law, Penal Code and Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Orders enforced by the Iraqi judiciary.
The trial court sentenced an individual to death April 30 after being found guilty of violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law. The individual was captured August 24, 2006 near Ramadi by Multi-National Forces and subsequently admitted to being a foreign fighter from Algeria, belonging to Jaysh Al-Islam, possessing a false identification card and conducting attacks against Coalition forces in Iraq.
The individual admitted to conducting an attack against an American convoy and personally shooting down an American helicopter. He also admitted to participating in an attack against U.S. Marines around Haditha, Iraq, where his group killed seven Marines, and kidnapped a hostage, which was later killed.
The CCCI sentenced another individual to life imprisonment April 30 after being found guilty of violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law. The individual admitted he financed a ten-man insurgent group that was responsible for conducting at least six Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks against Multi-National Forces in Iraq. The individual was captured Nov. 17, 2006.
Twenty-one individuals were convicted for violating Coalition Provisional Authority Order 3/2003 - possession of illegal weapons. Six were sentenced to 30 years imprisonment, two were sentenced to 20 years, three to 15 years imprisonment, six to 10 years imprisonment, two to three years imprisonment and two to one year imprisonment with a 50,000 dinar fine.
One individual was sentenced to 15 years for violation of Article 10/1/A of the Iraqi Passport Law. Six individuals were sentenced to one to six years imprisonment for Iraqi Penal Code violations for using or taking advantage of someone’s legal documents, illegal use of documents, and for violating Iraqi Residency laws.
One individual was convicted of violating CPA Order 27/3, illegal weapons possession and was sentenced to two years imprisonment and a 100,000 dinar fine. Two individuals were sentenced to three years imprisonment for violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law.
Since its establishment under an amendment to CPA Order 13, in April 2004, the Central Criminal Court has held 2,115 trials for suspected criminals apprehended by Coalition Forces. The Iraqi Court proceedings have resulted in the conviction of 1,821 individuals with sentences ranging from imprisonment to death.
Iraqi SOF detain individuals suspected for Sarafiyah Bridge VBIED attack
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces conducted a morning operation May 9 in Baghdad, capturing three suspects believed to be involved in the vehicle borne improvised explosive device attack on the Sarafiyah Bridge on April 12.
With coalition advisers present for support, Iraqi forces raided a residence in a Baghdad neighborhood and detained their primary targets without incident.
The primary targets of this operation are alleged to be responsible for the planning of the VBIED attack on the Sarafiyah Bridge in Baghdad. The attack destroyed the bridge and killed innocent Iraqi civilians.
No Iraqi or coalition forces were injured during this operation.
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed four terrorists, detained 13 suspected terrorists and uncovered five caches of weapons and improvised explosive device-making materials during an operation May 4-7 in Anbar Province.
Coalition Forces identified four terrorists emplacing IEDs on the opposite side of the Euphrates River May 5 and called in an air strike. The four terrorists were killed.
On May 6, Coalition Forces patrolling along the Euphrates River found seven barrels of highly concentrated chemicals used in the production of highly unstable and dangerous homemade IEDs. The chemicals were safely destroyed on site.
Also during the four-day operation, Coalition Forces uncovered approximately four IEDs on various roadways. Coalition Forces destroyed the IEDs and eliminated the threat the civilian population and Coalition Forces.
Thirteen suspected terrorists were detained over the four days for possession of IED materials, IED emplacement, confessions to killing local civilians and possession of illegal weapons.
Coalition Forces found five caches of weapons, including two heavy machine gun mounts stored in a vehicle, which they destroyed. Also in the caches, Coalition Forces found 450 hand grenades, 28 rockets, two anti-armor weapons, mortar fuses, ammunition and an explosives mixing laboratory. Each cache was destroyed on site.
“Over the four-day operation Coalition forces successfully pushed al-Qaeda in Iraq away from the homes and families of these Iraqis, allowing them to return to a safe and normal life,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
Iraqi Army troops repel insurgent attack on Adhamiyah hospital
Multi-National Division – Baghdad
CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Army Division successfully repelled an attack by insurgents on the Al Numan Hospital, in Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District May 9.
The Joint Security Station (JSS) in Adhamiyah was tipped off to the impending attack by a caller. The JSS notified Iraqi Army Soldiers near the hospital who responded to the threat.
Iraqi Army troops engaged insurgents at the back of the hospital. The Iraq Army Soldiers killed one insurgent and wounded another trying to climb over a security wall carrying duffle bags of weapons and explosives.
Three Iraq Army Soldiers were wounded defending the hospital.
Reinforcements arrived quickly from the Joint Security Station. The wounded were treated and evacuated by the Iraqi troops.
Following the failed insurgent attack, one AK-47, three AK-47 magazines, one hand grenade and one 60mm mortar round was rigged to explode with a hand grenade fuse were found behind the hospital.
The insurgents were attempting to emplace at least one improvised explosive device in the hospital.
ONE TERRORIST KILLED, BOMB MATERIALS DESTROYED
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and detained two suspected terrorists during early-morning raids in Anbar Province while targeting a chemical bomb network and smuggling operations.
Building on information from recent operations, Coalition Forces targeted a location north of Karmah that was allegedly part of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device network that uses chlorine in its attacks. As Coalition Forces approached the building, an armed terrorist emerged and engaged ground forces with small arms fire. Coalition Forces used appropriate self-defense measures to react to the hostile threat and killed the armed terrorist.
Coalition Forces set up a cordon around the targeted building and the bomb making material inside were safely destroyed.
In another operation, Coalition Forces detained two individuals for suspected ties to a smuggling activities supporting al-Qaeda in Iraq.
“As long as the al-Qaeda network plans and executes deadly attacks against Iraqis and those trying to protect them, we will seek them out and disrupt their activities,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
Air strike in Sadr City, three secret cell terrorists killed
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed three terrorists and detained four suspected terrorists Thursday morning during raids in Sadr City.
The individuals targeted during the raid are suspected members of a secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.
Upon arrival at the targeted area, ground forces received small arms fire from two separate buildings. Coalition Forces, using appropriate self-defense measures, returned fire and engaged the armed terrorists.
Despite efforts to subdue the armed terrorists, Coalition Forces continued to receive enemy fire. Using appropriate escalation of force to react to the perceived threat, Coalition Forces called for close air support, killing three armed terrorists.
During the course of the morning’s operations, Coalition Forces targeted a concentration of buildings associated with the terrorist network, detaining four suspected terrorists during the raids. Three Iraqi civilians were also injured during the operation. The three injured individuals received medical attention on scene from Coalition Forces.
Intelligence reports also indicate the secret cell has ties to a kidnapping network that conducts attacks within Iraq.
“Coalition forces strike at the terrorists where they hide, not waiting for them to inflict violence on the Iraqi people,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “The Iraqi people continue to reject the methods of the terrorists and choose instead a stable, peaceful Iraq.”
VBIED networks disrupted; 4 terrorists killed, 9 suspects detained
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Four terrorists were killed and nine suspected terrorists detained during Coalition Forces raids Thursday and Friday targeting vehicle-borne improvised explosive device networks in Iraq.
Coalition Forces killed four terrorists and detained two suspected terrorists in an operation Friday morning near Taji that targeted a VBIED cell responsible for attacks on Iraqi civilians and Coalition Forces.
Coalition Forces targeted a building based on intelligence built on previous successful missions Apr. 14 and May 6. As they approached the objective, four armed men engaged the ground force with small arms fire. Coalition Forces, using appropriate self-defense measures in response to the hostile threat, returned fire, killing the armed men.
One of the individuals killed is a suspected VBIED cell leader and allegedly tied to al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leadership. The two detainees also have alleged ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq.
Coalition Forces targeted an individual suspected of running a deadly VBIED cell in Baghdad during a raid Friday morning. The individual is also allegedly responsible for facilitating the movement and supply of foreign fighters, murders, and attacks against Coalition Forces.
Four suspected terrorists were detained Thursday afternoon in a Coalition Forces operation targeting a network that supplies materials used in the production of IEDs in Baghdad. Coalition Forces detained two suspected terrorists in separate raids Friday morning targeting a VBIED network in Mosul.
“We continue to dismantle the al Qaeda in Iraq VBIED networks to stop their indiscriminate killing of the Iraqi people and the security forces that protect them,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
Wolverine Soldiers find cache near Radwaniyah
2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. (LI) PAO Multi-National Division – Center PAO
RADWANIYAH, Iraq — Coalition forces discovered a cache south of
Radwaniyah, just west of Baghdad Thursday.
Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum, N.Y., working
with soldiers of 3rd Brigade, 4th Battalion, 6th Iraqi Army Division found the
cache during a combat patrol.
The cache contained four rocket-propelled grenade warheads, three mortar
boosters, an RPG accelerator and two flares.
The cache was destroyed during a controlled detonation conducted by the
explosive ordnance team.
Soldiers defeat assault on Iraqi National Police station
3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team Multi-National Division – Center PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to the 3rd
Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division thwarted a small arms and
mortar attack on an Iraqi National Police Station near the town of Salman Pak
May 9.
The attack began when several gunmen engaged the station with small arms
and mortars.
Two 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment AH-64 attack helicopters
responded to the call for help from Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry and
Company E, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment. Company E Soldiers,
currently serving as an Iraqi police training team.
The AH-64’s engaged and destroyed one vehicle with 30mm cannon fire
after identifying the occupants as hostile. The helicopters fired on three more
gunmen as they fled through a palm groove, killing two.
The 1-15 Infantry Regiment is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Benning, Ga., and the 1-227th Aviation is
part of the 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas. Company E, 1-125th
Inf. is a Michigan National Guard unit.
Coalition interrupts terrorist training, terrorists killed
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed several terrorists and destroyed three trucks with mounted anti-aircraft weapons May 8 after discovering a pack of terrorists firing on a house northeast of Karmah.
Intelligence reports and surveillance of a known al-Qaeda in Iraq meeting location led Coalition Forces to three trucks, two of which carried mounted anti-aircraft artillery weapons. Coalition Forces followed the vehicles to an area where terrorists emerged from the vehicles and engaged two houses with heavy fire. The ground attack was assessed to be practice for possible future attacks against Coalition Forces.
Coalition Forces continued to follow the vehicles as they left the target practice location and waited until the armed vehicles were away from potential civilian casualties. A fixed-wing aircraft was called in to destroy the vehicles. One truck with an anti-aircraft weapon and two sedans associated with the trucks were destroyed, killing an estimated 10 to 14 terrorists.
The two remaining trucks departed the strike scene in different directions, but Coalition Forces continued to follow them. Each was destroyed in a separate air strike after the vehicle’s occupants abandoned it and fled the scene.
Coalition Forces followed an additional vehicle from the scene of the first strike and targeted the building it returned to in an overnight raid. Eight suspected terrorists were detained in the raid, and one was treated for shrapnel wounds he received from the air strike earlier in the evening.
“These strikes caused significant damage and disruption to an organized anti-aircraft cell in Anbar province, and the destruction of these weapons diminishes al-Qaeda’s ability to target security forces protecting the people of Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
The video can be seen on the MNF-I Web site at the following link:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/images/stories/FJI/2007/aakinkillmastersml.wmv
CF discover weapons cache, detain terrorist
Multinational Division-North PAO
MOSUL, Iraq — Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, arrested a terrorist after a vehicle
attacked Coalition Forces in Mosul, Iraq, Sunday.
2-7 Cavalry Soldiers were conducting a route-clearance mission in the city
when occupants of a vehicle fired a rocket-propelled grenade followed by smallarms
fire at CF.
CF identified and pursued the vehicle. Two occupants fled into
surrounding houses nearby. After searching the vehicle and the immediate
neighborhood, CF detained one individual matching the description of one of the
fleeing suspects. The Soldiers also confiscated four AK-47s, one RPG launcher,
19 AK-47 magazines and over 400 rounds of ammunition.
Multi-National Division – North PAO
TIKRIT, Iraq – Twenty one suspected terrorists were detained near Muqdadiya, Iraq during a joint Iraqi army and Coalition operation Wednesday.
Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 5th Iraqi army, led the operation, supported by Soldiers from 6-9 Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, to provide a safe and secure environment for the people throughout the Muqdadiya Qadah.
“With the Iraqi army in the lead, this operation allowed the soldiers to gain confidence in their abilities as the true defenders of their nation,” said Lt. Col. Keith Gogas, 6-9 ARS commander. “They were able to successfully plan and conduct operations independent of Coalition Forces, which is a vital step toward their transfer of authority.”
The 21 detainees were from the Muqdad and Al-Ahmer districts of Muqdadiya, and were transferred to an IA detention facility for further questioning.
“Through this intelligence-driven and target-based operation, the people of Muqdadiya have also been able to gain confidence in their security forces as the IA was able to rid the area of people involved in terrorist activity,” Gogas added. “We will continue to work with the Iraqi army as they assume more planning responsibility.”
Rashid clearing continues: MND-B forces maintain momentum in Rashid
4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs Officer Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Security Forces, along with Soldiers from Multi-National
Division – Baghdad continued clearing operations in southwestern Baghdad
neighborhoods May 10 and 11, seizing numerous caches and taking a sizeable
amount of weapons and munitions off the streets of the Iraqi capital.
Soldiers from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
and the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, along with
national police and Iraqi Army troops, continued the eighth and ninth days of
Operation Dragon Fire/Arrowhead Strike 10 to rid the Rashid District of
southwestern Baghdad of terrorists and criminals and protect the population.
The Soldiers confiscated a complete roadside bomb, assembled from a
57mm projectile packed with TNT and detonation cord attached. Also found in
clearing operations and raids were AK-47 assault rifles, SKS carbine rifles,
several 9mm pistols, hand grenades, rocket-propelled grenade rounds and
several hundred rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
Since the clearing operation began May 2, more than 100 weapons of
various types and caliber have been seized. Approximately 250 large-caliber
mortar and artillery rounds, as well as more than 5,000 rounds of small caliber
ammunition and hundreds of bomb-making materials and components have been
removed from circulation.
The operations conducted over the past two days included approximately
500 Iraqi Army and national policemen and more than 1,000 U.S Army Soldiers
working together to keep pressure on those conducting activities against the Iraqi
government, Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces here.
VBIED DESTROYED, THREE DETAINED IN SADR CITY
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Three suspected terrorists were detained and a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was destroyed during a Coalition Forces operation Saturday morning in Sadr City.
Coalition Forces raided a building in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad while targeting an IED network specializing in the use of explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs. At the site, Coalition Forces witnessed a man placing suspicious items in the trunk of a vehicle. Upon inspection, ground forces saw wires and other indicators the vehicle was equipped as a VBIED. They destroyed the vehicle on site and detained the man who had loaded the vehicle.
When Coalition Forces entered the targeted building, they found various IED-making materials and detained two more suspected terrorists on the scene. The individuals have suspected ties to a secret cell network in the area known for facilitating the transport of weapons and EFPs from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.
“We’re continuing to target criminals who are involved in murderous operations, including VBIED attacks,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “The people of Iraq deserve a country where they aren’t fearful of indiscriminate assaults by terrorists.”
Clearing operations in southwest Baghdad B-Roll Footage of Stryker unit and ISF in Bayaa neighborhood
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD — Video ‘B-Roll’ of clearing operations in southwest Baghdad from missions conducted May 10, is available upon request from the Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) by calling (678) 421-6604 or by accessing the DVIDS Web site at www.dvidshub.net.
The footage consists of operations conducted by the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, a Stryker unit from Fort Lewis, Wash., along with the Iraqi National Police and Iraqi Army units, as they clear palm groves and hunt down terrorists in the southwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Bayaa. The mission is part of Operation Arrowhead Strike 10.
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained three suspected secret cell terrorists Sunday morning, including an alleged senior leader in the organization, during operations in southeastern Baghdad.
Coalition Forces raided several buildings and captured three suspected members of a secret cell terrorist network known for its use of explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, as well as facilitating the transport of weapons and EFPs from Iran to Iraq, and bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.
One of the detainees is an alleged senior leader within the secret cell group known for personally coordinating and implementing the use of EFPs.
After the ground force secured one of the buildings, one man inside who was initially compliant jumped to his feet and fled to another room. Coalition Forces determined he was a hostile threat and used appropriate self-defense measures to mitigate the threat, engaging and killing him.
“We continue to target the secret cell network, diminishing their capability to conduct attacks against innocent Iraqis and those who are striving for the forward progress of Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
COALITION RAIDS TURN UP 35 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces detained 35 suspected terrorists during several raids Sunday morning targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leadership.
During a raid near Tarmiyah, Coalition forces detained 11 individuals for their suspected involvement with a regional al Qaeda in Iraq emir and al Qaeda senior leaders. In two other operations in the Tarmiyah area, Coalition forces detained eight suspected terrorists allegedly tied to a network responsible for kidnapping, extortion and attacks against Coalition forces.
Coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists in Baghdad, including an individual with alleged close ties to an explosives expert who also facilitates the movement of foreign fighters into Iraq.
Northwest of Fallujah, Coalition forces targeted terrorists allegedly tied to an al-Qaeda in Iraq cell leader and detained 10 suspects.
“We’re steadily dismantling the al-Qaeda in Iraq network,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Their leadership structure is crumbling and their manpower pool is diminishing.”
Numerous caches discovered near Ramadi
Multi-National Force – West PAO
RAMADI, Iraq – Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces discovered multiple weapons caches in the Albu Bali region while conducting clearing operations during the past week.
Iraqi Police, Provincial Security Force 2 and Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, uncovered 21 enemy caches, including an underground bunker and a car bomb factory.
Local citizens provided Iraqi Police and Provincial Security Forces with the locations of many of the caches after a permanent police presence was established in the region 15 kilometers east of Ramadi.
“This is another example of citizens responding to an increased security presence,” said Col. John Charlton, Brigade Combat Team commander. “Once the local population sees that the police are not leaving, they immediately begin providing them with information on caches and activity.”
The vehicle bomb factory included six 55 gallon drums of homemade explosives and an assortment of bomb-making material. One of the two vehicle bombs found was partially built when the factory was discovered and contained eight containers of homemade explosives.
Two similar suicide vehicle bombs were used in attacks outside the provincial capital May 7, resulting in 16 Iraqi Police and civilians killed and 19 wounded.
Other caches found included 57 artillery and 763 mortar rounds of various sizes, 7 bags of chlorine and phosphorous powder, 2 improvised rocket launchers, and 13 eight-foot rockets.
The weapons and materials were collected and destroyed by explosive ordnance disposal experts.
Meanwhile the Taliban are looking for a new sociopathic killer, Dadullah will not be down for breakfast.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Taliban's most prominent military commander, a one-legged fighter who orchestrated an ethnic massacre and a rash of beheadings, was killed in a U.S.-led military operation in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.
Mullah Dadullah, a top lieutenant of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, was killed Saturday in the southern province of Helmand, said Said Ansari, the spokesman for Afghanistan's intelligence service. NATO confirmed his death, calling it "a serious blow" to the insurgency.
Dadullah is one of the highest-ranking Taliban leaders killed since the fall of the hard-line regime following the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. His death represents a major victory for the Afghan government and the international coalition that has struggled to contain a Taliban-led insurgency wracking the south and east of the country.
"Mullah Dadullah was the backbone of the Taliban," said Asadullah Khalid, governor of the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. "He was a brutal and cruel commander who killed and beheaded Afghan civilians."
Khalid showed Dadullah's body to reporters at a news conference in the governor's compound. An Associated Press reporter said the body, lying on a bed and dressed in a traditional Afghan robe, had no left leg and three bullet wounds: one to the back of the head and two to the stomach.
One of the Taliban's spokesbeards denies that Dadullah had his turban ventilated:
But Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a purported Taliban spokesman, denied that the Taliban commander had been killed.
"Mullah Dadullah is alive," Ahmadi told AP by satellite phone. He did not give further details.
Since the Taliban's ouster in late 2001, Dadullah emerged as the group's most prominent and feared commander. He often appeared in videos and media interviews, and earlier this year predicted a militant spring offensive that has failed to materialize.
Materalize from them that is, our brave troops have been doing rather well in there offensive, even if leftist scum like the BBC fail to report the numerous Taliscum casulties and one wonders what the Taliscum spokesbeards have to say about their ventilated comrade above...
Jihad denied! One muther well and truely owned.
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