A REAL embed deployed with a local unit. I find these are the only reliable reporters in Iraq. What I really like is the amount and type of information the "local" news guy was able to get. I am sure they would be very leery of sharing anything with the MSM. HUNTING FOR INSURGENTS IN SHADOWS By TOM ROEDER - THE GAZETTE
A firefight in Baghdad this week thrust Fort CarsonÂ’s most shadowy unit briefly into the spotlight. The Green Berets of the 10th Special Forces Group advised Iraqi troops who opened fire on suspected insurgents in what some Iraqis are calling a mosque complex.
The attack, which left 34 suspected insurgents killed or captured, ...
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... sparked controversy in Baghdad, with Shiite religious leaders boycotting meetings with Americans amid claims that the raid targeted civilians at a religious service. Soldiers with 10th Group said that no mosque was entered and that the raid was a success, netting insurgents and a stockpile of weapons.
The raid was not a first for 10th Group soldiers. Even before they returned to Iraq this winter, they had killed or captured 3,800 suspected insurgents in clandestine efforts, many aimed at leaders of terrorist groups, the unit has confirmed. They just donÂ’t usually make headlines.
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The unit of highly trained soldiers selected for their intelligence, physical abilities and language skills has never publicly revealed what itÂ’s doing in Iraq. Instead of deploying with fanfare for one-year stints, the soldiers simply disappear for a while. Often, they donÂ’t even tell their wives where theyÂ’re headed.
In interviews days before their most-recent departure, some soldiers from 10th Group discussed past missions in Iraq in general terms. The unit is credited with helping make the 2003 invasion of Iraq successful and helping Iraqi units root out insurgents and secure polling places for elections.