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Iraq
Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces kill insurgent cell commander in Baghdad
2007-07-15
Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces killed a rogue Jaysh Al-Mahdi Special Group cell commander July 11 during an intelligence driven operation in eastern Baghdad. Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces entered the residence to detain Said Jaffer for questioning. When the terrorist insurgent commander whipped out a rod brandished a pistol, the team verbally instructed him in Arabic to drop the heat and get his mitts in the air his weapon. However, Jaffer told them to go screw refused to comply and the team filled the air with lead engaged the insurgent with well-aimed and proportional fire.
Bet it didn't take long after that!
The high-level rogue JAM terrorist leader has a history of terrorizing the New Baghdad area by extorting money, kidnapping and carrying out extra-judicial killings on innocent citizens, who resisted his criminal influence in their neighborhoods.

As a commander of more than 120 terrorists fighters, his cell is responsible for engaging military and police forces with small arms fire and emplacing explosively formed projectiles along travel routes. The lethal roadside device has been the cause of many Iraqi and Coalition deaths. Intelligence shows a clear link to his group partnering with outside Persian extremists, whose goal is to destroy the legitimate government of Iraq and create instability in the region.

Coalition Forces served as advisors during the operations. No Iraqi or Coalition Forces members were injured during the operation.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Nice inline.
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-07-15 13:05  

#5  I guess with the Donks putting the ink to a Munich surrender and there's really no need to gather intelligence anymore, we're finally offing the bastards on the battlefield rather than allow some ACLU lawyer represent them out of theater. Late in getting around to it, but gets the deadwood pile up before we head out.

The high-level rogue JAM leader has a history of terrorizing the New Baghdad area by extorting money, kidnapping and carrying out extra-judicial killings on innocent citizens, who resisted his criminal influence in their neighborhoods.

Which means he was no more an 'insurgent' than any members of the Bloods or Crips. There's generally a tie in with 'terrorists' or 'insurgents' and 'criminals'. It's easier for one to morph into another than any of them becoming fine upstanding citizens. I'm sure doctrine doesn't address it, but it is a great idea that you crush any criminal organization that is around in any area you potentially have insurgent/terrorist activity. It removes very fertile ground. Kill it before it multiplies.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-07-15 13:03  

#4  Hilarious - well done, Fred, and IA and MNF-I teams.
Posted by: Verlaine   2007-07-15 12:43  

#3  Fred,

Shouldn't that be the "late" Said Jaffer?
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-07-15 10:49  

#2  the team engaged the insurgent with well-aimed and proportional fire.

I know how hard their trainers have worked to get the Iraqis to aim instead of their customary spray'n'pray. Well done, gentlemen!
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-07-15 09:28  

#1  I see this is from last week, because I know the war is over.

There's no gloom and doom on the front page of The Washington Post this morning.

We musta declared victory and redeployed overnight.
Posted by: Bobby   2007-07-15 07:17  

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