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2010-10-24 Iraq
JAYSH AL-MAHDI Kidnap threat
So Wikileaks wants to discredit the US by leaking documents. This particular document (recorded by the noted patriotic newspaper, the New York Times) will make clear just who's playing games in Iraq. Hint: it isn't the US.

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KIDNAPPING THREAT REP BY JAM IVO BAGHDAD (ZONE 15) (ROUTE UNKNOWN): 0 INJ/DAM
REF:BAGSTAT

DOI:22 DEC 06

TITLE: ALLEGED JAYSH AL-MAHDI PLANS TO KIDNAP U.S. SOLDIERS IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ

As of early December 2006, Jaysh al-Mahdi allegely planned to attack U. S. Humvees traveling in two to three car convoys with the intent to kidnap U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, Iraq. Jaysh al-Mahdi allegedly planned to conduct the kidnappings sometime around the new year, 30 December 2006 to early January 2007. A senior Jaysh al-Mahdi commander, hasan ((salim)), ordered a subordinate, Shaykh Azhar al- ((Dulaymi)), to plan and execute the attack. Dulaymi planned to target U.S. Convoys consisting of two to three Humvees as they traveled into underground tunnels in al-Qanat area of Baghdad. Dulaymi specifically planned to use the following areas to stage his attacks including al-Baladiyat and Zayuna streets, Sadr City and Palestine street, the area of al-Sha'ab which was located north east of Sadr City and al-Sulaykh. Dulaymi planned to use fake road blocks in the tunnels to stop the Humvees and then attack them with improvised explosive devices (IEDS) and small arms fire to render the vehicles immobile. Once the vehicles were incapacitated, Dulaymi reportedly planned to try to kill as few u.s. Soldiers as possible in an effort to take a greater number of hostages. Dulaymi was ordered to take any captives to Sadr city. Dulaymi was previously a Sunni but converted to Shi'a while studying in an Najaf, Iraq in 1995.

Salim chose Dulaymi because he allegedly trained in Iran on how to conduct precision, military style kidnappings (nfi). Dulaymi reportedly obtained his training from Hizballah operatives near Qum, Iran, who were under the supervision of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds force (IRGC-QF) officers in July 2006. Salim reportedly wanted to kidnap U.S. soldiers in an effort to send a message to the United States that they should not encroach upon Sadr city.

Dulaymi was allegedly responsible for the kidnapping of the ministry of higher education in late November 2006. Salim reportedly ordered Dulaymi to conduct mass high profile kidnappings in Baghdad to promote instability. The alleged purpose behind the kidnappings was to prevent Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-((Maliki)) from implementing his reconciliation plan.
Posted by Steve White 2010-10-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [17 views ]  Top

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