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Iraq
US: Major al-Qaida figure dead in missile strike
2007-07-18
The most wanted al-Qaida in Iraq figure south of Baghdad was killed last weekend by a precision-guided artillery round, the US military said Tuesday. Abu Jurah, an al-Qaida cell leader, died Saturday in the Arab Jabour area just south of the city after US troops received word that he and 14 others were meeting at a house there, a US statement said.

A bit more detail from CENTCOM...
Shortly after 12 p.m., 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, received a call that Abu Jurah and 14 anti-Iraqi forces were meeting at a house in Arab Jabour. Abu Jurah was an AQI cell leader and was responsible for improvised explosive devices, vehicle-borne IED and indirect fire attacks on Coalition Forces in Arab Jabour.

At approximately 1:12 p.m., the house was positively identified allowing 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment to fire two Excalibur rounds destroying the meeting house. An unmanned aerial vehicle observed persons leaving the house, loading injured individuals into a sedan and fleeing the scene. An AH-64 Apache helicopter engaged the sedan destroying it.

Three people were observed running from the meeting house to a nearby house. A U.S. Air Force F16 Fighting Falcon dropped two 500-pound GPS-guided bombs on the second house.
Posted by:Fred

#20  Chinese menu attack:

Two from column A (Artillery, Apache), one from Column B (500lb Bomb).

Al Qaeda giblets, finely ground, hot and steaming.
Posted by: OldSpook   2007-07-18 18:30  

#19  "Did I tell you about my service in Vietnam? Nearly single-handedly, I won that war." JFnK
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-07-18 17:30  

#18  Yes, I remember that Thanksgiving Day trip up the Tigris River, where we ended up in Iranian territory. It's SEARED, SEARED in my mind!
Posted by: John sKerry   2007-07-18 13:46  

#17   I'm surprised the Navy didn't get in a shot.

We don't have any vessels with primary gun armament any more, KBK, and the Tigris is too shallow for destroyers anyway. I'm sure John sKerry can fabricate a river-boat encounter, if you'd ask him.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-07-18 12:55  

#16  An AH-64 Apache helicopter engaged the sedan destroying it.

The utter unfairness of it all. Anything under a 1/2 ton truck we should be instructed by the lawyers to use only "appropriate" response, like, say a 4 door or station wagon. Its just not fair to use helicopters against cars.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-07-18 12:13  

#15  another outed by the "Big Turban"?

how long before AQ teams try to kill the "Big Turban"?
Posted by: 3dc   2007-07-18 12:13  

#14  BUT... and I asked for a clarification from the press office, they did not reveal how many enemy dead. It appears obvious we got most if not all, but how about a follow-up count?
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2007-07-18 11:54  

#13  Anonymoose is also known as Michael Vick.
Posted by: Tibor   2007-07-18 11:53  

#12  Most excellent!
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-07-18 11:38  

#11  Anonymoose, nice pic, only instead of a cute puppy, it should be a fill in the blank for pond scum
Posted by: Jan    2007-07-18 11:01  

#10  Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-07-18 10:54  

#9  The Iraqi hat trick.
Posted by: tu3031   2007-07-18 10:26  

#8  Yes, PBMcL, good news indeed. No need for Gitmo or Abu Gharib "incidents," ya know. I just wonder if the RoEs have been loosened somewhat to keep from "capturing" folks?
Posted by: BA   2007-07-18 10:04  

#7  "This meeting is adjourned. Courtesy of the red white and blue."
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-07-18 08:30  

#6  The Feel-Good story of the week. Glad our boys were allowed to have some fun
Posted by: Captain Lewis   2007-07-18 07:42  

#5  Shelled, straffed, and bombed in the same incident. Those boys had a bad day, and we had a hat trick.
Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Shins1195   2007-07-18 07:33  

#4  I'm surprised the Navy didn't get in a shot.
Posted by: KBK   2007-07-18 03:02  

#3  Excalibur CEP 10 meters
Posted by: KBK   2007-07-18 03:00  

#2  The old Triple Whammy™! Good work, troops!
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-18 01:07  

#1  No detainees? Eeexcellent!
/Monty Burns
Posted by: PBMcL   2007-07-18 01:00  

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