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| Iraq |
| Coalition Forces detain 27 suspects, kill three terrorists |
| 2007-08-02 |
| Coalition Forces detained 27 suspected terrorists and killed three terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq key leadership and foreign terrorist facilitators in central and northern Iraq Tuesday and Wednesday. During operations Tuesday in Baghdad and Tarmiyah, Coalition Forces detained three suspected terrorists. The targeted individual in the Baghdad raid, a suspected key operative in the deadly Baghdad improvised explosive device and vehicle-borne IED network, was successfully apprehended by ground forces during a precision raid. A close associate of the al-Qaeda in Iraq Baghdad emir and another al-Qaeda in Iraq operative were detained in Tarmiyah. South of Tikrit during operations Wednesday morning, Coalition Forces detained six alleged terrorists while targeting an al-Qaeda in Iraq key leader responsible for coordinating attacks on Coalition and Iraqi forces and using kidnappings, extortion and manipulation of the fuel market to fund his terrorist operations. One female Iraqi civilian was also injured during the operation when Coalition Forces breeched the door of a targeted building. She was treated on scene by military medical personnel and transported to a military medical facility for further treatment. “Al-Qaeda in Iraq has a total disregard for the sanctity of human life and they continually place innocent Iraqis in harms way in the midst of their terrorist activities,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. During early morning raids east of Balad, Coalition Forces detained 11 suspected terrorists for their association with a high level foreign terrorist facilitator with links to the foreign terrorist networks in North Africa, Europe and the Arabian Peninsula. During the raid, three armed men were observed maneuvering towards ground forces. Responding to the immediate threat, ground forces engaged the armed terrorists, killing one. The remaining two terrorists moved into a tactical fighting position, which resulted in ground forces using appropriate escalation of force, calling in close air support to engage the armed terrorists in their fighting position. Ground forces assess that both terrorists were killed from the close air support strafing. In the northern city of Mosul, Coalition Forces detained three suspected terrorists, one of whom is assessed to be a key leader in the Mosul al-Qaeda in Iraq network. The targeted individual is suspected of leading a sniper cell and a network emplacing IEDs that have resulted in the deaths of multiple civilians, as well as participating in an attack on the Iraqi National Guard building in western Mosul. During operations to the west and north of Tarmiyah, three suspected terrorists were detained for their association with an al-Qaeda in Iraq emir near Tarmiyah. In pervious Coalition Forces operations targeting associates of the same al-Qaeda in Iraq emir, ground forces were fired on by a terrorist dressed in women’s clothing who was attempting to elude Coalition Forces. In southern Tarmiyah, Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist for his association with al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leadership of the Northern Belts who use the area south of Tarmiyah as an attempted safe haven from Coalition Forces. “There are no safe havens for al-Qaeda in Iraq,” said Garver. “Coalition Forces continually seek out and expose the terrorists in every nook and cranny where they seek to hide.” |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 It appears from following "surge" events that Petraeus and his intelligensia want more and more humint versus outright deaths. That puts big pressure on the MPs and their training of Iraq Corrections Police. But in the long run it may lead to the chickeshit big shots, their money trail and the ordanance caches. We need to take out the Quartermaster and the Planner. Get their laptops and then give all that to Air Force targeting - even if it is in Iran, Syria or Pakland. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-08-02 14:49 |
| #1 Cha-ching, cah-ching, cha-ching. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-08-02 09:51 |