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| Iraq |
| Three terrorists killed, 18 suspects detained in Coalition raids |
| 2007-09-08 |
| Coalition Forces killed three terrorists and detained 18 suspected terrorists during operations Thursday and Friday to disrupt the senior leadership of al-Qaeda in Iraq in central and northern parts of the country. Coalition forces conducted two operations in Diyala province Friday targeting the senior leadership of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Based on intelligence from an operation Sep. 4, the ground forces raided several buildings associated with the al-Qaeda in Iraq emir of the northern belts around Baghdad, who oversees bombing, kidnapping and illegal court operations. When Coalition forces called to the target building’s occupants to come out, they refused to comply with the interpreter’s instructions. After repeated requests, the men inside the building sent the women and children out to safety but refused to come out themselves. Coalition forces escalated their level of force against the hostile threat and engaged the men, killing two. As they entered the building to secure it, another man lunged toward the assault force. Responding to the hostile threat, Coalition forces engaged the man, killing him. Four suspected terrorists were detained on the site, and the ground forces destroyed four vehicles used to facilitate the movement of terrorists. In the other raid, intelligence gained during an operation Aug. 30 led Coalition forces to Baqubah, where they targeted the al-Qaeda in Iraq leader of the city. The ground forces detained two suspected terrorists in the operation. Coalition forces also targeted an al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader in Baghdad, who oversees one of the car-bombing networks there. The ground forces detained four suspected terrorists for their alleged ties to the network, and discovered bomb-making materials, which they safely destroyed on site. Two coordinated raids Thursday and Friday targeted al-Qaeda in Iraq operational cells in Mosul. Coalition forces detained eight suspected terrorists, including a suspected cell member who led the ground forces to the alleged cell leader, who was also detained. “We’re continuously assaulting al-Qaeda in Iraq to bring down not only their senior leaders, but also the networks that conduct vicious attacks against the Iraqi people,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. |
| Posted by:Fred |