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| Afghanistan |
| Toe Tag Issued for Noor Mohammad, Helmand Talibunny |
| 2010-12-04 |
| The International Security Assistance Force confirmed the death of Noor Mohammad, A Taliban leader, during an air strike targeting a Taliban command and control center in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Nov. 20. Attack was a while ago but it took time to gather pieces & run DNA I guess. Noor Mohammad was an improvised explosive device facilitator who planned, coordinated and executed numerous IED attacks against Afghan National Security Forces and ISAF. He was critical to the procurement of IED materials and subsequent construction of IEDs in Sangin district. He worked directly for Mullah Abdul Qayoum who was the Sangin district Taliban shadow governor with overall military command for Sangin and northern Helmand and who was also killed in the same air strike. This was an effective zap. Multiple intelligence reports and tips from local citizens Somebody got tired of schools getting blown up and the little brats stuck in the house all day, every day. led ISAF to a district-level Taliban command and control center that Taliban leaders operated from. Surveillance indicated the Taliban were using the location to control insurgent activities, and as a meeting site. Numerous armed insurgents were seen throughout the day coming and going from the location. ISAF assessed a meeting of several suspected Taliban leaders was in progress when it conducted the air strike. Oh, I bet the delay was so we could read their computer & cell phone records.... Twelve insurgents were killed in the air strike, including Noor Mohammad. Initial reports indicate no civilians were harmed in the operation. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #2 Attack was a while ago but it took time to gather pieces & run DNA I guess. It took that long just to gather enough pieces to have one complete strand of DNA? Good job, guys! |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-12-04 22:27 |
| #1 "I think this is one of his toes over here" "tag it" "and another one over here" "tag it" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-12-04 20:50 |