Good News From The War On Terror 5/29-5/30
AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE DETAIN TALIBAN CELL LEADER IN GHAZNI PROVINCE
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan National Police and Coalition forces detained a Taliban cell leader 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Ghazni in the Andar District of Ghazni Province prior to midnight May 26.
Credible information led ANP and Coalition forces to a compound in the village of Myanjo where the Taliban cell leader was found and detained.
No shots were fired and there were no Afghan civilian injuries.
The cell leader has been responsible for emplacing improvised explosive devices and recruiting suicide bombers to kill and terrorize countless Afghan civilians in the Andar District. He is also believed to be responsible for rocket attacks that targeted the Sardeh Band Dam complex.
COALITION RAIDS ROUND UP 23 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition Forces detained 23 suspected terrorists in operations Wednesday morning to disrupt the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network in Baghdad, Mosul and Anbar and Salah ad Din provinces.
Coalition Forces raided several buildings in Mosul while targeting leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq known for coordinating attacks on Iraqi and Coalition Forces. Four suspected terrorists were detained at the site to include one terrorist believed to be a key al-Qaeda member in Mosul.
During the early morning raids three Iraqi civilian received minor injuries. One individual was brought to a military medical facility by Coalition Forces for treatment and the other two were treated on scene by Coalition Forces.
In Sadr City, two suspected terrorists were detained and one was wounded during raids targeting individuals believed to be responsible for, and active participants in, a known kidnapping cell as well as attacks on Coalition Forces.
In Anbar province, Coalition Forces detained 14 suspected terrorists for their involvement with al-Qaeda in Iraq. Four of the suspected terrorists detained are believed to be involved in a facilitation network responsible for the transportation of money, weapons and foreign fighters into Iraq. In coordinated raids, 10 suspected terrorists were detained for their participation and association with al-Qaeda in Iraq.
Three suspected terrorists were detained during raids in the Salah ad Din province and a weapons cache was discovered that included mortars, numerous small arms and a heavy machine gun. The cache was destroyed on site by Coalition Forces.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition Forces detained five suspected terrorists and one suspected cell leader Wednesday morning during raids in Sadr City.
The individuals detained during the raid are believed to be members of the secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.
Intelligence reports indicate the cell leader that was targeted and detained during the morning's operation is suspected of being a key weapons trafficker to include the trafficking of small arms, mortars and other munitions.
IRAQI FORCES DETAIN 15 SUSPECTED INSURGENTS DURING CENTRAL IRAQ OPERATIONS
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Forces detained 15 suspected insurgents without incident during three operations in central Iraq May 26, 27 and 28. The operations disrupted insurgent networks launching attacks on innocent civilians and Coalition Forces.
During a raid May 26, Iraqi Army soldiers detained three suspected insurgents and destroyed one vehicle borne IED and several large weapons caches.The Iraqi Army captured eight suspected insurgents during a raid May 27 seeking the two Soldiers who have been missing since May 13 when their convoy was attacked in Mahmoudiya.
Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained four individuals who are suspected of killing and torturing civilians, as well as forcing them out of their homes in the Baghdad area during a raid May 28.
Coalition Forces served as advisors during these operations. No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured during these operations.
IRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DETAIN ALLEGED LEADER OF TERRORIST CELL IN BAGHDAD
BAGHDAD - Acting on a tip from local citizens, Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained a suspected terrorist cell leader during an early morning raid May 29.
The alleged leader is accused of commanding a kidnapping and assassination cell that has been conducting extra judicial killings in the Baghdad area. The individual is also suspected of kidnapping a nuclear power scientist and murdering both the Director and Deputy of Citizenship and Naturalization.
One other individual present during the operation was also detained.
No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured during this operation. Coalition Forces served as advisors during this operation.
VIPER'S BITE MILITARY OPERATION MEETS WITH SUCCESS
Camp Echo, Iraq-- Multinational Division Central South Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) conducted a successful military operation in Al Izza district in Al Kut city, in Wasit province.
Joint Iraqi Police detachment and MND-CS Brigade Combat Team conducted an operation dubbed Viper's Bite. The result of this operation, which involved close air support, resulted in Coalition Soldiers, along with the Iraqi police detained 13 persons suspected of insurgent activities. Three of them are on the most wanted persons list in Waist province. The rest of the detainees have been handed over to the Iraqi Police. The joint forces seized machine guns, rocket propelled grenades, 122 mm artillery shells and approximately 1500 rounds of small caliber ammunition during the Viper's Bite Operation.
