Good News From The War On Terror 6/26
Two terrorists killed, two suspects detained
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed two terrorists and detained two suspected terrorists during operations Tuesday targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders and their bombing network.
Coalition Forces raided a series of four buildings during an operation just southwest of Baghdad targeting a senior terrorist leader known to supply vehicles and other components for vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. The ground force detained one suspected terrorist on scene for
his alleged involvement with the terrorist leader.As Coalition Forces were leaving the site, they observed a group of five armed men taking up tactical positions against them. Reacting appropriately to the perceived hostile threat, Coalition Forces engaged the armed men, killing one. The rest of the enemy force retreated and Coalition Forces continued with their mission.
In Mosul, Coalition Forces targeted an al-Qaeda in Iraq military commander responsible for IED emplacement there. As the ground force secured the target building, one man grabbed for a weapon carried by the assault force. When he refused to let go of the weapon, Coalition Forces reacted to the perceived hostile threat and engaged the man, killing him.
Coalition Forces raided two buildings east of Bayji searching for associates of a known al-Qaeda leader. The ground force detained one suspected terrorist during the operation.
Six insurgents detained in East Baghdad
BAGHDAD — Soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division detained six insurgents during Operation Council Grove II June 25 in an eastern section of the Iraqi capital.
The 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, based out of Fort Riley, Kan., was conducting targeted raids in the Kamaliyah neighborhood based on tips from residents in an attempt to root out insurgents and bring security to eastern Baghdad.
While conducting combat operations, Soldiers witnessed two insurgents emplacing an improvised explosive device. Soldiers engaged both insurgents, wounding them. They were transported for medical treatment by Iraqi National Police.
Later in the evening, 2-16 Soldiers captured four more insurgents in two separate raids. All six suspects are now being held for further questioning.
Coalition air strike destroys building, kills insurgents
BAGHDAD — A Coalition Forces aircraft bombed a building today killing six insurgents near Salman Pak, Iraq, southeast of Baghdad.
A British Royal Air Force GR-4 Tornado dropped the 2,000-pound bomb after insurgents attacked an Iraqi National Police station and checkpoint destroying a guard tower and four vehicles.
After attacking the checkpoint, the insurgents entered a mosque and began firing on the checkpoint from the mosque’s rooftop. The insurgents fled the mosque and entered the building which was later bombed.
Two OH-58D helicopters responded to the attack engaging about 30 anti-Iraqi forces with .50 caliber rounds and rockets.
Operation Bull Run disrupts insurgent operations
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq — The 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team completed two simultaneous operations in a 48-hour period in Al Dura’iya June 24. Two insurgents were killed and seven were detained during these operations.
Operation Bull Run and Operation Blore Heath II were conducted with the Iraqi National Police and the Iraqi army. Both operations are a part of Multi-National Division-Center’s Operation Marne Torch, the latest Coalition Force initiative to eliminate insurgent sanctuaries southeast of Baghdad.
Soldiers from 1-15 Inf. neutralized suspected enemy cache sites and denied insurgents safe haven in Al Dura’iaya. The operation resulted in two insurgents being killed and four individuals being detained.
Three caches were found. The caches consisted of artillery rounds, mortars, cell phones, weapons, propaganda, ammunition magazines, and other bomb-making materials.
Operation Blore Heath II, spearheaded by Iraqi army soldiers in conjunction with Iraqi 1st National Police Brigade and indirect fire assets from the 3rd HBCT, cleared insurgent caches south of Salman Pak and southeast of Baghdad. Three individuals were detained, mortar rounds and command wire were found, two boats and one vehicle destroyed, and two vehicles were confiscated.
