Good News From The War On Terror 9/27-9/28
Paratroopers detain 12 in overnight missions
HAWR RAJAB — Two combined missions Sept. 25 netted 12 detainees wanted for insurgent activities in the area.
Paratroopers of 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, netted the suspects during two separate operations overnight. The missions occurred south of Busayefi and west of Hawr Rajab.
Four of the detainees were on the paratroopers’ target list.
Coalition forces capture wanted terrorist, detain six suspects
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces captured a wanted suspected terrorist and detained six other suspects during operations Friday to disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq operations in the Tigris River Valley.
Coalition forces captured a suspected terrorist in Bayji believed to be associated with al-Qaeda in Iraq and have a significant role in recent attacks in the city. Intelligence led the ground force to his exact location where he identified himself and was captured without incident.
In two precision operations in Tarmiyah and Baghdad, Coalition forces detained three suspected terrorists during raids targeting individuals reported to be key communications links to al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders and their associates in and outside the country. Also in Baghdad, Coalition forces targeted an individual believed to be involved in attacks on Coalition forces in the area. Three suspected terrorists were detained on site.
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Army soldiers, with U.S. Special Operations Forces as advisers, detained 17 suspected terrorists during two raids Sept. 27 in Northern Iraq.
In an early operation, Iraqi Army Scouts conducted a series of intelligence-driven helicopter assault raids southwest of Taji, resulting in the detention of an al-Qaeda in Iraq cell leader and 14 others suspected of conducting recent attacks against Coalition Forces.
The terrorist cell is believed to be responsible for the deaths of two Coalition Forces members during an Aug. 15 rocket and mortar attack against a forward operating base in Taji. The cell is also suspected of conducting a small-arms and rocket attack Feb. 25 against a U.S. Army UH-60, which resulted in an emergency landing and recovery operation.
In addition, they are allegedly responsible for transporting weapons and facilitating foreign fighters.
In a separate operation, Soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Division detained two suspected terrorists during an intelligence-driven raid near Bayji.
The Soldiers detained the targeted individual who is allegedly responsible for making improvised explosive devices and targeting Iraqi and U.S. Forces operating in the Bayji area.
Additionally, the assault force detained one individual suspected of assassinating an Iraqi Police officer.
En route to the targeted area, an improvised explosive device detonated between two of the assault force vehicles.
The shrapnel from the IED hit several vehicles, but all were operational and the forces continued the mission.
In another operation, an air weapons team supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces in the Diyala Province, near Dali Abbas village, killed three enemy combatants Sept. 27.
Three individuals carrying weapons were observed by the air weapons team as they maneuvered toward a landing zone being used by U.S. Special Forces Soldiers.
The air weapons team engaged the armed individuals, killing them.
No U.S. or Iraqi members were injured during these operations.
ANP detain six insurgents near Ghazni
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan National Police, advised by Coalition forces, detained six insurgents in an operation designed to disrupt insurgent activities in the vicinity of Kamal Kheyl Village, Ghazni province, early this morning.
Credible intelligence led the combined force to several compounds about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) south of Ghazni. The target of the ANP-led operation was an Andar District Taliban commander. The high-level Taliban commander is known to be extensively involved in the coordination of insurgent activities in Ghazni province. He has directed improvised explosive device and ambush attacks against Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition forces throughout the region. He also has been responsible for beheadings and kidnappings in the province.
Sept. 27 airpower summary: C-17 provides support
Sept. 27 airpower summary: F-16s project power
