Good News From The War On Terror 9/8
Hunter UAV kills two enemy fighters during historic flight
TIKRIT, Iraq – A Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle engaged and killed two suspected improvised explosive device emplacers overwatching a major thoroughfare for Coalition Forces during a historic flight near Qayyarah, Iraq, in Nineveh province Sept. 1.
A scout weapons team from 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, observed the two unknown enemy fighters in a tactical overwatch near the roadside. The SWT requested support from the Hunter UAV.
The pilots guided the Hunter operator to the scene where it set up for a strike mission and dropped its precision munition, killing both unknown enemies and marking a first in Army Aviation history.
Five suspects detained during operations against al-Qaeda
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces detained five suspected terrorists during operations Saturday targeting al-Qaeda leadership and bombing networks in northern Iraq.
Coalition forces conducted two separate raids in Kirkuk targeting the head of the car-bombing network in the city and a key communications link within the al-Qaeda in Iraq network. The ground forces detained three suspected terrorists in the operations.
In Mosul, Coalition forces detained two suspected terrorists while targeting close associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders.
Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain three extremists in night raids
BALAD, Iraq - Iraqi Security Forces detained an al Qaeda in Iraq extremist during an intelligence-driven raid on Sept. 6 in the Al Anbar province near Al Qaim.
The detained suspect is responsible for facilitating re-supply of insurgents operating in the southern Rutbah deserts just south of Al Qaim. His facilitation network assists other militants in the area in obtaining weapons, water and food.
In a separate operation, Iraqi Security Forces detained a key leader and a supporter of the Islamic Army in Iraq criminal network during an early morning raid Sept. 7 in Saiwaia near Samarra. The suspected leader is directly related to kidnappings and murders of Samarra citizens.
The two detained were caught trying to flee the assaulting force which also resulted in two seized AK-47 assault rifles and numerous Islamic Army Court documents.
Two suspected militants detained in Ghazni operation
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan and Coalition forces detained two suspected militants during an operation in Andar district of Ghazni province.
Credible intelligence led the forces to the compounds, which were suspected of housing violent extremists.
The detainees will be questioned as to their involvement in extremist activities.
Sept. 7 airpower summary: Predator is the eye in the sky