Good News From The War On Terror 10/14
UPDATE: Coalition forces positively identify terrorist killed in recent operation
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The terrorist killed in Mosul yesterday has been positively identified as Abu Duha.
During operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq, Coalition forces targeted Duha as an al-Qaeda in Iraq leader responsible for terrorist security within Mosul. Intelligence reports also indicated he was involved in the facilitation of kidnapping operations, to include transporting victims to an illegal terrorist detention facility.
During the raid, Duha fired a pistol at the ground force as they entered the target building. Responding in self-defense, Coalition forces engaged, killing the armed terrorist.
Along with kidnapping, Duha and his associates were reportedly involved in weapons facilitation and coordinating attacks against Iraqi security and Coalition forces. Duha is also known to have numerous terrorist associates, including a key leader with ties to Syrian-based terrorists and the inner circle of al-Qaeda in Iraq’s senior leadership. This individual reportedly received orders directly from Abu Ayyub al Masri, the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
EFPs, weapons caches discovered in eastern Baghdad
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq – Soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division discovered two explosively formed penetrators and recovered two weapons caches in the Karada District in eastern Baghdad Oct. 13.
In addition to the EFPs, Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, based out of Fort Carson, Colo., found 17 mortars, four rockets, three rocket-propelled grenade warheads, one AK-47, one machine gun, and four Iraqi Army uniforms at the two sites. An explosive ordnance disposal detachment destroyed the EFPs in a controlled detonation.
Iraqi Army, USSOF detain five suspected AQI near Taji
FALLUJAH, Iraq – Iraqi Army Soldiers, advised by U.S. Special Operations Forces, detained five suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists directly involved in the Abu Ghazwan terrorist network Oct. 12 and 13 near Taji.
Iraqi Army Scouts detained a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq Emir associated with several high-level AQI Emirs operating in the Karmah-Tarmiyah-Samarrah triangle Oct. 13.
The targeted terrorist is considered a close associate in the Abu Ghazwan terrorist network and is suspected of being in charge of assassinations, kidnappings and torture activities for the network.
In an earlier operation Oct. 12, Iraqi Army Reconnaissance Soldiers detained an AQI leader and one of his close associates suspected of vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and IED attacks against Coalition patrols in the Taji area.
Two other alleged AQI members were also detained during these operations.
Oct. 13 airpower summary: What air force is averaging 180 OIF sorties per week?
