Good News From The War On Terror 4/25-26
MND-B Soldiers kill 10 criminals in separate operations
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed 10 criminals in separate operations in Baghdad April 24-25.
Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and Iraqi Army soldiers from 44th Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, were attacked by six mortars at approximately 6 p.m. April 24 at their joint security station in northeastern Baghdad. Soldiers located a three-man mortar team and engaged the criminals, killing all three. No Soldiers were injured.
At approximately 10:10 p.m., an aerial weapons team spotted criminals digging by a road in northeastern Baghdad. The AWT engaged the criminals with one hellfire missile, killing two.
At approximately 1 a.m. April 25, an AWT spotted four criminals emplacing an IED in northeastern Baghdad. The AWT engaged the criminals with one hellfire missile, killing all four and destroying the IED.
An AWT witnessed two criminals setting up a firing position in northeastern Baghdad at approximately 1:30 a.m. The AWT engaged with one hellfire missile and killed one criminal. The other criminal fled to a nearby building. The AWT could not engage the second criminal due because of innocent civilians in the area adjacent to the building.
Three terrorists killed, eight al-Qaeda suspects detained
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained eight suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda networks in Samarra and Mosul on Thursday.
Coalition forces targeted a suspected terrorist in a vehicle east of Samarra and attempted to stop the vehicle, first by verbal command, then by firing warning shots. When the driver refused to stop, Coalition forces fired on the vehicle, setting it on fire and killing one terrorist. Two additional terrorists armed with grenades exited the vehicle, and Coalition forces responded to the hostile threat by engaging and killing them.
Near Taji, Coalition forces stopped a vehicle believed to be associated with terrorist activity. While searching the vehicle, Coalition forces discovered several pipe bombs, two assault rifles and bomb-making materials. They destroyed the weapons materials and the vehicle and detained three terrorist suspects.
In Mosul, Coalition forces targeted an individual believed to be involved in the planning of suicide attacks. Coalition forces stopped a vehicle believed to be associated with the individual and detained five suspected terrorists.
Alleged bombing cell leader, 12 other suspects detained
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained more than a dozen suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq Friday, including four wanted individuals.
Coalition forces captured two wanted men, one of whom is allegedly the leader of a large bombing cell, during a raid south of Bayji targeting a network that spans Salah ad Din province. The other wanted man is believed to be a key distributor of explosives used against Sons of Iraq groups, Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces. A cache of weapons and ammunition was discovered and safely destroyed on site. Four additional suspected terrorists were detained.
Coalition forces continued to corral members of the AQI propaganda network, detaining a wanted man in Baghdad who is believed to conspire directly with terrorist leaders.
Using information from an operation Apr. 21, Coalition forces captured an alleged go-between for AQI senior leaders in Mosul.
In Samarra, Coalition forces conducted two operations targeting AQI leaders in the area and detained four suspected terrorists.
Coalition forces descended on an alleged foreign terrorist bed-down location northeast of Khalis and detained one suspected terrorist believed to be involved in AQI’s facilitation network.
Eight al-Qaeda terrorists killed in central Iraq
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed eight al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists and detained 17 suspected terrorists during operations targeting associates of terrorist leaders in central Iraq Saturday.
Coalition forces conducted coordinated operations targeting associates of an individual who acts as a facilitator and liaison for AQI leaders. When Coalition forces arrived in the target area east of Tikrit, they immediately received small arms fire. Responding in self-defense, they returned fire and called for supporting aircraft to engage the hostile threat. Three terrorists were killed in the initial engagement, but Coalition forces continued to receive fire as they secured buildings in the area. Again engaging the hostile threat, they killed two more terrorists.
Inside the buildings, Coalition forces discovered weapons and more than 900 pounds of explosives, which they safely destroyed on site.
During an operation east of Samarra, a terrorist approached Coalition forces and detonated a suicide vest, killing himself. Another terrorist at the location moved to a tactical position and refused to follow the interpreter’s instructions to surrender. Coalition forces, perceiving hostile intent from the terrorist, engaged and killed him. Seven suspected terrorists were detained during the coordinated operations. Coalition forces safely destroyed one building at the target location that was empty except for ten beds and weapons, indicating a likely terrorist safe house.
Coalition forces went to a location northwest of Balad searching for an AQI senior leader. A man in the target building refused to comply with the interpreter’s instructions and moved to a hidden position. When he refused to surrender, Coalition forces perceived hostile intent and engaged the terrorist, killing him.
Farther south, two more operations applied pressure to AQI leadership. Coalition forces detained four suspected terrorists during an operation in Yusufiyah targeting a close associate of an AQI leader in the Southern Belt around Baghdad. West of Baghdad, Coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists while targeting an AQI leader whose group instigates sectarian violence and facilitates attacks against Coalition forces.
