Tips Lead to Capture of High-value Target, Munitions and IED Components

CJTF-7 ^ | April 24, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Tips Lead to Capture of High-value Target, Munitions and IED Components

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- After getting a tip from a local Iraqi near Karmah early Friday morning, Marines captured an individual who has orchestrated attacks against Coalition forces.

Marines were conducting "knock-and-talk" operations, moving through neighborhoods and asking residents if they had seen suspicious activities. Upon knocking on the door of one house, they discovered a family holding a wake for a teenage boy killed by anti-Coalition forces, according to the father.

The father pointed out the location of the man suspected of the crime and Marines detained the man after making a positive identification. Marines quickly realized the man was a high-value target after checking his identity against previously collected information.

During their movement through Karmah, this same group of Marines found and destroyed 62 improvised explosive devices along key routes near the city.

Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, serving with the 1st Marine Division, raided a series of homes of suspected enemy insurgents Thursday night at about 10:30 p.m. They detained 31 persons and uncovered seven weapons caches. They recovered the following munitions, weapons and components common to improvised explosive devices:

Three AK-47 rifles
20 AK-47 magazines
15 cases of 7.62 ammunition
One SKS rifle
Two 50-round bandoliers of SKS ammunition
One bolt-action rifle
Three red flares
40 doorbells
Tractor batteries
Four 155mm fuse caps
Assorted electrical components
One homemade rocket launcher
30 57mm rockets
One RPG night sight
Rocket-propelled-grenade propellant
M-77 TNT charges
100 pounds of TNT and C-4 plastic explosive
One box of high-explosive grenades
One box of smoke grenades

Marines near Ramadi also raided a home of a suspected IED-maker after getting a tip. They detained five anti-Coalition forces. Marines confiscated three AK-47 rifles, IED materials, including batteries, electrical wires and switches.

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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- After getting a tip from a local Iraqi near Karmah early Friday morning, Marines captured an individual who has orchestrated attacks against Coalition forces.

Marines.. conducting "knock-and-talk" operations....discovered a family holding a wake for a teenage boy killed by anti-Coalition forces, according to the father. The father pointed out the location of the man.. Marines quickly realized the man was a high-value target ....

 

Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, serving with the 1st Marine Division, raided a series of homes of suspected enemy insurgents Thursday night at about 10:30 p.m. They detained 31 persons and uncovered seven weapons caches.

 

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[SandRat]

ONCE AGAIN THE DEVIL DOGS CHASE 'EM DOWN!

[CzarNicky]

"40 doorbells"

What are these used for?

[TrueBeliever9]

Thanks RC for the PING - keep praying!

[Dog]

Rags.....could you ping me to any updates on this story.

[isthisnickcool]

I imagine the doorbells are used as a switch. You ring bell from a remote location via a connected wire and it completes a circuit to set off an explosive. Pretty simple.

[elhombrelibre]

A switch for an electrically initiated explosive.

[Dog]

They use them to set off the IED's....

[Lawgvr1955]

What are these used for?

Electrical switches to ignite bombs.

[mtbopfuyn]

Ding, dong, "Avon calling!"

[SandRat]

The push button for a command switch.

The bells could be used as a distraction device to draw more near for the explosion out of curiosity.

Just my thoughts.

[McGavin999]

Good, round them all up. I think all Iraqis are getting fed up with these people and just want them out of there.

Stick them in a camp in the very middle of the desert.

[Happy2BMe]

USMC > Your Best Friend ~or~ Your Worst Nightmare

[Sacajaweau]

bump

[Heff]

"40 doorbells"

What are these used for?

My thoughts exactly! I am sure its not for the Avon Lady!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

What are these used for?

Remotely wired detonators.

[windchime]

Bump!

[blackie]

Go Marines ~ Bump!

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

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[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!