Tall Afar terrorist safe houses destroyed

Multi-National Force, Iraq ^ | Sept. 18, 2005 | MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Release A050918c

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces conducted raids on high-level al-Qaida in Iraq safe houses in the city of Tall Afar Sept. 18, killing numerous terrorists and capturing four.

Upon entering the first safe house, Coalition forces were engaged by terrorists employing small arms; Coalition forces returned fire, killing four terrorists and detaining four. Alerted by the firefight, terrorists from a second safe house opened fire on the Coalition forces. After securing the first target, Coalition forces then turned their attention to the second safe house, where they killed two more terrorists.

Coalition forces called in close air support to destroy the two terrorist safe houses. Large multiple secondary explosions were seen emanating from the buildings, indicating a large amount of explosives or ammunition were stored somewhere on the premises.

Four terrorists were detained during the raid, and Coalition forces came under fire from terrorists in nearby homes. Six terrorists were confirmed killed.

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[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

So long, terrorscum.

[Ed_in_NJ]

"You won't hear this on the evening news" bump.

[stockpirate]

How do you count the number of terrorists killed in the secondary explosions?

By the spots on the walls.

[GAB-1955]

This victory in Tal Afar has really angered the Sunni terrorists; they're now trying to provoke a civil war between the Shi'ite majority and the Sunnis, who tended to support Hussein. The response was the suicide bombings in Khadimya, Baghdad, which killed over 110 people and wounded 200 more.

Tal Afar is an ethnic Turkmen area; Colonel McMasters worked closely and got the locals to shut down the terrorist networks.

As long as we destroy major logistics bases--and we can stop the resupply from Syria and Iran--we can win this war.

[mcshot]

Hard to judge from afar but it seems like to much detaining going on. I guess I'd call it guilt by association and location.

mc

[bert]

......This victory in Tal Afar has really angered the Sunni terrorists.....

I think you're right.

[upchuck]

C'mon guyz! Surely all these people aren't TERRORISTS.

I'll bet many of them are merely "insurgents" or "rebels" or "gunmen."

[BushisTheMan]

Don't care if they were shot or blown up...I just care that they are DEAD DEAD DEAD.

Six less terrorists to do us harm in the future.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Or "activists". The media calls them "militants" when they really want to get tough.

[upchuck]

Thank you for two more synonyms for "terrorist" as used by the LSM. I knew there were more, just couldn't recall them.

[jiggyboy]

Don't forget "extremists" and occasionally "separatists".

Ok, to review:
- insurgents
- gunmen
- activists
- militants
- rebels
- extremists
- separatists

[jiggyboy]

Don't forget "extremists" and occasionally "separatists".

Ok, to review:
- insurgents
- gunmen
- activists
- militants
- rebels
- extremists
- separatists

[Ed_in_NJ]

Sounds like we ARE winning, and we just have to stick to it. As the bad guys change their tactics, we have to adjust/respond, and it may not be pretty, but I don't see us not prevailing.

[upchuck]

That should about do it. Thanks :)