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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051114.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
November 2, 2005
Release Number: 05-11-14
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HUSAYBAH TERRORISTS HIT
BAGHDAD, Iraq – A series of Coalition air strikes Nov. 2nd in and around Husaybah destroyed several safe houses, killed at least one terror leader and caught an IED cell in the act of emplacing roadside bombs.
Coalition Air Forces, acting on multiple intelligence sources and tips from local citizens, conducted air strikes against three al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist safe houses in Husaybah. Targeted at the safe houses were a senior al Qaeda in Iraq foreign fighter facilitator, a terror cell leader and an IED terrorist cell that were linked to al Qaeda in Iraq and foreign fighters in the Husaybah, Karabilah, and al Qaim region.
Sources report that Abu Asim was killed at one of the safe houses when it was attacked. Asim was a senior al Qaeda in Iraq foreign fighter facilitator who was recently brought in to replace another facilitator thought to have been killed by Coalition Forces. Sources report that Asim had contacts across the border in Syria, who would arrange the smuggling of foreign fighters and suicide bombers into the Husaybah and al Qaim region.
Another safe house, also destroyed by close-air-support assets, housed a senior Husaybah al Qaeda member as well as a number of other terrorists who operated from there. The senior terrorist was an assistant and close associate of the current al Qaeda in Iraq Emir of Husaybah and helped the Emir in running daily activities and communicating with terrorist cells.
During the strike against the known safe houses close-air-support assets discovered and attacked an IED cell while it was finalizing the emplacement of roadside bombs along a main route. They then attacked and destroyed a nearby safe house that the terrorists were using to support IED operations. An unknown number or terrorists were killed in the engagement.
Sources indicated that, following the air strikes, surviving terrorists from neighboring houses retrieved the bodies of six terrorists killed during the attack. They moved them into a nearby school in an apparent attempt to hide their losses.
During the attacks, Coalition air assets received ineffective small-arms fire from terrorists operating from the safe houses and nearby locations.
The use of precision guided munitions, and direct fire weapons systems to destroy the terrorist safe houses and the timing of the strikes mitigated the risk to civilians in the local area.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JAMES.CRABTREE@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051117.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
November 2, 2005
Release Number: 05-11-17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ANA, COALITION SOLDIERS FIND CACHES IN EASTER AFGHANISTAN
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army soldiers and paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne) discovered a cache in southern Ghazni Nov. 1.
The cache consisted of weapons, ammunition, mines and documents.
“This find is significant because the removal of this cache denies the enemy the capability to attack the Government of Afghanistan and kill innocent Afghan civilians,” said Col. Patrick Donahue, commander, Regional Command East.
The cache held a heavy machine gun, light machine guns, assault rifles, recoilless rifles, mortar systems with mortar rounds, thousands of rounds of small-arms and light-machine gun ammunition, 135 rocket-propelled grenades, two crates of fragmentation grenades and IED making materials.
The items were secured by the unit and taken to a nearby Forward Operating Base where they were destroyed.
Elsewhere in Afghanistan , two other caches were turned in to Coalition forces by the ANP in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces Nov 1 and Oct. 31.
Together, the caches consisted of approximately 85 rockets or rocket components, 18 mortar rounds, small-arms ammunition and artillery rounds.
The cache discovered Oct. 31 was destroyed in place by an explosive ordinance disposal team, and the other cache will be destroyed at a later date.
“The turn-in of these caches is a clear indication that the Afghan people are tired of war and do not support the enemy’s efforts to stymie the progress being made by the GoA ,” Donahue said.
For additional information contact COMBINED FORCES COMMAND – AFGHANISTAN
COALITION PRESS INFORMATION CENTER at Kabul-Presscenter@cfc-a.centcom.mil or by phone at 070-276-545
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