Posted on 02/17/2006 11:20:56 AM PST by stocksthatgoup
WASHINGTON, – Iraqi and U.S. forces conducted raids on two targets in Iraq's Diyala province and a raid west of Baghdad that netted a total of 106 individuals and a weapons cache, Multinational Force Iraq officials said. The 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, advised by U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers, conducted assaults on two targets Feb. 12 in Diyala. The troops detained 102 persons of interest - 25 were on the Iraqi security forces "most wanted" list. They also killed two insurgents and discovered a large weapons cache.
The combined Iraqi and U.S. forces cordon-and-search missions were designed to capture key insurgents and disrupt multiple insurgent cell operations. The targets were chosen based on intelligence that specific individuals wanted for planning and facilitating insurgent activities would be in the targets, officials said.
While beginning a search of the first target house, an Iraqi army assault team encountered four armed insurgents and came under heavy fire. Though the team was forced to withdraw outside of the house for cover, one of the team's sergeants stayed in the house, killing one insurgent and wounding two more before falling back to regroup with his team.
Those three insurgents were taken into custody. The two wounded detainees received immediate medical treatment, though one later died while en route to receive additional medical care.
A weapons cache discovered during the operations included a rocket, artillery and mortar rounds, rocket-propelled grenades and an RPG launcher, AK-47 assault rifles, and a collection of IED-making materials, including electrical wire and fuses.
One Iraqi army soldier was wounded by enemy small-arms fire during the operation. Iraqi and U.S. medical personnel treated him on the scene.
On Feb. 11, west of Baghdad, the Iraqi army's 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Division conducted its first full battalion-sized operation, netting four suspected insurgents.
The operation, advised by U.S. special operations forces, was a cordon-and-search mission designed to track insurgents and sweep for weapons caches.
None of the combined forces were killed or injured during the operation.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)
25 were on the Iraqi security forces "most wanted" list!
10 thousand more to go.
So cool your son is a tanker. Mine is a submariner.
"IED-making materials, including electrical wire and fuses. "
DUAL USE!!! THEY WERE MAKING TOASTERS!!!
err.. sorry.
I'm surprised the NYT and others in the liberal media outlets haven't latched on to this good news. /sarcasm
The silent service! Neat!
Most commendable to both!
Now I am off to sub zero temps outside to pacify claustrophobic concerns after seeing this post! ; )
You both have family members to be proud of. : )
Strategic warfare is a blessing!
Nipping those 10,000 at the bud before being a concern is strategical warfare at it's best.
Notice how there have been few attacks since the gov't voting? Used to be daily headlines.
The ACLU will have to give these people some protection.
Your not watching Baquba.
Look here:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&expi=14396&q=baquba&tab=wn&btnG=Google+Search
Electrically operated wedding cakes. Yeah, that's the ticket...
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