Coalition Kills 15 Terrorists, Detains 3, Captures Senior Leader

DoD ^ | June 20, 2006 | American Forces Press Service

[mdittmar]

Coalition forces in Iraq killed 15 terrorists and detained six other suspects and a senior terrorist leader during raids yesterday and today near Baqubah, military officials reported today. Arriving to a planned raid today, coalition forces came under immediate small-arms fire from a rooftop, officials said. The ground force returned fire, killing nine armed terrorists on the rooftop, and supporting fire from coalition aircraft killed two more armed terrorists firing on coalition forces from beside the building.

Following this initial contact, officials said, coalition forces found 10 AK-47 assault rifles, a shotgun, a pistol and a crate of explosives.

One supporting aircraft was damaged when it hit utility wires during the engagement, and was forced to make a controlled landing. There were no injuries to the crew and the ground force immediately secured the site, officials said. Supporting fire from another coalition aircraft killed three armed suspects as they attempted to attack the downed aircraft.

After securing the aircraft, coalition forces moved to assault the building that several terrorists had fled to following the first contact. A coalition sniper killed one terrorist as he attempted to engage the troops from the nearby rooftop.

The force cleared the buildings, detaining three terrorists who were found hiding among nine women. None of the women was injured. One detained terrorist was wounded at the initial target building after he engaged coalition forces, officials said.

Officials said the suspected senior al Qaeda in Iraq member captured in yesterday's raid is known to be involved in facilitating foreign terrorists throughout central Iraq, and is suspected of having ties to previous attacks on coalition and Iraqi forces. Troops found an AK-47 with several magazines of ammunition and destroyed them all on site.

Several women and children were present at the raid sites, officials said. None was harmed, and all were returned to their homes once the troops ensured the area was secure, they added.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)

Related Site: Multinational Force Iraq

[EQAndyBuzz]

Like herding cats.

[avacado]

Terrorists may be good at blowing themselves up in markets, but they should know better than to actually engage the coalition in any type of battle.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for posting this,....AP report here:

U.S.-Led Forces Kill 15 in Iraq Raids ~ Northeast of Baghdad

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Includes action in Basra,...ugly stuff...

[HitmanLV]

We're on a roll. Clearly the Zarqawi raid yeilded some good info, and the subsequent raids revealed even more info. Very good!

[cinives]

The force cleared the buildings, detaining three terrorists who were found hiding among nine women.

I wonder if the terrorists were in burkas ? They denigrate women yet hide behind them - tells you all you need to know about these scum and their so-called religion.

[Billthedrill]

Payback's a b!tch. Happy hunting, guys.

[Abathar]

"Coalition Kills 15 Terrorists, Detains 3, Captures Senior Leader "

Do the consider anyone who has stayed alive for more than a year a "Senior Leader"? Obviously the terrorists would never survive in the corporate world, talk about top heavy - there are all chiefs and no "braves"...

[Sicon]

Coalition forces in Iraq killed 15 terrorists and detained six other suspects and a senior terrorist leader

Good work there, but I'm not happy with the ratio. It should have been "killed 20 terrorists and detained one senior terrorist leader, whom they worked over thoroughly for additional intel".

[dhs12345]

Not going well for Sheehan's "freedom fighters."

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

More documents getting translated tell why we are in Iraq:

September 2001 Document: Military Orders To Prepare For US Attacks Against Iraq After 9/11

[Apercu]

"..three terrorists who were found hiding among nine women."
Get that Murtha?

[mcshot]

I guess when yer recruitin people to be blowed up by self or unseen aircraft then you have to give them a chiefly title.

[maine-iac7]

The force cleared the buildings, detaining three terrorists who were found hiding among nine women

And of course the MSM will remind people that this is the cowardly tactic of the terrorists - /s

[bkepley]

How can they capture these guys who are so certain of 72 virgins if they die killing infidels?

[Southack]

"Officials said the suspected senior al Qaeda in Iraq member captured in yesterday's raid is known to be involved in facilitating foreign terrorists throughout central Iraq, and is suspected of having ties to previous attacks on coalition and Iraqi forces."

Nice catch!

[Marine_Uncle]

"Nice catch!"
Indeed sir. Had to work till 11pm tonight so have missed out on earlier posted threads. Glad a few of you have been pinging me for catchup.

[Marine_Uncle]

"Troops found an AK-47 with several magazines of ammunition and destroyed them all on site."
Perhaps our men should have bent the barrel of the AK-4& around that louses neck that was found to be hiding amoung the women folk. Would have been a fine way of destroying the weapon.
Real proud desert warriors until they come up against United States Army Soldiers and Marines.

[zot]

All right! Thanks for posting this report. I noticed how carefully it points out that no women or children (or goats or camels) were injured. We should see more like this, but the damned media won't publish them.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"I noticed how carefully it points out that no women or children (or goats or camels) were injured."

So the terrorist ununiformed military support personell were uninjured, and released to resume their supporting roles in the murder of our soldiers?

Time to send em al to allah/satan!