14 Insurgents Killed in Ramadi; More Insurgents Captured in Raids

American Forces Press Service ^

[SandRat]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2006 --Fighting in Ramadi killed a coaltion servicemember and 14 insurgents yesterday, and Iraqi and coalition forces captured other insurgents in three raids around Iraq this week.

One coalition servicemember died when insurgents in Ramadi attacked Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces yesterday with a heavy volume of small-arms fire from numerous insurgent positions, including the Haqq Mosque. Troops returned fire with a combination of small-arms fire, machine-gun fire and main tank-gun rounds, military officials said.

When the enemy's attack continued, coalition forces used tank guns and precision-guided ordnance to destroy buildings used as insurgent fighting positions. Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces did not use precision-guided ordnance or fire their main tank guns at the mosque, military officials said.

Fourteen insurgents were killed in the fighting. No further details were available on the coalition servicemember killed. Three coalition members were wounded during the operations; there were no reports of civilian casualties.

Coalition forces must defend themselves when insurgents create situations such as occurred yesterday, Marine Lt. Col. Bryan Salas, a spokesman for the coalition, said. "While we are mindful to limit damage,” Salas said, “we must respond with necessary and proportional force to protect our forces and Iraq from the insurgents."

Elsewhere in Iraq yesterday, Iraqi police forces with coalition advisors conducted a raid in Abdan, near Tal Afar. They captured an insurgent associated with al Qaeda in Iraq and detained seven suspects during the operation. Military officials said they believe the captured insurgent has supplied weapons and money to al Qaeda in Iraq and provided enemy fighters a safe house for carrying out attacks against Iraqi security forces in the Tal Afar area.

In another raid yesterday in Bayji, Iraqi soldiers with coalition advisors captured an insurgent sniper believed to be responsible for direct and indirect attacks targeting coalition forces, including improvised-explosive-device and car-bomb attacks in the area, military officials said. The insurgent sniper is associated with other insurgent cells within Iraq. Iraqi forces also detained an additional suspect during the raid.

A day earlier, special Iraqi army forces with coalition advisors captured six suspected insurgents during a raid in Yusufiyah, south of Baghdad.

Military officials believe the insurgents are responsible for kidnappings, murders and improvised-explosive-device attacks against Iraqi civilians and security forces, military officials said. Iraqi forces detained nine additional suspects during the raid.

In the three raids this week, no Iraqi or coalition forces or Iraqi civilians were killed and only minimal damage was done to the objectives, military officials said.

(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)

[SandRat]

FR WAR NEWS!

WAR News You'll Hear Nowhere Else!

All the News the MSM refuses to use!

[oyez]

As my late father-in-law would say, "Keep it up, Hell ain't half full yet."

[MEG33]

Great going!

[Allegra]

This is on the front page of the New York Times, right?

[sageb1]

"Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces did not use precision-guided ordnance or fire their main tank guns at the mosque, military officials said."

Too bad. If this is from where they are being fired upon, then good-bye mosque, imo.

[SandRat]

ummmmmm,...... no.

[swheats]

please add me to your ping list. I'm missing all the real news. thx

[SandRat]

Your on it now. To try and catch up, search on the key word frwn.

[lowbridge]

When the enemy's attack continued, coalition forces used tank guns and precision-guided ordnance to destroy buildings used as insurgent fighting positions. Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces did not use precision-guided ordnance or fire their main tank guns at the mosque,

WHAT????? Without FIRST forming a bi-partisan panel, and waiting for that panel to issue a report on what to do in this situation?????

[swheats]

thank you. I've got some catching up to do.

[DTogo]

"Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces did not use precision-guided ordnance or fire their main tank guns at the mosque, military officials said."

Not the same warfare used to soundly defeat the facists of 1944. Current rules of engagement are an insult to our troops.

[sageb1]

"Current rules of engagement are an insult to our troops."

Agree. But much more dangerous than just an "insult."

[Allegra]

ummmmmm,...... no.

Just checking.

[Lurker]

I didn't realize you had a ping list.

May I trouble you to add me?

Thanks,

L

[nopardons]

Please keep on posting what the damned MSM won't!

I love to read good news like this. :-)

[SandRat]

You're on it now. Just checking replies to me before I start putting up tonight's postings. Also, I use the keyword of frwn for war news.