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Troops Detain Suspect, Treat Taliban Gunfire Victim
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2007 – Afghan and coalition forces detained one suspect and treated a woman victimized by Taliban gunfire in Afghanistan in recent days, military officials said.
Combined forces detained one suspect in a Nov. 13 operation to disrupt foreign-fighter facilitators in the Qalat district of Zabul province.
Actionable intelligence led coalition forces to compounds in the district where they searched for militant facilitators thought to be hiding in the area. Troops found and detained a person with alleged links to foreign-fighter-facilitation operations, as well as other extremist activities, officials said. Some damage occurred to a building during the course of the operation, officials said.
“Afghan and coalition forces are aggressively dismantling the foreign-fighter facilitator networks in Afghanistan,” said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a Combined Joint Task Force 82 spokesman.
In the Shaheed Hasas district of Oruzgan province Nov. 13, Taliban fighters shot a woman for refusing to help supply their ranks.
“The Taliban came to her tribal camp asking for food and supplies,” an unidentified detachment commander said. “The tribal elders explained they did not have any extra food to give the Taliban, and that they were in short supply themselves, … (so) the Taliban retaliated by shooting at the civilian residents’ homes.”
In the shooting, an Afghan woman received a gunshot wound to the hand. Her husband brought her to a coalition base, where coalition medical staff determined that the wound required extensive treatment at a more sophisticated facility. Friendly forces treated the woman’s wound and medically evacuated her, along with her escort, for further treatment.
“The Taliban continue to display their brutality,” Belcher said. “Fortunately, the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Afghan national security forces, and coalition forces continue to improve their ability to provide emergency services to the people of Afghanistan.”
(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 82 news releases.)
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Troops Detain 26 Suspects, Uncover Five Car Bombs in Iraq
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2007 – Iraqi and coalition forces detained dozens of insurgents and discovered five car bombs in Iraq in recent days, military officials said.
During a series of operations yesterday targeting terrorist networks in central and northern Iraq, combined forces nabbed 26 suspects.
— West of Samarra, coalition forces captured a wanted individual and detained 16 suspects during operations targeting foreign terrorist financiers and al Qaeda members who facilitate the movement of foreign terrorists into the region. The wanted individual is believed to be associated with senior al Qaeda in Iraq leaders, including the alleged Salahuddin provincial leader, military officials said.
— During operations along the Tigris River Valley, coalition forces detained five suspects targeting foreign terrorist facilitators, propaganda operations and terrorists planning attacks against Iraqi security forces.
— South of Baghdad, troops captured a wanted individual and detained three suspects in operations targeting engineers of improvised explosive devices and terrorists operating in the Arab Jabour area.
“We remain vigilant and determined to eliminate the extremist enemies of Iraq,” said Army Maj. Winfield Danielson, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman. “The increased willingness of the Iraqi people to share information with Iraqi and coalition forces will end al Qaeda’s campaign of terror and intimidation.”
In other news, coalition forces uncovered five car bombs in the Rhabi neighborhood of the Adhamiyah district on Nov. 13 thanks to reports from Iraqi security volunteers. Members of Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, and elements from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, blocked off the al Rhabi Gardens in northeastern Baghdad to dismantle five car bombs found in a parking lot.
Explosive ordnance disposal personnel detonated the five vehicles, rendering the area safe. There were no casualties or collateral damage to the surrounding area, and the Adhamiyah fire department quickly extinguished the flames after the explosions, military officials said.
“Because these brave people in the (Iraqi security volunteers) decided to stand up against terrorists, we have been able to reduce their effectiveness. The terrorists can no longer hide in the shadows to torment the good people of Adhamiyah,” said Army Lt. Col. Jeffery Broadwater, commander of 3-7 Cavalry.
(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)