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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070716-07
July 15, 2007
Ambush disrupted; two extremists killed
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces killed two and injured two rogue Jaysh al-Mahdi terrorists conducting an ambush on Iraqi and Coalition Forces operating in Al Kut July 14.
From an over-watch position, Iraqi and Coalition Forces observed several terrorists emplace a command-detonated improvised explosive device near the planned ambush site.
Minutes later, another terrorist shot a rocket-propelled grenade at an Iraqi Security checkpoint to drive security forces toward the ambush site. The operative, who fired the RPG, then used a woman and child as a shield to escape into a nearby house.
Several other rogue JAM operatives then drove down the road and emplaced another device on the opposite side of the checkpoint. The device was believed to have contained an explosively formed penetrator, more commonly called EFP.
Iraqi and Coalition Forces killed two terrorists, injured two others and destroyed both IEDs in the process. The ambush was successfully circumvented with no death or injury to the teams.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070716-03
July 16, 2007
Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces detain insurgent leader and two accessories
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – Members of the Iraqi Army, with U.S. Special Forces as advisors, detained three suspected insurgents linked to a rogue group of the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia, during a series of operations July 15 in north Baghdad.
One team received small arms fire but safely detained the primary and secondary suspects at the location without injury. The third suspect was detained at a separate target location.
The primary suspect is believed to be a rogue JAM battalion commander and is suspected of organizing kidnappings and leading death squad killings of Sunni Muslim Iraqi citizens. Intelligence suggests he has been involved in more than half of the detonated improvised explosive devices in two of the northern districts of Baghdad.
The second suspect is an alleged rogue JAM cell commander in northern Baghdad under the primary suspect’s control. The second suspect’s cell is accused of conducting death squad killings of Iraqi civilians and using IED attacks against Coalition Forces.
The third suspect has also been implicated in death squad killings of Iraqi civilians as well as operations using IEDs under the leadership of the primary suspect.
A fourth additional suspect who was present during the operations was also detained.
No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured in this operation.
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US announces the death of a prominent commander of Al-Mahdi Army in Baghdad
Islammemo ^
Posted on 07/15/2007 7:18:38 AM PDT by harwood
“..intelligence reports clearly linked his group with extremists from Iran...”
(Excerpt) Read more at 64.233.179.104 ...
