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Eight Terrorists Killed, Building Destroyed in Arab Jabour

Friday, 09 February 2007

MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
BAGHDAD, Iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com
703.270.0320 / 0299

Feb 9, 2007
Release A070209a

EIGHT TERRORISTS KILLED, BUILDING DESTROYED IN ARAB JABOUR

BAGHDAD – Coalition Forces conducted an air strike Thursday evening after receiving heavy enemy fire during a raid targeting al-Qaida in Iraq terrorists and foreign fighter facilitators.

While receiving enemy fire from several directions, ground forces called in for air support. Eight terrorists barricaded themselves inside one of the buildings and continued to fire at the ground forces. Coalition aircraft dropped precision bombs on the building, resulting in its destruction and the deaths of the eight terrorists.

No Coalition Forces or innocent Iraqis were injured during the air strike.

The operation was part of ongoing efforts to eliminate terrorists and disrupt their operations in the Arab Jabour area.

Traffic accident leads Iraqi Army to massive weapons cache
Friday, 09 February 2007

MOSUL, Iraq – At approximately 12:30 a.m., Feb. 6, soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division were on a routine patrol when they accidentally collided with a civilian vehicle. The vehicle’s occupants immediately attempted to flee the scene, but were quickly apprehended by the IA soldiers. After tactical questioning, one of the two detainees told the IA where a huge weapons cache could be found.

Utilizing the newfound intelligence, the 2-2 IA conducted a raid on a house located behind a sheep market in the Nablis neighborhood of west Mosul. There they detained six suspected insurgents and, upon a thorough search, found a false wall in the house.

It was behind this wall that a large stockpile of weapons was found, to include eight AK-47s, four RPK machine guns, six rocket-propelled grenade launchers, one SVD, one SKS, three PKCs, nine load bearing vests, nine ski masks, 4,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 32 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, 10 fragmentation grenades, 130 mortar rounds (primarily 60, 81 and 82 mm), and a complex fully functional improvised explosive device.

Five of the detained suspects tested positive for plastic explosives and were remanded into custody with their confession statements from the IA questioning.

Additionally, the IA conducted a second raid the following night based on intelligence gained from the first, netting three more suspected anti-Iraqi forces.

The 2IA continues to aggressively patrol the neighborhoods of Mosul.

Iraqi Army, Cavalry take fight to the enemy…again

Friday, 09 February 2007

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070209-03
Feb. 9, 2007

Iraqi Army, Cavalry take fight to the enemy…again
Multi-National Division – North PAO

MOSUL, Iraq – Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th (2-7) Cavalry Regiment conducted a raid
on several houses in the Al Wahda neighborhood in east Mosul Feb. 4, after receiving
intelligence about specific high-priority targets.

Upon reaching the area near the Sabrine mosque, the Thunder element Soldiers
dismounted and began searching their target area. As they reached the roof, they
began taking small-arms fire from a group ofinsurgents. The insurgents also began
lobbing grenades at the 2-7 Cavalry troops.

Regrouping back down the stairs, the “Garry Owen” troops encountered two near
misses. In one instance, a grenade bounced off of two Cavalry Soldiers before
exploding in the living room of the house. In a second incident, Sgt. Konyaku Kaili, an
infantryman with 2-7 Cavalry, was engaged by small-arms fire and received a round into
the front SAPI plate of his body armor. The armor stopped the round, and he was not
seriously injured.

During the engagement, one insurgent blew himself up with an explosive vest, and
another was shot and killed when quick-reaction reinforcement troops arrived from the
Iraqi army and 2-7 Cavalry, effectively sealing off the target area.

Simultaneously, five mortar rounds landed in the area and a large ammunition
cache, that was stored in the house, sympathetically detonated due to the fire created
by the insurgent attack.

Soldiers from the Iraqi Army swept in and cleared all of the remaining houses,
detaining five males in a car who were headed through the blockade, into the fight. The
detainees had individual weapons with them as well as rocket-propelled grenades and
launchers.

All evidence was collected and detainees processed by the Iraqi Security Forces
who were working on matching up the two killed insurgents with the descriptions of the
high-priority targets.

Building housing suspect terrorists hit in air strike near Arab Jabour

Thursday, 08 February 2007

MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
BAGHDAD, Iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com
703.270.0320 / 0299

Feb. 8, 2007
Release A070208a

BUILDING HOUSING SUSPECTED TERRORISTS HIT IN AIR STRIKE NEAR ARAB JABOUR

BAGHDAD – Coalition Forces conducted an air strike Wednesday targeting an al-Qaida in Iraq-related vehicle-borne improvised explosives devices network near Arab Jabour.

Intelligence reports indicated that this network is responsible for a large and devastating number of VBIED attacks in the Baghdad area. They are also responsible for IED and sniper attacks conducted against the Iraqi people and Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

As Coalition Forces approached the targeted building they came under intense enemy fire. Ground forces assessed seven suspected terrorists were in the targeted building. Coalition Forces determined the targets too hostile for ground troops and called for air support. Two precision guided munitions were dropped destroying the targeted building and an associated structure.

Coalition Forces continue to tear apart the al-Qaida leadership inside Iraq. This operation significantly reduces this VBIED terrorist network’s ability to operate, and increases the safety of all Iraqi citizens, Iraqi forces, and Iraq’s Multi-National partners.

13 Terrorists killed in air strike northeast of Amiriyah
Thursday, 08 February 2007

MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
BAGHDAD, Iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com
703.270.0320 / 0299

Feb 8, 2007
Release A070208b
13 TERRORISTS KILLED IN AIR STRIKE NORTHEAST OF AMIRIYAH

BAGHDAD– Coalition Forces killed an estimated 13 terrorists during an air strike Thursday morning targeting a senior foreign fighter facilitator northeast of Amiriya.

Intelligence reports indicated an individual associated with foreign fighter facilitation was in the targeted area.

During the operation, Coalition Forces detained five suspected terrorists and found a cache including armor piercing ammunition.

Information gained from the target area led Coalition Forces to two suspected foreign fighter safe houses where suspected terrorists were assembled.

Coalition Forces observed the structures to confirm intelligence reports and engaged with precision guided munitions and rotary wing close air support, killing an estimated 13 terrorists.

Coalition Forces continue to dismantle the foreign fighter networks.

This operation significantly reduces foreign fighter facilitators’ ability to operate inside Iraq.

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IA Captures foreign fighter facilitator
Wednesday, 07 February 2007

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070207-01
Feb. 7, 2007

IA Captures foreign fighter facilitator
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BAGHDAD – Soldiers of the 7th Iraqi Army Division captured a suspected foreign fighter facilitator during operations with Coalition advisers Feb. 6 in the Al Qaim region, near the Syrian boarder.
The suspect is alleged to be gathering information about Iraqi Forces and Coalition Forces operations and providing it to foreign fighters. The man is also suspected of harboring foreign fighters in Iraq while they carry out insurgent activities in the area.
Minimal damage was done to the objective. No Iraqi civilian, Iraqi forces or Coalition Forces were casualties.