The attacks are down.
Posted on 10/19/2005 4:51:08 PM PDT by SandRat
BAGHDAD (Army News Service, Oct. 18., 2005)— Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces captured 15 suspected terrorists in a series of pre-dawn combat operations conducted in and around Baghdad Oct. 18.
Three of the suspects taken into custody are thought to be bomb emplacers and another is believed to be a weapons dealer and terrorist cell financier.
The largest operation was carried out by Iraqi Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division. Shortly after midnight, the Iraqi Army Soldiers captured five suspected Anti-Iraqi Forces during a raid against a terrorist safe-house in the Adhamiyah district of central Baghdad.
In other combat operations, Coalition Forces detained six more terror suspects during raids and searches carried out in central and south Baghdad.
Citizens’ tips lead to arrests
At about the same time, Task Force Baghdad Soldiers from the 70th Engineer Brigade, acting on a local citizen’s tip, seized three terror suspects during a cordon-and-search operation in north Baghdad. The men are suspected of placing roadside bombs targeting Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Forces and civilians in the area.
Another citizen’s tip helped Task Force Baghdad Soldiers capture a suspected weapons dealer and terrorist organization financier during a cordon and search of two houses in north Baghdad.
Task Force Baghdad Soldiers seized a large weapons cache in west Baghdad Oct. 16., acting on a tip from an Iraqi citizen.
After receiving the tip, Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team went to the location the citizen described and detained three suspects at the cache site.
Soldiers nab weapons, explosives
Soldiers found a weapons cache consisting of 103 high-explosive rounds, 151 mortar rounds, six mortar tubes, 31 mortar fuses, five mortar base plates, two mortar tripods and a mortar sighting device.
The cache also contained two anti-tank weapons, an anti-aircraft machine gun, 10 sticks of dynamite, 19 rocket-propelled grenades, six hand grenades and various bomb-making materials. Additionally, Soldiers found one machine gun with a bipod mounting device, four rifles, sniper scopes, a silencer and 8,000 rounds of ammunition.
The unit secured the cache site and continued searching for more weapons.
The three suspects were taken into custody for questioning.
(Compiled from news releases from Task Force Baghdad Public Affairs Office.)
Ping for Iraq Success story
Keep rounding the scum up off the streets, men.
God Bless our Military
You are winning, guys, and we are 100% behind you and 100% grateful. Keep it up.
I bet this is the operation that nabbed Saddam's nephew, a financier who was in Syria until they kicked him out last week.
As the tide keeps turning and the bad guys are fewer and fewer in number, the locals are going to be increasingly emboldened to rat them out; if for no other reason than people like to be on the winning side in the end. Way to go boys!
"The three suspects were taken into custody for questioning."
"I bet this is the operation that nabbed Saddam's nephew, a financier who was in Syria until they kicked him out last week."
I was just about to ask. Heard this on ABC News tonight, of all places. I thought I was in an alternate universe that ABC would announce something like this, he being one of the MSM's "misunderstood heroes" and all that. *Rolleyes*
Three of the suspects taken into custody are thought to be bomb emplacers and another is believed to be a weapons dealer and terrorist cell financier.
Hummmm, I just don't understand it. I've looked everywhere in the MSM and can't find any reports of this success.
A few more today and more tomorrow. I can see this turning around especially with citizen cooperation.
Thanks for the ping !
Thanks for the ping!
BTTT
The attacks are down.
During WWII, stories like this would've been the papers every day.
The MSM disgusts me.
I noticed that also....the attacks are way off.
The good guys are rounding up the bad guys ~ Bump!
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