Posted on 09/28/2006 5:33:20 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2006 – Stryker Brigade soldiers killed a terrorist and wounded another after spotting them attempting to place an anti-tank mine near Muqdadiya, in Iraq’s Diyala province, yesterday, U.S. military officials said.
The patrol from Comanche Troop, 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, investigated the scene and found the mine set to detonate on a passing vehicle. An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the mine on site. Iraqi and coalition forces continue to work throughout Diyala province to stop insurgent activity and increase security in the multi-ethnic region, officials said.
In addition, four suspected insurgents were detained and a large weapons cache was found during an Iraqi army-led operation with coalition forces in Mosul yesterday. Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, and coalition soldiers cleared the area around one building and detained two suspects, while another group moved to a second building, detaining two additional suspects without incident.
Two coalition soldiers in the first building found a crawl space on the roof, which revealed a hidden weapons cache. The cache contained rocket-propelled grenades and launchers, rifles, mortar tubes, military maps and propaganda.
A coalition forces interpreter overheard the detainees discussing a second cache in the building and notified the soldiers. The second cache was hidden behind a 16 inch-thick concrete wall in the basement of the building. Using sledgehammers, Iraqi soldiers unearthed a larger weapons cache containing grenades, ammunition, machine guns and mortar rounds. There were no injuries during the course of the operation.
Elsewhere, Iraqi security forces captured two people suspected of kidnapping and murdering Iraqi civilians during an early-morning raid near Tarmiya on Sept. 26.
Iraqi forces, along with coalition advisors, conducted an air assault near their objective and quickly entered a residence holding the suspects. Iraqi forces detained the suspects without incident. Those detained are believed to belong to a terror cell that commits acts of violence against innocent Iraqis and have ties to al Qaeda in Iraq, and have allegedly targeted U.S. forces in a bomb attack, officials said.
The two detainees are in Iraqi custody. There were no casualties during the operation. The raid was conducted as part of Operation Together Forward to capture those responsible for the murder of innocent Iraqi civilians. The operation, a helicopter-borne assault, highlights the capability of Iraqi forces to go where criminals are, deny them sanctuary, and provide for a safe and secure Iraq, officials said.
Also on Sept. 26, specially trained Iraqi security forces captured six terrorists suspected of targeting coalition forces with makeshift bombs during a raid near Haswah. The suspects, who all had outstanding Ministry of Interior arrest warrants, are believed to be responsible for a bomb attack that resulted in the death of a U.S. soldier.
Components for building makeshift bombs also were captured, and multiple suspects and a vehicle at the site tested positive for exposure to military-grade explosives. The detainees left the scene in Iraqi custody. There were no casualties in the operation.
(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)
Bump...
And the Dems take another one...!
Bush's fault.
Quagmire again.
Sand berets.
Sweet!
All this and 4000 al-Qaida operatives dead in Iraq (according to the soon to be a dead man al-Masri) at the hand of our troops. Can someone find me a serviceman to kiss?!!
Propaganda? The KORAN, maybe?
BRAVO, HEROES!
In addition, four suspected insurgents were detained . . .
We do not have clarity in this war. Why cannot we decide what to call the enemy?
Even the Armed Forces Press Service cannot get this straight. Are they "insurgents," "terrorists," "mujahadeen," "islamic extremists," "islamic fascists," or something else?
Another bump for good news
"We do not have clarity in this war. Why cannot we decide what to call the enemy?"
Evildoers. Miscreants. Untermenschen (sub-humans).
Well, enough of the liberal media - but what do we call the terrorists?
SandRat, God Bless you for reporting that which MSM won't. If more Americans had access to what is really going on over there, the Dimocrats would eventually have to shut their mouths in embarrassment for their constant barrage of disinformation.
Thanks for this info.
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Evildoers. Miscreants. Untermenschen (sub-humans).
Well, enough of the liberal media - but what do we call the terrorists?
Now that's funny right there, don't care who you are, that's funny right there!
Beats HBO.
The detainees left the scene in Iraqi custody.
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Do those words help or hurt AQ in Iraq recruiting??
The Democrats claim that Iraq is a diversion from the war on terrror. I guess that's why we have kille or captured thousands of terrorists in Iraq.
The Democrats want Bush to fail in the war on terror. The Democrats therefore want our troops to fail; they want our troops to be killed or wounded, so the U.S. will leave Iraq in defeat. The Democrats are allied with the terrorists, who would much prefer to have a Democrat in the Oval Office.
How about "the recently deceased...."
Without knowing where you live I can only offer you the advice of check out the airport terminals in the common areas and with the use of the National Guard/Reserves or the local recruiters office to find a service person to lay a "Tight-Squeeze Hug" on.
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