Two Soldiers killed in Baghdad Monday

BAGHDAD – A Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldier died at approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised-explosive device south of Baghdad.

Another Soldier died at approximately 5 p.m. Monday when he was hit by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in western Baghdad.

MNF -Baghdad

89th Military Police Brigade service member killed by sniper

BAGHDAD – An 89th Military Police Brigade servicemember died of wounds sustained due to small arms fire Oct.30 at approximately 9:31 a.m. in east Baghdad.

Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

IPs ambushed by insurgents, IPs and CF fight back

Friday, 27 October 2006

KHAN BANI SA’AD, Iraq – At approximately 6:30 a.m.
Thursday, a Baqubah based Iraqi police unit came under attack by an
unknown number of anti-Iraqi forces, in the vicinity of Khan Bani Sa’ad
in Diyala Province.

The police under fire fought back in intense house to house fighting.

An
element from 1-68 Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, Task Force Lightning, was diverted from another mission and
rapidly responded to reinforce the IPs in contact.

The reaction force consisted of ground and air elements; they engaged the AIF immediately upon arrival.

Iraqi
and Coalition forces engaged AIF with direct fire, killing 18 AIF,
wounding eight and capturing 27 more.  Additionally, enemy weapons and
ammunition were captured.

One Iraqi civilian and 24 IPs were
killed in action.  Seven IPs were wounded and transported to FOB
Warhorse for medical treatment. No Coalition forces were killed or
injured in the attack.

MNF -- NORTH PAO

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Iraqi Army Raid to Capture Death Squad Commander

BAGHDAD – Special Iraqi Army forces, with Coalition
advisers, conducted two raids Oct. 25 in Sadr City, Baghdad to capture
a death squad leader and capture criminals involved in the kidnapping
of a U.S. Soldier. Iraqi forces and Coalition forces had
credible intelligence indicating the location of an insurgent leader
personally involved in and directing widespread death squad activity
for numerous murder cells in eastern Baghdad. The ground assault force
also planned to act on credible intelligence indicating that criminals
involved in the kidnapping of a US Soldier were located in a Sadr City
mosque. Iraqi forces quickly secured the insurgent’s residence
in Sadr City and detained 10 suspected death squad members. As soon as
the Iraqi forces arrived at the objective, enemy small arms fire was
received and suppressed by aimed, controlled fires from the assault
force; enemy rocket propelled grenade fire was neutralized by precision
gunfire from a supporting Coalition aircraft. Ten enemy fighters were
killed and two were wounded. The ground assault force departed
the first objective and moved through Sadr City to the mosque where the
kidnapping suspects were believed to be located. Iraqi forces secured
the mosque, entered it, and detained three suspects for further
questioning.

(courtesy of: MNF - Baghdad)

U.S. soldier was reported missing in Baghdad on Monday

October 24, 2006

The missing soldier is apparently an Iraqi-American Translator and may be assigned to the 4th ID. Door to door searches are being conducted in the central Karadah district of Baghdad. al-Furat TV in Baghdad was raided by U.S. Forces conducting the search looking for an abducted American officer of Iraqi descent. More later as it becomes available.

.....Pa

4 MND-B Soldiers killed, 2 by small-arms fire, 1 by a roadside bomb, and 1 by an IED in separate incidents

Sunday, 22 October 2006

BAGHDAD – Two Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers died at approximately 11:25 a.m. Oct. 22 after terrorists attacked their patrol with small-arms fire west of Baghdad.

BAGHDAD – A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier died at approximately 1 p.m. Oct. 22 after his patrol struck a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad.

BAGHDAD – A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier died Oct. 22 when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised-explosive devise in western Baghdad. (media release - Camp Liberty)

MND-Baghdad Soldier killed by roadside bomb, another by small arms fire

Oct. 23, 2006

BAGHDAD – A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier
died at approximately 1:30 p.m. Sunday when terrorists attacked his
patrol with small-arms fire southwest of Baghdad.

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A Multi-National Division – Baghdad
Soldier died at approximately 5 p.m. Sunday when the vehicle he was
riding in was struck by an improvised-explosive devise in western
Baghdad.

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

You gotta read this, I couldn't pass it up

Air strike kills five terrorists setting roadside IED


Sunday, 22 October 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq — An air strike early Sunday morning
killed five terrorists and wounded one as they emplaced an IED on a
road near Arab Jabour. 
Coalition Forces observed a group of
terrorists digging a hole in a road on the outskirts of Arab Jabour
while one individual stood watch.  As the terrorists placed an IED in
the hole, Coalition aircraft engaged the group with precision fires
causing the bomb to detonate.   
Ground forces transported the wounded terrorist to a nearby medical facility. 
Coalition Forces conducted this operation after careful and deliberate analysis to mitigate collateral damage.

MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
BAGHDAD, Iraq

(note from Pa:  I can't help but marvel at the thought the Terrorist's couldn't foresee the possibility they were being watched by someone from above, other than Alla.  The US is really sneaky...hee hee)

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One terrorist killed and seven detained in Ramadi

Saturday, 21 October 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed one suspected terrorist
and detained seven other suspected terrorists, to include a close
associate of the targeted terrorist, during a raid in Ramadi Saturday
morning.

The targeted terrorist is a senior al-Qaeda in Iraq
leader in Ramadi known for facilitating the movement of explosives and
participating in multiple operations against Iraqi and Coalition
Forces.  Credible intelligence indicates he is responsible for
coordinating access to weapons and finances for foreign fighters and
for media production and propaganda distribution for al-Qaeda in Iraq.
 On Oct. 18, the targeted terrorist facilitated a suicide VBIED
attack on the Khaldiyah Bridge in Habbaniyah that killed two Iraqi
soldiers and wounded two Iraqi soldiers along with four civilians.

During
the assault on the objective buildings, Coalition
Forces  were engaged by and  killed the terrorist.
  Due to the primary target’s background, and the
discovery of a booby trap in the building during clearing operations,
Coalition Forces suspected the presence of explosives and destroyed the
building as a measure to ensure the safety of the civilian populace.
  

Coalition Forces are making progress dismantling the
al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network.  The capture of this suspected
terrorist reduces the ability of the al-Qaeda in Iraq network to
operate, and increases the safety of all Iraqi citizens, Iraqi forces,
and Iraq’s Multi-National partners.  

MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER

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MND-B Soldier killed by roadside bomb

Oct. 20, 2006
BAGHDAD – A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier died at approximately 2:37 a.m. today when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised-explosive device in southwest Baghdad.

The name of the Soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

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

Nine Soldiers killed in separate incidents Tuesday

Oct. 18, 2006

BAGHDAD - Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed at approximately 6:50 a.m. Oct. 17 when the vehicle they were riding in was struck by an improvised-explosive device west of Baghdad.

BAGHDAD – A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier died at approximately 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when terrorists attacked his patrol with small-arms fire in northern Baghdad.


TIKRIT, Iraq – Three Task Force Lightning Soldiers assigned to 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were killed and one was wounded Oct. 17 as a result of enemy action while conducting operations in Diyala Province.

The wounded Soldier was transported to a coalition forces’ hospital.


BAGHDAD – A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier was killed at approximately 1:10 p.m. Oct. 17 when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised-explosive device north of Baghdad.

Excerpts from PAO press releases
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory

MND-B Soldier killed by roadside bomb

BAGHDAD – Oct. 16, 2006
A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier was killed at approximately 10:45 p.m. Sunday when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised-explosive device north of Baghdad.
The name of the Soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

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

Update on FOB Falcon

On October 10, 2006, at approximately 10:40 p.m., a 82mm mortar round, fired by militia forces from a residential area in Abu T-Shir, caused a fire at an Ammunition Supply Point (ASP) at FOB Falcon. The ASP, containing tank and artillery rounds, in addition to smaller caliber ammunition, set off a series of large explosions. About 100 troops from the 4th Infantry Division were reported to be stationed at the base at the time, but no injuries were reported.

(I knew about the exploding ammo dump, but not its location at FOB Falcon. I found this out from here: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/rasheed.htm .... Pa.)

Troops busy taking care of business in Baghdad AO

Note from Pa: This news item released by MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER BAGHDAD, Iraq shows just how much effort our troops and coalition soldiers are expending to reel in terrorists. Busy Days for our men and women in uniform.

Oct. 13, 2006
Release A061015a
Iraqi, Coalition forces target terrorist operationsIraqi Security Force and Coalition Force combined operations targeted terrorist operations and resulted in the capture of numerous terrorists.

Baghdad
On Oct. 7, ground forces conducted a raid in Baghdad, killed an armed terrorist, and detained a medical doctor associated with insurgent activity. Credible intelligence sources indicated the doctor was involved with Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s medical operations and also linked to a foiled Baghdad International Zone attack exposed in late September. Intelligence reports also linked the doctor to suicide attacks throughout the Baghdad area, and indicated he was responsible for housing and supporting foreign fighter suicide bombers. During the operation, ground forces received small arms fire from a suspected terrorist. The forces returned fire, killed the shooter, and detained the doctor and one other suspected terrorist. On Oct 12, ground forces killed two suspected terrorists and detained five suspects in Baghdad during a raid targeting an Al-Qaeda in Iraq operative linked to mortar and small arms attacks against innocent Iraqis. During the operation, ground forces were confronted by two armed men inside a building. In response, the ground forces engaged, killed both suspected terrorists, and then detained five other terrorist suspects without incident. A search of the area turned up several AK-47 assault rifles, a shotgun, and terrorist literature. Two vehicles were destroyed on site after testing positive for explosives.

Ramadi
Ground forces destroyed a car bomb factory in Ramadi Oct. 6 that stored an extensive weapons cache. The cache consisted of several types of projectiles, homemade bombs, rocket fuses, grenades, bulk explosives, detonation cord, and other Improvised Explosive Device making materials. The ground forces then destroyed the cache and a vehicle associated with the explosive materials on site.

Habbiniyah
Ground forces killed four terrorists and detained six others Oct. 11 during a raid on an Al-Qaeda compound northwest of Habbiniyah, Iraq. As ground forces entered the compound, a suspected terrorist attempted to fire a handgun at the forces. The combined ground forces immediately engaged and killed the individual. Three other suspected terrorists attempted to throw grenades at the ground forces. The forces took cover, fired, and killed the suspected terrorists.MahmudiyahGround forces killed one terrorist and detained six suspects Oct. 12 during a raid targeting a suspected terrorist linked to foreign fighter movement, Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices, and suicide bomber operations in Mahmudiyah. As the ground forces approached the target, two male suspects fled from a group of people sleeping outside the house. The ground forces pursued and detained the two suspects without incident. A third man ran into an adjacent building whereby ground forces followed and killed the suspected terrorist when he emerged from a room wielding a pistol.

Tarmiya
Ground forces detained six suspected terrorists and rescued a kidnapping victim during an operation targeting foreign fighters Oct. 11 in Tarmiya. During the operation, ground forces attacked a building and detained six suspects without incident. After questioning the suspects, one individual claimed he was kidnapped by the suspects in Taji seven days earlier and was held for ransom. Two of the suspects corroborated the story and admitted to the kidnapping. Credible intelligence links the suspects to Al-Qaeda in Iraq leadership. After searching the target building, the ground forces discovered a “hostage” holding room, several AK-47 assault rifles, magazines and ammunition.

Tikrit
Ground forces conducted a raid Oct. 9 in Tikrit against a local hawala allegedly used by individuals and businesses to provide financial support to insurgent groups. During the raid, ground forces detained 16 individuals. Insurgents and criminals allegedly used the hawala, a local financial system for banking and money exchange, to hide money made through illegal activity, and money illegally funneled into Iraq. Tips from local Iraqi citizens initiated the daylight raid. The ground forces shut down the suspected illegal financial activity allegedly supporting foreign fighters and the ongoing insurgency. During the raid, the buildings did not have significant damage and no civilian or combined force casualties were reported.

link to original item here http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6449&Itemid=21

Operation Dealer Discovers SVBIEDs, Large Weapons Cache in Western Ramadi

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

Oct. 13, 2006
RAMADI, Iraq – Soldiers detained 15 suspected insurgents, discovered two vehicles being fitted as suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, and found a significant weapons cache during Operation Dealer, Oct. 12, in the Ta’meen area in western Ramadi.
Based on a tip from a local resident, Soldiers from Task Force 1-35 detained 15 individuals who were identified as suspected terrorists. According to CPT Matt Graham, Commander, Bravo Company, 2-6 Infantry, “This is a great example of the cooperation and support of the local residents in the task to rid their neighborhood of anti-Iraqi fighters.”
During Operation Dealer, the task force captured two stripped-down vehicles in the process of being converted to VBIEDs. Additionally, four individuals were detained in connection with the operation.
The large found weapons cache consisted of four rocket propelled grenade launchers, 34 155mm artillery shells, 13 60mm mortar rounds, eight AK-47s, a PKC machine gun, a Dragonov sniper rifle with scope, three pounds of high explosives, 400 pounds of detonation cord, 48 blasting caps, eight radio controlled IED initiators, four pressure activated IED initiators and more than 600 rounds of small arms ammunition. Several smaller caches and additional munitions were found during the course of Operation Dealer.
Operation Dealer was a combined operation with Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police, and Coalition Force units involved. The Iraqi Police assisted by establishing vehicle check points at critical intersections and conducted vehicle searches in order to deny insurgent forces the ability to evade the combined Iraqi and Coalition force operation.
The 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division, with elements of 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 7th IA Division, conducted house-to-house searches to help establish a new combat outpost.
“This was truly a joint operation. I had U.S. Army Soldiers, Marines and Airmen alongside Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police units. It shows what great effects can occur when each of these units bring their special capabilities to the fight,” said Lieutenant Colonel Tony Deane, TF 1-35 Commander. “Each unit did what it does best, and the results speak for themselves.”
“Ta’meen has been identified as an area where Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces still faced a great deal of resistance. Operation Dealer was undertaken to establish a combat outpost in this area,” according to Col. Sean MacFarland, Commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. “Local residents were cooperative and individuals who were displaced in the establishment of the new combat outpost received immediate initial compensation and will be provided full compensation through the civil-military operation center.”

Fire at Ammunition Holding Area

BAGHDAD – Oct. 11, 2006. Multi-National Division – Baghdad has determined that an 82mm mortar round, fired by militia forces from a residential area in Abu T-Shir, caused the fire at an ammunition holding area at approximately 10:40 p.m. Oct. 10.The fire ignited tank, artillery and small-arms ammunition at a forward operating base in the central Rasheed district of Baghdad.“Intelligence indicates that civilians aligned with a militia organization were responsible for last night’s mortar attack,” said Lt. Col. Jonathan Withington, MND-B spokesman.At the time of the attack, base personnel went to full alert. Attack aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles flew overhead in an attempt to locate the terrorists’ mortar position. Soldiers and base employees were moved immediately to the safety of hardened buildings and structures on the base. Firefighters from the base and hazardous material experts will continue to work toward extinguishing the fire. Engineers and explosive ordnance detachment teams will begin deliberate clearance of potential unexploded ordnance on the base to facilitate follow-on engineer cleanup efforts. The attack does not effect ongoing Baghdad security operations in the focus areas, and the loss of the ammunition will not degrade the operational capability of MND-B.The base’ essential services were not disrupted, and all life support remains in place. There were no reported injuries.

U.S. airstrike on building in western Ramadi

Ramadi - October 10, 2006 (Excerpt from Reuters)
A U.S. airstrike on a building in western Ramadi killed seven insurgents, the U.S. military said in a statement. It said U.S. troops had earlier come under "extremely heavy fire" from the building.

IA, MND-B Soldiers seize multiple weapons caches, detain three suspects

Saturday, 07 October 2006
BAGHDAD – Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, along with elements of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, responded to a tip from a detainee and discovered a weapons cache during a combined raid in Baghdad’s Mansour district at approximately 2:40 p.m. Wednesday.The cache consisted of an M40 improvised-explosive device, 12 anti-tank mines, six 60mm mortar rounds, 63 TNT sticks, 12 hand grenades, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, three RPG booster rockets, a 60mm illumination round, a PKC assault rifle and various bomb-making materials. In another incident, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th BCT, 101st Airborne Division, detained three suspects who were attempting to take control of a propane station in Baghdad’s Karadah district at approximately 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. In a separate incident, MND-B Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, seized 120 23mm anti-aircraft rounds and an anti-aircraft gun while conducting combat operations south of Baghdad at approximately 1:40 p.m. Wednesday. As of Wednesday, Iraqi Security Forces and MND-B Soldiers have cleared approximately 96,000 buildings, 80 mosques and 65 muhallas, detained more than 168 terrorist suspects, seized more than 1,735 weapons, registered more than 750 weapons and found 35 weapons caches in support of Operation Together Forward. The combined forces have also removed more than 200,043 cubic meters of trash from the streets of Baghdad.
(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE No. 20061007-06- MNF Baghdad PAO)

MND-B Soldiers find 14 weapons caches, IEDs and body armor

Saturday, 07 October 2006
BAGHDAD – Soldiers from Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, seized 14 separate caches containing weapons, explosives and propaganda material during a combat operation in southern Baghdad Thursday.The unit found the caches while conducting Operation Commando Hunter which is targeting the al Qaeda network in the Shakariyah Triangle, southwest of Baghdad.Some of the seized weapons included three anti-tank mines, five anti-personnel mine, six rockets, a 22mm rocket tip, tools for fabricating improvised-explosive devices, 12 sticks of dynamite, a rifle, three rifle scopes, 30 partially completed IEDs, 525 pounds of bulk explosives, three fused rockets, 14 60mm rounds, 19 82mm rounds, 22 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, 44 IEDs, three RPGs, three AK-47 rifles, two PKM machineguns and various bomb-making materials.The Soldiers also seized a large amount of bomb-making materials, three uniforms, written documents and various types of body armor were found.
By Staff Sgt. Angela McKinzie2nd BCT PAO, 10th Mtn. Div.