March 9th, 2007, BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and captured 16 suspected terrorists including an alleged al-Qaeda media emir during raids Friday morning throughout Iraq.

In Mosul, Coalition Forces captured an al-Qaeda related suspect known as “The Butcher” who is allegedly responsible for numerous kidnappings, beheadings, and suicide operations in the Ramadi and Mosul areas.  Coalition Forces captured five additional suspects and killed one terrorist during the raid.

During operations in Fallujah, Coalition Forces captured two suspected terrorists with alleged ties to foreign fighter facilitation.

Northeast of Karmah, a suspected al-Qaeda media emir was captured along with seven others.  The suspects are also believed to be part of an al-Qaeda courier network.

 “Coalition Forces will continue to target al-Qaeda in Iraq and foreign terrorist facilitators regardless of where they may hide,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

CAMP STRIKER, Iraq – A combined operation between ground forces and Apache attack helicopters engaged and killed a platoon-sized element of terrorist west of the Baghdad International Airport Complex on Iraqi Highway 1 at approximately 9 p.m., March 7.

A patrol from Troop A, 1st Battalion, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division reported enemy tracer fire in the area known as Az-Zaidon. As they moved toward the firing, they detected armed terrorist in an ambush position along both sides of a canal road. A truck was parked nearby.

After clearing the area of friendly forces, the patrol called for close air support from nearby AH-64 Apache attack aircraft. The helicopter engaged the terrorist, killing 12 and destroying the truck, which had an anti-aircraft heavy machine gun mounted in the bed.

Killed 14, captured 30. Thats a pretty good count for the day. I would like to see the headline "Coalition Forces Kill 14 terrorist capture 30" and somewhere mention in the article that two fo those captured were high ranking terrorist. But you will never see that. No instead the media will print front page bold letters "2 killed in suicide bombing." I personally would like to hear about both, called fair and impartial reporting. But that does not exsist anymore on any level.

News reports gathered from:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/