Here are some summaries of some of the recent interogations of some of the top terrorist that have been captured. Very interesting reading.. Abu Ahmed, Abu Muhannad Detainee believes that the number of people who support Zarqawi is steadily declining due to the fact that if someone works with Zarqawi they know they will be killed/captured, as the Coalition Forces has made a large number of arrests of Zarqawi key players. Abu Qutaybah, Abu Ali Detainee stated that he has no reason t...
BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 6, 2005 — Over the past several months, Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces have captured or killed more than 20 of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s trusted lieutenants and other high-ranking network members. Hundreds of other members of Zarqawi’s terror network have also been captured and killed as Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces-Iraq forces continue to degrade his organization. Coalition forces also just missed capturing Zarqawi during a raid on Feb. 20. Th...
May 8, 2005 – Multinational force operations netted 109 terrorists and suspects throughout Iraq today and May 7, and included finding large weapons caches. In simultaneous operations conducted early today north of the town of Al Qaim, 54 terrorists within the circle of known terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi were captured or killed, according to Multinational Force Iraq officials today. Coalition forces also destroyed car bombs, bomb-making material and two buildings that contained larg...
BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan – One Afghan National Police officer was killed and five ANP and six U.S. service members were wounded May 3 during an attack from approximately 25 terrorist near Deh Chopan in Zabul Province. The attack began when an Afghan man complained to Afghan National Police officers of being beaten by a group of unknown individuals. The man led the ANP and U.S. forces to the location of the beating where they came under small-arms fire. Afghan National Army forces and...
HATTIESBURG, Miss., May 4, 2005 – Powerful improvised explosive devices set off by cell phones, doorbells, toy remotes and tripwires are the leading cause of death among U.S. soldiers in Iraq. For that reason, Army Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore, commander of 1st U.S. Army, summoned observers and trainers from his command to Camp Shelby here for a two-day conference to discuss ways to better train soldiers to react, interdict and defeat IEDs on the battlefield. Arriving here from his Fort G...
BAGHDAD, Iraq – During an April 28 raid in Baghdad, forces from Multi-National Forces - Iraq seized a letter written by Abu Asim al-Qusaymi al-Yemeni, a member of Qa’idat al-Jihad Fi Bilad Al-Rafidayn, or QJBR, addressed to “the Sheik.” Analysts believe the letter, dated April 27, 2005, was meant for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, because many of his close followers refer to him as “the Sheik.” While the letter advocates Jihad and praises “the Sheik” for being “a thorn in the mouth of the Americans...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Credible reporting led Multi-National Forces to a suspected insurgent location in Al Qaim May 2, and consequently, Coalition forces witnessed suspicious activity in the vicinity. The forces then followed a truck, which departed from the possible terrorist site, to a remote and isolated camp site consisting of a tent and a shed east of Al Qaim. Once at the camp site, the truck stopped and approximately 10-12 armed adult males began loading material from the shed and tent to ...
May 2, 2005 – U.S. Task Force Liberty soldiers in Iraq detained five suspected terrorists and confiscated a weapons cache during two separate actions May 1. Soldiers seized the suspects during a raid in Samarra after receiving a tip from a civilian source. The suspects were in possession of plastic explosives, detonation cord and passports indicating frequent travel outside of Iraq. The five suspects were taken to a coalition base for questioning and detention. No Task Force Liberty ...
May 2, 2005 – Afghan National Police captured six insurgents today while on a joint patrol with members of the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, outside a small village north of Kandahar. ANP forces were leading a patrol to the village when they were attacked by an unknown number of insurgents. The police returned fire and the insurgents attempted to flee. As the insurgents fled, the police captured six people. "Every day the Afghan National Police, Afghan National Arm...
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force Baghdad Soldiers guarding the entrance to a military base in east Baghdad foiled a car bomb attack May 1. At 7:15 a.m., a red Kia sedan exploded approximately 15 feet short of a barrier in front of the gate to the installation. The car bomb failed to detonate properly and caught on fire. Soldiers manning the gate reacted quickly and saved the driver. Even though the driver had just attempted to blow up a VBIED (vehicle borne improvised explosive device) the U.S...
Here is a list of some fo the reconstruction projects going on in Iraq as of Jan 1, 2005. This of course does not include all of them as the small ones done at the local level do not make the list. More than 1,100 reconstruction projects underway in Iraq. Current projects include the construction of 364 schools, 67 public health clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil, 93 water and sewage facilities and 69 electrical facilities (a/o 15 Dec). • Congress has allocated $18.4...
April 26, 2005 – The highest-ranking military official in the United States said today the coalition is "definitely winning" against insurgents in Iraq. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers said all the trend lines in Iraq show progress. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke during a Pentagon press briefing along with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. The chairman said that progress is measurable on the political, economic and security fronts. The Iraqis have held elections and a...
In the last few days there has been a upturn in the combined forces having success against the terrorist that have been attacking forces in Iraq, to include Coalition, U.S. and Iraqi Troops. Several of the TF Bagdad Brigades conducted sweeps through their patrol areas in cooperation with and alongside Iraqi Security Forces. During these sweeps, TF Bagdad sources report that at least 41 terrorist were captured and several killed. Included in these numbers were 10 terrorist suspected in having ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force Baghdad Soldiers have conducted a series of offensive operations against terrorists in the Baghdad area since April 24, resulting in the capture of four individuals believed to have direct links to recent violent attacks. In cordon-and-search operations April 24, Soldiers detained two individuals. One was the brother of a suspect detained by Task Force Baghdad the previous day. In raids April 25, Soldiers detained two more suspected terrorists, specifically ta...
April 22, 2005 – There are more than 155,000 “trained and equipped” members of the Iraqi security forces, and trends are clearly positive, a senior defense official said during a Pentagon background briefing today. What’s more, U.S. troop strength in Iraq went under 140,000 this week with the completion of the rotation of forces in and out of the country, he said . And, while there has been an increase in the number of attacks in Iraq, it is small, and coalition and Iraqi officials a...