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| Special Groups Catches of the Day |
| 2007-12-21 |
| That's four this week, unless some are reported twice. As I understand it, these are either Iranian or Iranian-trained elements of Shia militia groups who are allegedly now acting outside the influence of Mookie. Coalition forces capture two Special Groups leaders, detain three other suspects BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces captured two suspected Special Groups leaders and detained three other suspects during operations to disrupt criminal element networks early this morning in the Al Mashru area, south of Baghdad and the Kadhimiyah area, west of Baghdad. The targeted individual reportedly trained criminal splinter group elements to perform attacks on Coalition and Iraqi forces. He allegedly facilitated the training of numerous criminals in the use of explosively formed penetrators and improvised explosive devices. The targeted individual was also reportedly an associate of several other senior-level criminal element leaders who were involved in attacks on Coalition forces. Intelligence led ground forces to the target area where they captured the wanted individual and detained one other suspected criminal without incident. In another operation, Coalition forces targeted a separate individual located in the Kadhimiyah area, who was a suspected Special Groups criminal element senior leader. He was allegedly responsible for facilitating the supply of explosives for use in explosively formed penetrator attacks. The wanted individual reportedly controlled a group of criminal element cells operating in Baghdad. He was also reportedly an associate of several other senior-level criminal element leaders who were involved in attacks on Coalition forces. Intelligence led ground forces to the target area where they captured the wanted individual and detained the two other suspected criminals without incident. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #3 Odd calling them 'special' when we know that they represent insurgency from a different source. And it's a secret. sheeah, shush. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-12-21 15:37 |
| #2 Grouper, Red Herring, Flounder, and now Tuna! A good catch every day! Now if we could get a side of sadr tots to go with it... |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2007-12-21 11:35 |
| #1 Thanks for posting, Glenmore. Reminds me that I've got to resume my daily review of MNF-I releases. I wonder/presume/hope about whether we're taking out "rogue" elements who, uh, happen to be the people we want to take out anyway, obedient to the Mookster or not. Yesterday on Hugh Hewitt show there was an interesting discussion of the USMC's Combat Hunter program. One comment by one of the guests was telling: he said that the difference now is that we're aggressively going after the main bad guys. Some of us can only shake our heads and recall the many months of treading water before this basic and obvious idea of resuming the initiative was adopted. And while I like and respect Gen. Casey, what's with his getting easy confirmation as Army CoS following his stewardship of the fiasco that was '05/'06? |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2007-12-21 10:55 |