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| OPERATION VIGILANT RESOLVE NETS âHIGH VALUE TARGETSâ |
| 2004-04-07 |
| The official press release CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq â I Marine Expeditionary Force continued to execute Operation Vigilant Resolve yesterday throughout the Al Anbar Province and in several cities known to harbor anti-Iraqi forces. Operations from the Syrian border to the Baghdad suburbs have resulted in the capture or death of a significant number of anti-Iraqi Forces and foreign terrorists. To the west, a combination of the ongoing efforts in the Husaybah and Al Qaâim regions are undercutting the ability of the anti-Iraqi Forces to import foreign fighters, cash and equipment. Heightened operations to the east, to include the cordon around Fallujah and combat operations in other major cities in the Al Anbar Province, are drawing out anti-Iraqi Forces. Establishing a persistent presence in areas where U.S. forces have not consistently operated over the last 12 months has been costly. Operations as they unfolded yesterday in Ar Ramadi were shadowed by the loss of 12 Marines. Eleven Marines died while engaged with the anti-Iraqi Forces for more than seven hours; one died from wounds suffered during the firefight. The increase in the number of attacks on Coalition Forces in the Al Anbar Province is attributable to the I Marine Expeditionary Forceâs strategy toheighten their profile, operate throughout the zone and challenge anti-Iraqi Forces in place where theyâve gained influence. The citizens of Ar Ramadi remained in their homes during the engagement. Several calls from Iraqi citizens to the Coalition tip line aided Coalition Forces in identifying, isolating and combating the terrorists. Throughout the fight, members of the Iraqi Police Service and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers secured key city government facilities and helped control traffic in and out of the city. When the fighting subsided, Ar Ramadi remained under the supervision of the governor of the province, the chief of police and the Iraqi security forces. As of 8 p.m. yesterday, the Iraqi Police Services and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps were providing security for the residents of Ar Ramadi. Coalition Forces are monitoring the situation and ready to provide support in the event that terrorists resume hostilities. The names of the dead are being withheld pending next of kin notification. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #7 Rupercht: I think that the answer to your question in word "Combined." In military jargon, this means "Allied." My guess is that since this site serves more than one nation, someone made a conscious decsion to not host it on the US military network, therefore avoiding criticism of the coalition being a US-run facade. Unfortunately, you have to do these sort of contortions when dealing with a press trying to sharpshoot you for every little flaw. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2004-04-07 2:37:32 PM |
| #6 Dan is trying to be the Walter Cronkite of this Tet offensive but he doesn't have the stature, not even close. Anyone know why this military website doesn't have a .mil designation? |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-04-07 2:27:07 PM |
| #5 I was watching MSMakeMePEE and the talking head was practically panting. The "expert" was saying how this could all go out of control. Lots of sky is falling crap. These assholes want us to lose. They won't get it until the Jihadis come into their studio and shoot them. |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-04-07 1:13:11 PM |
| #4 Listening to the radio yesterday, the show had a CBS news segment. During the news, Dan "The Dem" Rather delivers an "editorial" about how things are going in Iraq, about "hard truths" and how certain people in power don't want you to know those "hard truths". Things aren't going well, he said, but in the end its up to the American people to decide. Well, this American says: STFU DAN! I was pissed that CBS can even pretend to be an impartial news agency with him as its primary anchor is pathetic ! Thank God for the internet, Thank God for Rantburg. |
| Posted by: domingo 2004-04-07 11:48:21 AM |
| #3 Sofar 5 Iranians iced in Karballa and according to the commandpost and the professor some Syrians have been captured. |
| Posted by: Evert Visser in NL 2004-04-07 10:52:05 AM |
| #2 I heard a report last night that we intercepted comms from Fallujah that were in Farsi (which is what the Iranians speak). |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-04-07 10:44:52 AM |
| #1 Sounds like this Islamic 'Tet' is quickly becoming a wash for Sadr and company... I wonder how many of the dead will prove to be Syrian and Iranian? |
| Posted by: Jack Deth 2004-04-07 10:35:31 AM |