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| Iraq |
| Weekly Report on Iraq (State Department) |
| 2007-02-23 |
| More stuff you'll never see in the New York Times or Washington Post AQI Leader Captured: • Soldiers from the 5th Iraqi Army Division captured a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) cell leader February 15. The suspect is believed to be responsible for coordinating and carrying out several improvised explosive device and rocket attacks targeting civilians and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in the area. During the operation, in which Coalition Forces (CF) accompanied the ISF in an advisory role, several munitions caches were recovered. No civilian, ISF or CF casualties were reported. US Post Raided by Insurgents: • Insurgents launched a raid February 19 on a US military outpost north of Baghdad, killing two US soldiers and wounding another 17. Authorities said at least one suicide car bomber either rammed into or drove up beside two trucks carrying fuel into the base, igniting an explosion. Insurgents then opened fire with rockets mounted on a truck and from a nearby building. According to Iraq police officials and witnesses, US helicopters landed at least five times to evacuate casualties. The Iraqi Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. |
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