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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces engage extremists, kill three; detain 14 others |
| 2007-09-21 |
| Iraqi Special Operations Forces killed three militant extremists during an early morning intelligence driven operation targeting an extremist Special Groups battalion commander Sept. 19 in the BayaÂ’a area of Baghdad. As the Iraqi and U.S forces arrived at the target location, two armed insurgents pointed their weapons at the forces exhibiting hostile intent. The forces responded with proportional and well-aimed fires, killing the two individuals. At a second location, a third insurgent attacked the teams with small arms fire. The teams responded with proportionate and well-aimed fire, killing the insurgent. The ISOF detained three other suspicious individuals at the targeted locations. The targeted militant extremist Special Groups battalion commander is wanted for launching rocket and improvised explosive device attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces. Intelligence indicates he is also the media representative for the Jaysh al-Madhi militia in al BayaÂ’a. In two other separate intelligence driven operations Sept. 19 in Diwaniyah, Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained 11 other individuals. The operations targeted smuggling operations and supply routes bringing arms, ammunition, mortars and IEDs into Diwaniyah. They were also targeting an extremist IED cell leader and assassination cell member. U.S. Special Forces were advisers during these operations and there were no Iraqi or U.S. Forces injured. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Justrand - I get a totally different picture: jihadis stacked five or six deep in the back of an unarmored deuce and a half, their hands and feet secured, a bag over their heads, and two burly privates pointing M-16s at them. In a "real" war, the M-16s would be replaced with AR-15s with bayonets. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-09-21 13:17 |
| #4 Ah. One of those North Korean spectacles. Just the thing between deadly mud slides. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-21 12:29 |
| #3 Sure. You know the one, it has those scenes with coordinated AK waving and group seething. Quite popular, a sellout on the streets. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-09-21 12:13 |
| #2 Oh, Justrand, what a wonderful image. The ballet?? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-21 10:40 |
| #1 I know, I know..."detained" is the PC phrase our military uses these days when bagging the bad guys. Still, each & every time they use the phrase I picture a guy in a suicide vest with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder, looking at this watch and muttering: "How much longer am I gonna be detained? I've got tickets for the ballet!" |
| Posted by: Justrand 2007-09-21 10:12 |