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| Iraq |
| Special Groups Cash Siezed |
| 2008-02-17 |
| BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces conducted an assault on a suspected Special Groups finance facilitation network, killing an armed suspect in self-defense early today in the Suwayrah area, south of Baghdad. "In self-defense?" Sounds like somebody we are concerned about might not agree that this guy was an enemy. Coalition Forces were targeting Special Groups networks reportedly associated with criminal element leaders involved in attacks on Iraqi and Coalition forces. Upon approach to the target area, assault forces received enemy fire from a nearby building. Assault forces returned fire, however no casualties were reported. Coalition forces continued movement and, upon arrival to the target area, were engaged by an armed suspect. Coalition forces returned fire, killing the armed suspect. Was this the guy we were after? A guard? Some crook we interrupted trying to steal SG money? No suspects were captured or detained during the operation. During the assault, Coalition forces discovered large amounts of Iraqi currency. "We welcome Muqtada al-Sadr's cease-fire pledge and we are encouraged by those that honor it," said Lt. Michael Street, MNF-I spokesman. "However, some criminal splinter groups are not honoring the cease-fire and they are a threat that must be removed." Obligatory paragraph whenever Shia are targeted. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #2 'moose, I don't know if it's intel (probably) or something else, but I have been making a point of posting 'Special Groups' news here for a month or so now. In the aggregate it is BIG news - and virtually unreported in the media. In my opinion it is the single most important campaign currently underway - the Iraqis can handle AQI now without us (though less efficiently). It is challenging to stay on the knife edge of attacking Iranian/Shia enemies in Iraq without causing the general Shia population, government, and religious leaders to move into open alliance with them. But if we DON'T weaken the Iranian influence it won't matter what the rest of the Shia think. Or the Sunni, for that matter. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-02-17 19:29 |
| #1 Something has happened with our intelligence. It was noted that in the past week alone, we policed up something like 200 weapons caches in Iraq, mostly special groups Iranian crap. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-02-17 18:05 |