Nice to see that many a Taliban fighter has been sent off to get his 72 virgin goats. BRITISH commandos launched a devastating blitz on the Taliban – as the evil terrorists held a party to celebrate Benazir Bhutto’s murder. The dawn raid was staged after messages were intercepted about the sick knees-up in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Royal Marines crept into position as the fanatics partied the night away just hours after Ms Bhutto was killed in Pakistan. The bash was being held in ruined compounds a few hundred yards from Our Boys’ remote base in Kajaki. Ragtag Taliban sentries tried to hit back with machine gun fire – but stood no chance against the heroes of 40 Commando’s Charlie Company. The terrorists were pounded with mortars, rockets and heavy machine...
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - Four Taliban rebels were killed when their ammunition exploded during a wedding party they attended as special guests in a southern Afghan village, police said Saturday.Eight other Islamic rebels were injured in the blast in southern Kabul province late on Friday, provincial police chief Mohammad Yaqoub told AFP. It was not yet known what triggered the blast, he added. "There was a wedding party and a group of Taliban was also attending as special guests. For some reason an explosion took place in the room they had gathered," Yaqoub said. "In that blast four Taliban were killed and eight others were injured," the police commander said, citing information provided to his officers by the local villagers on Saturday. Police were investigating, he added.**Now...
America - Fuck YeahBAGHDAD — Iraqi citizens are taking back their streets from extremists by taking security into their own hands. The Iraqi Security Volunteer program, an Iraqi project funded by the government of Iraq, allows volunteers from local communities to protect their own neighborhoods.The ISVs receive a three-day training program at Coalition Outpost War Eagle where they learn some basic vehicle checks and how to conduct themselves on the streets, as well as weapons training with an AK-47.“When you have local citizens patrolling their own streets, they have a sincere interest in keeping it safe,” said 1st Lt. John Suh, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment.According to Suh, a native of Harrington Park, N.J., these volunteers are residents of the...
FOXNews - Taliban militants slashed the hands and legs of five abducted policemen in southern Afghanistan and hung their mutilated bodies from trees in a warning to villagers against working with the government, officials said Sunday. The officers had been abducted two months ago from their checkpoint in southern Uruzgan province, said Juma Gul Himat, the provincial police chief.The Taliban slashed their hands and legs and hung the bodies on trees Saturday in Gazak village of Derawud district, he said. “The Taliban told the people that whoever works with the government will suffer the same fate as these policemen,” Himat said. “This village is under Taliban control. There are more than 100 Taliban in this village.”Taliban kill boy for speaking English.KHOST, Afghanistan - Taliban...
are getting more frequent.And business is booming.The BBC is as you would expect silent on the great news, except for a "Have your say" page on their website. Go here and read the comments. Here's the most recommended one I could find as of this writing.Added: Friday, 2 November, 2007, 20:50 GMT 20:50 UKThis is terrible news for the Bush-hating lefties...They would prefer to see a higher death rate than Bush's troop surge succeeding![BROWNED_OFF], London, United KingdomRecommended by 101 peoplecopied from USSneverdockBAGHDAD — Coalition forces saw a possible glimpse of the future in Hawr Rajab recently, when they observed Concerned Local Citizens (CLC) at a checkpoint come under attack from insurgents, defend themselves, and then receive reinforcements from Iraqi Army troops, Oct. 31....
First up some terrorist scum get owned -BAGHDAD — Paratroopers captured six members, to include two lieutenants, of an improvised explosive device cell responsible for attacks against Iraqi security and coalition forces in North Babil, Oct. 17. Paratroopers from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, detained the men during Operation Salcha, an early morning raid. “The men were members of an IED cell,” said Capt. Eric Nylander, commander of Company B. “The cell is a part of the al-Qaida network in North Babil.” “Last week, we arrested the leader of the cell,” Nylander continued. “After tonight’s operation, we have captured most of the cell’s senior leadership.” Nylander believes...
Scratch four jihadiscum, but thankfully the dog got away.Concerned local citizens turn in caches to Coalition Forces Multi-National Division – Center PAOPATROL BASE INCHON, Iraq — Concerned local citizens turned in two caches to Coalition Forces at Patrol Base Inchon Sept. 26.Soldiers from Company D, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum, N.Y., took the cache from the concerned citizens and inventoried the contents.The first cache consisted of 13 bags of homemade explosives, which were tested positive for Styphnic Acid. This follows a similar cache of 51 bags of HME that were turned in earlier in the day by concerned citizens to Soldiers of 4-31 Inf. Regt. The second cache contained 28 projectiles...
Iraqi National Police find cache in Rusafa DistrictMulti-National Division – Baghdad PAOFORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq — Officers with the Iraqi National Police recovered a weapons cache in the Rusafa District of eastern Baghdad Sept. 15. The officers found a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and nine 120mm mortars. The weapons were turned over to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s Special Troops Battalion for their explosive ordnance detachment Soldiers to destroy the weapons.The discovery comes as U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces continue to sweep out insurgent strongholds in eastern Baghdad. This includes the establishment of Coalition outposts and joint security stations as part of the Baghdad Security Plan to pacify the capital.7 terrorists killed, 31 suspects detained...
East Baghdad raid nets 16 suspected insurgentsMulti-National Division – Baghdad PAOFORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq – Soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division captured 16 suspected insurgents during a raid Sept. 10 in the Rusafa District of eastern Baghdad. The raid, carried out by Soldiers of Company D, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, was part of the continuous effort to sweep out insurgent strongholds in the area. The suspects are being held for further questioning.Captives freed, kidnappers capturedMulti-National Division – Baghdad PAOBAGHDAD — Two people were freed from captivity and four others arrested and charged with kidnapping after a tip-driven raid was conducted by soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 5th Division,...
MND-B Apache crews destroy enemy transport truckMulti-National Division – Baghdad PAOCAMP TAJI, Iraq — Multi-National Division-Baghdad attack helicopter crews destroyed an insurgent vehicle in south Baghdad at approximately 2 p.m.Aug. 29.The Apache crews from the 4th “Guns” Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, responded to a call from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, to engage the vehicle.The Apache crews observed several men around the vehicle flee when the aircrews arrived. The aircrews were cleared to fire by the ground unit and engaged the vehicle, destroying it.Coalition targets al-Qaeda leadership; 7 suspected terrorists detainedBAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces captured two key suspects and five alleged associates during...
ABU GHRAIB — “I promise to give my allegiance and my service to the nation and people of Iraq,” the middle-aged men said in unison. “I promise to cooperate in order to serve the Iraqi people and build a new Iraqi nation,” they continued with their hands stacked one over the other on top of a copy of the Quran. “I will support and defend the Iraqi government and the people of Iraq against other organizations. For these reasons I sign below,” the men concluded, subsequently signing a card with the oath they had just sworn to uphold with God and one another as witnesses. The men were not enlisting in the Iraqi army or taking an oath of public office. Instead, they were part of a mass enrollment of everyday citizens into the Coalition Critical Infrastructure Force, whose...
Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain al Qaeda cell leader in HusaybuhMulti-National Corps – Iraq PAOBAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces teams conducted a series of raids, July 29 detaininga suspected al Qaeda cell leader responsible for attacks and facilitating foreign fightersin the Al Qaim area.With U.S. Special Forces present as advisers, Iraqi Police detained two primary suspects and three additional persons of interest in the vicinity of Husaybuh, located on the Euphrates River west of Al Qaim. Various documents, including multiple identification cards and passports, were also seized during the operation.The cell leader, who allegedly runs al Qaeda in Iraq activities in Husaybuh, is purportedly involved in the planning of future large scale attacks against Coalition...
First off this one, that shows that the Iraqi people are standing up rebuilding their armed forces and want to rule themselves rather than be terrorised by al quada. Such a shame that our national broadcaster would rather do down our troops and act as little more than a mouthpiece for flea infested terrorists.Iraqi Special Operations Forces capture twelve suspected insurgentsMulti-National Corps – Iraq PAODIWANIJAH – Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained twelve insurgents linked to a rogue Jaysh al-Mahdi militia during two separate intelligence driven operations in Baghdad June 8. These insurgents are allegedly responsible for attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces. With Coalition Forces along as advisors, ISOF detained the targeted individuals without incident. In the first...
Iraqi Special Operation Forces detain two suspected insurgents during morning raid Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAOBAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces apprehended a cell leader for a militant terrorist group during an early morning raid south of Baghdad June 2. With Coalition Forces present as advisors, ISOF detained their primary suspect and a second individual who was present during the operation without incident. Acting on previous intelligence, Iraqi Forces detained the individuals for allegedly being responsible for numerous rocket attacks against Coalition Forces and constructing and placing improvised explosive devices and mines. During the raid, ISOF confiscated an insurgent identification card, propaganda and weapons. The weapons were an AK-47 rifle with a 100 round drum...
Did you know that 47 countries have reestablished their embassies in Iraq?Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 millionIraqi people?Did you know that 3,100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 new schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been completed in Iraq?Did you know that Iraq 's higher educational structure consists of 20 universities, 46 institutes or colleges and 4 research centers, all currently operating?Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 for the re-established Fulbright program?Did you know that the Iraqi navy is operational? They have five 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.Did you know that Iraq 's Air Force consists...
BAGHDAD — U.S. forces raided an Al Qaeda hide-out northeast of Baghdad on Sunday and freed 42 Iraqis imprisoned inside, including some who had been tortured and suffered broken bones, a senior U.S. military official said Sunday.The raid was part of a 3-month-old security crackdown that included the deployment of 3,000 more U.S. troops to Diyala, a violent province north of the capital that has seen heavy fighting in recent weeks, said Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq.Caldwell said Iraqis told U.S. forces about the hide-out: "The people in Diyala are speaking up against Al Qaeda."He said the 42 freed Iraqis marked the largest number of captives ever found in a single Al Qaeda prison. Some of those freed were held for as long as four months and some had...
Ha tip to a smoking gun for this. al quada tortureDrawings, tools seized from Iraq safe house in U.S. military raidMAY 24--In a recent raid on an al-Qaeda safe house in Iraq, U.S. military officials recovered an assortment of crude drawings depicting torture methods like "blowtorch to the skin" and "eye removal." Along with the images, which you'll find on the following pages, soldiers seized various torture implements, like meat cleavers, whips, and wire cutters. Photos of those items can be seen here. The images, which were just declassified by the Department of Defense, also include a picture of a ramshackle Baghdad safe house described as an "al-Qaeda torture chamber." It was there, during an April 24 raid, that soldiers found a man suspended from the ceiling by a chain. According to...
Paratroopers find seven IEDsMulti-National Division – Center PAOKALSU, Iraq — Paratroopers found and destroyed seven improvised explosive devices in the northern Babil province, south of Baghdad, Sunday.While conducting security patrols in the area, the paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division were able to find the IEDs before they could be used against Coalition Forces or Iraqi Security Forces, helping to secure the region.All of the devices were either destroyed in place or taken by explosive ordnance disposal teams for further investigation prior to destruction.Good Neighbor Plan:Locals stash dangerous cache, rid streets of weapons, munitionsMulti-National Division – BaghdadFORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq – Soldiers with the 2nd...
16 SUSPECTED SECRET CELL TERRORISTS DETAINEDBAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces detained 16 suspected terrorists Friday morning during raids in Sadr City. The individuals targeted during the raid are suspected members of a secret cell terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons and explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq to Iran for terrorist training.Intelligence reports also indicate the secret cell has ties to a kidnapping network that conducts attacks within Iraq as well as interactions with rogue elements throughout Iraq and into Iran.“This morning’s success is yet another example of the dedication and determination of Coalition forces to rid Iraq of the terrorist organizations that threaten the...
Ninewa SWAT Detains Foreign Fighter Facilitator Near Tall AfarMulti-National Corps – Iraq PAOBAGHDAD – Members of the Ninewa Special Weapons and Tactics Team detained a suspected member of a foreign fighter smuggling network during air assault operations with Coalition advisors Feb. 24 near the village of Tall Abtah, outside of Tall Afar. The suspect is believed to be part of a network facilitating the movement of foreign fighters, arms and money into Iraq that support insurgent attacks targeting Iraqi civilians and Iraqi Security Forces.IA Detains 5 Members of Rogue JAM Network During RaidMulti-National Corps – Iraq PAOBAGHDAD – Special Iraqi Army Forces detained five suspected rogue Jaysh Al-Mahdi militiamen during operations with Coalition advisors Feb. 24 in Husayniyah, east...
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan – Seven U.S. Soldiers were wounded Tuesday, when a suicide bomber detonated himself during the opening ceremony of a new emergency section of the Khost City Hospital in the city of Khowst, Khost Province. As the ceremony was about to begin, the bomber, dressed as a medical professional was stopped by Afghan National Police inside the compound. As he was being questioned he took off running towards the ceremony. As ANP forces chased the suspect, Coalition forces verbally instructed him to stop. When he did not, they engaged with small arms fire, hitting the bomber several times. A U.S. Soldier wrestled him to the ground, restraining him long enough to allow the crowd of people to move safely away. He was able to break free from the bomber...
All of the below are news reports I have picked up - as not reported by the BBC.Operation continues snagging caches, detainees … and de-worming sheep2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. (LI) PAOYUSUFIYAH, Iraq — Iraqi army and coalition troops continue to find stockpiles of weapons and detain terror suspects near the main highway, Route Tampa, leading into Baghdad, where operations have been ongoing since Feb. 3.Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment “Wolverines,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) are working together as part of Operation Wolverine Alesia. The operation has uncovered two major caches – including one that contained 1,100 mortar rounds – and three minor ones. They have...
CCCI convicts 14 insurgentsSeven sentenced to 15 years imprisonmentBAGHDAD, Iraq – The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicted 14 insurgents from Jan. 26 – Feb. 1, for various crimes including possession of illegal weapons, possessing fake identification and illegal border crossing.The trial court found four Iraqi men guilty of illegal possession of special weapons in violation of Order 3/2003. Multi-National Forces-Iraq were on patrol in the vicinity of Rawah Sept. 20, 2006 when they spotted a vehicle acting suspiciously. MNF-I stopped the vehicle with the four defendants and then preceded to search the vehicle. MNF found one IED, one Berretta 9mm pistol with two full magazines and det cord. Explosive Ordinance Disposal responded to the scene and recognized the IED as a...
Some more unreported bits from the liberated nation of Iraq that the dire BBC has somehow missed?Iraqi Army, Wolverine troops seize two weapons cachesMulti-National Division – Baghdad PAOPATROL BASE LION’S DEN, Iraq — A joint patrol discovered two weapons caches two miles north of Yusufiyah, Iraq, as part of Operation Wolverine Alesia Feb. 2.In the first cache, Iraqi Army troops from 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment “Wolverines,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) discovered two 81mm mortar rounds, one 120mm artillery round, 50 57mm anti-aircraft rounds, one high-explosive tank round, one improvised rocket-propelled grenade round made out of industrial metal tubing, one...
Well theres loads of it, so much it will make a liberal cry.Kidnapping victim freedOperation in Al-Doura nets caches, suspectsBy Capt. Dawn WilliamsMulti-National Division – Baghdad Public AffairsBAGHDAD – Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division Baghdad Soldiers rescued a kidnapped Iraqi man while resuming clearing operations in a southern neighborhood of the Iraqi capital Jan. 18.Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army and elements of the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, continued operations to clear and secure the Hadar and surrounding neighborhoods in Baghdad’s Al-Doura district to disrupt insurgent and militia activities.While searching a house in the area, the joint patrol found a man handcuffed and noticeably tortured in the basement of the...
Iraq police and CF find cache, more than 200 artillery roundsMulti-National Division – North PAOSAMARRA, Iraq – Iraqi policemen from Samarra working with Paratroopers of 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, discovered a cache during a patrol east of Samarra.The patrol was initiated after the Paratroopers received a tip from a local Iraqi about foul play in the area where the cache was found.More than 200 rockets, mortars and other various artillery rounds were found inside the cache in addition to six grenade launchers, 25 pounds of rocket propellant and several large-caliber machineguns and other small arms.Transition of Authority ceremony marks progress of Iraqi battalionMulti-National Force – West PAOAR RAMADI, Iraq – The 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Release A060714a Coalition forces kill one terrorist, capture another BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces killed one suspected terrorist and captured another suspect during a raid in Abu Ghurayb Friday.The assault force received small arms fire immediately upon arriving on-site. The ground force returned fire and confirmed the killing of one. The other terrorist suspect was detained without incident after the troops secured the area. The raid’s targeted individual was linked to a foreign fighter facilitator who was killed along with two other terrorists June 12 during a Coalition raid northeast of Al Amiriyah. Credible intelligence also connected the targeted individual to a Saudi Arabian al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist killed in a Coalition raid near Iskandariyah June 28. This foreign...
U.S. Defense Secretary: ‘Military not the solution to problems in Iraq’ BAGHDAD (July 13, 2006) –The solution to ending violence in Iraq will be the development of the national ministries and a reconciliation plan that includes all ethnic groups, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said during a visit to Iraq July 12. Terrorists' hope to start civil war, make Iraq a failed state they can take over, and gain more economic power in the country by affecting the political process, Rumsfeld explained to a group of servicemembers at a town hall meeting at Logistics Support Area Anaconda in Balad. The solution to this problem is not military, he said, but can be...
Release No. 20060709-01Cordon and search of the al Sadrain Mosque BAGHDAD, Iraq — After receiving a tip from a local citizen, Iraqi Security Forces began a cordon and search of the al Sadrain Mosque in the Zafraniyah district at approximately 5:45 p.m. today in order to locate a suspected terrorist cell leader believed to be hiding in the building. National Policemen from 2nd National Police Division provided a cordon before elements of the 1st National Police Division entered the mosque at approximately 9:40 p.m., which initially resulted in 20 detained personnel and six AK-47s. The joint operation also included units from the Iraqi army...
Release No. 20060706-02NP, MND-B Soldiers detain 7 terrorists, discover 3 weapons cachesBAGHDAD — Police from 8th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, along with Soldiers from Multi-National Division – Baghdad's 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, detained seven suspected terrorists and discovered three weapons caches during a search in Baghdad's Doura neighborhood early today. Following a search of his house, one suspect was arrested by National policemen, who found two AK-47 rifles in his home. Three other suspects in the house were also detained. The policemen found a third AK-47, magazines and a sniper rifle on the roof of the house....
