BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed eight terrorists and detained 40 suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq in Salah ad Din and Anbar provinces Sunday and Monday.
A precision raid on Sunday targeted an al-Qaeda in Iraq emir near Tarmiyah. After Coalition Forces blocked escape routes for three terrorists associated with the alleged leader, the armed men fired on the assault force. Coalition Forces called close air support in their defense, and the three armed terrorists were killed in the air strike.
Coalition Forces detained two suspected terrorists during the raid and destroyed a cache of weapons and ammunition inside the building.
A Monday raid targeted the same al-Qaeda in Iraq network. As Coalition Forces approached one of the targeted buildings, they received small arms fire from within. After ensuring that women and children near the scene were a safe distance from the building, Coalition Forces, reacting in self-defense, called in close air support. Ground forces assess five terrorists were killed in the air strike. The assault forces detained 10 suspected terrorists and destroyed the building.
Near Karmah, Coalition Forces raided four buildings Monday associated with a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq financier who works with senior al-Qaeda leaders in Anbar province. During the operation, the assault force discovered a cache of weapons containing machine guns, mortar rounds, improvised explosive device materials and military-style assault vests. A Coalition Forces air strike destroyed the cache and the ground forces detained 17 suspected terrorists on site.
South of Samarra, Coalition Forces detained eight suspected terrorists during a Monday raid targeting a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq operative tied to suicide bombers and foreign terrorists.
The ground forces uncovered a cache of weapons that included rifles, grenades, mortars, military-style assault vests, body armor and materials to assist in anti-aircraft strikes. A trained explosives team destroyed the cache on-site.
Coalition Forces detained three suspected terrorists during a raid in Bayji Monday targeting an alleged al-Qaeda in Iraq leader there.
As Al Qaeda in Iraq and their affiliated networks continue to conduct attacks on the Iraqi people, in order to ferment sectarian violence and sway public opinon against the US forces we must continue to target the leaders of these groups and those who worK with them.
By eliminating the leaders the movements will fall apart and Iraq will become more and more stable.
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