More GOOD NEWS out of Iraq / SAFE Haven - NO POLITICS [Archive] - Page 6

goeagles

June 7th, 2007, 8:23 pm

Wow!

Just Wow!

I just got good news out of Iraq.

My Grandson just got home to his pregnant wife and kids in Idaho on leave and I was able to speak with him for the first time since before he reported for deployment.

Wow!

He was a bit of a punk when he first came to live with us. (Bad male or no male role models didn't help with less than stellar mothering)

I was usually just tickled if he could remember his one chore of getting the trash dumpster to the curb once a week without kicking and screaming.

I prayed at times there would never be a Cops episode in his future!

But Wow!

My wife and I encouraged, cajoled, offered bribes to get him to join but he was reluctant, lazy (?).

But I always hoped.

Last year I don't know what happened and I don't want to question it but he joined.

Now he is talking "Career" as in 20 years or more type when not that long ago he would have died (figuratively) with 20 minutes of time out!

The “punk” kid is gone and a man has replaced him, Thanks Uncle Sam!

Wow!

The jet he and his buddies came in to Dallas on was greeted with "A Shower of Appreciation form flanking Emergency Pumper Truck Water Cannons, that was sponsored by Make A Wish, Dallas Cowboys and some other Texas organizations.

They also got captioned photos of the event from the Donators after they got through customs.

So Salute to them and thanks!
…

Didn't want to start a new thread kind of figured this one would be apropos so forgive me if you feel it didn’t belong.

Congratulations!
Sounds like a fine young man, and it's clear that you and your wife have done a great job.
My thanks to him and to you for his service, and my best to all of you as he and his wife start a family.

Sneaky SF Dude

June 7th, 2007, 8:34 pm

Congratulations!
Sounds like a fine young man, and it's clear that you and your wife have done a great job.
My thanks to him and to you for his service, and my best to all of you as he and his wife start a family.

There are times you make it very, very hard for me to continue to dislike you.

LouC

June 7th, 2007, 9:32 pm

Congratulations!
Sounds like a fine young man, and it's clear that you and your wife have done a great job.
My thanks to him and to you for his service, and my best to all of you as he and his wife start a family.

Thanks for the kind words, I always make certain I pass them along.

That goes for Ripley51 and AEOakley as well and everyone else.

free2B

June 7th, 2007, 10:03 pm

I agree that our successes should get more attention from our news media, free2B....so, for what it's worth, I started this thread and Loyal American, companyone and others have seen that it keeps going! I'm glad you're joining in now, too! Our troops deserve all the support they can get!!!

Thanks oakley We are with you all the way. The foe we face is treacherous, devious, uncaring, unfeeling, and sometimes I think inhuman. But alas they are cowards, show strength. We will win, despite the politicians' and progressives' lament.

ripley51

June 7th, 2007, 10:40 pm

I've got no problem with your stating "the first act of Islamic terrorism was committed by Muhammed himself " but it seems to distract from your point. Perhaps you should keep that idea on a seperate thread from The World is Fighting Back

I think it was divine intervention. I was just chewing on the page being too long and over done and too busy. And lo and behold, huge power outage for the past 3 hoursdue to storms. I just got back on the net and LOL, I agree.

I'm going to start from scratch again and keep it simple. Will accept any advice.

AEOakley

June 7th, 2007, 10:43 pm

On Tuesday, May 8, 2007, U.S. Air Force F-16s destroyed anti-aircraft weapons at a terrorist training camp near Fallujah, Iraq. Watch footage from a drone, where you can see terrorists practicing with their weapons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bApRl4Qru4E

free2B

June 7th, 2007, 10:55 pm

Keep up the good work I was wondering when the whole camp would go

free2B

June 8th, 2007, 12:21 am

some one go to msnbc search gut check press story press gut check go to topic winning the war tell the libs the truth have a tanq and tonic on me
why because they ignore the truth and believe the lie

Loyal American

June 8th, 2007, 1:36 am

Wow!

Just Wow!

I just got good news out of Iraq.

My Grandson just got home to his pregnant wife and kids in Idaho on leave and I was able to speak with him for the first time since before he reported for deployment.

Wow!

He was a bit of a punk when he first came to live with us. (Bad male or no male role models didn't help with less than stellar mothering)

I was usually just tickled if he could remember his one chore of getting the trash dumpster to the curb once a week without kicking and screaming.

I prayed at times there would never be a Cops episode in his future!

But Wow!

My wife and I encouraged, cajoled, offered bribes to get him to join but he was reluctant, lazy (?).

But I always hoped.

Last year I don't know what happened and I don't want to question it but he joined.

Now he is talking "Career" as in 20 years or more type when not that long ago he would have died (figuratively) with 20 minutes of time out!

The “punk” kid is gone and a man has replaced him, Thanks Uncle Sam!

Wow!

The jet he and his buddies came in to Dallas on was greeted with "A Shower of Appreciation form flanking Emergency Pumper Truck Water Cannons, that was sponsored by Make A Wish, Dallas Cowboys and some other Texas organizations.

They also got captioned photos of the event from the Donators after they got through customs.

So Salute to them and thanks!
…

Didn't want to start a new thread kind of figured this one would be apropos so forgive me if you feel it didn’t belong.

Absolutely this news is "goodnews" and belongs in this thread. TIME and the military seems to mature our young but it still takes a sound back ground which you must of provided.:clap:

I wish your grandson the very best Lou! Tell him THANKS from me and give him a big hug!

It's awesome that he's considering making it a career. My daughter has well over 12 years in now and it's gone by fast, she loves it!

free2B

June 8th, 2007, 1:40 am

are you guys aware that the christian churches in iraqn need protection

free2B

June 8th, 2007, 3:29 am

goin tomsnbc

Loyal American

June 8th, 2007, 5:15 am

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1 Killed, 12 Detained in raid on al-Qaeda network
Friday, 08 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and detained 12 suspected terrorists during operations targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq network Friday in Anbar province.

Based on information gained from an operation May 27, Coalition Forces raided several buildings northeast of Fallujah. After they announced their presence through an interpreter, one terrorist outside the building threw a hand grenade at the ground forces. Coalition Forces took appropriate self-defense measures and engaged the armed terrorist with small arms fire, killing him.

Coalition Forces searched the buildings and detained 12 suspected terrorists on scene for their alleged involvement in the al-Qaeda in Iraq network. Information gained from earlier operations indicates the suspects are involved in indoctrination for al-Qaeda in Iraq. In one ceremony conducted by the network, those who declined to join the terrorist group were killed.

“Terrorists have no place in the future of Iraq, and their elimination will help allow the people of Iraq to choose a secure future,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12233&Itemid=21
SO YOU EITHER BECOME A BAD GUY, LIKE US, OR WE'LL KILL YOU! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/tickedoff.gif

THANKS TROOPS, FOR TAKEN THESE FINE UPSTANDING JERKS OUT OF THE PICTURE!
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Loyal American

June 8th, 2007, 5:30 am

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Congratulatory statement by Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner on Iraq’s soccer success
Friday, 08 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – On behalf of the Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I), I congratulate the Iraqi people on their national soccer team’s qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games. Their successful return to the Olympic playing field demonstrates the capabilities of the Iraqi people when they unite for a common purpose.

We know these talented athletes are an inspiration to all Iraqis. We share their joy and excitement in celebrating this achievement.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12234&Itemid=21
AHHHH, WAY TO GO! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/bravo_2.gif.........http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thafro.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thafro.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thafro.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thafro.gif

Loyal American

June 8th, 2007, 7:07 am

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Iraqi forces take lead in operations
Friday, 08 June 2007

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Security Force is currently continuing to progress in taking the lead in operations while under Coalition observation.

In Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District, Iraqi leaders were trained by Coalition forces to take charge of the operations and patrols at the Sulikh Joint Security Station.

“We’re trying to put [the Iraqis] at the forefront as far as planning our joint patrols,” said U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jesse Bowman, a platoon leader from Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment.
Coalition forces observed Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting joint patrols to assess the Iraqi forces’ ability to operate independently in the Adhamiyah District.

“I think [the Iraqi forces] can pull it off,” said U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Phong Tran, of 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment. “If it works at the lowest level, that gives me hope that it can work on a larger scale.”

CLICK on picture for full story...

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Best of luck IP and IA!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

Loyal American

June 8th, 2007, 7:11 am

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Weapons Search

An Iraqi army soldier from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, takes cover during a reconnaissance operation to recover a possible insurgent rocket launcher in the Al Dora area of Baghdad. The operation is being conducted with U.S. Army soldiers. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki.

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THANK YOU, HOPE YA FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

Loyal American

June 8th, 2007, 7:14 am

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Looking for Trouble

Spc. Matthew Wilson, a crew chief with Company A, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment, watches for trouble during a Blackhawk flight from Logistical Support Area Anaconda. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gary Witte.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=&g2_itemId=1503
THANK YOU SPC. WILSON! THEY CAN'T HIDE FROM YOU! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

ripley51

June 8th, 2007, 11:05 am

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/6730023.stm

Published: 2007/06/07 12:49:57 GMT

US army holds 32 in Iraqi raids
The US military in Iraq says it has detained 32 suspected militants in a series of overnight raids.
Some 16 were seized in Sadr City in Baghdad, a stronghold of Shia militias where US and Iraqi troops have been searching for five abducted Britons.

In north-western Iraq, at least nine people died in a suicide truck bomb attack on a police post in Rabia.

The new spokesman for the US military in Iraq has defended the recent "surge" in troops aimed at tightening security.

The US military said the men detained overnight were suspected members of a network involved in bringing sophisticated bomb components into Iraq from Iran.

free2B

June 8th, 2007, 1:14 pm

Thanks again for letting us know what is really happening over there. I have taken some of this good news to gut check msnbc for all the good it will do

goeagles

June 8th, 2007, 1:28 pm

Thanks again for letting us know what is really happening over there. I have taken some of this good news to gut check msnbc for all the good it will do
Most of these stories are CENTCOM press releases.
MSNBC, and all major news organizations, get them all.

ripley51

June 9th, 2007, 10:47 am

Very inspiring story.

http://www.defenselink.mil/utility/printitem.aspx?print=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46359

Army Path Takes Amputee Soldier to Forefront of Amputee Care
By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2007 – Army Maj. David Rozelle walked with difficultly up the steep dirt path that cuts through the grass and away from a concrete sidewalk running along the north side of Walter Reed Army Medical Center here.

Army Maj. David Rozelle talks about the future capabilities of the new Amputee Care Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Only a little more than a year after losing his foot to a bomb in Iraq, Rozelle stepped back in front of an armored cavalry formation as commander and led his troops again back to the same battlefield that claimed his foot.

He apologized for his awkwardness.

“I’m trying on a new foot today,” he said. “I like it. But any time you get a new foot, you’ve got to get used to it.”

As an armored cavalry troop commander, Rozelle lost his right foot to an anti-tank mine in Iraq in 2003.

Since then, he has been cutting new paths for amputees in the Army. Rozelle is an expert skier, a tri-athlete, and one of the first Iraq war amputees to be deemed fit to return to active duty. Only a little more than a year after losing his foot, Rozelle stepped back in front of an armored cavalry formation as commander and led his troops back to the same battlefield that claimed his foot, almost cost him his Army career, and nearly took his life.

And, as fate would have it, Rozelle later returned to the very medical center that gave him back his foot, his Army career and, for the most part, his life as he enjoyed it before his injury.

Now, the two-time Iraq-war veteran is walking another path that takes him to the forefront of amputee care.

ripley51

June 9th, 2007, 11:03 am

I never had a doubt that they would be able to take on the terrorists. The Iraqi army has been trained by the BEST FIGHTING FORCE on the planet.

Excerpts from a great article.

http://www.defenselink.mil/utility/printitem.aspx?print=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46354

Elsewhere, a joint team of Iraqi and coalition forces used air and ground firepower to destroy insurgents operating in Kabat village, near Baqouba, June 5.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, and Company D, 1-12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, engaged and killed 19 insurgents and wounded one other after the insurgents fired on the joint team with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from inside three buildings.

"The Iraqi soldiers demonstrated their increased capabilities and, with support from coalition forces, brought those terrorists to justice," said Army Lt. Col. James D. George Jr., acting commander for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

Iraqi army and coalition ground forces, supported by attack aircraft, fixed terrorist positions and used combined ground and air firepower, consisting of small arms, rockets and bombs, to kill or root out the insurgents. Two Iraqi army soldiers were killed, and one U.S. soldier and one Iraqi civilian were wounded during the engagement.

goeagles

June 9th, 2007, 11:03 am

companyone

June 9th, 2007, 2:24 pm

Aussie Planes Aid Iraq Battle

By CANBERRA, Australia

09 June 2007 (UPI)U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq are getting help from Australian aircraft in tracking insurgent and terrorist movements.

The two AP-3 Orions, operating from an undisclosed base in the Gulf region, apparently have been flying high-altitude day and night missions over Iraq and relaying information to troops on the ground through video links.

“Crews provide direct support to coalition and ground troops by using the electro-optics (on board) to search for suspicious or unusual activity,” The Australian newspaper quoted Royal Australian Air Force spokesman Wing Cdr. Warren McDonald. “On occasion, the Orions’ sensitive equipment has detected the location of improvised explosive devices.”

The Lockheed Martin APC-3 is primarily used in maritime surveillance. First deployed by Australia to the Gulf in January of 2003, the planes have expanded their role and now about 60 percent of their airtime is taken up in surveillance and reconnaissance operations for ground forces.

Australia is a top U.S. ally in the war on terror and the war in Iraq, with combat forces deployed in both Afghanistan and southern Iraq.

“While the Orion remains extremely capable in its traditional maritime role of anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, it’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities are now central to overland operations in the Middle East, said McDonald.

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Peace,
Dan

Loyal American

June 9th, 2007, 5:29 pm

The two AP-3 Orions, operating from an undisclosed base in the Gulf region, apparently have been flying high-altitude day and night missions over Iraq and relaying information to troops on the ground through video links.

Ahhhh companyone, now you are hitting on one of my favorites (aircraft) :D

I just checked my photobucket account and sure enough I had a couple pics of the AP-3 Orions......

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THANK YOU AUSTRALIA! :clap:

Loyal American

June 9th, 2007, 5:43 pm

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One secret cell terrorist killed, three detained
Saturday, 09 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and detained three suspected terrorists during operations targeting secret cell network operations in Baghdad.

The individuals detained during the raid are believed to be members of the 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.

As Coalition Forces moved to the targeted building, two terrorists on the roof drew their weapons to engage the ground force. Coalition Forces, responding in self-defense, engaged the armed terrorists, wounding them. One terrorist died while the ground force was administering medical aid, and the other was taken to a military medical facility for treatment.

Coalition Forces detained two more suspected terrorists at the scene. Both detainees and the wounded terrorist tested positive for explosives residue, and the ground force found 12 million Iraqi dinar on the individuals.

Intelligence reports indicate the terrorist killed was a mid-level facilitator for the secret cell terrorist network.

“We will kill or capture terrorists where they hide,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Denying terrorists safe haven in Iraq is a key step towards providing Iraq and its people the opportunity for a secure and stable future.”

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12240&Itemid=21
12 MILLION DINAR...WONDER HOW MUCH THAT IS IN DOLLARS, ANYBODY KNOW??

AWESOME JOB TROOPS!
THANK YOU!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

Loyal American

June 9th, 2007, 5:53 pm

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Five terrorists
killed, 11 detained in Coalition raids
Saturday, 09 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed five terrorists and detained 11 suspected terrorists during operations targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network in central Iraq Saturday morning.

Coalition Forces tracked a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq weapons distributor to a building southeast of Fallujah. As they approached the area, five men in the front yard reached for weapons. Responding appropriately to the hostile threat, Coalition Forces engaged the armed men, including the suspected weapons distributor, killing them. Two other suspected terrorists were detained.

During the firefight between Coalition Forces and terrorists outside the target building, a ricochet bullet struck a teenage Iraqi boy. Medics on the scene stabilized the boy, and Coalition Forces transported him to a military hospital for treatment. At the medical facility, Marines donated blood to save the boy’s life.

In two coordinated operations in western Baghdad, Coalition Forces captured a suspected terrorist who was allegedly promoted to replace an al-Qaeda senior leader Coalition Forces detained in an operation May 29. Intelligence reports also indicate the alleged leader has a store of weapons in a mosque. Two other suspected terrorists linked to the leader were also detained in the raids.

Coalition Forces detained five suspected terrorists in a raid north of Taji. Three individuals in the target building were detained for their association with an al-Qaeda in Iraq military leader who allegedly runs a foreign fighter safe house. Two other suspected terrorists were captured in the immediate area.

Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist during a pre-dawn operation in Sadr City. As the ground forces left the area, they encountered three improvised explosive devices. Despite large explosions, there were no injuries to Coalition Forces or damage to the vehicles.

“We continue to systematically dismantle the al-Qaeda network, even as it struggles to replace those threats we’ve eliminated,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12241&Itemid=21
FANTASTIC JOB TROOPS!
THANK YOU! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

Loyal American

June 9th, 2007, 6:03 pm

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Iraqi Forces breakup Terrorist Cell in Tikrit
Saturday, 09 June 2007

TIKRIT– Iraqi Army Forces conducted an operation near Tikrit June 8 capturing four insurgent cell leaders who are accused of conducting improvised explosive device attacks, sniper attacks and kidnappings against innocent civilians and Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

The four insurgent cell leaders are also allegedly responsible for conducting surveillance of Iraqi and Coalition Forces. The targeted individuals are also connected to a sniper attack in March 07 against Coalition Forces in Bayji, a May 14 sniper attack that wounded one Iraqi Force member and a June 5 sniper attack that wounded one Coalition Force member.

Acting on tips from local citizens, Iraqi Forces successfully entered the target house and captured the four suspected terrorists without incident. Coalition advisors were present for support.

Iraqi Forces also seized a large number of sniper ammunition and paraphernalia, three cell phones, three IEDs, and a large amount of equipment used to make and set IEDs.

No Iraqi or coalition forces were injured during this operation.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12248&Itemid=21
OooAH, GOOD GOIN' IA AND CF!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

Loyal American

June 9th, 2007, 6:14 pm

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Iraqi and Coalition Forces attacked in Baqubah
Saturday, 09 June 2007

TIKRIT, Iraq – At approximately 8:20 a.m., IA soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th IA and CF Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry, conducted a combined military operation to clear sections of Baqubah and were fired upon by insurgents positioned inside the Al Hussiniyah Mosque. CF and IA soldiers returned fire. The AIF escalated the engagement firing rocket propelled grenades against CF and IA soldiers.

The Soldiers returned fire and used attack helicopters armed with Hellfire missiles to suppress enemy fire coming from inside the mosque compound.

“Using this mosque as a base of attack is another example of the terrorists’ cowardly ways,” said Major General Benjamin R. Mixon, Commanding General, Multinational Division North. “This community cannot tolerate the terrorists’ disregard of Iraqi people and disrespect of the people’s religious structures.”

The operation to clear the mosque is still ongoing.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12247&Itemid=21
I KNOW I POSTED EARLIER IN THIS THREAD THAT THE IRAQI PM SAID THAT A MOSQUE WILL NOT PROVIDE A SAFE HOUSE FOR TERRORISTS AND SAID IA AND CF CAN TAKE EM' OUT...........OK, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think:

Loyal American

June 9th, 2007, 6:25 pm

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Iraqi Forces detain four suspected al-Qaeda cell members near Camp Fallujah
Saturday, 09 June 2007

BALAD – Iraqi Army Forces on June 7 detained four members of an al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell believed to be responsible for setting improvised explosive devices and conducting small arms fire attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces on and around Camp Fallujah.

With Coalition Forces present as advisors, Iraqi Soldiers detained the four suspects in the vicinity of Al Fayath, located south of Camp Fallujah. During the operation they seized assault rifles, numerous magazines, ammunition, and materials used to construct, trigger and place improvised explosive devices.

The cell, which is suspected of conducting al-Qaeda in Iraq operations in Al Fayath and the surrounding areas, is allegedly responsible for indirect fire attacks against Camp Fallujah. The group is also suspected of carrying out a series of improvised explosive device attacks against Coalition and Iraqi Forces on main supply routes and conducting insurgent activity in the Kharma area.

The capture and detainment of these alleged insurgents will greatly inhibit al-Qaeda in Iraq activities in Al Fayath as well as the area on and around Camp Fallujah.

No Iraqi or coalition forces were injured during this operation.

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WOW, OUR TROOPS ARE AMAZING!
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Loyal American

June 9th, 2007, 6:46 pm

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2/10th MTN, 1 ACB kill IED emplacers
Saturday, 09 June 2007

AZ ZAIDON, IRAQ – Apache attack helicopters engaged and destroyed an improvised explosive device emplacement team near Az Zaidon, Iraq, southwest of Baghdad, June 7.

The IED emplacement team was observed preparing a site, emplacing, and covering the IED by an unmanned aerial vehicle at about 10:30 a.m.

The UAV, controlled by the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, continued surveillance of the team until AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade arrived at the scene.

As the sedan was moving away from the IED site, the Apaches engaged the sedan with a rocket, killing the two occupants and destroying the vehicle.

The Az Zaidon area is known as a safe haven for al Qaeda and as a step-off point for launching attacks into Baghdad.

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OooAH! GREAT JOB TROOPS!
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HEY, WHEN DID YA ALL START CALLING THE BAD GUYS " IED emplacement team"??? Very strange, never ever seen that before!?!?!?

free2B

June 10th, 2007, 1:26 am

Thanks loyal taking some good news to gut check msnbc maybe they'll get the picture, We can destroy this gang of thugs!

Loyal American

June 10th, 2007, 11:23 am

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Six al-Qaeda suspects captured
Sunday, 10 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces captured six suspected terrorists Sunday morning during operations that continue to deny safe haven to members of the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network.

Based on information gained during a successful operation May 27, Coalition Forces targeted a location in Fallujah looking for an individual suspected of recruiting for al-Qaeda. The suspected jihad leader is known for using “join or die” sermons and indoctrination ceremonies where those who refuse to swear allegiance are killed. Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist associated with the leader.

In Mosul, two coordinated operations netted three suspected terrorists tied into the al-Qaeda in Iraq network. One of the suspects is allegedly a recruiting emir for the terrorist network in Mosul, while another is suspected of facilitating the movement of foreign fighters for al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Southeast of Fallujah, Coalition Forces detained two suspected terrorists for their alleged involvement with a senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader known for placing improvised explosive devices and coordinating terrorist attacks.

“We’re relentlessly attacking the al-Qaeda network to deny terrorists the ability to hide among the Iraqi people and spread their jihadist propaganda,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “The Iraqi people are choosing their own future, and it does not include terrorism.”

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SIX MORE BAD GUYS OFF THE STREETS!
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free2B

June 10th, 2007, 6:24 pm

More great news loyal. Every queda taken out of circulation is another success for US. When all of those fanatics are wiped out by US, and we all hope soon by Iraqi forces and natives, the country will be a much safer place to leave behind Victorious. I will again deposit this news in the liberal voice of America msnbc. Many Thanks Y'all.

Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 1:37 am

Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 1:43 am

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“Golden Dragons” foil truck bomb attack on patrol base
Sunday, 10 June 2007

PATROL BASE WARRIOR KEEP, Iraq — Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum, N.Y., thwarted a vehicle-borne improvised explosive attack today at Patrol Base Warrior Keep, near Sadr Al-Yusufiyah, Iraq.

Spc. Brandon Rork, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a rifleman with the 2- 14th was manning a machine gun on top of PB Warrior Keep and spotted a driver in a dump truck loaded with homemade explosives attempting to break through the base’s perimeter barriers. Rork and Spc. Charles Osgood, a native of Chesapeake, Va., a rifleman with an M-4 rifle, both fired at the truck repeatedly, until it stopped.

The driver was removed from the truck and found to be wearing a suicide vest. The vest was removed, and the driver was treated for injuries sustained in the attack.

“The Soldier in the machine gun position was very alert this afternoon and able to engage and stop a dump truck suicide bomber bent on destroying the entire patrol base,” said Lt. Col. John Valledor, a native of New York, N.Y., and the commander of the 2-14 “Golden Dragons.”

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Spc Rork and Spc. Osgood, spot on, awesome, great job! 10th Mountian ROCKS!

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Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 1:51 am

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Vigilant IPs prevent SVEST attacks in Baqouba
Sunday, 10 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Iraqi Police killed two insurgents wearing suicide vests at a checkpoint near an education facility in Baqouba, preventing dozens of casualties,
June 9.

The Iraqi Police station in Baqouba reported that at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, two men wearing suicide vests approached an IP checkpoint. When the first individual failed to yield to warnings IP shot the insurgent. This caused his vest to explode, injuring one IP, who later died of his wounds.

The concussion of the first explosion detonated the second SVEST, and killed the other insurgent, there were no additional injuries to IPs or civilians. A third pedestrian wearing an SVEST was later killed in the same area.

“I am proud of my IPs, as this means that they are doing their job correctly,” said Maj. Gen. Ghanem Al Qureshy, Provincial Director of Police for Diyala. “Just last week I passed through the checkpoint and stopped and talked with the IPs. I asked them to remain vigilant and ready for anything. Today they were.”

All casualties were transported to Baqouba General Hospital.

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THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT IP! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

MAY YOUR FALLEN OFFICER RIP! :pray:

Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 1:58 am

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Iraqi Army donates computer lab for disabled local school children
Sunday, 10 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Army soldiers provided computers and other supplies for a disabled children’s elementary school in the Baghdad neighborhood of Mansour.

Local government officials in Mansour have traditionally labeled electricity and water treatment as the area’s primary essential service needs. Educational initiatives, such as new computers and school technology upgrades, have been pushed aside and lost priority to other community projects.

The 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, have undertaken the task of confronting the educational problems in Mansour by partnering with local leaders and Coalition Forces to not only improve school buildings, but also provide the necessary equipment to teach the future generations of Baghdad.

The soldiers from 1-5-6th IA recently established a computer lab at the Mansour Educational Institute for Children. The Iraqi Army battalion was able to provide four computers, a printer and numerous tables and chairs for the institute’s first computer lab. This school provides individual instruction for children who suffer from physical disabilities.

The lab will provide a better learning environment for these children and give them the same educational opportunities as other children. The 1-5-6th IA plan to build on this educational initiative, by improving school construction, upgrading the technology of school equipment and, possibly, providing school uniforms.

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THIS IS SWEET, OH SO SWEET! GOD BLESS YOU IA AND BEST OF LUCK IN THIS ENDEAVOR!

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Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 2:05 am

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Iraqi Special Operations Forces detain insurgent commander in Baghdad
Sunday, 10 June 2007

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces conducted an operation June 8 in eastern Baghdad and detained a militia group commander. The detainee is accused of directing attacks on local civilians and Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

With Coalition Forces present as advisors, ISOF entered the residence and detained the suspect. While detaining their suspect, ISOF began to receive enemy fire. With well-aimed fire, Iraqi and Coalition Forces suppressed the enemy and completed the mission.

The target of this operation is believed to be a commander of an anti-nationalist splinter organization of Jaysh al-Mahdi.

No ISOF or Coalition soldiers were harmed in the operation.

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GOOD WORK ISOF AND CF!

THANK YOU!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif.......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 2:12 am

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Attack Helicopters destroy AIF ambush site
Sunday, 10 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Attack helicopters engaged and destroyed an ambush site, killing eight insurgents south of Khanan, June 9.

The gunmen at the ambush site engaged a Coalition Forces helicopter, who then called for additional reinforcements.

Attack helicopters, already operating nearby, moved into the area where they observed several insurgents occupying fighting positions, armed with rocket propelled grenade launchers and a mounted heavy machine gun.

The attack helicopters engaged the ambush site, killing eight and destroying the fighting positions.

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EIGHT MORE OUT OF THE WAY, AWESOME!

THANK YOU!

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ct780

June 11th, 2007, 2:17 am

Great posts Loyal American:flag:

Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 2:20 am

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Sunni Province brings sheiks together to fight terrorism
Sunday, 10 June 2007

TIKRIT, Iraq – The Salah ad Din government and 130 sheiks from throughout the province met in Tikrit, June 6, to formally discuss resolutions and an agreement to defend Salah ad Din against Al Qaeda and other terrorists.

The historical agreement was made in Saddam Hussien’s birthplace and tribal sheiks throughout the province agreed to take a more active role in supporting the provincial government.

Governor Hamood Shekti and his deputy governor, Abdullah Hussein Mahmood, chaired the meeting along with the Provincial Director of Police, the deputy commanding general of the 4th Iraqi Army Division, and the chairman of the Provincial Sheik’s Council.

Deputy Governor Abdullah described the role of the tribal leaders, stating that whether they are the Sheik of the tribe or a tribal elected leader, policing their own lands is critical to the tribe’s success.

“This is a great sign of security and economic forward progress,” said Lt. Col. Mark Edmonds, deputy commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. “Any policing done by these tribes will be with the blessing and oversight of the police chiefs and government leaders. Unlike some other areas, there is a governance structure in place in Salah ad Din, which maintains primary responsibility for security throughout the province.”

This new council vowed to follow words with actions and the provincial leadership committed to their part in fighting terrorism. Sunni tribal successes against Al Queda in Al Anbar province are beginning to take hold in neighboring provinces.

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THINGS ARE CHANGIN' FAST, IF THIS CONTINUES IT IS A VERY BIG DEAL. SUNNI COMMUNITIES ARE FIGHTIN' BACK! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 2:22 am

Great posts Loyal American:flag:

OUR TROOPS ROCK ! :flag:

Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 5:49 am

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New Baghdad Courthouse Complex Takes Shape

BAGHDAD, June 8, 2007 — A new regional courthouse is taking shape to help Baghdad enforce the rule of law.

Construction on Rusafa Courthouse got under way in November and is currently 25 percent complete. About 120 Iraqis are on the crew helping build the facility that is scheduled to open in December. The 5000-square-meter, two-story structure will serve Rusafa District and neighboring areas east of the Tigris River, benefiting more than 1 million residents. A Witness Protection Facility is also part of the complex that will house up to 200 people testifying for the prosecution.

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. J.P. Moszer, the Army Corps of Engineers’ deputy officer in charge of the Baghdad Area Office, who is a former brick mason and concrete-and-structural steel specialist, talks to an Iraqi with more than 30 years’ experience. U.S. Army photo

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Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 5:57 am

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Thumbs Up

A Soldier from 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., signals to his platoon leader during a mission in Qasirin, 10 miles southwest of Baqubah, Iraq. The unit searched the area for signs of insurgent activity and a suspected weapons cache. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Armando Monroig.

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Marine by Firelight

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert B. Brown, with Combat Camera Unit, Regimental Combat Team 6, watches over the civilian firefighters at the burn pit as smoke and flames rise into the night sky behind him in Camp Fallujah, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel D. Corum.

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free2B

June 11th, 2007, 7:33 am

We make a good team free2B, I'll post it here and you pass it on to msnbc and it will be seen even if they don't like it! :clap:

Thanks again loyal I have already posted these 2 new stories on their message boards. Way to go troops. If we can convince the media to begin to publish the real progress over there, we can boost troop morale and rally the country to victory.

ct780

June 11th, 2007, 9:56 am

OUR TROOPS ROCK ! :flag:

:flag: This is my favorite thread go Loyal American keep it up great stuff.:flag:

YES OUR TROOPS ROCK............

free2B

June 11th, 2007, 10:36 am

Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 12:15 pm

:flag: This is my favorite thread go Loyal American keep it up great stuff.:flag:

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YES OUR TROOPS ROCK............

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Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 12:22 pm

Excellent pictures loyal, and great link. Going to post some news about Lebanon from Central

Our troops are lookin' mightly fine and the IA are lookin' good too! (see below)http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/xgreatsmiley.gif

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Working Together

Boston native Staff Sgt. Robin Johnson (left), with Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, and an Iraqi army soldier from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, work together during Operation Tiger Hammer, a combined cordon and search mission in Baghdadâ€™s Adhamiyah District June 7. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor.

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Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 12:28 pm

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New UK commander tells Iraqis ‘We will stand by you’
Sunday, 10 June 2007

"You will have heard many times that 2007 is the year of transition and there has been much talk of British troops withdrawing,” he said. “This is simply not the case. The Prime Minister did announce a reduction in our force levels in Iraq but this is because the Iraqi Security Forces are growing both in confidence and capability.

"As the Iraqi Security Forces increasingly take the lead for security, the Multi National Force will adjust its force posture so that we can help with the crucial task of building Iraqi capacity while retaining the ability to intervene in support of the Iraqi forces should the situation demand it,” Brigadier Bashall said.

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Loyal American

June 11th, 2007, 12:37 pm

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12 detained in Coalition raids
Monday, 11 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained 12 suspected terrorists during operations to disrupt the al-Qaeda in Iraq network Monday.

Coalition Forces targeted a location southeast of Fallujah where an alleged al-Qaeda in Iraq cell leader was staying based on intelligence reports and information gained from an operation June 7. The ground forces detained six suspected terrorists on site for their association with the cell leader, who is known for emplacing improvised explosive devices.

Coalition Forces raided a group of buildings in Tarmiyah in an operation targeting a suspected terrorist associated with al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders.
Coalition Forces detained the individual, who is allegedly a financial emir for the terrorist organization.

During four coordinated raids in Baghdad, Coalition Forces detained five suspected terrorists linked to an al-Qaeda in Iraq emir. The ground force also found a cache of weapons at the site, which they safely destroyed.

“We will continue to steadily dismantle the terrorist organizations seeking to disrupt the security that Iraqi citizens desire,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

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OooAH, FINE DAYS WORK TROOPS!

GOD BLESS AND THANK YOU!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-1.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-1.gif

ripley51

June 11th, 2007, 1:19 pm

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20070611.aspx

The Taliban Lose One To The School Teachers
June 11, 2007: One of the most powerful counter-terrorism tools in Afghanistan has been education, especially of children. Afghanistan has long had the highest illiteracy rate in Asia, especially among women. A large part of this was cultural. Many of the Pushtun tribes in the south had a tradition of keeping women at home, not even allowing the girls out to go to school. This has been changing slowly, especially among the wealthier Pushtuns, and those who had moved to cities. But millions of Pushtun in the countryside clung to the old ways. It was from this group that the Taliban got, and still gets, most of its support. But to put it all into perspective, note that, since the Taliban fell six years ago, the number of children in schools has gone from 900,000 to over six million. Only about 35 percent of the students are girls. In the Pushtun south, the Taliban used violence against schools for girls, and in many areas, schools in general (because the Taliban only accept religious schools, that concentrate on studying the Koran). Thus in 2006, the Taliban shut down 537 schools (including 187 destroyed), and killed 85 students and teachers. But that was only 6.4 percent of the 8,400 schools in the country. Moreover, the lower number of girls in school is largely a matter of limited resources. Only about half the eligible children are going to school, and the boys are given preference, because they will be the main earners for families.

Since 2001, the number of teachers has gone from 21,000 to 143,000, and the number of schools from 3,400 to 8,400. Under Taliban rule, there were 265 students and six teachers per school. The quality of instruction was low, and concentrated on memorizing passages from the Koran. Today, there are 714 students and 17 teachers per school, and secular subjects predominate. The shortage of teachers is largely the result of there being few college educated Afghans.

The Taliban attacks on schools last year was very unpopular among the parents of the children affected. In most southern villages, the adults are divided on the issue of secular education, and sending girls to school. The Taliban used a lot of threats, and that got 350 schools closed. Where the threats did not work, violence was used, and that caused a backlash that even the Taliban could not avoid noticing. So this year, the schools have been largely left alone, and the Taliban are talking about establishing more religious schools. The Taliban are also pressuring the government to include more religious instruction in all schools, something the government is trying to accommodate.

The Taliban has good reason to fear secular education, for past experience has shown that it diminishes enthusiasm for the old customs, and Islamic conservatism. The Taliban has been unable to stop the spread of education, even in their own heartland. That, more than failed military operations and terror attacks, has been the defeat that has done the most damage.

AEOakley

June 11th, 2007, 1:25 pm

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Unit Chaplain, Capt. Daniel Rice from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, hands out Happy Meal toys April 14 in Tal Afar, Iraq near Forward Operating Base Sykes. Rice distributed toys along with Iraqi Army and Iraqi police to foster goodwill following the sectarian violence that affected these families. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Isaac Younkin, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment Chaplains Assistant)

Task Force Horsemen Assist Iraqi Children

By Chaplain (Capt.) Daniel Rice, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment
Jun 10, 2007 - 5:26:43 PM

Blackanthem Military News, TAL AFAR, Iraq -- It started with one Soldier seeing a need, and it ended with people from various countries working together to meet that need. While flying missions over central Iraq, Chief Warrant Officer Two Matthew Metcalf, from Task Force Horsemen, Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, noticed many children playing outside all winter without warm clothes. He thought about all the care packages his unit received and wondered if something could be done for these kids.

Metcalf raised his concern to his mother, Rita Kelly of New London, Conn. and asked if she could organize a coat drive to help. Kelly spoke to her priest, Cmdr. Anthony Trapani, who is a Navy chaplain, and their chapel, Shepherd of the Sea, organized the coat drive “Coats for Kids.” Kelly also spoke to her sister, Theresa Warburg, who enlisted Saint Pius X School in Westerly, R. I. to help out as well. In addition, Sacred Heart School and Sacred Heart Church in

New London, Conn., collected winter coats and gloves to contribute to the project. All together over 35 boxes of children’s clothes were sent to Chaplain (Capt.) Dan Rice, the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment chaplain.

After a little leg work, Rice found a Military Transition Team at his Forward Operating Base that was looking for a way to help the local Iraqi Army unit gain the confidence of the people in nearby towns and villages. The team’s leader Lt. Col. Rodney Berry from Durham, N. C., began working with the Iraqi military leadership to hand the clothes out to the children recently affected by sectarian violence in the city of Tal Afar.

On April 14, a small convoy of humvees and Iraqi Army vehicles took the clothes, some children’s toys and donated school supplies to the town of Tal Afar. The Iraqi Army and local Iraqi police worked together to ensure the families affected by the recent tragedies were the ones to receive the donated clothes and supplies. The 1st Iraqi Battalion’s Executive Officer, Maj. Maafek Salah Khidier asked Rice to thank the Christians for donating the children’s clothes.

“It is great to see Christians reaching out to help Muslims,” he said through an interpreter. Each family that came to the distribution site was given a blanket, a large bag of rice, a can of cooking oil and chai tea along with clothes and toys for their children.

It was a day of unity and teamwork between Americans and Iraqis. That day was the culmination of an effort by people from different countries and religions, who worked together to meet a need. The day ended with smiles on the faces of many boys and girls as they carried their coats home, but it had begun months ago with one man seeing children in need.

“He saw a need and did not have to voice it, but did and out of his concern for others, so many have come together,” Kelly said.

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Article and additional photo found here: http://www.blackanthem.com/News/Military_News_1/Task_Force_Horsemen_Assist_Iraqi_Children7429.shtm l

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ripley51

June 11th, 2007, 1:27 pm

That was an awesome story. Thanks again.

AEOakley

June 11th, 2007, 1:36 pm

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An Iraqi man talks to Iraqi troops from the 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized) during a combined cordon and search operation in Hor Al Bosh, Iraq June 6. The Iraqi-led joint operation also involved participation from Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment. Interacting more with the people in the area is just one of the many ways Iraqi Army troops are taking the lead in security operations within this village north of Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)

Iraqi Army partners with 'Stallions' to clean streets in Hor Al Bosh

By Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO
Jun 10, 2007 - 5:49:28 PM

Blackanthem Military News, BAGHDAD, Iraq — In a push to clear the streets here of extremists, Iraqi Army troops of the 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized) teamed with Soldiers from the 2nd “Stallion” Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment to perform a large Iraqi-led combined cordon and search operation, going door-to-door in every neighborhood here June 6.

In this particular operation, the Stallions simply observed as the Iraqi Army troops performed the searches.

The Iraqi soldiers walked from house to house checking for weapons, caches and meeting the people, as well as handing out tips cards for information on any extremists who may be lurking in the neighborhoods. When they were needed, Soldiers from the 2-8th Cavalry assisted the Iraqi troops.

“They’re (the Iraqi troops) pretty comfortable with everything and taking it slowly and deliberately as they go about their searches,” said Bedford, Va., native 1st Lt. Ben Melton, a platoon leader for Company D, 2-8th Cavalry. “They’re really doing an excellent job flushing out the bad guys.”

“This is a mainly IA-driven operation,” he added. “These are the types of things they need to be doing to eventually be able to take over the security of their own country. That’s exactly what they’re doing.”

Over the past few months, Soldiers from Stallion Battalion have been helping to train the 3-9th troops advanced infantry tactics and other aspects of military training. Just recently, the 2-8th troops have begun going on real missions with their Iraqi counterparts.

“When we go on missions with them, we haven’t had to give them any pointers, they’re pretty much already on it,” said Sgt. Marcus Canseco, a squad leader for Co. D who hails from Humble, Texas.

Canseco has seen the Iraqi troops work under fire.

“They’re just like any other infantry squad. They’re highly motivated and dedicated to the task,” he said. “The other day when they took fire, they handled everything very well and ended up capturing three detainees.”

Within the course of this day’s mission, the Iraqi troops arrested 17 suspects and confiscated several illegal weapons.

The day’s success, according to Canseco, is a testament to the Iraqi Army soldiers and U.S. troops working together to gain the trust of the villagers in Hor Al Bosh.

“We’ve been securing our patrol base here and making our presence known, and a lot of the time we’ve spent here has involved meeting the people and most of them want us and the Iraqi Security Forces here,” said Canseco. “We feel really good about what we’re doing here today.”

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Read the rest and see more photos here: http://www.blackanthem.com/News/allieslead/Iraqi_Army_partners_with_Stallions_to_clean_street s_in_Hor_Al_Bosh7433.shtml

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An Iraqi Army troop from the 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized) kisses a baby while taking a break at a house after walking hours in the hot afternoon sun during a cordon and search operation in Hor Al Bosh, Iraq June 6. In the operation, Iraqi Army troops, working with Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, detained 17 suspects and confiscated several illegal weapons. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div.)

free2B

June 11th, 2007, 7:30 pm

Thanks for the new good news loyal. It seems like it is piling up faster than I can repost it. Taking it to that bastion of liberal values msnbc. Happy Hunting

AEOakley

June 11th, 2007, 11:19 pm

free2B

June 12th, 2007, 12:38 am

Oakley that is one of the best stories I have heard great work troops. Someone asked on the lib and that's not liberty broadcast network boards about real good news on humanitarian things instead of all the fantastic, my words, news about abolishing queda. anyway thanks for posting stuff about all the good projects we are completening, and the good will of the iraqi people. We are winning, someone needs to tell demdems and the body count happy media. btw taking a copy to gut check

free2B

June 12th, 2007, 12:53 am

Thanks again horsemen, more good news like that, might even get a few libs behind US. I don't think they even read it when i post on msnbc, but at least its out there. I feel the tide is turning, the surge is showing success, get behind our long suffering Pres. his support is thin, but he is doing what is right for this Country. Keep the faith We are with you all the way

Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 1:56 am

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Night Search

Pfc. Gilberto Rojas of Los Angeles, an infantryman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, searches for suspicious material inside the home of a suspected bomb-maker following a raid in Adhamiyah, Baghdad June 5, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor

THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO Pfc. ROJAS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE! .... http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththAmericanFlag-Animated.gif

free2B

June 12th, 2007, 2:13 am

Oakley that is one funny video they should be on dancin with the stars. I laughed my a.. off. Keep laughin jihad joe is on the run

Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 2:28 am

This doesn't really qualify as "good news," but it made me laugh. It's good to see these guys can still be silly and have fun...even at the risk of suffering heat exhaustion!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJcNcJl-ZHI

:dance:
Actually, I think it is goodnews and belongs in this thread! It's goodnews that our troops can VENT their stress in a fun way occasionally. It's very good therapy!

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Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 6:14 am

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‘Patriots’ uncover cache, capture suspected terrorist in western Baghdad
Tuesday, 12 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division- Baghdad Soldiers, in cooperation with Iraqi Security Forces, conducted a raid in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Hateen June 10, uncovering a cache of bomb-making materials and capturing a terrorist suspect believed to be linked to al-Qaeda in Iraq.

“We’ve been looking for this guy for some time,” said 1st Lt. Kevin Mills, a tactical intelligence officer with 2-32nd FA. Mills said the operation’s success can be attributed to the cooperation and shared intelligence between U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces.

Soldiers from the 2nd “Patriot” Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, acted on a tip and apprehended the alleged al-Qaeda member. The troops also found approximately 500 boxes of toilet bowl cleaner and 20 boxes of circuit breaker covers, which can be used to build improvised chemical weapons.

Mills said the planning and coordination for this operation took place at Joint Security Station Torch in the Yarmouk neighborhood, near the site of the raid. The raid was a product of coordination and cooperation between the Patriot Battalion and members of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army and the Yarmouk Iraqi Police.

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OooAH! Great job on a mighty fine tip troops!

THANK YOU!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 6:23 am

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1-15 Inf. conducts air assault mission, destroys cache
Tuesday, 12 June 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, seized a weapons cache near Al Dur’aya June 4.

The unit conducted an air assault operation into the area to capture insurgents and destroy weapon caches.

“With us moving by air, we were able to get our elements to the objective, and was ideal in this situation,” said Capt. Leo Buehler, Company B, 1-15 Infantry commander. “Because of the objective’s remote location and enemy’s network of early warning observation posts along the limited ground routes into the village, a ground infiltration would have given the enemy more than one hour early notice.”

By dropping from CH-47 Chinook helicopters, Coalition Forces gained the advantage by allowing the enemy only minutes to prepare.

“As a result, the enemy was unable to recover their equipment prior to our arrival on site,” Buehler said.

The mission netted one insurgent cache containing 30-60 mm mortars, seven AK-47 assault rifles, 32 AK-47 magazines, two 60 mm mortar tubes, one set of body armor and one military-style uniform. During the mission, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters engaged and destroyed a truck after receiving smallarms fire.

The cache was destroyed by explosive ordnance personnel at the scene.

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Denying you "time" and we are gonna blow your supplies up! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thair-support.gif

I LOVE IT! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 6:34 am

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Coalition Forces target al-Qaeda leaders, detain 11 suspects
Tuesday, 12 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained 11 suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq operations in the Baghdad area Tuesday.

Coalition Forces raided a series of buildings southwest of Baghdad seeking to capture high-level associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders.

The ground force detained seven individuals on the scene for their alleged ties to al-Qaeda senior leaders.

Three synchronized raids targeted senior leaders of an al-Qaeda in Iraq cell based in Baghdad. Coalition Forces detained four suspected terrorists for their alleged involvement in the cell, which is responsible for vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attacks.

“We’re continuing to crack down on al-Qaeda’s influence in Baghdad,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Removing the influence of these terrorists is a key element of allowing Iraqis to choose their own future.”

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11 MORE DIRTBAGS OUT OF THE WAY.... OooAH!

THANKS TROOPS! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

goeagles

June 12th, 2007, 6:50 am

Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 7:37 am

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Iraqi troops lead security searches in Baghdad neighborhood
Tuesday, 12 June 2007

“They’re (the Iraqi troops) pretty comfortable with everything and taking it slowly and deliberately as they go about their searches,” said U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ben Melton, a platoon leader for Company D, 2-8th Cav. Reg. “They’re really doing an excellent job flushing out the bad guys.”

Soldiers from the Stallion Battalion have been helping train the Iraqi troops in advanced infantry tactics and other aspects of military training in the last few months. It has been only recently that members of the 2-8th Cav. Reg. have been able to conduct joint operations with their Iraqi counterparts.

“When we go on missions with them, we haven’t had to give them any pointers, they’re pretty much already on it,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Marcus Canseco, a squad leader for Company D, 2-8th Cav. Reg.

CLICK on pic for full story...
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DOES IT SOUND LIKE THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER NOW?

I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN WORKS!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 9:35 am

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“Golden Dragons” foil truck bomb attack on patrol base
Sunday, 10 June 2007

PATROL BASE WARRIOR KEEP, Iraq — Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum, N.Y., thwarted a vehicle-borne improvised explosive attack today at Patrol Base Warrior Keep, near Sadr Al-Yusufiyah, Iraq.

Spc. Brandon Rork, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a rifleman with the 2- 14th was manning a machine gun on top of PB Warrior Keep and spotted a driver in a dump truck loaded with homemade explosives attempting to break through the base’s perimeter barriers. Rork and Spc. Charles Osgood, a native of Chesapeake, Va., a rifleman with an M-4 rifle, both fired at the truck repeatedly, until it stopped.

The driver was removed from the truck and found to be wearing a suicide vest. The vest was removed, and the driver was treated for injuries sustained in the attack.

“The Soldier in the machine gun position was very alert this afternoon and able to engage and stop a dump truck suicide bomber bent on destroying the entire patrol base,” said Lt. Col. John Valledor, a native of New York, N.Y., and the commander of the 2-14 “Golden Dragons.”

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Spc Rork and Spc. Osgood, spot on, awesome, great job! 10th Mountain ROCKS!

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I knew this story needed more coverage and more recognition! MNF-I made this a cover story on their site today ! :clap:

Click on picture to see location of Spc. Rork and Spc. Osgoods amazing alert action that saved the day for Patrol Base Warrior.......and no doubt many lives!

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Rock on Spc. Rork and Spc. Osgood! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/xgreatsmiley.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/xgreatsmiley.gif

AEOakley

June 12th, 2007, 12:28 pm

I knew this story needed more coverage and more recognition! MNF-I made this a cover story on their site today ! :clap:

Click on picture to see location of Spc. Rork and Spc. Osgoods amazing alert action that saved the day for Patrol Base Warrior.......and no doubt many lives!

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Rock on Spc. Rork and Spc. Osgood! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/xgreatsmiley.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/xgreatsmiley.gif

Awesome work and great news!! Thanks for all the good posts, L.A., ripley51, free2B and goeagles....did I forget anyone? :) I guess I shouldn't forget to THANK THE TROOPS -- y'all are incredible! Keep up the great work!

I'll be working with Operation Gratitude again this weekend -- we will send out the 250,00th package on Saturday morning. Pretty sweet!

www.opgratitude.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02tcb7b34do

:flag: :clap: :flag:

AEOakley

June 12th, 2007, 12:32 pm

Actually, I think it is goodnews and belongs in this thread! It's goodnews that our troops can VENT their stress in a fun way occasionally. It's very good therapy!

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/120px-Dancing_Banana.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJcNcJl-ZHI

You're right!

And watching your dancing banana makes me laugh, too -- you find some really fun graphics! :)

GOD BLESS ALL OUR TROOPS -- I'm praying for their safety and continued success, and for many opportunities to VENT their stress in a fun way...whether it's doing the "Christian Hokey Pokey" or something else! :)

Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 12:42 pm

Awesome work and great news!! Thanks for all the good posts, L.A., ripley51, free2B and goeagles....did I forget anyone? :) I guess I shouldn't forget to THANK THE TROOPS -- y'all are incredible! Keep up the great work!

I'll be working with Operation Gratitude again this weekend -- we will send out the 250,00th package on Saturday morning. Pretty sweet!

www.opgratitude.com (http://www.opgratitude.com)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02tcb7b34do

:flag: :clap: :flag:
YES, OH SO SWEET! :clap: :clap: :clap:
ROCK ON AEO AND OPERATION GRATITUDE!
THANK YOU!
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Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 1:11 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJcNcJl-ZHI

You're right!

And watching your dancing banana makes me laugh, too -- you find some really fun graphics! :)

GOD BLESS ALL OUR TROOPS -- I'm praying for their safety and continued success, and for many opportunities to VENT their stress in a fun way...whether it's doing the "Christian Hokey Pokey" or something else! :)

I pray for our troops every single day and study and read about what they are doing and you know what....I smell VICTORY in the air.......I mean it, so many good things are beginning to happen, our troops deserve this! When all is said and done the history books will show this as a resounding WIN that made this world a better place!!! I am sure of it and that's because the very very best are doing it and success is their first name, not their middle name! .......:doh: OK, now that didn't make sense, did it? :rolleyes:

AEO, quick question......does Operation Graditide pay for the postage or do they send from a base?

Did I tell you I don't pay for the postage from here? Germany APO to Iraq/Afghanistan APO is free postage!
Wonder if it's that way back home, do you know?? :think:

AEOakley

June 12th, 2007, 1:57 pm

I pray for our troops every single day and study and read about what they are doing and you know what....I smell VICTORY in the air.......I mean it, so many good things are beginning to happen, our troops deserve this! When all is said and done the history books will show this as a resounding WIN that made this world a better place!!! I am sure of it and that's because the very very best are doing it and success is their first name, not their middle name! .......:doh: OK, now that didn't make sense, did it? :rolleyes:

AEO, quick question......does Operation Graditide pay for the postage or do they send from a base?

Did I tell you I don't pay for the postage from here? Germany APO to Iraq/Afghanistan APO is free postage!
Wonder if it's that way back home, do you know?? :think:

They pay for postage and use those flat-rate boxes that went up recently to ?? -- $9.45 or thereabouts? You are SO FORTUNATE to get to do all your sending for FREE for the months you're with your family in Germany!

I haven't heard if sending from a base here is free or not...I have a cousin who's in the Army Reserves and is stationed at one of the eastern U.S. bases right now (can't remember which one at the moment) -- I think her mail coming to me has postage on it, unlike mail coming from her husband who's at a CSH in Iraq....but that's a good question. I'll look into it.

Loyal American

June 12th, 2007, 3:22 pm

They pay for postage and use those flat-rate boxes that went up recently to ?? -- $9.45 or thereabouts? You are SO FORTUNATE to get to do all your sending for FREE for the months you're with your family in Germany!
Oh wow, the flat rate went up a lot. I used them to send to Soldiers I got off the AnySoldier site. I'm almost sure it was $5.95 no matter how heavy the box got. They really gave that a healthy increase! :doh:

I haven't heard if sending from a base here is free or not...I have a cousin who's in the Army Reserves and is stationed at one of the eastern U.S. bases right now (can't remember which one at the moment) -- I think her mail coming to me has postage on it, unlike mail coming from her husband who's at a CSH in Iraq....but that's a good question. I'll look into it.Thank AEO, I think it would be nice to know but I am pretty sure you need to be military or at least a dependent........now that I am thinking of it.

It just seems like Operation Gratitude has done so much and reached out to so many troops (big numbers) that they should be able to find a plane going there that would load their goodies. Maybe that's not possible but I think I have read something along those lines at some point.

AEOakley

June 12th, 2007, 7:56 pm

Oh wow, the flat rate went up a lot. I used them to send to Soldiers I got off the AnySoldier site. I'm almost sure it was $5.95 no matter how heavy the box got. They really gave that a healthy increase! :doh:

Thank AEO, I think it would be nice to know but I am pretty sure you need to be military or at least a dependent........now that I am thinking of it.

It just seems like Operation Gratitude has done so much and reached out to so many troops (big numbers) that they should be able to find a plane going there that would load their goodies. Maybe that's not possible but I think I have read something along those lines at some point.

You know, we may be talking about two different things...I was referring to priority mail flat-rate boxes. It was $8.10 to ship the flat-rate priority mail box no matter how much it weighed...and I found out it has gone up not to $9.45, but $9.15. Is the other flat-rate box for parcel post shipping? I didn't know about that kind...

Anyway, OpGrat sends all the boxes priority mail, and is able to do so because of monetary donations they receive. The USPS is super helpful, but not to the point of giving discounted shipping, of course!

The first boxes that went out this past Memorial Day have started to arrive in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa and elsewhere -- some really wonderful "thank you" notes are posted at the Mail Call section of the site. If you want to get "warm fuzzies" about how little things like new socks and Girl Scout cookies make a difference in a soldier's day, go check it out: www.opgratitude.com

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AEOakley

June 12th, 2007, 8:03 pm

Forces raid lollipop factory used to make bombs
U.S., Iraqi troops find candy boxes filled with explosives in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi forces on Tuesday raided a lollipop factory being used to make bombs, finding boxes of explosives and two tons of fertilizer in the basement of the facility in northern Iraq, an Iraqi officer said.

The entry room to the al-Arij factory was booby-trapped and the building was empty because the workers fled after apparently being tipped off to the raid, according to the officer, army commander Brig. Gen. Nour al-Din Hussein. He said an anti-aircraft gun was hidden on the roof.

Hussein, commander of Iraq’s 4th Brigade, said the Christian owner of the lollipop factory was killed three years ago. He said the facility was currently rented to people whom police refused to identify for security reasons.

The troops, who found candy boxes filled with explosives, oxygen cylinders and two tons of fertilizer in the basement, spent three hours destroying the payload in controlled blasts in an industrial area of Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad. Bodies are often found in the area, located in the city’s eastern section. The U.S. military said it was looking into the report.

The discovery illustrated the challenges faced by U.S. and Iraqi troops trying to stop the unrelenting violence even as militants consistently find new ways to thwart stepped-up security measures.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19149029/

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AWESOME WORK!!

free2B

June 12th, 2007, 8:51 pm

free2B

June 12th, 2007, 9:24 pm

free2B

June 12th, 2007, 9:43 pm

OK oakley just read your lollopops and candysticks story all i can do is laugh this is one for the fairys in candyland for sure I am taking it to gut check msnbc hope they get a laugh out loud out of it too

AEOakley

June 12th, 2007, 10:47 pm

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Michael Kelley, chief forensics firearms examiner, MNC-I Provost Marshals Office Law Enforcement Forensics Lab, fires a Dragunob sniper rifle into a machine designed to catch the round. Once the test round is caught and inspected, identifying marks can be compared with previous rounds fired from the same weapon. This method is essential in determining if the weapon was used in a certain crime.

Forensic Science Gives Edge to Warfighters

Jun 11, 2007
BY Sgt. Jess Kent

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Army News Service, June 11, 2007) - Since opening its doors seven months ago, the Multinational Corps - Iraq Law Enforcement Forensics Laboratory has been enabling warfighters to track down criminals and insurgents throughout Iraq.

"We're fully nested in the corps and are here to support every unit in the country," said Maj. Joseph Heffernan, coordinator for the MNC-I Law Enforcement Forensics Laboratory.

This forensics initiative taken on by the Army leads to a myriad of evidence routinely being brought into the laboratory, where specialists work with the motto "Defeat Sniper through Science."

"When the evidence is submitted for processing, I make sure that it's processed with the proper documentation," said Staff Sgt. Stephen Hall, evidence custodian NCOIC, MNC-I Law Enforcement Forensics Laboratory.

Evidence is not in the receiving area for long. The four forensics staff members work hard to get results and ensure that evidence gets to the right examiners.

"My job is to process evidence for the presence of latent prints to identify who was holding the weapon," said Stephen Greene, chief forensic latent print examiner, MNC-I Law Enforcement Forensics Laboratory. "I may perform up to a dozen processes on each item of evidence."

Those processes are designed to find latent prints to be compared to record prints of subjects or searched through the Automated Fingerprint Identifications System. Many AFIS assets are available to search, including Iraq's system. Although the Iraqis had a limited fingerprint database in the past, it is now being expanded.

"The end result we're hoping for on every piece of evidence we examine here in the laboratory is to identify the person associated with the evidence," said Staff Sgt. Hall. "When we're able to identify the person using the weapon and take him off the streets and out of play, we help make a safer environment for our Soldiers and the people of Iraq."

In an average day, forensics staff members work 14 to 18 hours to turn evidence around and enable law enforcement officers to track down criminals. Their biggest challenge is not having enough hours in each day.

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Read the rest here: http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/06/11/3520-forensic-science-gives-edge-to-warfighters/

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free2B

June 13th, 2007, 12:12 am

OK snipes get some science in the equation

BravoBuzzard

June 13th, 2007, 12:20 am

What's a Dragunob? I'm pretty sure it's called a Dragonov. We're talking about the 7.62 sniper rifle?

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Michael Kelley, chief forensics firearms examiner, MNC-I Provost Marshals Office Law Enforcement Forensics Lab, fires a Dragunob sniper rifle into a machine designed to catch the round. Once the test round is caught and inspected, identifying marks can be compared with previous rounds fired from the same weapon. This method is essential in determining if the weapon was used in a certain crime.

Forensic Science Gives Edge to Warfighters

Jun 11, 2007
BY Sgt. Jess Kent

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Army News Service, June 11, 2007) - Since opening its doors seven months ago, the Multinational Corps - Iraq Law Enforcement Forensics Laboratory has been enabling warfighters to track down criminals and insurgents throughout Iraq.

"We're fully nested in the corps and are here to support every unit in the country," said Maj. Joseph Heffernan, coordinator for the MNC-I Law Enforcement Forensics Laboratory.

This forensics initiative taken on by the Army leads to a myriad of evidence routinely being brought into the laboratory, where specialists work with the motto "Defeat Sniper through Science."

"When the evidence is submitted for processing, I make sure that it's processed with the proper documentation," said Staff Sgt. Stephen Hall, evidence custodian NCOIC, MNC-I Law Enforcement Forensics Laboratory.

Evidence is not in the receiving area for long. The four forensics staff members work hard to get results and ensure that evidence gets to the right examiners.

"My job is to process evidence for the presence of latent prints to identify who was holding the weapon," said Stephen Greene, chief forensic latent print examiner, MNC-I Law Enforcement Forensics Laboratory. "I may perform up to a dozen processes on each item of evidence."

Those processes are designed to find latent prints to be compared to record prints of subjects or searched through the Automated Fingerprint Identifications System. Many AFIS assets are available to search, including Iraq's system. Although the Iraqis had a limited fingerprint database in the past, it is now being expanded.

"The end result we're hoping for on every piece of evidence we examine here in the laboratory is to identify the person associated with the evidence," said Staff Sgt. Hall. "When we're able to identify the person using the weapon and take him off the streets and out of play, we help make a safer environment for our Soldiers and the people of Iraq."

In an average day, forensics staff members work 14 to 18 hours to turn evidence around and enable law enforcement officers to track down criminals. Their biggest challenge is not having enough hours in each day.

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Read the rest here: http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/06/11/3520-forensic-science-gives-edge-to-warfighters/

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Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 1:46 am

AEO, that's right $8.10 is what flat rate, priority cost so the increase wasn't so bad. I've been in Germany for 2 months and memory loss has set in! :doh:

free2B

June 13th, 2007, 2:23 am

loyal remind me why uncle sam doesn't comp postage

Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 3:32 am

loyal remind me why uncle sam doesn't comp postageI don't know, I send, big time.........they couldn't afford me alone! :))

Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 3:38 am

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One Secret Cell terrorist killed, two detained
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and detained two suspected terrorists during operations targeting secret cell network operations in Baghdad.

The individuals detained during the raid are believed to be members of the 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.

During the course of the pre-dawn raids a vehicle drove toward Coalition Forces on the ground. Using appropriate escalation of force measures, Coalition Forces attempted to stop the vehicle. When the vehicle failed to stop, the ground force engaged the vehicle, killing the driver.

Based on information from a suspected terrorist detained June 9, Coalition Forces detained two suspected terrorists at the targeted location. These suspected terrorists are assessed to be associates of a secret cell key leader, the targeted individual of the morning raids.

Intelligence reports indicate the targeted individual of the morning’s operation is associated with a kidnapping cell and is believed to be directly involved in the November Ministry of Health kidnappings. Additionally, intelligence reports indicate that the targeted individual’s cell specializes in the emplacement of improvised explosive devises and EFPs.

“We continue to hunt down and find the terrorists where they hide,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “The targeted locations were the result of our efforts to root out the terrorists that seek to bring unrest and violence to Iraq.”

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ALL IN A DAYS WORK TROOPS, YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!

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June 13th, 2007, 3:42 am

Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 3:43 am

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Suspected al Qaeda sniper detained in Fallujah; 6 suspected insurgents detained in Al Anbar Provinc
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

FALLUJAH – Iraqi Army Forces have detained a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq sniper allegedly responsible for the death of a U.S. Soldier and other attacks against Coalition Forces.

With Coalition Forces present as advisers, Iraqi soldiers detained their primary sniper suspect in the Jolan District of Fallujah during a raid June 10.

Anti-Coalition Forces propaganda and numerous identification cards were also seized during the operation.

The suspect, who is alleged to be a member of an al Qaeda in Iraq sniper cell operating out of Fallujah, is believed to have killed a U.S. Soldier from a rooftop during a 2006 attack on Coalition Forces in Fallujah. He is also the primary suspect in a sniper attack against a Coalition Forces tractor-trailer which occurred in Fallujah earlier this year.

In a separate operation, Iraqi Army Forces completed an operation June 9 detaining 16 suspected insurgents allegedly responsible for supporting al Qaeda in Iraq activities in the Rawah area.

With Coalition Forces present as advisers, Iraqi Soldiers detained the suspects without incident at a residence in the vicinity of Al Watah, located east of Rawah in the Jazirah Desert. Two AK-47 assault rifles and two pistols were also seized during the operation.

The detained individuals are allegedly responsible for facilitating foreign fighters, conducting anti-Iraqi Forces activities and aiding al Qaeda in Iraq leaders in the Al Watah area.

No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured during these operations.

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EXCELLENT JOB CF AND IA!

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Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 3:52 am

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Six extremists killed, 19 others arrested during operations throughout Diyala
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – The newly formed Diyala Operations Command in Baqouba reported today that Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry killed five extremists, wounded eight and arrested 15 others during operations throughout Baqouba, June 12.

The engagement in Old Baqouba also netted two caches and a vehicle borne improvised explosive device.

Gunmen engaged IA and CF Soldiers with small arms fire from a building before a CF attack helicopter team, armed with Hellfire missiles, engaged the extremists and destroyed the building they were firing from.

Another gunman was killed when CF engaged his sniper position in the neighborhood of Mufrek, in Baqouba.

The caches discovered included approximately 200 pounds of home made explosives, numerous anti tank mines, mortar and artillery rounds, and other IED making materials.

The VBIED had a rocket propelled grenade inside, and according to local citizens, was rigged to explode. Two extremists were arrested in the immediate area after testing positive for explosives. A controlled explosion was carried out on the VBIED.

Officials from the Iraqi Ground Forces Command, located at the DOC, monitored the ongoing operations closely.

“We are consistently seeing the ISF produce good results in the fight against the terrorists here in Diyala,” said Maj. Robert A. Cain, brigade executive officer, for 3-1 Cav. “This is a good news story for the people of Diyala. The individuals who were arrested during these operations, and the materials found, will not have a chance to inflict harm against ISF and the people of Diyala.”

Four other suspected insurgents were arrested, June 11, by Soldiers from 6-9 Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. The individuals were trying to evade the CF patrol when they were stopped and searched. Inside the vehicle, they had two AK-47s, one pistol and two full magazines, and could not produce permits for the weapons.

The extremists killed and wounded were taken to Baqouba General Hospital. All detainees will be transferred to the Iraqi Police for processing.

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OooAH! MORE DIRTBAGS OUT OF WAY.......

THANK YOU CF AND IA!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 3:59 am

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Four detained in joint raid
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq — Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment and the Iraqi National Police detained four men and confiscated bomb-making materials and rifles following a raid in northern Jisr Diyala, Monday.

The 3-1 Cavalry’s Troop A and Time Sensitive Target Platoon Soldiers worked with an Iraqi National Police platoon, called the Lions of Wassit, to search locations insurgent forces were using as meeting sites and cache sites.

The unit conducted several raids to collect information and disrupt enemy activities preventing extremists from engaging Combat Outpost Assassin and FOB Rustamiyah, according to Capt. Troy Thomas, the plans officer for 3-1 Cavalry, from Litchfield, Minn.

“No one shot a rocket or a mortar at either location last night, that was a big thing,” he said.

Thomas was also impressed with the performance of the Lions of Wassit.

“Every battalion in the Army should be lucky enough to have a platoon like the Lions to work with,” said Thomas. “Those guys were well trained and disciplined. They did a great job.”

The 3-1 Cavalry is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Benning, Ga.
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CAV AND LIONS ROCK!
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free2B

June 13th, 2007, 4:02 am

Awesome garver I'll be back for more good news after i post this on gutless check

Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 4:15 am

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Failed truck bomber treated, talking
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

CAMP STRIKER, IRAQ BAGHDAD — A failed truck bomber, wounded in his attempt to destroy a coalition battle position, was treated, evacuated and is providing information to those he tried to kill.

The driver of the truck bomb aimed at destroying Patrol Base Warrior Keep near Sadr al Yusufiyah on June 10 was wounded in the upper right leg, rendering him unable to activate his initiation switch or his explosive vest.

Alert Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team manning the weapon systems at the patrol base determined his hostile intent and opened fire with an M-240B machine gun and M-4 assault rifles foiling the attack.

Soldiers from the patrol base then detained the man.
Seeing that the man was wounded, they rendered aid and evacuated him to the 31st Combat Support Hospital.

Coalition medical personnel continue to provide the man medical care. The man will be held for further questioning and prosecution.

Explosive ordnance teams continue to methodically render the explosives safe through multiple controlled detonations.

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MORE ON THE GUY SPC. RORK AND SPC. OSGOOD GOT THE OTHER DAY. GUESS THE DIRTBAG IS VERY BUSY ...
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Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 4:22 am

Nice work :clap: :clap:
Been watching this a long time, somethings changed, things are really happening quickly now....tons of GOODNEWS!

Did somebody take some gloves off??? :think:

free2B

June 13th, 2007, 5:10 am

The gloves are off loyal, if our own media and politicos would get behind US, we could almost announce victory and come home, sadly they want us to slowly depart in dishonor

Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 6:40 am

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First LAR Marines always on watch
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

“It’s a relief that we take the IPs with us,” said Garces. “It’s good for the locals to see their own guys watching out for them. It has to make them feel better to know that we aren’t the only ones keeping them safe, their own brothers and countrymen are looking after them too.”

The Marines said the night duty just comes natural, and they couldn’t imagine going any length of time without someone in the city, ‘watching their backs.’

“Evil never sleeps, the enemy never sleeps, why should we? I hope he does sleep though and dreams about us, standing outside his door, listening to him breathe. We are always out there, and he knows it. We’re even in his nightmares,” Romero said.

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God bless Lance Cpl. Marco N. Garces and Cpl. Diego A. Romero! May you and your brothers stay safe. We appreciate what you do, we are behind you 110%

THANK YOU!
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Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 6:57 am

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Soldiers seize, destroy bomb factory
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

“This is tremendous work by our Soldiers to take more than 300 [improvised explosive devices] off the streets,” said U.S. Army Col. Ricky D. Gibbs, commander of 4th IBCT, 1st Division.

The find consisted of one vehicle-borne improvised explosive device; 54 82mm mortars; 27 155mm artillery shells; a 500-pound bomb; 64 anti-tank mines; two 200-pound bombs; three 100-pound bombs; 30 130mm projectiles; 200 artillery boosters; 300 five-gallon cans full of nitric acid; 15 bags of anti-personnel mines consisting of 100 mines per bag and enough explosives-making material to create more than 300 IEDs.

“This find further emphasizes our ability to get after the extremists and take away their tools of destruction, as none of these weapons and explosives will ever be used to harm others,” Gibbs said.

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DENYING THE ENEMY THEIR SUPPLIES...OooAH!

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Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 10:34 am

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Al-Qaeda military emir of Mosul killed
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed a senior terrorist leader during an operation Tuesday morning targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq network in Mosul.

Kamal Jalil Bakr ‘Uthman, also known as Sa’id Hamza, was known to be the al-Qaeda in Iraq Mosul. Intelligence reports indicate he planned, coordinated and facilitated suicide bombings in the Mosul area. Additionally, he facilitated the movement of more than 100 foreign fighters through safe houses in the area, and orchestrated attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces. military emir of

Coalition Forces targeted ‘Uthman Tuesday as part of their operations to disrupt the al-Qaeda in Iraq Mosul. As they entered his residence, ‘Uthman rushed into another room and reached under a mattress. Coalition Forces, reacting appropriately to the hostile threat, engaged ‘Uthman, killing him. The ground force later found a suicide vest under the mattress. senior leader network in

Coalition Forces had detained ‘Uthman during an operation in August 2006. He was released from the Iraqi judicial system in April 2007, and intelligence reports indicate he was planning a six-vehicle suicide bomb attack to avenge his detention.

“We have taken another very dangerous terrorist off the streets of Iraq, and we will continue to deplete the senior leadership of al-Qaeda in Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

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ANOTHER TOP DIRTBAG OUT OF OUR WAY! OooAH!

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Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 11:21 am

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Bomb cell terrorists caught red-handed
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed two terrorists, detained 13 suspected terrorists and discovered a cache of weapons during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Baghdad car bomb network Wednesday.

Coalition Forces followed two terrorists they witnessed emplacing improvised explosive devices in Baghdad June 12, and raided their bed-down location. As Coalition Forces approached the building, the two known terrorists disregarded the interpreter’s instructions and approached the ground force. Reacting appropriately to the perceived threat, Coalition Forces engaged the two men, killing them.

Inside the building, Coalition Forces discovered a fully assembled IED. As they were disabling the IED, a person appeared and rushed toward the ground force. Coalition Forces, perceiving a possible explosive threat, engaged the individual with small arms fire. The individual, who was later determined to be a woman, was killed.

Also on the scene, Coalition Forces detained three suspected members of the Baghdad vehicle-borne IED network, which is responsible for conducting attacks on Iraqi civilians, as well as Iraqi and Coalition Forces. The ground force also destroyed two vehicles at the site that the terrorists used to transport personnel and explosives.

Based on information from the suspects, Coalition Forces moved to a follow-on location and found a cache of weapons and explosives, including chemicals used to build IEDs. An explosives team safely destroyed the materials on site.

During two coordinated operations near Fallujah, Coalition Forces raided a series of buildings linked to the activities of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders. Eight suspected terrorists were detained for their connection to the al-Qaeda senior leader network.

In Tarmiyah, Coalition Forces captured one suspected terrorist who is believed to be a personal companion of a religious emir within the al-Qaeda network.

Coalition Forces tracked a suspected terrorist from Kirkuk who allegedly fled to Mosul after his close associates were captured. During a raid there, Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist for his ties to the targeted individual.

“We have disrupted the indiscriminate and deliberate attacks terrorists conduct against innocent Iraqis, and we’ll continue to target al-Qaeda in Iraq’s leadership and operatives,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12312&Itemid=21
OooAH! FANTASTIC JOB TROOPS!
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companyone

June 13th, 2007, 1:19 pm

Maliki says government will continue drafting laws to serve the Iraqi people

Baghdad, 13 June 2007 (Voices of Iraq)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said his government continues to draft laws serving the Iraqi people, citing the bills proposed by his government in the fields of oil and gas and on accountability and the provinces.

“The national unity government is also exerting ungrudging efforts to launch national reconciliation despite regional interference and conspiracies encumbering the political process,” a cabinet statement quoted Maliki as telling visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State John Negroponte.

“We have several tasks ahead, on top of which is the development of our security agencies and armed forces to stand up against the terrorist al-Qaeda organization, Saddamists (people loyal to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein) and militias,” Maliki said in the cabinet statement received by the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).

Maliki has referred to the “national unity government’s success in eliminating the largest threat – sectarian war – through a national reconciliation initiative strongly supported by all groups of the Iraqi people and political powers.”

Negroponte, for his part, reiterated the U.S. administration’s support for the Iraqi people and government, in the face of challenges and foreign interference, to enhance security and stability and provide better services for the Iraqi people, the statement noted.

Loyal American

June 13th, 2007, 2:16 pm

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Iraqi Forces detain 15 suspected terrorists in Western Mosul
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

MOSUL – Iraqi forces detained 15 suspects linked to the terrorist criminal network of al-Qaeda in Iraq June 11 in Western Mosul.

Working on tips from local Iraqi citizens, Iraqi forces successfully raided the targeted buildings and detained the 15 suspects without incident.

Iraqi forces also seized three AK-47 assault rifles, a 9mm pistol, 13 cell phones and 20 cases of hydrochloric acid.

The operation will disrupt the ability of terrorist networks in the local area to conduct attacks on innocent civilians and Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

Coalition Forces were present as advisors. No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured during this operation.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12315&Itemid=21
Good Iraqi tips flowing in this week and our troops are on it! Troops are rockin'

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free2B

June 13th, 2007, 8:41 pm

Great news loyal, Fantastic accomplishments troops. They can't win in the field, they know the only way they can win, is to convince our media and politicians that we can't win. They are falling for the tactic of the enemy and becoming their mouthpiece. Success speaks for itself. Keep the rats on the run if they are scattered, leaderless, decimated at every turn, even the NYT can't deny that the surge is working, and the troops are making giant steps in progress every day.

btw spent a little time watching Freedom Journal on your link. Great stories there to. Way to go troops

Loyal American

June 14th, 2007, 4:15 am

FreeB2, that's a nice site....gives you the bad and the good but after awhile you can see that the bad guys are having a difficult time accomplishing their intentions. Don't worry about MSM, it's not going to be much longer and they will not be able to ignore the goodnews, I am sure of it! Our troops are kickin butt~ :clap:

Loyal American

June 14th, 2007, 4:16 am

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Coalition Forces target al-Qaeda leaders, detain 25 suspects
Thursday, 14 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained 25 suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq operations throughout the country Wednesday and Thursday.

Coalition Forces raided a series of buildings west of Tarmiyah seeking to capture associates of an al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader. The ground force detained seven individuals on the scene for their alleged ties to al-Qaeda leader including one individual believed to be a close associate of Umar al Baghdadi.

During coordinated raids targeting a senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Coalition Forces detained nine suspected terrorists east of Amiriyah. The nine individuals detained are suspected of being associates of an al-Qaeda in Iraq regional Shar’ia Emir.

In Mosul, Coalition Forces detained six suspected terrorists for their alleged ties to an al-Qaeda senior leader in Northern Iraq. One of the six suspects detained is believed to be an al-Qaeda in Iraq cell leader as well as an associate of the al-Qaeda Emir of Kirkuk.

Three suspected terrorist were also detained during operation in Baghdad. The individuals detained are suspected of being members of the Baghdad vehicle-borne IED network, which is responsible for conducting attacks on Iraqi civilians, as well as Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

“Coalition Forces will continue deliberate and methodical operations in order to hunt down and capture or kill those terrorists who are trying to prevent a peaceful and stable Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

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OooAH!
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Loyal American

June 14th, 2007, 7:51 am

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Iraqi Security Forces foil suicide car bomb attack
Thursday, 14 June 2007

“The truly amazing thing is that the Iraqi Soldiers, who are mostly Shia, got the tip from local Sunnis, who had seen a suspicious vehicle driven by masked men traveling towards the outpost,” said Lt. Col. Marshall Dougherty, commander, 2nd squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division

YOU GOTTA READ ALL OF IT, JUST CLICK ON PICTURE...

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U.S. Army Spc. Marquis Dawkins, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, surveys more than 120 five-gallon cans of nitric acid, a component used to make bombs, discovered at a bomb-making “factory” in Baghdad’s East Rashid District Monday. Every cache found by Iraqi troops and Coalition forces helps protect the population from future attacks. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ben Washburn, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs.

I am puttin' this one out on the board for those who never look at this thread!

Way to go ISF!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif
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ripley51

June 14th, 2007, 9:21 am

Good thing the troops don't listen to Presidential candidates. They are just kicking butt!!!

Amen and God Bless them everyone.

I loved the bomb factory bust. Fave for the day.

ripley51

June 14th, 2007, 9:23 am

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Iraqi Security Forces foil suicide car bomb attack
Thursday, 14 June 2007

YOU GOTTA READ ALL OF IT, JUST CLICK ON PICTURE...

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U.S. Army Spc. Marquis Dawkins, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, surveys more than 120 five-gallon cans of nitric acid, a component used to make bombs, discovered at a bomb-making “factory” in Baghdad’s East Rashid District Monday. Every cache found by Iraqi troops and Coalition forces helps protect the population from future attacks. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ben Washburn, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs.

I am puttin' this one out on the board for those who never look at this thread!

Way to go ISF!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif
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So MANY to choose from!!

AEOakley

June 14th, 2007, 12:50 pm

Good thing the troops don't listen to Presidential candidates. They are just kicking butt!!!

Amen and God Bless them everyone.

I loved the bomb factory bust. Fave for the day.

:clap: Great news -- great work!!:clap:

AEOakley

June 14th, 2007, 4:30 pm

The province of Dahuk in northern Iraq is one of the most secure areas in the country. Because of this, it's seeing a high degree of success in infrastructure reconstruction. Julie Cupernall reports.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyF17lzEuzo

:clap: :clap: :clap:

free2B

June 14th, 2007, 4:35 pm

free2B

June 14th, 2007, 10:47 pm

WoW awesome video loyal the progress is amazing dams and hospitals and grids oh my I'm going to try to post this on msnbc gut check they won't watch it but it will be there. Unbelievable progress guys all your good stuff is getting out there Bet on it./

free2B

June 14th, 2007, 10:56 pm

Lost the link loyal going to try it again maybe some nitwit, I mean newsman at msnbc will decide this is the real news about the war.

Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 2:26 am

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Iraqi fire department puts out electrical fire in Baghdad mosque
Friday, 15 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Iraqi fire department and emergency services responded to a mosque fire in southern Baghdad June 13, putting out the fire.

The Khudir al Janabi Mosque, a Sunni place of worship located in Bayaa, was heavily damaged by a bomb on April 24, and fire department officials believe that the fire June 13 was caused by some bad electrical wiring.

Iraqi emergency services went to the location, promptly put out the fire and determined that there were no injuries sustained in the incident.

The fire was ruled accidental despite a report that gunmen seized the mosque and set it on fire in the early afternoon hours.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12325&Itemid=21
Good Job Firemen!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 2:35 am

Lost the link loyal going to try it again maybe some nitwit, I mean newsman at msnbc will decide this is the real news about the war.The link AEO put out? It's working for me, try again!

Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 3:50 am

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East Rashid raid nets nine roadside bomb-making suspects
Friday, 15 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division-Baghdad troops launched a successful early morning raid in the east Doura neighborhood of the Rashid District, detaining nine individuals suspected of running a bomb-making cell June 14.

Soldiers from “Bandit Troop,” 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment seized the detainees without incident. The individuals detained are believed to be involved in an Al-Qaeda roadside bomb and recruiting ring that had recently launched attacks against the unit in Doura.

“This was as smooth an operation as it gets,” said Kansas City native Capt. Jerry “J.J.” Simonsen, Jr., the troop commander who planned and led the raid. “It is one of those times where everything comes together perfectly.”

Tips from local residents led Simonsen’s troop to conduct raid, which was executed just after midnight. The suspects will be held for further questioning.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12327&Itemid=128
YES, ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION CAN SEE THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER.

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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 5:40 am

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Iraqi man leads Iraqi Army, MND-B Soldiers to small cache
Friday, 15 June 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Approaching a traffic control point (TCP), a local Iraqi man reported to Iraqi Army troops that he found one large artillery round and a large mortar round near his house June 13 in Hor Al Bosh, Iraq.

The man told troops from the 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized) that shortly after waking up in the morning, he walked outside and saw the rounds near his house. He immediately came to the TCP to ask for assistance in having the rounds removed from the area.

Upon investigation, Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment working with the Iraqi troops found one 155mm artillery round and a 120mm mortar round. The area was immediately secured and the rounds were removed for disposal.

Coalition Forces presented the man with a small reward for reporting the rounds.

Iraqi Security Forces are currently investigating to find those responsible for placing the rounds near the man’s home

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Good Tip, more insurgent supplies distroyed!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 5:46 am

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Helicopters engage insurgent cache
Friday, 15 June 2007

AL MUSAYYIB— Coalition Force helicopters engaged an insurgent mortar cache west of Al Musayyib June 13.

An OH-58 fired .50 caliber rounds and rockets to destroy the cache.

The mortar cache consisted of two 120mm mortar tubes, one base plate, and about 100 87mm mortar rounds.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12326&Itemid=21
Keep distroying the enemy caches troops, THANK YOU!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 5:50 am

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One extremist killed, one wounded near Diyala Operations Center
Friday, 15 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces in charge of security at the Diyala Government Center and the Diyala Operations Center, engaged and killed one gunmen and wounded another, June 13.

The Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army and 1-12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observed AIF aiming a rocket-propelled grenade at the Government Center and engaged and killed one, wounding another.

In other combat operations:
25th Combat Aviation Brigade attack helicopters, armed with missiles, engaged and destroyed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Kan Bani Sa’ad. Aviators from the 1st Squadron 82nd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion engaged two AIF who were loading explosives into a vehicle, killing both and destroying the vehicle with a missile. A secondary explosion resulted from the explosives inside the vehicle.

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Awesome Job!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 5:56 am

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Sadr City raid nets large weapons cache, six suspects
Friday, 15 June 2007

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq — Multi-National Division – Baghdad troops teamed up with a platoon of Iraqi National Police to conduct a targeted raid in the eastern Baghdad Sadr City District June 13, seizing a sizeable weapons cache and six suspects.

The early morning raid began before 3 a.m., as members of 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment and a platoon of Iraqi National Police arrived at the target location.

The troops found three complete 60mm mortar systems, one complete 82mm mortar system, one complete 120mm mortar system, four 120mm mortar rounds, 32 60mm mortar rounds, three 107mm rockets, one rifle scope, two AK-47 rifles, two sets of body armor and a variety of weapons manuals.

Six suspects were seized in the raid at the site. All six are being held for further questioning.

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TROOPS ARE CLEANING HOUSE AGAIN! GOOD WORK!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 6:02 am

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1-15th Infantry conducts air assault, finds cache
Friday, 15 June 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq — Weapons and improvised explosive device materials were seized during an air assault mission near Salman Pak Wednesday.

Multiple 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment platoons carried out the air and ground assault on two houses. The raids yielded two 107mm rockets, homemade explosives, two AK-47 assault rifles, one bolt-action rifle, several propane tanks, copper wire, ammunition, magazines and several assault vests.

Explosive ordnance disposal personnel destroyed the IED making materials at the site.

The 1-15 Inf. is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Benning, Ga.

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KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, ROCK ON!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 6:09 am

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Iraqi Army, Coalition Forces detain 10, key Al-Qaeda-Iraq leader killed
Friday, 15 June 2007

MOSUL, Iraq – Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces conducted search operations in western Mosul, detaining suspected anti-Iraqi forces and killing known Al Qaeda terrorist leader in Mosul, Sa’id Hamza.

Coalition Forces killed Kamal Jalil Bakr ‘Uthman, also known as Sa’id Hamza, during an operation targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq network in Mosul June 12. Sa’id Hamza was known to be the al-Qaeda in Iraq military emir of Mosul. Intelligence reports indicate he planned, coordinated and facilitated suicide bombings in the Mosul area.

“Recent IA and CF successful raids and discoveries are in a large part due to cooperation and information being provided to us by members of the AIF,” said Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, Commanding General, Task Force Lightning and Multinational Division North.

“The Iraqi people are growing disgusted with the violence that has been happening recently so they are bringing information to us, in order to fight back against Al Qaeda.”

Other recent ISF and CF actions in Ninewa Province include the following:

• IA soldiers from 2nd Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, and CF Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, detained the 10 AIF, suspected of emplacing improvised explosive devices.

“This is another exemplary performance by Iraqi Security Forces dedicated to safeguarding the citizens of Mosul and determined to rid the province of terrorists,” said Col. Stephen Twitty, commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. “Their efforts, with Coalition support, will continue to disrupt terrorist activity.”

The detainees were taken to a CF base for further questioning.

• IA and CF detained three suspected insurgents operating from an ice cream factory in a raid conducted in eastern Mosul on June 11. The ISF took electronic and multimedia equipment from the scene as well as documents in various stages of forgery.

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OooAH! OooAH! OooAH!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 8:54 am

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3-1 Cav. arrests four after extended observation

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq — Four men were arrested after their vehicle was tracked for an extended period Wednesday afternoon east of Baghdad.

Along with the detainees, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment Soldiers found one loaded AK-47 assault rifle and two loaded handguns, as well as a black ski mask. A search of a nearby house led to the discovery of multiple power switches commonly used in the construction of roadside bombs, along with an AK-47 assault rifle, two RPK light machine guns, multiple magazines for the three weapons and a set of body armor with ballistic plates.

The 3-1 Cavalry is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Benning, Ga.
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Nice goin' Cav! OooAH!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 9:03 am

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One terrorist leader captured, another killed in Coalition operations
Friday, 15 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed one terrorist leader and detained 16 suspected terrorists in operations to disrupt the al-Qaeda in Iraq network Friday.

Coalition Forces captured five suspected terrorists during two raids in Baghdad, including an alleged al-Qaeda in Iraq emir whose organization includes a deadly vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cell in the city. At one targeted location, Coalition Forces destroyed two vehicles that were used to transport explosives and personnel for the terrorist network.

Coalition Forces continued to exhaust the terrorist network in Mosul during an operation that killed one terrorist. Outside the targeted building, a man identified as Izz al-Din, also known as Abu Ahmad, drew a weapon on the approaching ground forces. Coalition Forces, reacting to the hostile threat, engaged Abu Ahmad, killing him. One suspected terrorist was detained on scene for his involvement with Abu Ahmad. Abu Ahmad was the head of five terrorist cells in Mosul and was responsible for directing attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

In Anbar province, Coalition Force detained an individual suspected of providing fake documents for al-Qaeda leaders and operatives in the Karmah area. Seven other suspected terrorists were also detained for their involvement with al-Qaeda in Iraq and its senior leaders.

“The elimination of al-Qaeda senior leaders will continue to disrupt terrorist operations in Baghdad and around the country,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Without the obstructive influence of terrorists, the Iraqi people can determine their own future.”

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TWO MORE DIRTBAGS OUT OF COMMISSION!
OooAH! THANKS TROOPS!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 10:53 am

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'IP’ Prep Course prepares Iraqis for police work
Friday, 15 June 2007

[quote]Thousands of young men have picked up their rifles and taken control of their neighborhoods. These seemingly untrained, ragtag groups working without pay, proper equipment, or uniforms have been remarkably effective at filling crucial intelligence-gathering, patrol and checkpoint functions in parts of Al Anbar Province where there is an Iraqi force security vacuum.

To make them more effective, a group of Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, are training them as part of a Iraqi Police (IP) Academy ‘Prep Course’.

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I BET OUR MARINES ARE GIVIN' THEM SOME GOOD TIPS TOO!
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ripley51

June 15th, 2007, 11:11 am

Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 11:12 am

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West Baghdad market thrives during troop surge
Friday, 15 June 2007

“It was unbelievable,” remarked McCall, following a patrol of the market a week after his tour with Col. Ali. “Just a week ago, half of these stores were closed, and the ones that were open had owners who only wanted to complain to Col. Ali and I. A week later, I felt like I was walking through a completely different market. The shops were all open. The merchants seemed happy, and best of all, there were customers everywhere.”

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THIS IS GREAT!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 11:18 am

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U.S. Soldiers celebrate Army’s 232nd birthday
Friday, 15 June 2007

BAGHDAD — The United States Army celebrated its birthday worldwide Thursday.

U.S. Soldiers marked the 232nd Army birthday through a variety of events including flag ceremonies, organized runs and re-enlistments.

“Since our Nation’s founding, members of the United States Army have answered the call in time of America’s need,” said U.S. President George W. Bush in his message to all U.S. Soldiers. “These brave citizens have triumphed over brutal enemies, liberated continents and answered the prayers of millions around the globe.”

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR ARMY, GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FIGHTIN' THE GOOD FIGHT!

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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 3:47 pm

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Iraqi Army kills insurgent commander responsible for EFP attacks, six others detained
Friday, 15 June 2007

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Army Forces conducted an afternoon operation June 14 that resulted in the death of a commander of an insurgent militia group and the detention of six other suspected insurgents.

The insurgent commander, Shaykh Arkan Hefez Al Zubaydi, was responsible for conducting improvised explosive device attacks on innocent civilians and Iraqi and Coalition Forces in As Suwayrah. He was also suspected of facilitating weapons transfers, ordering attacks on coalition bases, conducting judicial killings and coordinating the abduction and murder of an Iraqi Force member.

While conducting the operation, several suspects fled into a nearby government building. Upon entering the building, Iraqi Forces came under fire and responded with well-aimed fire, which lead to the death of the insurgent commander. Six other suspected insurgents were detained during the operation.

Iraqi Forces also seized two grenades, two pistols, five cell phones and two computers.

Coalition Forces served as advisors during this operation. No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured in the operation.

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SEVEN MORE DIRTBAGS TAKEN OUT OF ACTION! NICE GOIN' IA AND CF!
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Loyal American

June 15th, 2007, 3:58 pm

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Six terrorist suspects caught through civilian tips
Friday, 15 June 2007

BAGHDAD – Working with local Iraqi civilians June 12, Iraqi Forces raided four houses in Bulayj and detained seven suspected al-Qaeda insurgents believed to be responsible for improvised explosive device, rocket and rocket propelled grenade attacks against Iraqi civilians and Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

With coalition advisers present for support, Iraqi soldiers raided several residences in the villages of Cahira and Bulayji in northwest Iraq.

During the raid on one house, four suspects were detained. These four have been identified as those believed responsible for a June 11 improvised explosive device attack against Coalition Forces in the Bulayj area.

Continuing with their mission, Iraqi forces gave chase to a suspicious person running from a neighboring house. He was detained for questioning after being found hiding in a bathroom. The final two people, a father and son believed to be main players in recent small arms and RPG attacks in Bi’aj, Iraq, were detained in the fourth target house.

Besides the seven suspected terrorists detained, a recently purchased new Toyota truck used for attacks in Bi’aj, a Glock pistol, a shotgun, four AK-47 assault rifles
and seven cell phones were confiscated.

After securing the site of the security operation, the soldiers transported the detainees to a detainment facility where they will be questioned regarding their alleged involvement in terrorist activity. The seized materials will also be analyzed.

No Iraqi or coalition forces were injured during this operation.

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NICE DAYS WORK IA AND CF!
GOD BLESS AND THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKIN' THESE DIRTBAGS OUT OF ACTION!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 16th, 2007, 4:57 pm

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Citizen tip leads Wolfhounds to key insurgent leaders
Saturday, 16 June 2007

TIKRIT, Iraq – An Iraqi citizen tip led Coalition Forces to two wanted insurgent cell leaders and nine other suspected insurgents, who were captured during operations June 15, near the village of Hawijah, 40 miles southwest of the city of Kirkuk.

The two men wanted for coordinating attacks against coalition and Iraqi Security Forces and aiding Al Qaeda in Iraq were captured by Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.

There were no reports of coalition or civilian casualties.
The 2-27 Infantry Battalion is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

NICE JOB TROOPS AND GOOD IRAQI TIP!
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Loyal American

June 16th, 2007, 5:05 pm

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Multiple-target air assault nets two insurgent leaders, five other suspected insurgents in northern
Saturday, 16 June 2007

BAGHDAD – With Coalition Forces present as advisers, Iraqi Army Forces from the city of Irbil in Diyanah Province, conducted an early morning air assault operation in Mashat Village June 6 detaining two insurgent leaders and five suspected insurgents.

The suspects, who have been linked to an al-Qaeda terrorist network operating out of northern Iraq, are allegedly responsible for the June 1 vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Haychel; the May 13, VBIED attack in Makmoor; the Feb. 13, 2005 attack that killed three Iraqi National Guard Soldiers; and the May 14, 2004 assassination of the Governor of Ninewa.

“Working side by side with their U.S. Special Forces advisors, the Iraqis formulated a plan, rehearsed every possible contingency and waited for the optimum time to strike in order to avoid injury to Civilians and damage to private property,” said the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula SOTF North director.

Attacking multiple target houses simultaneously, Iraqi and Coalition Forces detained their primary targets without incident. Five other suspicious individuals were also detained as they attempted to flee the area during the operation.

“The real heroes of this operation are the Iraqi civilians who came forward at great personal risk and provided the information necessary to remove this terrorist cell from their midst,” the director said. “The Iraqi Army unit responsible for this successful operation spent many hours gathering and developing the intelligence for this raid.”

The purpose of the operation, the director said, was to severely disrupt the al-Qaeda network’s ability to conduct assassinations and IED attacks on innocent civilians in Mashat Village, Sharqat District as well as disrupt terrorist activity and influence in the Za’ab triangle north from Baghdad to Mosul or Irbil.

“The removal of these criminals validates the courage, competence and efficiency of the Iraqi forces and sends a clear message to the Iraqi population their security forces stand ready day and night to attack the criminals and terrorists who threaten the security and stability of Iraq,” the director said.

“Their hard work paid off – they achieved total surprise on the target. Disoriented by the speed and violence of the attack and overwhelmed by the numerically superior Coalition Forces, the (suspected) terrorists surrendered without firing a shot.”

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AWESOME!
IA AND CF ARE KICKIN' BUTT!
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Loyal American

June 16th, 2007, 5:15 pm

Loyal American

June 16th, 2007, 5:22 pm

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Two insurgents killed after rocket attack near Samarra
Saturday, 16 June 2007

TIKRIT, Iraq – Coalition Forces attack helicopters from Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, destroyed a vehicle and killed two insurgents, June 14, northeast of Samarra.

The insurgents were observed hastily firing three rockets at a nearby Coalition base and immediately fled the scene in their vehicle. Coalition helicopters and aircraft observed them for several miles and destroyed the vehicle and killed both AIF with direct fire.

The insurgent-fired rockets missed their target and there were no Coalition Forces casualties as a result of the attack

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Loyal American

June 16th, 2007, 5:32 pm

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One Secret Cell terrorist killed, 10 detained
Saturday, 16 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi and Coalition Forces killed one terrorist, wounded one suspected terrorist and detained 10 suspected terrorists, including one key facilitator and one cell leader, during operations targeting secret cell network operations in Baghdad.

The individuals detained during the raid are believed to be members of the 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.

During coordinated operations in Sadr City and eastern Baghdad, Iraqi and Coalition Forces detained eight suspected terrorists in eastern Baghdad and two suspected terrorists in Sadr City. During the pre-dawn raids in Sadr City, ground forces came under small arms fire. Using appropriate self defense measures, Coalition Forces returned fire, killing at least one terrorist and wounding one armed suspected terrorist.

Intelligence reports indicate that the cell leader detained during the morning’s operation in Sadr City is associated with a kidnapping cell and is believed to be directly involved in the November Ministry of Health kidnappings. Additionally, intelligence reports indicate that the targeted individual’s cell specializes in the emplacement of improvised explosive devises and EFPs.

Intelligence reports also indicate that the key facilitator detained in eastern Baghdad has direct contact with high level key leaders in the secret cell terrorist networks. He is also believed to be responsible for the facilitation of Iran lethal aid as well as directing attacks on Coalition Forces.

“This morning’s operations bring the terrorist and extremist networks another step closer to defeat, and bring the people of Iraq another step closer to establishing a safer and more secure environment,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

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FANTASTIC JOB TROOPS!
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Loyal American

June 16th, 2007, 5:42 pm

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Four terrorists killed, 20 detained in Coalition operations
Saturday, 16 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed four terrorists and detained 20 suspected terrorists during operations around the country to disrupt the al-Qaeda in Iraq network Saturday.

Coalition Forces launched an operation to capture associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leadership east of Fallujah. As they approached the two targeted buildings, three armed terrorists maneuvered into tactical positions against the ground force. Coalition Forces, reacting to the hostile threat, engaged the terrorists, killing all three.

Within the buildings, the ground force found several military-style ammunition vests and grenades. Five suspected terrorists were detained for their alleged ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders.

In another operation in Anbar province, Coalition Forces detained an individual suspected of making and transporting false documentation for al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders and operatives. Coalition Forces also found identification-making equipment in the suspect’s house.

In Mosul, Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and wounded another armed man during an operation targeting terrorist leaders. As the ground force approached the objective, the two armed men engaged the ground force with small arms fire. Coalition Forces, reacting in self-defense, returned fire, killing one terrorist and wounding the other. The wounded man was taken to a military medical facility for treatment. One suspected terrorist was detained on scene for his alleged ties to a newly appointed al-Qaeda leader.

Two other operations in Mosul netted four detainees who allegedly finance al-Qaeda operations in the area. Intelligence reports indicate three suspects are heavily involved in a network that conducts kidnappings and hijackings to raise money for terrorist activities.

In Baghdad, Coalition Forces detained eight suspected terrorists for their connection to al-Qaeda senior leaders and the Baghdad vehicle-borne improvised explosive device network. On site, Coalition Forces also destroyed one vehicle known to transport personnel and explosives for terrorist activities.

“We continue to assault al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders and their associates,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Systematically

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OooAH!
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AEOakley

June 16th, 2007, 7:26 pm

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building for the recruitment and retention within the ranks of the Iraqi Army in Mosul. Julie Cupernall has the details on how this construction will help with security in Iraq.

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KEEP UP THE OUTSTANDING WORK!!!

AEOakley

June 16th, 2007, 11:24 pm

...but I think this is something of interest to those of you who check this thread regularly:

GRIM: Is there anything that you and your Marines need that we could send you?

COL. SIM****: (Chuckles.) I'll tell you what, the one thing that all Marines want to know about -- and that includes me and everyone within Regimental Combat Team 6 -- we want to know that the American public are behind us. We believe that the actions that we're taking over here are very, very important to America. We're fighting a group of people that, if they could, would take away the freedoms that America enjoys.

If anyone -- you know, just sit down, jot us -- throw us an e- mail, write us a letter, let us know that the American public are behind us. Because we watch the news just like everyone else. It's broadcast over here in our chow halls and the weight rooms, and we watch that stuff, and we're a little bit concerned sometimes that America really doesn't know what's going on over here, and we get sometimes concerns that the American public isn't behind us and doesn't see the importance of what's going on. So that's something I think that all Marines, soldiers and sailors would like to hear from back home, that in fact, yes, they think what we're doing over here is important and they are in fact behind us.

Found here: http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/06/roundtable_with.html

Here's the email address: RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil

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I'm logging out so I can go send an email right now! :)

free2B

June 16th, 2007, 11:32 pm

The fantastic news is coming faster than ever loyal I haven't even had time to keep up. Keep pressing the media to publish these reports, get in touch with someone who will promote freedom oppossed to tyranny. There have got to be media outlets that will carry daily reports of good news from Iraq.

free2B

June 17th, 2007, 2:03 am

Updated:2007-06-16 18:29:02
U.S. Says 60 Percent of Baghdad Uncontrolled
Troops Find ID Cards of Soldiers Missing in Iraq
By LAUREN FRAYER
AP
BAGHDAD (June 16) - Security forces in Baghdad have full control in only 40 percent of the city five months into the pacification campaign, a top American general said Saturday as U.S. troops began an offensive against two al-Qaida strongholds on the capital's southern outskirts.

Scenes From Iraq

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I thought this was good news 40% of Baghdad controlled + new offensives equals progress

free2B

June 17th, 2007, 2:27 am

loyal I have been trying to post all the good news you are telling but honestly I don't think the liberals even read it can someone get back to me on this before beer freezes over

free2B

June 17th, 2007, 2:42 am

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 3:01 am

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 3:06 am

free2B

June 17th, 2007, 3:33 am

loyal I pick up most of my news from drudge on the way here

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 3:36 am

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Attack helicopters kill IED emplacers
Saturday, 16 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Attack helicopters engaged and destroyed anti-Iraqi forces attempting to emplace an IED near Muqdadiyah, June 16.

The attack helicopters from 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, observed four insurgents carry a propane tank and begin digging on the side of the road. Two additional insurgents parked a vehicle between the road and the four AIF digging in order to obscure the IED emplacement.

Attack helicopters, armed with hellfire missiles, engaged and killed all six insurgents and destroyed the vehicle.

Coalition ground forces secured the area and recovered the IED.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12355&Itemid=128I
DON'T MESS WITH US, WE DON'T LIKE THAT TOY YOUR BACKIN'
GONNA MAKE SOME TOAST! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thair-support.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

I love these post(s) because I know the dirtbags have to be scared to death of the attack helicopter and it's hellfire missiles! :D

Click on the below picture(s) to learn more about the Apachi and Hellfire missiles!

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Any questions as to why the enemy is afraid?....NOPE!

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 3:39 am

loyal I pick up most of my news from drudge on the way hereIt's still good to see AP picking up some of this stuff, it's gonna increase soon now! They have no choice, most of the news coming in now is of a positive nature!

OooAH!:clap: :flag: :clap: :flag:

free2B

June 17th, 2007, 3:41 am

I'm going to copy and post on msnbc give the troops this e-mail This is America we support our troops until they are victorious and home again with us. We know the difficulties you face every day in a foreign land. I want everyone of you all to know that Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John Edwards, Murtha,Pelosi,Reid,Leahy,Biden,all Republicans,all Americans,support what you are doing over there we are the USA You are the best HOOOOOOOOOOOORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 3:43 am

Nice free, very nice!

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 3:50 am

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Raid on suspected safe house near Samarra
Sunday, 17 June 2007

TIKRIT, Iraq – Coalition Forces raided a suspected AQI safe house near Samarra, June 9, discovering identification cards belonging to two U.S. Soldiers missing for nearly a month.

The identification cards of Spec. Alex Jimenez and Pvt. Byron Fouty were discovered at the house, along with computers, video production equipment, rifles and ammunition No one was found at the house.
Fouty and Jimenez, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, MND-C, disappeared after an attack on their patrol May 12, 2007, outside the town of Yussifieh.

Extremists fired on Coalition Forces with small arms fire from a nearby tree line as Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, moved into the area to secure the suspected house. Coalition Forces used combined air and ground firepower to suppress the enemy and secure the area.

Two Coalition Soldiers were wounded during the initial assault.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12359&Itemid=21
I PRAY OUR TWO WOUNDED ARE OKAY AND THEY FIND OUR MISSING SOON!
SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE GETTIN' TOO CLOSE FOR THE DIRTBAGS COMFORT!
HANG IN THERE TROOPS!
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Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 3:56 am

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Dragon Soldiers find caches, defeat attackers
Sunday, 17 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers confiscated several weapons caches and defeated insurgent attacks in southern Baghdad June 15 and 16.

Troops from the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment “Tomahawks,” attached to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, operating in East Rashid, seized several caches containing two PKC machineguns, one RPK light machinegun, 11 AK-47s, four RPG launchers, one SVD sniper rifle, 1,500 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and other bomb-making materials. The Soldiers are continuing clearing operations in Dora that began in late May.

In West Rashid, several complex attacks on MND-B forces by extremists were defeated.

Troops from the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment “Vanguards” killed five insurgents after being engaged with small arms and RPG fire in two separate attacks June 14 and 15.

“We will continue our efforts on behalf of the Iraqi people here,” said Col. Ricky D. Gibbs, commander of the 4th “Dragon” Brigade Combat Team commander. “Our Soldiers will not be deterred in their mission to provide security and stability to the district.”

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12358&Itemid=21
ROCK ON TROOPS!
THANK YOU!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 4:24 am

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL OUR DEPLOYED DADS!

YOU ARE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND WE PRAY FOR YOUR SAFETY EVERY DAY.

WE SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR MISSION COMPLETELY AND APPRECIATE YOUR SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY.

WE LOVE YOU AND HOPE YOU RETURN HOME TO YOUR FAMILIES SOON!

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 5:58 am

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ISF continue string of successes with smuggler’s haul; cache find
Sunday, 17 June 2007

RABIYAH, Iraq – Iraqi Police working at the Rabiyah Port of Entry discovered money, gold and jewelry being smuggled into Iraq during a standard search of incoming vehicles June 16.

The suspected smuggler was driving a cab from Syria into Iraq through the Rabiyah POE when his vehicle was stopped for a routine search. While conducting the search, IPs found the equivalent of over $300,000 in Iraqi currency and precious metals including gold ingots.

The driver was detained and the money and gold was inventoried and secured pending disposition.

This discovery came only hours after soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division found a weapons cache while searching a farmer’s field in the village of al-Jadida.

While excavating suspicious looking loose dirt, the IA soldiers discovered assault rifles, ammunition and other suspicious materials. The IA soldiers collected all of the items and have detained four suspects.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12366&Itemid=21
INTERESTING FIND IA!?!?http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 6:02 am

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Helicopters kill insurgents during joint IA, US operations
Sunday, 17 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Coalition Forces attack helicopters, supporting Iraqi army soldiers who were engaged by insurgents, killed four insurgents and wounded three during joint operations with the Iraqi Army south of Baghdad June 15.

The insurgents fired on the helicopters as they approached and continued firing as they ran into a nearby structure. One of the AH-64s fired on the structure, destroying it.

Three sniper rifles, multiple hand grenades and black masks were found by the Iraqi army outside the structure.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12367&Itemid=21
RUN AND HIDE DIRTBAGS BUT THE CHOPPERS ARE STILL GONNA GET YA! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif.....http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 17th, 2007, 6:13 am

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10 terrorists killed, 20 detained in Coalition operations
Sunday, 17 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed 10 terrorists, detained 20 suspected terrorists and uncovered enemy weapons and bomb-making materials during operations targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq network Saturday and Sunday.

Coalition Forces captured two suspected terrorists during a raid in Baghdad Saturday targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders in the city. One of the detainees is allegedly a senior leader in the area who oversees al-Qaeda in Iraq operations and supervised several individuals detained in successful Coalition operations over the past week.

Sunday morning, Coalition Forces targeted several buildings near Karmah that intelligence reports indicated were associated with a Libyan foreign fighter involved in suicide bombing operations. As Coalition Forces approached the first building, seven armed terrorists engaged the ground force with small arms fire.

Coalition Forces, responding in self-defense, engaged the seven armed men, killing six and wounding one. The wounded terrorist fled the scene. Coalition Forces caught the wounded terrorist and two other suspected terrorists as they moved from the first building into the second. The wounded individual was taken to a military medical facility for treatment and the two suspected terrorists were detained.

During a search of the area, Coalition Forces found improvised explosive device-making materials, weapons, and a vehicle containing a heavy machine gun and hand grenades.

Coalition Forces safely destroyed the IED materials, vehicle and weapons on site and detained another seven suspected terrorists for their involvement with foreign fighters and al-Qaeda in Iraq suicide bombing operations.

During another Sunday raid in Anbar province, Coalition Forces targeted associates of an al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader. As the ground force arrived at the buildings near Zaydon, they awakened three men outside the building. One man drew a pistol while the other two reached for weapons. Coalition Forces responded to the hostile threat and engaged the armed men with small arms fire, killing them.

Another armed man nearby moved into a tactical position against the ground force, and Coalition Forces, perceiving a hostile threat, engaged the armed man, killing him.

Inside the targeted buildings, Coalition Forces detained two suspected terrorists allegedly involved with the al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader network. The ground force also discovered a truck rigged with wires and other indications of vehicle-borne IEDs. An explosives team safely destroyed the VBIED on site.

In Mosul Sunday, Coalition Forces continued to assault the city’s terrorist network, capturing a suspected smuggler and four other suspected terrorists involved in IED attacks. Intelligence reports indicate the alleged smuggler operated a taxi and transported terrorist operatives, weapons, funds and letters between Iraq and Syria. He is also suspected of involvement in the murder of a female worker at Badush prison in January.

“We are relentlessly attacking the al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders and networks that seek to derail progress in the country,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Terrorists have no place in the future of Iraq.”

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12364&Itemid=21
WOW, WHAT A DAYS WORK TROOPS...30+ MORE DIRTBAGS OUT OF COMMISSION....OooAH!

THANK YOU! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththththth02paper-3.gif.....http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

AEOakley

June 17th, 2007, 7:49 pm

This is how I spent my morning yesterday....what a blessing to be able to be a part of this effort in support of our AWESOME deployed troops!!

http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=41765@kcbs.dayport.com

:flag: :clap: :flag:

P.S. I want to join L.A. in wishing all the fathers out there a very HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

AEOakley

June 17th, 2007, 8:17 pm

Weapons Company, Iraqi Police form dynamic duo
Story by Lance Cpl. Christopher Zahn

ALBU ISSA, Iraq - The Marines of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, have been working closely with the Iraqi Police to provide a security presence in this area. Together they shape a formidable team that is able to overcome many of the hurdles that Marines normally have to deal with on their own.

Because the IPs are local citizens, they know the language, the people and the area: things the Marines have to learn as they go. Their professionalism and dedication to defending their homes make them perfect partners for the Marines tasked with making this area safe.

"They're absolute professionals," said 1st Lt. Will T. Kerrigan, 24, from San Diego. "They know who's bad and who's not. They only target who's bad, everyone else they are there to help."

One of the biggest misconceptions is that Marines only patrol with the police to keep them safe from attack. The reality is actually the opposite. When the two units are on patrol together the IPs usually feel responsible for the Marines they are with and often are the first into any house they search.

"They're out there to protect us, we're not out there to protect them," added Kerrigan. "That's the big piece that I don't think a lot of people get. Everyone thinks when we go out with the IPs we're the security for them. Yeah, that may be part of it, but they're the ones out front, they're the ones trying to find the improvised explosive devices, they're the ones taking us to weapons caches. So, they're out there to protect us."

Searching houses is a task the Marines normally leave up to the Iraqis, because they are intimately familiar with the architecture. That makes them more effective at picking out things that don"t belong.

"We don't have to go in and search houses when we have them with us," said Lance Cpl. Charles C. Arrendale, 22, from Dallas. "They just go in there and search."

Having the police along for the ride makes the Marines jobs easier. They let the police handle the leg work and typically use the opportunity to gather census data.

"It's nice to have them around because you have an Iraqi face there, it's not just all Americans," said Sgt. Joao G. Miranda, 30, from Brocktom, Mass. "The people get to actually see the IPs doing something."

The IPs are more than capable of operating on their own and are continuously patrolling their district. Despite this, they still enjoy working with the Marines.

"They do enjoy working with us," said Kerrigan. "I think a lot of them feel that they're ready to operate on their own, and a lot of them are. Right now we want to make sure that they have the right facilities to work out of and that they are properly trained."

:clap:

http://www.iimefpublic.usmc.mil/public/iimefpublic.nsf/sites/RCT6

AEOakley

June 17th, 2007, 8:22 pm

...but I think this is something of interest to those of you who check this thread regularly:

Found here: http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/06/roundtable_with.html

Here's the email address: RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil

:flag: :clap: :flag:

I'm logging out so I can go send an email right now! :)

An update -- http://fightin6thmarines.vox.com/library/post/outporing.html

Outpouring
* Jun 17, 2007 at 11:29 AM

Amazing. Closing in on 700 e-mails. When I left the office last night we had 325 or so and I was expecting to come in this morning to 365, 370. Instead our volume doubled. I think our plan is to print all of them out and put them on some wall or another.

On a related note, I am extremely pleased at the outpouring of support. One of my proudest professional achievements in my life is the community we have built together here on Vox and through the support of other blogs like Blackfive. Together, you and I have really put something together that I feel has made a difference both here and at home. We extend our thanks to you for stopping by to read what we have posted and participate in the community.

free2B

June 18th, 2007, 1:30 am

free2B

June 18th, 2007, 1:35 am

loyal I found this on the Iraqi Freedom site I don't know if you posted it yet but its worth rereading

Sunday, 09 April 2006

SIGHAR, Iraq - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Patrick Vankirk, from 1st Armored Division's, 1st Brigade, helps a young Iraqi boy try on a new shirt during a combat patrol Tuesday April 4, 2006.BAGHDAD, Iraq (April 9, 2006) – Iraqis are observing the third annual Iraqi Freedom Day and recalling the dramatic pulling down of a huge Saddam Hussein statue.

Three years ago, April 9, 2003, Iraqis and U.S. Marines toppled a giant statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in Baghdad 's Firdos Square, a symbol of the beginning of a new, free Iraq.

In a joint statement, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad and Multi-National Force - Iraq Commander Gen. George Casey celebrated this third anniversary of Iraqi Freedom Day, addressing the historic toppling of Saddam's statue:

“This act was not just symbolic,” the statement read. “It signaled the beginning of a fledgling democracy that continues to mature. During the past year alone, Iraqis have elected a Constitutional government, drafted and ratified a constitution and held successful elections for their new national assembly. Through 2005 more and more Iraqis decided to engage in building the new Iraq , culminating in almost 75 percent of registered voters casting ballots in December's election.”

Khalilzad and Casey's statement continued, “Iraqi Freedom Day is a time to reflect on what has happened, and what still needs to happen. Despite much progress, much work remains. We must continue to help Iraqis create a strong, stable and successful new democracy. The Iraqi people and their elected representatives must choose a competent government that will develop a program for Iraq that benefits all Iraqis.”

The statement also highlighted the significant gains in the development of Iraq 's security forces, noting that they have nearly doubled from 127,000 this time last year to more than 250,000 today. Currently, 50 Iraqi Army Battalions, 13 Brigades, and two Divisions own their own battlespace and roughly 65 percent of recent operations were planned and conducted by them.

Significant gains have also been made in infrastructure as more than 9,340 projects valued at $9.3 billion have been completed with many more underway throughout the country. These projects employ nearly 1.5 million Iraqis as they build schools, clinics, roads and other infrastructure projects.

“The United States and its Coalition partners will remain steadfast partners and encourage progress,” the statement read. “In the end, Iraq will succeed. Its success will help transform the wider Middle East and give even greater meaning to Iraqi Freedom Day.”

(Compiled from official State and Defense Department sources)

Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 1:45 am

Hmmm Looks like some of the looted loot is returning to the looters.

I dunno free, it made me think they are short on cash, last time they stopped a truck it had 5 million diner on it. So what's with the precious metal and gold business.

It must of been a shortage of cash run so they are using jewlery?!?!?!?!

Hey, nice post from Iraqi freedom.........THANKS! :clap:

free2B

June 18th, 2007, 2:11 am

loyal, Have you talked to the people at Fox, to get them to scroll this great news across their screen, media manipulation of the facts is rampant. Propaganda seems to be the order of the day.
btw I clicked on that e-mail the troops link by accident, Square biz, anyway I sent a couple of e-mails. what # was that post? maybe I'll sent one to those away from Fayettenam. I'm not to far from there.

Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 2:39 am

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Coalition Forces, Iraqis team up for security clearing mission, barrier emplacements in Rusafa
Sunday, 17 June 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq — Soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Iraqi Security Forces have been on regular clearing operations to reduce sectarian violence and bring increased security to the Rusafa District of eastern Baghdad.

The missions are planned and led by Iraqi Security Forces. The operations are meant to show local residents that the ISF are there to help them and to demonstrate that National Police will be assuming a greater responsibility in their neighborhoods.

During Operation Eagle Talon June 13, Soldiers with Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment joined with Iraqi Police, the 3rd Battalion, 8th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division and the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division to clear a Rusafa neighborhood. They recovered three AK-47 magazines, one shotgun and one chemical protective mask during the operation.

The day prior, U.S. and Iraqi Forces completed a six-week project to emplace 1,814 concrete barriers in the Palestinian Market in Rusafa. The barriers are meant to provide greater security for the market, thereby revitalizing the local economy.

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Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 2:59 am

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththththth02paper-3.gif ....AWESOME POST! A MUST READ!
One insurgent killed, 3 captured in Adhamiyah
Sunday, 17 June 2007

BAGHDAD — What started as a routine patrol turned into a shootout that left one insurgent dead and three others in custody after an intense 20-minute gun battle on the streets of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District June 16.

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment were on a mounted patrol when they began receiving small arms fire from a small group of ski mask-wearing insurgents on a rooftop. The Soldiers returned fire and the insurgents fled. A wild chase through the city streets followed as the Soldiers attempted to cut off the insurgents’ escape route.

As they rounded a corner, the Soldiers were engaged by a larger group of insurgents firing rocket-propelled grenades. Again the Soldiers returned fire, forcing several of the insurgents to seek cover in a walled courtyard on a side street. Clouds of dust and smoke filled the narrow street as volleys of fire went back and forth. The exchange continued until Pfc. Ismel Sanchez, of Greensboro, N.C. lobbed a grenade over the wall, silencing the insurgents’ guns.

When the Soldiers moved inside to clear the courtyard, they found three insurgents, one mortally wounded. Another insurgent who was attempting to hide in the house next door was quickly identified and detained.

While the Soldiers were still securing the area, several insurgents armed with RPGs appeared at the end of the street and began firing at the U.S. vehicles. The turret gunner in the lead truck laid down suppressive fire, but his 7.62 mm ammunition was no match for the brick wall the insurgents were using as cover.

While Sgt. Jake Richardson of St. Johns, Ariz. kept the insurgents’ heads down with his M203 grenade launcher, Staff Sgt. Michael Mullahy of Batvaia, Ill. retrieved an AT4 rocket launcher from one of the trucks. Placing himself directly in the line of fire, Mullahy sighted the AT4 and fired, leveling the wall and forcing the insurgents to retreat.

“They were firing at us from behind cover, so I took away their cover,” Mullahy said.

Mullahy’s shot ended the engagement. Once the area was secured, the suspects were loaded into vehicles and transported back to the company’s base for further questioning.

When they returned, the Soldiers who had been in contact were greeted with a warrior’s cheer from those who stayed back. Richardson summed up the engagement in one sentence for a friend who asked him what happened.

“It was a cute little fight that turned real sour for the bad guys,” he said.

There were no U.S. Soldiers injured during the engagement.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12374&Itemid=21
PFC. SANCHEZ, SGT. RICHARDSON AND SSGT MALLAHY DID A AWESOME JOB! THIS MADE ME NERVOUS JUST READING IT! YOU GUYS ROCK, NOBODY GOT HURT.........AMAZING!

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free2B

June 18th, 2007, 3:09 am

A little bit too specific loyal let's wait till they pin the medals We have them on the run don't let the defeatists defeatus

-google.

June 18th, 2007, 3:56 am

11 suspected VBIED cell members detained
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained 11 suspected terrorists during operations Sunday and Monday to disrupt the al-Qaeda vehicle-borne improvised explosive device network in Baghdad.

Sunday, Coalition Forces conducted an operation to capture a suspected member of a VBIED cell active in Baghdad and Haditha. The assault force detained six suspected terrorists, including the target, whose network supports Syria-based extremists and provides suicide bombers, vehicles and explosives for the cell.

A Monday raid south of the city netted four suspected terrorists allegedly involved with the VBIED cell in Baghdad. Coalition Forces captured another individual within the city limits suspected of association with a smuggling ring known for bringing bomb-making materials into Iraq.

“Disrupting the bombing network in Baghdad is a high priority for us, and we will continue to target the cells’ leaders and members,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12377&Itemid=21

free2B

June 18th, 2007, 4:35 am

Thanks google I posted your news on gut check msnbc I almost gave up posting over there, they are clueless. Keep up the good work troops and we will keep trying to get the news out there.

Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 8:22 am

11 suspected VBIED cell members detained

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Sweet post -google! Here's another to go with it! ;)

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Coalition Forces disrupt Secret Cell terrorist network
Monday, 18 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed at least 20 terrorists, wounded six suspected terrorists and detained one suspected terrorist during operations targeting Secret Cells operating in Amarah and Majjar al-Kabir.

The individuals detained during the raid is believed to be members of the 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.

In coordination with the Government of Iraq, Coalition Forces conducted coordinated raids in the Maysan province of eastern Iraq. During the morning’s operations, Coalition Forces came under heavy small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenade attacks in both Amarah and Majjar al-Kabir. Using appropriate escalation of force measures, ground forces were forced to use close air support to suppress the enemy fire. During the close air support, at least 20 terrorists were killed and six suspected terrorists were assessed to be wounded by the strafing. A vehicle being used by the terrorists as a fighting position was also destroyed by the close air support.

Intelligence reports indicate that both Amarah and Majjar al-Kabir are known safe havens and smuggling routes for Secret Cell terrorists who facilitate Iranian lethal aid. Reports further indicate that Iranian surrogates, or Iraqis that are liaisons for Iranian intelligence operatives into Iraq, use both Amarah and Majjar al-Kabir as safe haven locations.

“Terrorists learned this morning that there is no safe haven in Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Coalition Forces will seek out and find terrorists anywhere and everywhere in Iraq.”

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OooAH!
THANK YOU TROOPS, TWENTY-SEVEN MORE DIRTBAGS OUT OF COMMISSION.....http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 8:45 am

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Iraqi Army, Coalition forces discover weapons cache in Yarmouk
Monday, 18 June 2007

Ali told the lieutenant that a gardener was trimming the bushes of an empty house he was caretaking and noticed several bags hidden behind the shrubs. Upon closer inspection, the gardener identified what he believed to be hand grenades and promptly called the Iraqi Army for help. Ali responded to the call and then sent word for U.S. assistance to dispose of the explosives.

This tip coming from a local resident is another sign of progress in Yarmouk, McGregor said.

“The people of Yarmouk are showing us that they are ready to stand up against violence and make their neighborhood’s better places to live,” he said.

The cache contained 113 land mines, 63 grenades, three rockets, three mortars, two gas masks, five washing machine timers, more than 2000 rounds of AK-47 ammunition and seven boxes of various electronics and other assorted explosives.

It is the largest weapons cache discovery by either Iraqi or Coalition forces to date in the Yarmouk area.

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FANTASTIC IRAQI TIP....THANK YOU! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 8:48 am

Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 9:46 am

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MND-B Aviation, Soldiers discover rockets in Rashid schoolyard
Monday, 18 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers and aviation assets discovered six rockets in a school yard in the Rashid District of the Iraqi capital June 17.

At approximately 3 p.m., aircrews from the 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment spotted suspicious looking objects in a school yard while investigating an area suspected as the point of origin for rocket fire against the International Zone in southern Baghdad.

Thirty minutes later, Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, arrived at the scene and found six Iranian-made 107mm rockets.

After the troops secured the area, an explosive ordnance disposal unit was called in and successfully disposed of the munitions.

“Great teamwork and cooperation between vigilant Army aviators and our Soldiers prevented those rockets from being used against the people of Rashid and the Forces securing the district,” said Col. Ricky D. Gibbs, the 4th BCT’s commander.

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SO THESE DIRTBAGS THINK THEY CAN HIDE THEIR GOODIES IN A SCHOOL YARD AND OUR EAGLE EYED AIR CREWS WON'T SEE THEM......WRONG!

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Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 9:59 am

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Marne Torch commences in areas south of Baghdad
Monday, 18 June 2007

FOB Kalsu, Iraq — Fixed-wing aircraft dropped four precision-guided bombs on targeted sites preventing insurgents from entering southern Baghdad June 16. This was the beginning of a major offensive operation dubbed Marne Torch.

The aircraft supported approximately 1,200 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers who are focused on the security belts surrounding Baghdad.

2nd Brigade Soldiers have the mission of defeating insurgent activity, denying the enemy sanctuary and preventing terrorist elements from moving accelerants from the Arab Jabour area into Baghdad.

The brigade’s efforts in Arab Jabour are part of the larger operation recently announced by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Gen. David Petraeus, Multi-National-Force commander.

“Our Soldiers are well trained, and I am extremely proud of the work they have accomplished over the past several weeks in preparation for this operation,” said Col. James Adams, 2nd BCT Deputy Commanding Officer.

Marne Torch is named for the historical British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II that took place in 1942. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division fought alongside its British comrades, and at a modest cost, gave the Allies substantial beachheads in North Africa.

PROUD OF OUR SOLDIERS TOO...THEY WILL DEFEAT, DENY AND PREVENT INSURGENT ACTIVITIES LIKE NO OTHERS CAN!

THANK YOU AND BEST OF LUCK WITH MARNE TORCH! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 1:38 pm

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Iraqi Forces detain terrorist facilitator in Kirkuk
Monday, 18 June 2007

TAJI – Iraqi Security Forces conducted an early-morning ground-assault raid and detained an alleged facilitator of terrorist networks between Iraq and Iran in southwest Kirkuk June 16.

With coalition advisers present for support, Iraqi Forces raided the residence in southwest Kirkuk and detained their primary target without incident.

The primary suspect detained is alleged to be responsible for transporting Jaysh al-Mahdi insurgents to Iran for training and then back into Iraq. He is also suspected of facilitating recruits and paying financial matters. These activities contribute to the terrorist networks that are bringing explosive devices from Iran to Iraq.

No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured during this operation.

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NICE WORK IA AND CF!
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Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 2:09 pm

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IP detain four insurgents wounded after emplacing IED
Monday, 18 June 2007

TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Police detained four wounded insurgents engaged by U.S. helicopters after being observed digging a hole at approximately 12:30 a.m. just outside of Tikrit June 18.

U.S. surveillance helicopters from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade engaged the four individuals after observing them carry and place materials into the hole. Wires were also noticed leading from the hole to across the street.

The individuals are suspected of emplacing improvised explosive devices.

They are being treated for their wounds and detained for further questioning by local Iraqi Security Forces.

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LET'S SEE, PUTTING STUFF IN A HOLE, WIRES LEADING FROM THE HOLE. NO-NO, WE ARE SENDING A SURPRISE YOUR WAY!

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Loyal American

June 18th, 2007, 5:47 pm

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Civilian tips net massive explosive cache
Monday, 18 June 2007

MOSUL, Iraq – An Iraqi civilian tip led Iraqi Army Soldiers to a massive explosives cache southwest of Mosul June 15.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, used the information provided by a local citizen to uncover more than 1,600 pounds of propellant and various artillery charges.

The cache find near Mosul marks the second significant successful operation against al-Qaeda operatives in as many days.

On June 14, Coalition Forces in Kirkuk captured two al-Qaeda cell leaders and several associates. The intelligence used to launch that operation also came from a local tip.

“Iraqi citizens are making a choice to stand with their Iraqi Security Forces and the Coalition,” said Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, commanding general, Task Force Lightning and Multinational Division-North. “We are seeing that many Iraqis are thoroughly disgusted with al-Qaeda and their violence. Many of these recent successful raids and discoveries are in a large part due to the greater amount of information and cooperation the Iraqi people are providing.”

CF killed Sa’id Hamza, during an operation targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq network in Mosul June 12. Local tips were also a key to the success in that raid.

Sa’id Hamza was known to be the al-Qaeda in Iraq military emir of Mosul. Intelligence reports indicated he planned, coordinated and facilitated suicide bombings in the Mosul area.

“The Iraqi people are growing confidence in the ISF and choosing stability and security. They are bringing us information on al-Qaeda because they are disgusted with the indiscriminate violence al-Qaeda uses to intimidate Iraqi citizens,” Mixon concluded.

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THE IRAQI CITIZEN TIPS JUST KEEP COMIN' AND THEY ARE GETTIN' BETTER AND BETTER EVERYDAY!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

AEOakley

June 18th, 2007, 8:41 pm

Part of establishing a secure Iraq is the effort to train a corps of emergency responders. Julie Cupernall takes us to a new fire station and academy working to accomplish that mission.

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free2B

June 18th, 2007, 9:03 pm

Here's a link I just found oakley, the fire rescue training station is more awesome progress, civil affairs can be just as important as the military success, and there is plenty of that. Thanks loyal, for keeping us up to date on that. A successful flourishing Iraq is on the way, the land between the rivers will survive this onslaught of terror and strife, like it has for thousands of years. America will be the shining beacon on the hill throughout the Mid-East and the world. Thank you Mr. President.

free2B

June 18th, 2007, 9:05 pm

Here's the link, The power of education can be the answer for Iraq. Especially for the women.

Here is the Future of Iraq
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free2B

June 18th, 2007, 9:06 pm

It didn't come through it was about a girl's school in Iraq. A novelty apparently in that part of the world

Loyal American

June 19th, 2007, 4:24 am

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Coalition raids target al-Qaeda; one terrorist killed, 15 suspects detained
Tuesday, 19 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and detained 15 suspected terrorists Monday and Tuesday during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Coalition Forces raided a building in Baghdad Monday and captured a suspected terrorist linked to a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device network. The detainee allegedly obtains supplies and components for the Baghdad VBIED cell.

South of Baghdad, Coalition Forces raided a series of buildings Tuesday, targeting associates of an al-Qaeda in Iraq emir in the area. As the ground force approached the buildings, a man ran out of the house and rushed toward Coalition Forces, ignoring their translator’s instructions to stop.

Coalition Forces, reacting appropriately to the perceived hostile threat, engaged the man with small arms fire, killing him. Inside the building, Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist with alleged ties to the targeted emir.

Coalition Forces captured a suspected associate of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders in Baghdad Tuesday. In an objective targeting three buildings, the ground force detained three individuals suspected of being associated with terrorist leaders and found a small cache of weapons. An explosives team safely destroyed the weapons on site.

In Anbar province, two separate Coalition Forces operations Tuesday netted six suspected terrorists associated with al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders. Three individuals were detained south of Fallujah for their alleged involvement with a terrorist leader in charge of planting IEDs and organizing terrorist groups in the area. Three more men were detained west of Tarmiyah for their suspected association with terrorist leaders.

Tuesday in Mosul, Coalition Forces carried out two raids targeting individuals involved in a terrorist cell known for carrying out hijacking and kidnapping operations to finance other terrorist activities. The ground force detained two suspected terrorists during the assault.

“Our continued pressure on the leaders and operatives of the al Qaeda network is denying them breathing space in Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “The crumbling network has no place in the future of Iraq.”

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ROCK ON TROOPS! OooAH!
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Loyal American

June 19th, 2007, 4:28 am

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Six IED cell members arrested
Tuesday, 19 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Six members of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cell were arrested June 16, southwest of Baghdad.

Operation Nijmegen, conducted by Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, netted a cell leader with ties to persons of interest in the area.

Two AK-47 machine guns, nine magazines in bandoleers and vests, two 9mm pistols, five cell phones and a set of binoculars were also confiscated in the operation.

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SIX MORE DIRTBAGS OUT OF THE WAY!

THANKS TROOPS! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

Loyal American

June 19th, 2007, 4:33 am

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Task Force Lightning strikes al-Qaeda
Tuesday, 19 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Task Force Lightning commenced Operation Arrowhead Ripper today in a large-scale effort to eliminate al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists operating in Baqouba and its surrounding areas.

The 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, launched the offensive with a quick-strike nighttime air assault earlier today.

By daylight, attack helicopters and ground forces had engaged and killed 22 anti-Iraqi forces in and around Baqouba.

“The end state is to destroy the al-Qaeda influences in this province and eliminate their threat against the people,” said Brig. Gen. Mick Bednarek, deputy commanding general, operations, 25th Infantry Division. “That is the number one, bottom-line, up-front, in-your-face, task and purpose.”

Approximately 10,000 Soldiers, with a full complement of attack helicopters, close air support, Strykers and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, are taking part in Arrowhead Ripper, which is still in its opening stages. Elements of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, and the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, are also participating in the operation.

“One of the keys as we initiate combat actions and operations here is the newly formed Diyala Operations Center,” Bednarek said. “It serves as an integration center that will coordinate all activities in Diyala – the police, the army and Coalition Forces from Task Force Lightning.”

“The key significance, though, is getting the Iraqi ministries engaged to provide fundamental goods and services, such as food, fuel, displaced persons support, and education,” Bednarek continued. “The governor will have oversight and the people will start to see improved basic services which will build the trust and confidence of the people not only in the provincial government, but in the central government as well.”

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GLOVES ARE COMIN' OFF, WE ARE GONNA KICK AQ'S BUTT BIG TIME!

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Loyal American

June 19th, 2007, 5:41 am

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8 extremists killed, 2 detained during operations in Baqouba
Tuesday, 19 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army engaged and killed four extremist gunmen during two separate engagements in the city of Baqouba, Monday.

In the engagement, Iraqi Security Forces reported receiving fire from a sniper, maneuvered and returned fire, killing four gunmen and detaining two other suspects.

In a separate engagement, Coalition attack helicopters from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, working with Coalition Forces on the ground, identified four extremists operating in a wooded area in another portion of Baqubah. Attack helicopters engaged and killed the four extremists.

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OooAH!
NICE GOIN' TROOPS! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-2.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-2.gif

AEOakley

June 19th, 2007, 10:00 am

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is jumpstarting hospital reconstruction efforts accross the country of Iraq with 48 planned hospital renovation projects. Julie Cupernall takes us to one such project in Baghdad where the focus is on getting the newest Iraqi citizens off to the best start possible.

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Loyal American

June 19th, 2007, 5:29 pm

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Wounded Soldier reaffirms commitment to fight
Tuesday, 19 June 2007

Frankenmuth, Mich., native, Pfc. Daniel Weber, cavalry scout, 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 1-9 Cav., re-enlisted June 13 only hours after being involved in an improvised explosive device attack in Mosul, Iraq.

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God Bless you and thank you Pfc. Weber! OooAH! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththclap3.gif.....http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththafro.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththafro.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththafro.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththafro.gif

AEOakley

June 19th, 2007, 8:25 pm

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Wounded Soldier reaffirms commitment to fight
Tuesday, 19 June 2007

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God Bless you and thank you Pfc. Weber! OooAH! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththclap3.gif.....http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththafro.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththafro.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththafro.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thththafro.gif

This is a great story -- I saw it earlier in the day at BLACKFIVE's blog under the heading, "Again, where do we find these guys...?" They are truly AMAZING! Thank you for posting this here -- I absolutely love the photo!!

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Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 3:28 am

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Operation Marne Torch continues to net results in insurgent safe haven
Wednesday, 20 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Four insurgents have been killed and 62 detained at the start of Operation Marne Torch’s fourth day in southeast Baghdad.

Ten caches have been seized, 17 boats destroyed, and five improvised explosive devices have been found.

The operation’s purpose is to clear insurgents from safe havens.

Phase one of Marne Torch began in mid-May and focused on intelligence gathering and shaping the conditions for offensive operations.

Marne Torch is named for the historic 1942 British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division fought alongside British comrades, and gave the Allies substantial beachheads in North Africa.

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Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 3:38 am

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3-1 Cavalry destroys barge to interdict smuggling
Wednesday, 20 June 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq — Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment destroyed one barge on the Tigris River June 16 near Salman Pak to deter the smuggling of ammunition and bomb-making materials into Baghdad.

The boat ignored several warnings to stop and come ashore. Residents were warned to stay off the river during the operations.

Boats traveling near this area of the Tigris River are not used by local residents for fishing, said Iraqi officials. The qada, or county, mayor estimates that all boat traffic on the Tigris in that area is linked to smuggling, said the 3rd HBCT Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Ryan J. Kuhn, from Clarks, Neb.

The 3rd HBCT Soldiers have witnessed individuals smuggling ammunition or bomb-making materials across the Tigris, according to the 3rd HBCT Executive Officer, Maj. Dewey Boberg, from Anaheim, Calif.

The 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, is part of the 3rd Infantry Division and Multi-National Division-Center. Elements of MND-C are currently executing Marne Torch, deliberate operations to deny insurgent and terrorist sanctuaries southeast of Baghdad. Operations are being conducted southeast of Baghdad, to include Arab Jabour on the west side of the Tigris and Salman Pak and Jisr Diyala on the east side of the river.

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Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 3:45 am

This is a great story -- I saw it earlier in the day at BLACKFIVE's blog under the heading, "Again, where do we find these guys...?" They are truly AMAZING! Thank you for posting this here -- I absolutely love the photo!!

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Pfc. Weber is a fine example of how determined our troops are of destroying and running AQ out of Iraq.

Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 6:03 am

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Iraqi and Coalition Forces battle rogue elements
Wednesday, 20 June 2007

BAGHDAD – In an attempt to rescue severely injured Iraqi police forces, Iraqi Security Forces battled extremists,killed more than three, and detained 45 in An-Nasiriyah, Southern Iraq ,June 18 and 19.

With Coalition Forces present as advisers, Iraqi Security Forces rushed to a neighborhood in An-Nasiriyah to recover wounded personnel from an earlier fire-fight. As they arrived to the police check point, Iraqi and Coalition Forces received enemy-fire from multiple directions. With well-aimed fire, Iraqi forces killed more than three insurgents, one of whom is a suspected highly ranked rogue JAM commander.

Throughout the operation, extremists fired on Iraqi and Coalition Forces from a rooftop across the street.

Coalition Forces called for an air-strike at that location and suppressed the extremists. No local Iraqi civilians were injured during the air-strike.

During the operation, Iraqi Security Forces received hostile fire and sustained 30 casualties.

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CF, IP and IA are not putting up with AQ, THEY ARE TAKIN' THE RATS OUT!

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Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 6:11 am

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Wednesday, 20 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Task Force Lightning continued its offensive operation in and around the capital of Diyala province, Iraq, today as part of a powerful crack down on al-Qaida terrorists operating in the area.

U.S. and Iraqi combined forces engaged and killed at least 30 al-Qaida operatives, and discovered four IEDs emplaced in houses, and 10 buried IEDs during the first full day of Operation Arrowhead Ripper.

“These criminals will know no safe place to hide in Diyala,” said Brig. Gen. Mick Bednarek, Deputy Command General for Operations, Task Force Lightning and Multinational Division North. “The people of Diyala are tired of the terror and violence these al-Qaida thugs have brought to their province and are cooperating with us in order to root them out.”

As the Soldiers moved through Baqouba and the surrounding areas, they discovered at least two weapons caches containing assault weapons, grenades, rocket launchers, large and small caliber ammunition and explosives. Ground forces also coordinated a precisions guided munitions strike to destroy a known al-Qaida weapons cache located inside a safe house, and reported a large secondary explosion due to the munitions the terrorists stored inside.

In another incident, Soldiers from Alpha Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment observed and engaged armed individuals emplacing an IED near Zaganiyah village, along the Diyala river valley.

The gunmen returned fire but the Soldiers, using direct and indirect fires, killed both of the armed IED emplacers.

“This operation is just beginning and we will continue to strike al-Qaida no matter where they hide and we won’t rest until the job is done,” said Bednarek.

Approximately 10,000 Soldiers throughout Diyala Province are participating in and supporting Operation Arrowhead Ripper, which was launched by Task Force Lightning to eliminate al-Qaida in Iraq terrorists.

Included in this operation are over 1000 Iraqi Army soldiers and a comparable number of Iraqi Police.

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Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 7:23 am

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One insurgent killed, 3 captured in Adhamiyah
Sunday, 17 June 2007

BAGHDAD — What started as a routine patrol turned into a shootout that left one insurgent dead and three others in custody after an intense 20-minute gun battle on the streets of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District June 16.

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment were on a mounted patrol when they began receiving small arms fire from a small group of ski mask-wearing insurgents on a rooftop. The Soldiers returned fire and the insurgents fled. A wild chase through the city streets followed as the Soldiers attempted to cut off the insurgents’ escape route.

As they rounded a corner, the Soldiers were engaged by a larger group of insurgents firing rocket-propelled grenades. Again the Soldiers returned fire, forcing several of the insurgents to seek cover in a walled courtyard on a side street. Clouds of dust and smoke filled the narrow street as volleys of fire went back and forth. The exchange continued until Pfc. Ismel Sanchez, of Greensboro, N.C. lobbed a grenade over the wall, silencing the insurgents’ guns.

When the Soldiers moved inside to clear the courtyard, they found three insurgents, one mortally wounded. Another insurgent who was attempting to hide in the house next door was quickly identified and detained.

While the Soldiers were still securing the area, several insurgents armed with RPGs appeared at the end of the street and began firing at the U.S. vehicles. The turret gunner in the lead truck laid down suppressive fire, but his 7.62 mm ammunition was no match for the brick wall the insurgents were using as cover.

While Sgt. Jake Richardson of St. Johns, Ariz. kept the insurgents’ heads down with his M203 grenade launcher, Staff Sgt. Michael Mullahy of Batvaia, Ill. retrieved an AT4 rocket launcher from one of the trucks. Placing himself directly in the line of fire, Mullahy sighted the AT4 and fired, leveling the wall and forcing the insurgents to retreat.

“They were firing at us from behind cover, so I took away their cover,” Mullahy said.

Mullahy’s shot ended the engagement. Once the area was secured, the suspects were loaded into vehicles and transported back to the company’s base for further questioning.

When they returned, the Soldiers who had been in contact were greeted with a warrior’s cheer from those who stayed back. Richardson summed up the engagement in one sentence for a friend who asked him what happened.

“It was a cute little fight that turned real sour for the bad guys,” he said.

There were no U.S. Soldiers injured during the engagement.

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PFC. SANCHEZ, SGT. RICHARDSON AND SSGT MALLAHY DID A AWESOME JOB! THIS MADE ME NERVOUS JUST READ IT! YOU GUYS ROCK, NOBODY GOT HURT.........AMAZING!

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HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS THAT GO WITH THIS POST! AWESOME STORY, FANTASTIC WORK, AMAZING SOLDIERS! THANK YOU!

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Preparing to Fire

Sgt. Jake Richardson, of St. Johns, Ariz., 1st Lt. Travis Atwood, of Abilene Texas, and Staff Sgt. Michael Mullahy, of Batavia, Ill. take cover while Mullahy prepares to fire an AT4 rocket launcher at an insurgent position during a firefight in Baghdad's Adhamiyah neighborhood June 16 that ended with one insurgent dead and three captured. All three Soldiers are with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, based in Schweinfurt, Germany. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor.

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CLOSE UP OF SGT. RICHARDSON!

Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 7:34 am

PHOTO AND MORE ON: Start of ‘Arrowhead Ripper’ highlights Iraq operations!

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PICTURE OF STAFF SGT. MULLAHY!

"ARROWHEAD RIPPER" AND "MARNE TORCH" BETTER KNOWN AS KICKIN' AQ's ASS!:clap: :flag: :clap: :flag:

Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 9:04 am

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U.S., Iraqis team up in Rusafa, find 70 pounds of explosives
Wednesday, 20 June 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq — Soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Iraqi Police detained two suspects and uncovered a quantity of explosives June 17.

A jointly-manned checkpoint witnessed a vehicle stop and turn around after seeing Coalition Forces with the Iraqi Police. Soldiers with Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, based out of Colorado Springs, Colo., joined with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division in a pursuit of the vehicle.

After stopping the vehicle, two individuals exited the vehicles and started running away. Both individuals were caught. After searching the vehicle, more than 70 pounds of explosives were found in the trunk of the car.

The two suspects have been detained for questioning and the explosives were destroyed in a controlled detonation by an explosive ordnance team in a secure areA.
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NOT YOUR EVERYDAY ITEM FROM THE LOCAL MARKET PLACE, HUH?

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Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 9:24 am

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MNC-I conducts Operation Phantom Thunder
Wednesday, 20 June 2007

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Corps-Iraq launched major offensive operations, Operation Phantom Thunder, June 16 in a powerful crackdown to defeat extremists in Iraq.

With the surge of U.S. forces complete, simultaneous operations throughout Iraq are focused on rooting out al-Qaeda terrorists and other extremist elements in order to provide security and stability for all Iraqis.

This coordinated effort includes Operation Arrowhead Ripper aimed at eliminating terrorists operating around Baquoba and the Diyala province. The operation has killed at least 30 al-Qaeda terrorists and netted numerous caches containing assault weapons, grenades, rocket launchers and large and small caliber ammunition and explosives.

Operation Fardh al-Qanoon in Baghdad continues to hunt elements of al-Qaeda and illegal militias. These missions are dismantling illegal support networks and capabilities that allow the enemy to move personnel and weapons into the city and stage attacks. This effort has also proven successful in the killing or capture of key leaders and cell members who belong to extremist groups.

To the southeast of Baghdad, Operation Marne Torch is focused on the clearing of extremist sanctuaries located in the Arab Jabour area. Four insurgents have been killed and more than 60 detained. In addition, 17 boats were destroyed, significantly disrupting insurgent operations on the Tigris River.

In Al Anbar, Coalition Forces continue to work with Iraqi Police and Iraqi Army forces by engaging insurgents and al-Qaeda elements in more rural areas. These operations are helping to interdict the enemy along the belts between Baghdad, Fallujah, Ramadi and the cities of the Western Euphrates River Valley to support the larger Baghdad security plan.

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Loyal American

June 20th, 2007, 12:44 pm

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MND-B Soldiers capture suspected bomb-maker, 13 others
Wednesday, 20 June 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers captured a suspected member of an alleged bomb-making cell in Sab al Bor, Iraq June 19.

Soldiers from Battery C, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, captured the suspect using information from intelligence sources. In all, the unit detained 14 suspects for questioning during the operation.

“This offensive as part of the surge is allowing us to continually target both Shiite and Sunni extremist groups,” said Austin, Texas native Lt. Col. Peter Andrysiak, deputy commanding officer, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div. “This (IED cell) is a group known for targeting Coalition Forces and inciting sectarian violence.”

The raid was part of a large-scale, sector-wide initiative to eliminate threats to Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces, and to curb violence in the area north of the Iraqi capital.

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AEOakley

June 20th, 2007, 1:34 pm

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS THAT GO WITH THIS POST! AWESOME STORY, FANTASTIC WORK, AMAZING SOLDIERS! THANK YOU!

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Preparing to Fire

Sgt. Jake Richardson, of St. Johns, Ariz., 1st Lt. Travis Atwood, of Abilene Texas, and Staff Sgt. Michael Mullahy, of Batavia, Ill. take cover while Mullahy prepares to fire an AT4 rocket launcher at an insurgent position during a firefight in Baghdad's Adhamiyah neighborhood June 16 that ended with one insurgent dead and three captured. All three Soldiers are with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, based in Schweinfurt, Germany. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor.

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CLOSE UP OF SGT. RICHARDSON!

Such bravery -- awesome photos!! Thanks for ALL the great posts sharing what our AMAZING troops are doing, L.A.!!

Troops: Keep up the GREAT work!!!!!!!

companyone

June 20th, 2007, 3:59 pm

All The Fun Of The Fair - It Must Be Iraq
Regional chiefs hope new resort will help kick-start holiday industry

By Michael Howard

Rowanduz, 19 June 2007 (The Guardian)

It is Friday afternoon, and the queue for the downhill toboggan run is getting longer. Sirwan Mohammed catches his breath as he hops off the luge with his grandfather in tow and joins the back of the line for another go. “It’s great fun no matter how old you are,” he enthuses. “Who says you can’t have fun in Iraq?”

Welcome to the Pank resort, a multi-million-pound leisure complex that would be unremarkable in most parts of the world. But in a country riven by war the sight of alpine-style chalets, manicured lawns and a roller-coaster sledge ride comes as a shock. It is easy to forget that this is Iraq. Even more so when you take in the stunning backdrop of some of Kurdistan’s highest peaks.

“Simply strap yourself in and let gravity do the rest,” an attendant tells a pair of thrill-seekers as he gives the cart a gentle shove. “There’s no need for any steering,” he tells them as they slide forward, “you do have a brake handle.”

Once complete the site will boast a five-star hotel, restaurants, swimming pools, saunas, tennis courts, helipads and mini golf. A cable car will be also constructed across the spectacular gorge where only eagles dare.

“It is the first such tourist investment in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein,” says its proud owner, Hazem Kurda, a former refugee from the Ba’athist regime, who made his fortune importing raw brown rice into the EU from his new home in Sweden. Like thousands in the Kurdish diaspora who left under Saddam he returned home after the “liberation” in 2003.

“I saw an opportunity. People may say I am crazy. But building a proper responsible tourist industry in Kurdistan could benefit Iraq as a whole,” he says. “Tourism could help wean us from our reliance on oil.”

The site near the town of Rowanduz is situated 1,000 metres up, on a narrow tongue of rock that slopes down from Korek mountain between the deep canyons of two rivers, then narrows and ends in a small plateau. It is on this plateau that Mr Kurda chose to develop the resort. But first he had to remove the mines left behind by Saddam’s army.

The new complex is just part of broader plans to develop the tourist sector elsewhere in Iraqi Kurdistan. Mr Kurda is just the kind of risk-taker the authorities are looking for.

“We would like to see more investors like him,” says Nimrud Beito, the tourism minister, in the new tourism ministry in the regional capital, Irbil. The Kurdish regional government has introduced tax breaks for anyone who wants to take the plunge, he says.

An Assyrian from the northern city of Dohuk, Mr Beito says the region has much to offer: “ancient archaeological sites, cultural and religious locations, and splendid natural scenery.”

He foresees a growth in activity tourism, rock climbing, white water rafting, and bird watching.

The tourism infrastructure is rudimentary at best. The few decent hotels are over-priced and are often full of visiting businessmen. There are no tour guides or information packs. Few taxi drivers speak a foreign language. And if you venture on to the roads by yourself, the Saddam-era maps will soon get you lost.

Frustrated with the image of Iraq in the outside world, the Kurdish authorities are trying to present another face. “The focus is on building a future rather than on simply trying to stay alive,” says Mr Beito.

Much is made of the Kurds’ friendliness to foreigners and the fact that not a single American soldier has been killed in the region since 2003.

The British Foreign Office also recently altered its travel advisory to northern Iraq to reflect its relative stability. Despite the proximity to strife-torn cities such as Mosul and Kirkuk, and with the Turkish army camped on the northern borders, Iraqi Kurdistan remains remarkably calm.

The first British package tour to Kurdistan has just returned home. Geoff Hahn of Hinterland Travel, who has been organising Iraq tours for the best part of 30 years, took a group to Rowanduz, Yezidi villages, Irbil’s ancient citadel - reputedly the world’s oldest continuously inhabited place, and the site of the legendary battle of Arbella between Alexander the Great and the Persians. “We are an adventure travel firm and it was an adventure,” he says. “But it was a good one and we already have plenty of interest for another tour in September.”

For Mr Kurda the resort is the fulfilment of a childhood dream. As a 12-year-old he would slip past the Iraqi guard posts keeping a watchful eye on his hometown and perch on the edge of the gorge to study his schoolbooks. “I made a promise to myself that if I worked hard enough one day that land, this magical place where I grew up, would no longer be a place of oppression but one of joy,” he says. “I wanted to hear the sound of laughter in a land which has seen much suffering.”

Part of the project will reflect how different the Kurds are from the Arabs, he says. “Not better, just different, with our own history and culture. We Kurds have been here as long as the mountains themselves.”

The Kurdish hope for a tourism influx may yet be disappointed. A bomb attack against the interior ministry in Irbil in May, which killed a number of civilians, was a reminder of the terrorist threat. But with two international airports built since 2003 the once isolated region is now more accessible.

Last December Austrian Airlines became the first international scheduled airline to fly into Iraq. Occupancy is running at 80%, and the route is one of the best performing on the Austrian network, according to Peter Katzlberger, the country director in Iraq.

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Loyal American

June 21st, 2007, 1:58 am

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Roadside bombers stopped, explosives seized
Thursday, 21 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers stopped an insurgent team placing an improvised explosive device during clearing operations in the East Rashid security district of the Iraqi capital, June 20.

Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment “Warriors” positively identified two individuals placing an initiator at the end of a command wire on an IED and opened fire killing one and wounding another.

Later in the day, “Tomahawks” of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment discovered a 100-pound bag of homemade explosives with wires, and improvised rocket launchers during operations.

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Loyal American

June 21st, 2007, 2:10 am

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Marne Torch continues clearing insurgent safe havens
Thursday, 21 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Task Force Marne continues its sixth day of offensive operations to clear extremist sanctuaries in the Arab Jabour area which is located southeast of Baghdad.

To date, Marne Torch and Iraqi Army units have detained more than five dozen suspected extremists and destroyed more than 17 boats on the Tigris River that are responsible for transporting accelerants into Baghdad. Ground and air forces disrupted insurgent operations by capturing, seizing, and clearing caches that support instability in the area.

U.S. forces killed five insurgents, discovered and destroyed 12 improvised explosive devices, and detained 13 wanted individuals.

More than 2,500 Coalition and Iraqi army forces are participating in Marne Torch, an operation named for the historic British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II that took place in 1942.

Members of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, continue to clear the area north of the Arab Jabour area and restrict movement of insurgents and bomb-making material into the area.

A sizable cache found in the Jisr Diyala area Tuesday netted 54 mortar rounds, two artillery rounds, 29 cell phones, 29 nine-volt battery connectors and more than 20 circuit boards – all commonly used in the manufacturing of improvised explosive devices. There have been a total of 17 caches found throughout the Arab Jabour and Salman Pak area.

Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, continue to clear houses and set-up checkpoints around Arab Jabour to stop the flow of accelerants in and out of Baghdad. There have been 237 houses cleared since the start of Marne Torch.

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June 21st, 2007, 6:12 am

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Coalition takes 11 suspected terrorists out of al-Qaeda’s network
Thursday, 21 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained 11 suspected terrorists Wednesday and Thursday during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Wednesday morning, Coalition Forces conducted two operations in Mosul targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders in the area. Two suspected terrorists were detained for their suspected involvement with a Kurdish extremist in the al-Qaeda network and a terrorist emir of western Mosul.

Thursday, Coalition Forces raided five buildings east of Karmah searching for an al-Qaeda in Iraq emir suspected of attacks against Coalition Forces and Iraqi infrastructure. The ground force captured three suspected terrorists, including an alleged subordinate of the al-Qaeda emir. East of Fallujah, a raid targeting associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders netted four suspected terrorists.

North of Baghdad Thursday, Coalition Forces detained two suspected terrorists for their association with a key member of the al-Qaeda in Iraq network linked to several terrorist groups and vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attacks.

“Each operation we conduct provides additional information about the best way for us to attack al-Qaeda and strike their networks,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “It’s getting more difficult for them to hide.”

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June 21st, 2007, 6:16 am

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Rockets found: U.S., Iraqis team up to foil strike
Thursday, 21 June 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq — Soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and the 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, recovered a weapons cache June 20 in eastern Baghdad.

Responding to a tip, members of the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery and the Iraqi Soldiers found five 107-milllimeter rockets, three fuses, and 23 rocket stands. Some of the rockets had been prepped for launch. The rockets were blown in place by an explosive ordnance disposal team.

“The find highlights the joint effort between U.S. and Iraqi forces to root out insurgents and clamp down on sectarian violence,” said Maj. Sean Ryan, a spokesperson for the brigade. “The surge of U.S. forces is complete and a fresh offensive was launched this week.”

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June 21st, 2007, 6:23 am

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Iraqi Special Operations Forces detain insurgent leader in Sadr City
Thursday, 21 June 2007

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces conducted an early morning operation June 20 and detained a key insurgent leader in Sadr City. This individual is allegedly responsible for coordinating and conducting kidnappings, death squad killings and improvised explosive device attacks against innocent civilians and Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

During the operation, Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained their primary suspect without incident. Iraqi SOF also detained two other suspicious individuals who were present during the operation.

The primary suspect is allegedly responsible for supplying vehicles, identification materials, and uniforms to support insurgent activities such as the kidnappings and extra-judicial killing of Iraqi citizens. He is also alleged to have received new technologies to upgrade improvised explosive devices that would be used to target Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

Coalition Forces served as advisors during the operations. No Iraqi or Coalition Forces members were injured during the operation.

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THINGS ARE SO DIFFERENT NOW, CF AND IA ARE KICKIN' BUTT....I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THE GREAT NEWS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS!
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June 21st, 2007, 6:28 am

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Iraqi Forces break up sniper cell, detain five
Thursday, 21 June 2007

TAJI – Iraqi Forces conducted an early-morning raid June 19 to breakup a terrorist sniper cell in the Bayji area of northern Iraq.

During the raid, Iraqi Forces successfully raided the target objectives, detaining their primary suspect and four others for further questioning.

Besides the five individuals detained, Iraqi Forces confiscated a sniper rifle, three AK-47 assault rifles, a 9mm pistol, associated ammunition as well as improvised explosive device making materials.

No Iraqi or Coalition Forces, who were present for support, were injured during the operation.

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FIVE MORE DIRTBAGS DOWN AND OUT!
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June 21st, 2007, 6:35 am

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Operation Commando Eagle starts off strong
Thursday, 21 June 2007

MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq — A joint operation geared toward curbing terrorist activity southwest of Baghdad is yielding results almost immediately.

Operation Commando Eagle, a mix of helicopter-borne air assaults and Humvee-mounted movements, included Soldiers from several battalions of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum, N.Y., and the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division.

The operation, which began today, targeted a series of houses which local citizens indicated were being used by al-Qaeda cells to intimidate them and launch attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces.

Troops of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, detained three men when their truck was found to contain documents requesting rockets as well as a spool of copper wire, commonly used to build improvised explosive devices.

Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, IA Division found a cache containing four AK-47s, a 60mm mortar tube with three rounds, an SKS rigged with sniper optics, three bolt-action rifles, a camcorder with tapes, a roll of copper wire, 20 homemade grenades, four ski masks, 75 CDs of propaganda and terror techniques instructing methods to commit kidnappings and to shoot down coalition helicopters, and various other IED-making materials.

Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd BCT discovered multiple series of caches during the operation.

The first cache complex contained five AK-47s with three magazines, a roll of IED wire and a shotgun.

A second cache included seven AK-47s.

The third complex included an anti-tank mine, an anti-personnel mine, two rocket propelled grenade rounds, an RPG launcher and multiple pounds of TNT. Task Force 2-15 detained 16 individuals.

Company A, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment detained nine men and Troop B, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment detained four, all wanted for terrorist attacks or for possessing illegal weapons.

Commando Eagle was named after the 2nd BCT, known as the Commandos, and the 4th Bde, 6th IA, called the Baghdad Eagles.

The caches were seized and disposed of.

The individuals are being held for questioning.

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ANOTHER NEW OPERATION KICKED OFF WITH A BANG! AWESOME JOB TROOPS!
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June 21st, 2007, 6:54 am

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MND-B troops save young child
Thursday, 21 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers treated and stabilized a child who was severely dehydrated in Southern Baghdad June 19.

Faisal, a 2-year-old boy living in the Rashid District, was unresponsive with labored breathing when his mother brought him to a temporary checkpoint manned by Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment “Tomahawks.”

The troops immediately evacuated him to Forward Operating Base Falcon, where members of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division medical staff were able to treat and stabilize him for subsequent evacuation and attention at the U.S. military’s Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad’s International Zone.

“He was a pretty sick kid,” said Sgt. Tracey Lyons, the medic and New York City native who was able to quickly get an IV into Faisal. “I thought he was deathly ill. I wasn’t really sure what to think at first.”

“He was lethargic, his pupils were fixed and he responded only to pain,” said Capt. Wesley Theurer, the attending physician from Providence, Utah.

He also reported that the child’s mother said that Faisal had been sick for several days, and although he had been treated at a local clinic and given medicine for his condition, his symptoms worsened. As his condition deteriorated, she was prompted to seek assistance from the Tomahawk Soldiers stationed near her home. Their quick reaction was critical in the medical staff being able to turn things around for the youngster.

“Once we got fluids into him, he started perking up and making a real fuss which is a good sign,” Theurer said. “With children that young, you’d much rather have them yelling and carrying on than being floppy and unresponsive, which was how he looked when he came in.”

Theurer singled Lyons out for being skilled at getting the IV into the boy so quickly and effectively, but also praised the Falcon Troop Medical Clinic’s staff for reacting so quickly.

“The team did a real good job,” he said. “Everyone was concerned; to see someone so young in that kind of condition was something that pulled us all together. It looks like he’s going to be OK.”

Faisal and his mother were then flown to a combat support hospital, where he received further treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.

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I LOVE THIS, OUR TROOPS ARE THE BEST!

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June 21st, 2007, 7:15 am

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U.S., Iraqi troops rescue 24 abused boys from orphanage
Thursday, 21 June 2007

BAGHDAD — U.S. and Iraqi army forces found 24 naked and abused boys, ages 3 to 15 years old, in a darkened room without any windows. Many of the children were tied to their beds and were too weak to stand once released.

Nearby in a locked room, the Soldiers discovered food and clothing that could have been used to aid the children. Three women, claiming to be the caretakers, and two men, the orphanage director and a guard, were on site when the Soldiers arrived.

Members of the Fajr Neighborhood Advisory Council were notified by the Iraqi army soldiers and escorted to the orphanage to assist the boys. Paratroopers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, and a 492nd Civil Affairs Team also arrived at the orphanage with medics to treat the malnourished boys.

“The council members were crying at the site of the starving boys,” stated Navy Lt. James Cook, a 492nd Civil Affairs Officer.

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June 21st, 2007, 8:34 am

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CCCI Convicts 99: Sentences 16 to death, 7 to life imprisonment
Thursday, 21 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) convicted 99 individuals from May 20 to June 2 for violations of the Iraqi Terrorist Law, Penal Code and Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Orders enforced by the Iraqi judiciary.

Six Iraqis were convicted of torture and kidnapping and sentenced to death May 20. Convicted were: Moaazea Khazaal Abdul, 47; Hussein Jihad Hassan, 51; Abd Al Qadar Qasim Jameel, 35; Mustafa Mahmoud Ismael, 31; Qais Habib Aslem, 50; and Islam Mustafa Abd Al Sattar, 20; all from Iraq. The six kidnapped and tortured an Iraqi man, his son and nephew and held them for $100,000 ransom near the Adhamiyah district in Baghdad. Before being captured by Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment Sept. 26, 2006, the group killed the man’s nephew. The six were convicted of violating Article 424 of the Iraqi Penal Code.

The Central Criminal Court sentenced Marwan Jassim Hamadi, 21; Ali Akil Abass, 19; and Talab Abulla Abbas, 26, to death May 21 for kidnapping and torturing an Iraqi man in Al Anbar province. Marines from the 3rd Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, captured the terrorists Nov. 28, 2006 – less than five hours before the terrorists were planning to execute the Iraqi man they had kidnapped. The three were convicted of violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law.

Faris Abdallah Alwan, 27, was sentenced to death May 20 by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq for serving as the media and propaganda emir for a terrorist organization. He was captured by Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Division (Airborne) Dec. 13, 2006 in Baghdad. Faris was convicted for distributing and posting terrorist propaganda on websites in violation of Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law.

Ali Ahmad Abd Al Wahid, 23, and Fawwaz Mukhlif Al Qaydi, 28, were sentenced to death by the CCCI May 28 for violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law. Ali, a Libyan citizen, and Fawwaz, a Saudi Arabian citizen, both came to Iraq to conduct terrorist operations. They were captured by Iraqi Army units in Al Anbar and were turned over to Multi-National Forces Feb. 20, 2007.

Ahmed Nory Mohammed, 29, and Hosham Bidawe, 27, were sentenced to death May 30 for engaging in terrorist acts, including kidnapping. The two Iraqis were captured Jan. 9, 2007 by Marines from the 3rd Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force prior to carrying out a planned execution of an Iraqi doctor. The two were convicted of violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law.

Dawud Salaman Al Ubydi, 39, an admitted member of Al Qaeda, was sentenced to death May 30 for participating in suicide bombing and vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attacks on the Sheraton and Al Hamah hotels and arranging transportation for Al Qaeda numerous times for various operations. Dawud was captured Sept. 28, 2006 and was convicted of violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law.

Mohammed Ali Khorshed, 29, was sentenced to death May 30 by the CCCI. Mohammed was the Ansar Al Sunna Military Emir of Baqubah and was responsible for supervising up to 50 insurgents. He admitted to conducting numerous IED attacks against Multi-National Forces and was convicted of violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law.

In addition to the death penalty sentences, the Central Criminal Court of Iraq sentenced seven Iraqi’s to life imprisonment May 21 and 22 for violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law and Article 421 of the Iraq Penal Code for kidnapping.

The Central Criminal Court of Iraq also sentenced seven Iraqis to 30 years imprisonment and 11 Iraqis to 20 years imprisonment for violating CPA Order 3/2003, illegal weapons possession. Twelve Iraqis were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for organizing, heading, leading or joining an armed group, a violation of Article 194 of the Iraqi Penal Code. Fourteen Iraqis were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for illegal weapons possession, a violation of CPA Order 3/2003. Two Iraqis were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for violating Article 4/1 of the Iraqi Terrorist Law and two others were sentenced to 15 years for violating Article 10/1 of the Iraqi Passport Law.

Four Iraqis were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for violating Article 10/1 of the Iraqi Passport Law; three were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for violating CPA Order 3/2003, illegal weapons possession; and two were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for using explosives to harm others, a violation of Article 345 of the Iraqi Penal Code.

Twelve Iraqis were convicted of violating CPA Order 3/2003, possession of illegal weapons, and were sentenced to one to seven years imprisonment; two were convicted of violating Article 27/3 of the Iraqi Penal Code for possession of illegal weapons and were sentenced to one year imprisonment. Five Iraqis were sentenced to two to seven years imprisonment for illegal use of documents, counterfeiting, and using explosives to harm others.

Since its establishment under an amendment to CPA Order 13, in April 2004, the Central Criminal Court has held 2,211 trials for suspected criminals apprehended by Coalition Forces. The Iraqi Court proceedings have resulted in the conviction of 1,957 individuals with sentences ranging from imprisonment to death.

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June 21st, 2007, 9:45 am

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Al-Qaeda foreign fighter killed
Thursday, 21 June 2007

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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces positively identified an al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist in an operation June 17 southeast of Karmah.

Hussayn Awath Hussayn Hawawi, also known as Abu Thabbit, was a Libyan foreign fighter with connections to the North African foreign fighter network and ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Hawawi was positively identified through photo comparison with his previous detention photo. He was incarcerated at Badush prison in Mosul for an illegal border crossing and involvement with al-Qaeda in Iraq, but escaped March 6. Intelligence reports indicate he moved at least 30 North African fighters into Iraq in the month after his escape.

Hawawi is also believed to be involved in suicide bombing operations, and his foreign fighters allegedly conducted a number of attacks on Coalition Forces in Anbar province in late May. Additionally, Hawawi was allegedly trying to procure Iraqi police uniforms, falsified documents and vehicles for use in an attack against an unspecified target.

Hawawi was killed when Coalition Forces raided a series of buildings associated with him. As Coalition Forces approached the first building, seven armed terrorists engaged the ground force with small arms fire.

Coalition Forces, responding in self-defense, engaged the seven armed men, killing six and wounding one. The wounded suspected terrorist fled the scene, but Coalition Forces caught him and two other suspected terrorists as they moved from the first building into the second. (SEE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ PRESS RELEASE A070617a, 10 TERRORISTS KILLED, 20 DETAINED IN COALITION OPERATIONS)

The wounded individual was taken to a military medical facility for treatment. Two suspected terrorists were detained

During a search of the area, Coalition Forces found IED-making materials, weapons, and a vehicle containing a heavy machine gun and hand grenades. Coalition Forces safely destroyed the IED materials, vehicle and weapons on site and detained another seven suspected terrorists for their involvement with foreign fighters and al-Qaeda in Iraq suicide bombing operations. Coalition Forces also found jihadist propaganda and a letter congratulating Hawawi on escaping from prison.

“This dangerous criminal is no longer aiding terrorists and supporting al-Qaeda in Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Terrorists who seek to derail Iraq’s progress have no place in this country’s future.”

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ANOTHER TOP NOTCH AQ DIRTBAG DOWN AND OUT!

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change

June 21st, 2007, 9:56 am

The US Military Men and Women do a wonderful job! At what point do we declare victory?

Loyal American

June 21st, 2007, 12:19 pm

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Iraqi, Coalition forces move forward despite attacks

“We’ve killed 32 terrorists, detained 170 others, freed five kidnapped (victims), defused eight improvised explosive devices and 17 car bombs, found 2,000 different kinds of weapons and seized eight tons of TNT,” said Al-Moussawi.

“All of the additional requested forces for the ‘surge’ are now in place and are simultaneously conducting coordinated core-level offensive operations throughout Iraq,” said Fox. “Coalition forces are strong and focused and are concentrating our effort and might against the extremists, taking the fight to where they are, going after the terrorists to deny them sanctuary and taking back neighborhoods in order to build a secure future for the Iraqi people.”

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AEOakley

June 21st, 2007, 12:33 pm

June 15, 2007

Helicopter gunships from Multi-National Division - Center fire on insurgents, who surrender after their compound is attacked. Coalition medical personnel were called in to aid four wounded enemy fighters.

Well done. :clap:

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Loyal American

June 21st, 2007, 12:44 pm

June 15, 2007

Well done. :clap:

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Damn straight they are waving a white flag...there is no place to run, no place to hide when one of our air crews get on your behind.

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June 21st, 2007, 1:45 pm

210 Billion Dinars For Anbar Reconstruction Efforts - Deputy PM

Baghdad, 20 June 2007 (Voices of Iraq)

The Iraqi government allocated 210 billion Iraqi dinars for reconstruction in Anbar province, which has been devastated by terrorist attacks and military operations, Iraq’s Kurdistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said on Wednesday.

“Nearly 77 billion Iraqi dinars will be allocated to economic projects and 135 billion to the provincial development budget,” Saleh said in a cabinet meeting attended by a number of Iraqi ministers, the Anbar governor and the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker.

“Anbar is now ready for reconstruction after a dramatic security transformation took place with the help of tribes, which purged the province of al-Qaeda-related terrorist factions,” Saleh said in a statement released after the meeting.

In the name of the Iraqi government, Saleh vowed to provide help and support for reconstruction efforts in the province, urging Iraqi officials and the ministers concerned to help the Anbar municipal council speed up the implementation of economic projects in an attempt to eradicate rising unemployment in the province.

During the meeting, Anbar governor Mamoun Sami Rashid estimated the damage to residential buildings from terrorist attacks and military operations at $300 million, and submitted a number of reconstruction projects proposed by the municipal council. He also called for rebuilding the road linking Anbar province to Syria and Jordan, citing its significant importance to the local Iraqi economy.

Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qader Muhammad Jassem, who attended the meeting, revealed that two divisions from the Iraqi army are currently deployed in Anbar to protect the province from terrorist operations and to pave the way for reconstruction.

The U.S. envoy reiterated his country’s support for Anbar’s municipal council and the Anbar Awakening Council for rebuilding the province. “The security situation in Anbar improved in the past six months thanks to the campaign led by the Anbar Awakening Council and the municipal council, in addition to joint efforts to purge the province of al-Qaeda-related groups,” Crocker said.

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Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 1:57 am

Nice post companyone! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gif

Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 2:09 am

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IA, CF roll-up multiple caches, fugitives
Thursday, 21 June 2007

MOSUL, Iraq – Over the past two days Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces discovered and removed several caches and captured three suspected al-Qaida operatives across Ninewah province, due in part to local tips and cooperation from local citizens.

On June 19, soldiers from 2nd Iraqi Army Division, and Coalition Forces from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment “Ghost” discovered pipe bombs, artillery shells, and between 200-400 lbs. of explosives during a raid at a house in west Mosul.

Unknown gunmen engaged the Soldiers with small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire but were turned away by Coalition attack helicopters, armed with rockets.

Four hours later, and 50 miles south, soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division conducted a raid on a suspected explosives storage house in the village of Heschel. 2 IA soldiers detained one suspect and discovered over 200 pounds of TNT, as well as other IED making materials.

Shortly after midnight, soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division and 2-7 Cavalry detained a key suspected al-Qaida financier who had been operating in Mosul.

Coalition Forces detained two more suspects during an early morning raid, June 20, in southeast Mosul, including a known IED maker and a weapons dealer from Tal’Afar.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12459&Itemid=128
WHEW, THE CF AND IA HAVE THE DIRTBAGS ON THE RUN!
OooAH! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-3.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gif

Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 2:16 am

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MND-B Soldiers detain 18 in raids
Friday, 22 June 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers conducted three raids in northwestern Baghdad, detaining 18 suspects as well as weapons and equipment June 21.

Soldiers from the 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conducted three early morning raids, targeting terrorist cells believed responsible for improvised explosive attacks in the region.

“We continue to apply pressure to al-Qaeda and anti-Iraqi forces by capturing them and eliminating the safe havens from which these terrorists operate,” said Austin, Texas native Lt. Col. Peter Andrysiak, the deputy commander for the Ironhorse Brigade. “The surge has allowed us to keep an increased presence in the rural area of northwest Baghdad, so we can provide improved security for the people in this region.”

Soldiers from Battery C, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery conducted an air assault raid on a residence determined, by intelligence sources, to be an insurgent safe house near the town of Shammar Jarba. Four suspects were detained for questioning, including those suspected to be responsible for IED attacks on Highway 1, as well as, assisting in IED attacks in the Taji area.

Near the village of Al Awad, Scouts from Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment conducted a dismounted raid on a suspected insurgent safe house. Inside the home, the Soldiers detained five suspects, including one suspect believed to be responsible for coordinating car bomb attacks against Coalition Forces in an area west of Taji, Iraq. The troops also seized a high-powered rifle with a scope, a pistol, a rocket-propelled grenade scope and a flare gun.

West of Kem village, Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment conducted a dismounted raid on another suspected safe house. Nine suspects were detained in this operation.

All of the suspects are being detained for further questioning.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12460&Itemid=128
SURGE IS WORKING!
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Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 2:22 am

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Mortar systems and weapons seized in Rashid as clearing continues
Friday, 22 June 2007

BAGHDAD — Multinational Division-Baghdad Soldiers discovered two caches during clearing operations in the eastern portion of the Rashid District of the Iraqi capital June 21.

Troops from Company A, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., seized a cache consisting of 12 AK-47 assault rifles, 15 AK-47 magazines, 12 60mm mortar rounds, four 82mm mortars, 60 anti-personnel mines, one mortar tube, one PKM machine gun with 150 rounds, 12 motorcycle batteries, switches, wires and an unknown amount of black powder, fuses and rocket-propelled grenade boosters.

Meanwhile, Soldiers of Co. C, 1st Bn., 38th Infantry located another cache nearby which contained 15 RPG rounds.

Coalition explosive ordnance disposal units destroyed both caches.

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I call this cleaning house and nobody does it better than our troops! http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-3.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gif

TheFallGuy

June 22nd, 2007, 3:29 am

Excellent material! Keep us posted Loyal!

Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 5:45 am

Excellent material! Keep us posted Loyal!

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Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 6:02 am

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Sgt. Rusty Christian, 21, of Greeneville, Tenn., plays with a young Iraqi girl as other soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment question several young men in Baqouba, during the second day of a massive offensive.

Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Friday, June 22, 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq — The Iraqi teenager hesitated for a moment when he encountered the squad of soldiers standing at the top of a dusty, rutted dirt street that he had started to walk down.

He gestured at a house, as if to say, “I’m only going over there.”

“If you want to go, dude, that’s your choice,” said Staff Sgt. Brian Piehler, 25, of Spanaway, Wash., a squad leader of Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, motioning him forward. “But you may not like what’s coming in a few minutes.”

CLICK on picture for full story....

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A young Iraqi girl peers out of the courtyard of her home as soldiers patrol their sector of Baqouba.

SOUNDS LIKE THE SUNNI ARE COOPERATING TO ME!

Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 6:37 am

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Terrorist fires on own family during raid
Friday, 22 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed two terrorists and detained 29-suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq and its foreign fighter network Friday.

Two coordinated operations in Mosul targeted a Kurdish extremist known for helping al-Qaeda in Iraq facilitate foreign fighters and conduct financial and media operations. Coalition Forces entered the first targeted building, isolated the women and children and moved further into the house. While maneuvering through the target building, an armed man engaged the ground force with small arms fire, endangering the force and the innocent family members. Coalition Forces defended themselves and the women and children by killing the armed terrorist.

Coalition Forces identified the terrorist as part of the al-Qaeda in Iraq network that recruited and transported foreign fighters into Iraq for participation in suicide bombings and other terrorist activities. Coalition Forces detained seven suspected terrorists during the raids for their alleged involvement in the network as well.

In Baghdad, Coalition Forces conducted an operation to capture an al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader in the area. As Coalition Forces entered the building, a man continuously made hostile attempts to evade the ground forces and ignored the translator’s instructions to comply with the Forces’ orders. Reacting appropriately to the perceived hostile threat, Coalition Forces engaged the man, killing him.

Inside the building, Coalition Forces detained 10-suspected terrorists, including two who have alleged close ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders. Coalition Forces also destroyed a vehicle used in transporting weapons and personnel for terrorist activity.

West of Tarmiyah, Coalition Forces targeted an individual suspected of facilitating the movement of foreign fighters into Iraq. The ground force captured the individual and three more suspected terrorists allegedly tied to the al-Qaeda in Iraq foreign fighter network.

Coalition Forces raided a building northeast of Habbaniyah in search of an al-Qaeda senior leader there. The ground force detained eight suspected terrorists for their alleged involvement with the senior leader.

“Al-Qaeda in Iraq members continue to threaten the safety of Iraqis with indiscriminant violence, even deliberately endangering their own family members,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “Al-Qaeda’s operatives, many of them foreigners to Iraq, do not represent the will or the desires of the Iraq people.”

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12464&Itemid=21
AS DISGUSING AS IT IS... DIRTBAG PUTTING HIS FAMILY IN DANGER, WE GOT 31 MORE LOW LIFES OFF THE STREETS!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-3.gif......http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gif

Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 10:41 am

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Suspected terrorists attempt to escape in ambulance
Friday, 22 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Coalition Forces intercepted an ambulance carrying seven suspected al-Qaida operatives attempting to circumvent security elements operating in Baqouba, June 19.

Local doctors called the Diyala Provincial Joint Coordination Center and reported five children injured near Khatoon, a neighborhood in southwest Baqouba, Iraq. The PJCC dispatched an ambulance to that location.

Later, the ambulance was seen heading north on a road northwest of New Baqouba when it bypassed the road that led to the hospital.

The ambulance was stopped by alert Soldiers from 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., who are conducting missions in the area as part of Operation Arrowhead Ripper.

Soldiers checked the ambulance and found a driver and six men, who appeared to be in their 20s and 30s, two of which were injured. There were no children in the ambulance.

CF provided medical treatment to the wounded men and detained all seven.

“Using emergency service vehicles to move fighters and equipment is a common tactic of al-Qaida in Iraq,” said Col. Steve Townsend, commander of 3rd SBCT, 2nd Inf. Div. “We are controlling ambulances and other service vehicles in the city to ensure they are being used legitimately.”

ISF and Coalition Soldiers continue to use a variety of security measures to prevent al-Qaida operatives from using emergency response vehicles to move fighters, munitions or as a disguise for car bombs.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12469&Itemid=128
AQ USES THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES, UNBELIEVABLE!
GLAD OUR TROOPS GOT THESE DIRTBAGS!
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Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 10:52 am

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Operation Sledgehammer uncovers multiple mortars
Friday, 22 June 2007

AL HILLAH, Iraq — Eight individuals were detained during a combined search operation between the Iraqi Army, the Hillah Special Weapons and Tactics Team, and Coalition Forces in Jabella June 22.

The search dubbed Operation Sledgehammer was carried out to disrupt militia influence and violence.

Military transition team Paratroopers from the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and Iraqi Security Forces searched the offices of Martyr Sadr and found ten 82mm mortar rounds, ten 102mm mortar rounds, and two improvised explosive devices.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12475&Itemid=128
GOOD WORK TROOPS!
THANK YOU!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththclap3-3.gif.....http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gif

Loyal American

June 22nd, 2007, 11:00 am

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Coalition Forces kill 17 al-Qaeda gunmen near Khalis
Friday, 22 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Coalition Forces attack helicopters engaged and killed 17 al-Qaeda gunmen southwest of Khalis, Friday.

Iraqi police were conducting security operations in and around the village when Coalition attack helicopters from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and ground forces from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observed more than 15 armed men attempting to circumvent the IPs and infiltrate the village.

The attack helicopters, armed with missiles, engaged and killed 17 al-Qaeda gunmen and destroyed the vehicle they were using.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12474&Itemid=128
WE WILL HAVE NO INFILTRATING TODAY, THANK YOU!
AWESOME JOB CHOPPERS!http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/thair-support-1.gif...... http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gifhttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m108/BarbOOOO2/ththththththafro-3.gif

companyone

June 22nd, 2007, 12:07 pm

Draft Iraq Oil Law Makes Headway

22 June 2007 (Aljazeera)

A draft oil law has been submitted to Iraq’s parliament after the government and the Iraqi Kurdistan regional authority resolved differences on the sharing of the country’s oil reserves, officials have said.

A spokesman for Iraq’s oil minister said he expected politicians to begin debating the draft law in the next few days.

“A deal has been reached and the draft has been delivered to parliament to be discussed… in the coming days. An agreement has been reached covering all disputes,” Asim Jihad said.

An official in the Kurdish regional government said an agreement had been made, but did not give further details.

Oil wealth sharing

The draft oil law is crucial in regulating how wealth from Iraq’s huge oil reserves will be distributed between sectarian and ethnic groups.

The bill was approved by the cabinet in February but many Kurds opposed it.

Oil wealth

Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from Iraq’s Kurdish region

Particular objections were raised to parts of the draft that would see oil fields being taken from regional governments to be placed under a new state oil company.

Jihad declined to say when the agreement had been reached, adding parliament could make changes to the draft.

Most of Iraq’s proven oil reserves are located in the Shia-dominated south and the Kurdish north.

Iraq sits on the world’s third-largest oil reserves and officials have sought since last year to finalise the draft law.

Investment boost

The draft law is vital for Iraq to attract foreign investment to boost its oil output and rebuild its economy.

Recent disputes came after Iraq’s oil ministry warned regions in late April against signing contracts until the law was passed.

The Kurdistan regional government has signed several agreements with foreign companies.

In recent months, Washington has sent several officials to press Nuri al-Maliki, prime minister of Iraq’s Shia-led government, to speed up the passage of laws aimed at increasing the participation of Sunni Arabs in the political process.

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free2B

June 22nd, 2007, 12:34 pm

co one: Thanks for the info I just posted it on msnbc gut check,someone asked me where I am getting these links to the good news and why it isn't publicized more widely. Aren't a lot of this good news stories coming from Central? Why don't they have a News outlet to let the public know about the progress?

companyone

June 22nd, 2007, 1:30 pm

Hi free2b,

A lot come's from:

US CENTCOM NEWS BRIEFS
Blackanthem Military News
mnf-iraq.com

But a lot of the good news, also comes from middle east news agencys:

Aljazeera
Voices of Iraq
Al-Sabaah
Middle East News

Its the bias in our media. All the good news is not hard to find. If I can find it...anyone kind find it.

I have sent numorous storys to differnent news outlets...including a bunch to MSNBC. None of them ever mention these storys.

They are just to excited everyday day to tell the American people how many of our troops died that day.

Its "wacko!"

Peace,
Dan

free2B

June 23rd, 2007, 1:57 am

Hey Wuzzup???

free2B

June 23rd, 2007, 2:17 am

Hey Oakley and loyal I am taking some of your good news to gut check msnbc if you don't mind.

free2B

June 23rd, 2007, 2:28 am

Jeeper's I've been wandering around and finally got back here follow me to msnbc gut check

free2B

June 23rd, 2007, 2:43 am

Someone else please answer this for me

Message #181
06/22/07 11:58 AM I have a very scary theory about what will happen as well.

The fiscal crisis will start when the Chinese government says "Sorry, but your credit card is no longer good with this institution".

The government will go frantic trying to figure out how to make payroll. It will probably look a lot like Enron actually.

Once the stock market hears about it, the market will tank.

It's dominoes really, just like it always is. Once the market tanks, some employers will decide they need to lay off some employees due to uncertainty of the future.

Once a few get laid off, the fiscal crisis will accelerate due to the fact that tax revenues decrease.

In a desperate move, the government will increase taxes.

The middle class will be taxed so heavily that they can no longer afford to pay their bills.

The upper class will all leave the country to go somewhere like France where the taxes are lower.

The stock market will tank even worse.

Consumer confidence will tank as people begin to realize that they are in deep trouble.

Corporation will begin major lay-offs because nobody is buying anything.

The eroded tax base will make the politicians realize that they may never be able to get out from under this debt.

Many politicians will flee the country seeking a better life in Europe.

Many people will be surprised and say why didn't anybody do anything about this sooner.

All will agree that nobody could have seen this coming, so they are not to blame, but they are in deep....

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06/22/07 12:03 PM The attitude towards the national debt is like having the flood rains start and saying that we all know that the flood waters are going to be a problem, but before we start working on the levy, we really need to build a new church up on the hill first.
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free2B

June 23rd, 2007, 2:58 am

I almost once got into a fight with a Marine I was at a party and I asked this dude where did you get your hair cut? He had that Marine Buzz and said why do you ask and I said because I wanted to get won just like it. Oh yeah well I know how to do you in seventeen different ways. Oh yeah I sez I hope I'll see ya tomarrah

free2B

June 23rd, 2007, 3:11 am

So anyway the rest of the story goes like this this the Jarhead gets the girl and I don't even know who he was so har har har de har ha

Loyal American

June 23rd, 2007, 4:48 pm

Hey Oakley and loyal I am taking some of your good news to gut check msnbc if you don't mind.You're more than welcome to take my stuff to msnbc free! Companyone's post was mightly good too! :clap:

Loyal American

June 23rd, 2007, 4:58 pm

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CF, ISF searches yield torture chamber, bomb-rigged houses in Baqouba
Saturday, 23 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – On day four of Operation Arrowhead Ripper, Task Force Lightning and Iraqi soldiers continued sweeping through Baqouba, Iraq, to root out al-Qaida in Iraq.

CF Soldiers worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the Iraqi soldiers and police officers in and around the city during the operations. Coalition ground forces and air support provided critical assistance in targeting and destroying al-Qaida operatives and their safe havens.

In the Khatoon neighborhood of Baqouba, ISF and CF discovered a building suspected of being used as a torture chamber. Ground forces observed various weapons, including knives and saws, inside the building as well as blood stains throughout the building. After securing the area, the building and its contents were destroyed by an attack helicopter armed with Hellfire missiles.

Also in Khatoon, CF destroyed two houses that contained 45 water heaters filled with homemade explosives, IED making materials and computer equipment. One of the houses also contained several booby trapped freezers.

Iraqi police were conducting security operations in and around the village of Khalis when Coalition attack helicopters from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and ground forces from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observed 15-20 armed men attempting to circumvent the IPs and infiltrate the village.

The attack helicopters, armed with missiles, engaged and killed 17 al-Qaida gunmen and destroyed the vehicle they were using.

Since the beginning of Operation Arrowhead Ripper, at least 55 al-Qaida operatives have been killed, 23 have been detained, 16 weapons caches have been discovered, 28 improvised explosive devices have been destroyed and 12 booby-trapped structures have been destroyed.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12478&Itemid=21
CF AND IA ARE KICKIN' BUTT BIG TIME!
OooAH!
THAT'S 78 MORE DIRTBAGS DOWN AND OUT!
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ripley51

June 23rd, 2007, 5:14 pm

Loyal American

June 23rd, 2007, 5:15 pm

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7 terrorists killed, 10 detained, bombs destroyed
Saturday, 23 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed seven terrorists and detained 10 suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders and operatives Friday and Saturday.

Coalition Forces targeted an al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader during a Saturday raid in Tikrit. While the ground force was securing the target building, a vehicle approached on the road at a high rate of speed. Ground force elements on the road attempted to stop the vehicle with visual and audio signals. When the vehicle continued to speed toward them, Coalition Forces engaged the vehicle to stop it, and killed two men inside. The vehicle swerved and lodged in a fence, where the ground forces found an improvised explosive device on the back seat. Coalition Forces cleared civilians from the area and called in an air strike to destroy the vehicle, which produced secondary explosions after the strike.

Inside the building, Coalition Forces detained two suspected terrorists with alleged ties to the targeted al-Qaeda in Iraq leader.

East of Fallujah, Coalition Forces raided four buildings Saturday while looking for associates of a high-level al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist. As Coalition Forces advanced on the building, a group of armed men fired on them from a nearby patch of reeds. Reacting to the hostile threat, the ground force called in close air support to engage the armed men. Five men armed with rifles, light machine guns and grenades were killed in the strike.

Coalition Forces discovered two vehicles outside the building with ammunition, hand grenades and mortar rounds inside. The ground force moved the vehicles away from buildings and civilians and safely destroyed the munitions on site.

Based on information gained from an operation June 16, Coalition Forces targeted an area south of Baghdad Saturday and captured an alleged member of the Baghdad vehicle-borne IED network. The suspect is also believed to provide foreign fighters and weapons to the network.

Coalition Forces captured an alleged Kurdish extremist associated with attacks in northern Iraq areas during a Friday raid in Mosul. The suspect is believed to be involved in facilitating the movement of foreign fighters, as well as conducting financial and media operations for al-Qaeda in Iraq. Four other suspected terrorists were detained in nearby raids.

“We will continue targeting terrorist who are seeking to derail Iraq’s progress,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “As they continue to operate and identify themselves by committing terrorist acts, we will continue to hunt them down.”

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NICE WEEKEND TROOPS, AWESOME JOB!!!!
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Loyal American

June 23rd, 2007, 5:27 pm

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Iraqi Forces kill insurgents during Operation Arrowhead Ripper
Saturday, 23 June 2007

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Army Forces killed five insurgents near Baqubah June 20 as Iraqi and Coalition Forces continued operations against al-Qaeda and its affiliates.

Iraqi Forces with Coalition Forces present as advisors observed five individuals placing an improvised explosive device near a bridge in the Khatoon district of Baqubah in the early morning hours in violation of the imposed curfew. The Iraqi Forces determined there was hostile intent and engaged the individuals with small arms fire. Iraqi Forces also discovered a second IED nearby.

Explosives experts detonated both IEDs in place with no damage to nearby structures.

Iraqi Forces also detained four other individuals during the operation.

Coalition Forces served as advisors during the operations. No Iraqi or Coalition Forces members were injured during the operation.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12494&Itemid=21
GOOD JOB CF AND IA!
COUNTING 9 MORE DIRTBAGS OUT OF THE WAY!
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Loyal American

June 23rd, 2007, 5:34 pm

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Iraqi Army kill al-Qaeda gunmen during checkpoint attack
Saturday, 23 June 2007

TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Army Soldiers killed 11 al-Qaeda gunmen and an IED emplacer during an attack on an Iraqi Army checkpoint near Khalis June 20.

While manning a checkpoint, members of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army received heavy small-arms and machine-gun fire from approximately 15 al-Qaeda gunmen in a convoy of four vehicles. The IA Soliders returned fire, killing three enemy.

The remaining gunmen loaded into their vehicles and traveled to a nearby village, dispersing as they arrived.

A Coalition Forces’ attack helicopter team from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade followed one of the vehicles with a mounted heavy machinegun, to a compound in the village of Jamil. Five gunmen exited the vehicle and entered a house within the compound.

The helicopters destroyed the vehicle while attack aircraft destroyed the house, killing the five gunmen inside. During destruction of the house, secondary explosions were observed.

ISF along with Soldiers from the 1-2-5 IA Military Transition Team also responded to the attack, discovering two false improvised explosive devices en route to the checkpoint.

While securing the IED site, Iraqi Soldiers identified possible triggermen wearing all black and carrying weapons. The suspected triggermen then engaged the Soldiers with small-arms fire.

The Soldiers returned fire, killing two enemy forces. A third gunman was killed after an attack helicopter responded to the small-arms engagement.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12483&Itemid=21
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Loyal American

June 23rd, 2007, 5:39 pm

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Iraqi Special Operations Forces detain insurgent leader in Sadr City
Saturday, 23 June 2007

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces conducted an early morning operation June 22 and detained a key rogue Jaysh al-Mahdi insurgent leader in Sadr City.

The key insurgent leader is allegedly responsible for coordinating and conducting kidnappings, death squad killings and improvised explosive device attacks against innocent civilians and Iraqi and Coalition Forces. He is also suspected of smuggling weapons into Iraq.

With Coalition Forces present as advisers, Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained their primary suspect without incident.

No Iraqi or Coalition Forces members were injured during the operation.

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Loyal American

June 23rd, 2007, 5:45 pm

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3 suspects detained for questioning
Saturday, 23 June 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained three suspects during operations before dawn on Saturday in Sadr City as part of an effort to deny Iranian influence in Iraq.

Saturday, Coalition Forces working with Iraqi informants conducted an operation to capture suspected terrorists with ties to Iran. The assault force detained three suspects for questioning.

Iranian surrogates are suspected of smuggling explosively formed projectiles (EFP) and other munitions to be used against Coalition Forces and civilians in order to further destabilize Iraq and fuel sectarian violence.

“Coalition Forces are determined to counter Iranian influence in Iraq, pursuing those suspected of smuggling arms and other forms of lethal aid into Iraq. Disrupting the bombing network in Baghdad remains a high priority for us, and we will continue to target the cells’ leaders and members,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12480&Itemid=21

WE SHOULD BLOW IRAN RIGHT OUT OF THE SAND!

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Loyal American

June 23rd, 2007, 6:36 pm

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Staff Sgt. Ryan Finn, 23, of North Bay, N.Y., operates the arm of the Buffalo on a patrol through Babil Province last Sunday morning. The Buffalo is one of the military's most secure vehicles against roadside bombs.

BABIL PROVINCE, Iraq — At 6:13 a.m. last Sunday, Staff Sgt. Ryan Finn cracked open his first highly-caffeinated Rip It drink.

Two Rip Its and three hours later, Finn and other members of 3rd Platoon, Company A, Special Troops Battalion for the 4th Brigade Combat Team Airborne, 25th Infantry Division, were only halfway done with their tedious, tense mission. Their job is route clearance, edging along the roads in Babil province south of Baghdad and hunting for roadside bombs.

Teams in Iraq like this one have had similar jobs for years. But in recent months, the insurgents have upped the danger with EFPs, or explosively formed projectiles. Those sophisticated bombs strike military vehicles in a daisy-chain explosion, with multiple fireballs driving clean through the armored trucks.

Worse, the enemy has improved its hiding techniques with the EFPs. The makers of these cylinder-shaped bombs morph them into rocks, curbsides, mounds of dirt. Finn, 23, of North Bay, N.Y., says he once saw one hanging in the midst of a tree.

“They are our worst enemy,” Finn said. “They are very, very camouflaged.”

Hunting for these hidden enemies is a slow and scary process. Finn sits shotgun in the Buffalo, an anti-mine truck with a double-jointed arm that scrapes through dirt in search of bombs. Finn operates the arm. Twice, while digging for a suspected explosive, it has detonated. Shrapnel scars pockmark the windows on the truck.

But Company A has another way of looking for bombs. They often walk alongside the Buffalo, an attempt to both spot the hidden explosive and to catch the triggermen who often set them off, according to Capt. Matthew Johnson, the company commander.

“We literally take them by surprise,” said Staff Sgt. Brad Travis, 23, of Hammond, La., and a member of the company’s 2nd Platoon.

Johnson, 29, of Chadwicks, N.Y., says it’s working. For every bomb that goes off in their area, the company has found three others before they detonate. And while nearly every member of the company has been shot at or been near a bomb explosion, no one has been hurt on walking patrols.

The company did lose three soldiers on May 21, Johnson said. They were riding in the Buffalo, one of the most secure vehicles the military uses, when they rolled on top of a bomb. Two other soldiers were wounded, Johnson said.

Avoiding explosions is only part of the challenge, Finn and other soldiers say. Staying awake and alert on the slow-moving, daylong patrols can be difficult. Finn and many others use Rip It, a drink loaded with caffeine that, according to Finn, tastes more bitter than coffee. “And it’s amazing what a splash of ice water will do,” he said.

On Sunday, Finn used the Buffalo’s arm three times to look for bombs. Three times, it came up empty.

Only once did he have to check on another soldier in the vehicle, Spc. Justin Walas, 23, of South Pines, S.C. “Doc, you awake?” Finn checked on the medic as the morning wore on and the Buffalo’s air conditioning system weakened against the Iraqi summer sun.

“Yeah,” Walas said and shuffled in his seat. He turned and looked out the window, searching among the dirt and debris for more danger.

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Members of the clearance team grow suspicious of anything new along the roads they patrol in Babil. On Sunday, Finn pointed to these mounds of dirt. Local residents had recently dredged the nearby irrigation canal, leaving huge piles of mud. The military plans to flatten the mounds, which could be an easy hiding place for bombs.
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Loyal American

June 24th, 2007, 3:09 am

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ISF and CF deliver food and water to people in Baqouba
Sunday, 24 June 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq – Operation Arrowhead Ripper entered its fifth day Saturday, with Iraqi Security Forces and Task Force Lightning continuing to conduct combined operations in and around Baqouba, Iraq, to rid the city of al-Qaida.

In addition to combat operations, Iraqi Security Forces and the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, delivered three truckloads of rice, flour and school supplies to Baqouba residents Saturday.

Iraqi soldiers distributed 20,000 pounds of rice and flour, along with 300 cases of water, to an estimated 1,500 Baqouba residents. The provisions were dropped off within 96 hours of beginning combat operations.

“The mission was a success largely due to the compassion of the Iraqi soldiers who led the mission,” said Lt. Col. Fred Johnson, deputy commanding officer of 3-2 SBCT. “3-2 SBCT Soldiers provided outer security, but the Iraqi Army and police did the heavy lifting passing out the food and water and also provided local security. I think it’s important to note that it was the Iraqi soldiers who first identified the need to provide food to the locals after talking to the citizens about their situation. Many of the locals were especially appreciative because food had been scarce when al-Qaida controlled the neighborhoods.”

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Loyal American

June 24th, 2007, 3:16 am

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Neighborhood watch members lead Iraqi Army to Cache
Sunday, 24 June 2007

TAJI, Iraq — A large cache of mortars and improvised explosive device-making material was revealed by members of a “neighborhood watch” to the Iraqi Army June 22.

During a foot patrol, members of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized) received a tip from volunteers participating as a part of a neighborhood watch in Falahat, a village in Taji. On arrival at the location given in the tip, the Iraqi troops uncovered the buried cache.

The cache contained 39 mortar rounds, 30 pounds of high-explosive, a landmine, and an assortment of other material used to make IEDs. The items were transported to Camp Taji for proper disposal.

“The actions of these volunteers prove they are committed to preserving the security in their community,” said Lt. Col. Peter Andrysiak, deputy commander of the 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. “This is a very promising sign that the residents in this community are denying a safe haven to the insurgents and that the tribal leaders are serious about reconciling their differences with the Coalition and the Iraqi government. It also demonstrates their confidence in the Iraqi Security Forces, as they turn to them vice Coalition Forces.”

The neighborhood watch is made up of a group of 500 volunteers who are currently being vetted for possible future selection for training as Iraqi Police or some other organization in the Iraqi Security Forces. The volunteers are members of a number of tribes in the Taji area who want reconciliation with the Coalition and the Iraqi government.

“This is one of many steps they have taken lately to demonstrate to the government of Iraq that they are committed to being a part of the legitimate security forces and government,” said Andrysiak.

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THIS SOUNDS VERY GOOD TO ME!

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Loyal American

June 24th, 2007, 3:23 am

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Iraqis peacefully protest deadly attack
Sunday, 24 June 2007

BAGHDAD — More than 300 Iraqis gathered close to two Rusafa District mosques, one Sunni and one Shia, to protest against the bombing of the large Shiite mosque and against al-Qaeda in the heart of the Iraqi capital June 22.

A suicide truck bomb detonated June 19 as worshippers were leaving the Khalani Mosque, in Rusafa’s Jumhuriyah neighborhood. Instead of a violent retaliation, Iraqis gathered at the Khalani and the Sunni Gialini mosques to protest.

An al-Qaeda group is also suspected in the deadly improvised explosive device bombing June 21 that killed five Coalition Force members, three Iraqi civilians, and wounded a small child.

Imam Muhammad Alesawe spoke with the crowd and talked about all Iraqis being friendly and working together.

“The peaceful demonstration between the Sunni and Shia was against the mosque bombing and the recent violence,” said an Iraqi Police dispatcher. “Iraqi Vice President Adil Abid-Madhi was present and told the people to conduct prayers together and join in Iraqi peace.”

The Iraqi Police was at the peaceful protest for security, as well to guard the Iraqi vice president.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12498&Itemid=21
WHAT??? SHIA AND SUNNI TOGETHER IN A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST AQ??? WONDER IF THAT HAPPENED WHEN SADDAM WAS IN CHARGE?

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE CIVIL WAR TO ME???

IT'S COMIN' TOGETHER NOW,
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June 24th, 2007, 3:27 am

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Iraqis peacefully protest deadly attack
Sunday, 24 June 2007

BAGHDAD — More than 300 Iraqis gathered close to two Rusafa District mosques, one Sunni and one Shia, to protest against the bombing of the large Shiite mosque and against al-Qaeda in the heart of the Iraqi capital June 22.

A suicide truck bomb detonated June 19 as worshippers were leaving the Khalani Mosque, in Rusafa’s Jumhuriyah neighborhood. Instead of a violent retaliation, Iraqis gathered at the Khalani and the Sunni Gialini mosques to protest.

An al-Qaeda group is also suspected in the deadly improvised explosive device bombing June 21 that killed five Coalition Force members, three Iraqi civilians, and wounded a small child.

Imam Muhammad Alesawe spoke with the crowd and talked about all Iraqis being friendly and working together.

“The peaceful demonstration between the Sunni and Shia was against the mosque bombing and the recent violence,” said an Iraqi Police dispatcher. “Iraqi Vice President Adil Abid-Madhi was present and told the people to conduct prayers together and join in Iraqi peace.”

The Iraqi Police was at the peaceful protest for security, as well to guard the Iraqi vice president.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12498&Itemid=21
WHAT??? SHIA AND SUNNI TOGETHER IN A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST AQ??? WONDER IF THAT HAPPENED WHEN SADDAM WAS IN CHARGE?

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE CIVIL WAR TO ME???

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They do seem to be growing into responsible and civilized citizenship.

OooAH! indeed!

Not fit for democracy? Unable to learn how democracies operate?

My my my my my. Another Lunatic talking point going down in flames?

Loyal American

June 24th, 2007, 3:40 am

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IA, CF discover IED factory after receiving tips
Sunday, 24 June 2007

TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces conducted a joint raid, discovering a large factory used to make home-made explosives, improvised explosive devices and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices Saturday, in Mosul, Iraq.

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army, and Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry conducted the raid after receiving a tip on the location of the factory. The factory consisted of three main sites where each of the HME, IED and VBIEDs were manufactured.

“The successful raid and subsequent discovery was due in large part to the cooperation of the Iraqi people,” said Col. Stephen Twitty, commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. “They are providing us information because they are obviously tired of the violence and desire a safer environment for their families.”

The site consisted of three separate buildings with one building used to prepare VBIEDs, a second used as an HME/IED factory and the third, a storage area for VBIED and IED-making materials. Each of these buildings was connected by a tunnel that had openings into each part of the structure.

VBIED and IED factories were also found at the second and third sites. IA and CF detained 32 suspects and discovered several vehicles, one being a truck originating from southern Iraq, which was being prepared for use as a VBIED. Also in the buildings was detonation cord, bags of HME, propane tanks and other IED making materials.

“Thanks to the combined efforts of Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces this compound no longer poses a threat to the citizens of Mosul,” said Twitty. “This has potentially saved countless lives and prevented damage to valuable infrastructure.”

Once all three sites were cleared, the entire compound was destroyed by air strikes and Explosive Ordnance Disposal, ensuring that no explosives or munitions remained.

Wow, that was one hell of a "tip"!!!
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Loyal American

June 24th, 2007, 3:45 am

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Six al-Qaeda killed, five detained near Karmah
Sunday, 24 June 2007

BAGHDAD – Six al-Qaeda members were killed and five were detained following a series of early-morning raids in the vicinity of Karmah June 21.

The individuals are believed to be responsible for numerous terrorist incidents, to include kidnappings, murder and improvised explosive device attacks against coalition and Iraqi Security Forces. Members of the cell are also believed to be responsible for the Feb. 7 shoot down of a U.S. Marine CH-46 helicopter that resulted in the deaths of seven Marines.

With Coalition Forces present as advisers, Iraqi Security Forces entered two residences and discovered a computer, various weapons, identification cards and propaganda materials.

Following the operation, two Coalition Force members and an Iraqi interpreter were treated for minor injuries at the Camp Fallujah Medical Center and released.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12496&Itemid=21
11 MORE DIRTBAGS DOWN OR OUT.......AWESOME!
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