Re: Rival Iraqi Groups Unite Against US
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Rival Iraqi Groups Unite Against US
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The Guardian - 28 March 2006
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1741014,00.html
Rival Shia groups unite against US after mosque raid
By Jonathan Steele and Qais al-Bashir in Baghdad
Senior ministers from the three main Shia factions united yesterday to
denounce an American raid on a Baghdad mosque complex in which at least 20
people died, opening the biggest rift between the US and Iraq's majority
Shia community since the toppling of Saddam Hussein.
"At evening prayers, American soldiers accompanied by Iraqi troops raided
the Mustafa mosque and killed 37 people," said Abd al-Karim al-Enzi, the
security minister, who belongs to the Dawa party of the prime minister,
Ibrahim al Jaafari. "They [the victims] were unarmed. They went in, tied
up
the people and shot them all. They did not leave any wounded."
They should listen to their own ISOF who planned and carried out the
security operation instead of religious politicians who cannot even govern
sitting behind closed doors. Here are two reports:
Title:UPDATE: IRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES CONDUCT OPERATION IN BAGHDAD
Release Date:3/27/2006
Release Number:06-03-02P
Description:BAGHDAD, Iraq - Soldiers from the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 1st
Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade, conducted a coordinated operation
in northeast Baghdad March 26 to capture and detain insurgents responsible
for kidnapping and execution activities.
Iraqi Commandos and Soldiers from the Iraqi Counterterrorism Force
killed 16 insurgents and wounded three others during a house-to-house search
on an objective with multiple structures. They also detained 18 other
individuals, discovered a significant weapons cache and secured the release
of an Iraqi being held hostage.
The security force of ISOF Soldiers received fire almost immediately
from several buildings near the target area. They maintained the outer
perimeter that enabled an assault force to move quickly to clear and secure
the objective, a compound of several buildings in the Adhamiyah neighborhood
in northeast Baghdad.
The weapons cache discovered on the objective included 32 AK-47
assault rifles, five grenades, four rocket-propelled grenades, two RPG
launchers, two RPK heavy machine guns, 12 crush switch indicators used to
make improvised explosive devices and several rounds of ammunition. The
cache was destroyed on the scene along with two vehicles that contained
weapons and IED making material.
The hostage, a dental technician with the Ministry of Health, was
kidnapped earlier March 26 as he was walking outside of his office. During
the next 12 hours, his captors beat him and threatened to torture him. After
ISOF Soldiers rescued him, they took him to an undisclosed location where he
received medical care from Iraqi doctors. No further information on his
condition is available at this time.
No ISOF soldiers or U.S. forces were killed during the operation. One
ISOF Soldier was wounded in the arm, but his injury is not life-threatening.
The three wounded insurgents received medical treatment on the scene.
This mission, planned and executed by the ISOF and advised by U.S.
Special Operations Forces, was conducted at a time that mitigated risk to
innocent Iraqi bystanders and minimized the risk of collateral damage.
No mosques were entered or damaged during this operation.
Title:IRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES CONDUCT OPERATIONS IN BAGHDAD
Release Date:3/26/2006
Release Number:06-03-02PR
Description:BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Special Operations Forces conducted a
twilight raid in the Adhamiyah neighborhood in northeast Baghdad to disrupt
a terrorist cell responsible for conducting attacks on Iraqi security and
Coalition Forces and kidnapping Iraqi civilians in the local area.
As elements of the 1st Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade entered
their objective, they came under fire. In the ensuing exchange of fire,
Iraqi Special Operations Forces killed 16 insurgents. As they secured their
objective, they detained 15 more individuals.
Additionally, one individual being held hostage by the insurgents was
freed. The identity of the hostage, a non-westerner, is not known at this
time, but he is being debriefed and repatriated at this time.
While searching the objective, Iraqi Special Operations Forces also
discovered a cache with materials used to make improvised explosive devices
and other weapons and ammunition.
The materials were destroyed at the scene.
U.S. Special Operations Forces were on scene in an advisory capacity
only. No Iraqi or U.S. forces were killed during this operation. One Iraqi
soldier received a wound that is not life threatening.
This intelligence-focused, precision operation was conducted during
twilight hours to ensure no civilians were in the area and to minimize the
possibility of collateral damage.
No mosques were entered or damaged during this operation.
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