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Iraqi Army Raid to Capture Death Squad Commander |
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Tuesday, 24 October 2006 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20061025-04
Oct. 25, 2006
Iraqi Army Raid to Capture Death Squad Commander
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – Special Iraqi Army forces, with Coalition advisers, conducted two raids Oct. 25 in Sadr City, Baghdad to capture a death squad leader and capture criminals involved in the kidnapping of a U.S. Soldier.
Iraqi forces and Coalition forces had credible intelligence indicating the location of an insurgent leader personally involved in and directing widespread death squad activity for numerous murder cells in eastern Baghdad. The ground assault force also planned to act on credible intelligence indicating that criminals involved in the kidnapping of a US Soldier were located in a Sadr City mosque.
Iraqi forces quickly secured the insurgent’s residence in Sadr City and detained 10 suspected death squad members. As soon as the Iraqi forces arrived at the objective, enemy small arms fire was received and suppressed by aimed, controlled fires from the assault force; enemy rocket propelled grenade fire was neutralized by precision gunfire from a supporting Coalition aircraft. Ten enemy fighters were killed and two were wounded.
The ground assault force departed the first objective and moved through Sadr City to the mosque where the kidnapping suspects were believed to be located. Iraqi forces secured the mosque, entered it, and detained three suspects for further questioning.
Iraqi forces returned to base and there were no Iraqi or Coalition force casualties. Possible civilian casualties could not be assessed due to the hostile conditions on the objectives.
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