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236 Tons of Hashish Up in Smoke
Dude! Talk about the happiest place on earth! The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan congratulated that country’s Ministry of Interior today for finding and destroying a stockpile of about 236.8 metric tonnes of hashish. “The Afghan National Police Special Task Force has made a huge step forward in proving its capability in curbing the tide of illegal drug trade in this country,†said General David McKiernan, ISAF commander. “With this single find, they have seriously … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
Iraqis Continue Basra Cleanup
Operation Sawlat al-Fursan, or Charge of the Knights, lead by the 1st Iraqi Army Division, a battalion from the 14th IA Division, and two Iraqi National Police battalions, continued searching and clearing operations in Abu Al Khasib of Basra, Iraq May 31. The Iraqi Army led the sweep from early May 31 to early June 1. Two Iraqi National police battalions followed as a support component searching for criminal elements and weapons caches. The National IP detained one suspect and discovered a cache of 52 AK-47 assault rifles and one sub-machine gun. Coalition Forces from the U.S. Marine Corps and United Kingdom Military Transition Teams remain with the IA in a supporting role to enable assets, if necessary. The operation, which began March 25 in Basra, continues to bring the surrounding area to normalcy … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
ISF seize munitions during Sadr City operation
Iraqi Army Soldiers and Iraqi National Policemen, conducting operations in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, discovered weapons caches May 31. National Policemen from 34th Brigade, 1st National Police Division, discovered an explosively formed projectile at approximately 8 a.m. At approximately 9 a.m., Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade, 1st IA Division, seized one EFP, two PKC light machine guns and one rocket-propelled grenade launcher. In separate events, at approximately 9 a.m., Soldiers with the 34th Brigade, 9th IA Division, seized a number of EFPs, RPGs and rifles. Iraqi Soldiers also with the 34th BDE, 9th IA Div., discovered a weapons cache at approximately 10 a.m. The cache consisted of 17 AK-47 assault rifles, one RPK machine gun, three rifles, one anti-tank mine, two 155 mm rounds and two small machine guns. At approximately … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
Baghdad Update May 21 2008
Follow the links: Iraqi Army Soldiers find multiple IEDs in Sadr City Iraqi Army Soldiers found multiple improvised explosive devices and other munitions during the initial stages of Operation Peace in Sadr City May 20. Iraqi Special Operations Forces detain terrorist in Baghdad Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained a terrorist in the al-Ghazaliya area of Baghdad May 20. MND-B Soldiers stop IED emplacers in New Baghdad Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed 11 criminals in an ongoing operation in eastern Baghdad, May 21. Iraqi National Police discover large cache Iraqi National Police discovered a large weapons cache in the Kadamiyah district of Baghdad May 21. Tip leads MND-C Soldiers to huge cache A local sheik, informed by a Sons of Iraq member, gave a tip to Coalition forces, leading them to a huge munitions cache approximately 13 kilometers south … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
NPs search for cache in psychiatric hospital
Acting on intelligence reports, Iraqi Security and Coalition forces initiated a combined operation to search for weapons caches at a psychiatric hospital in eastern Baghdad April 24. Officials from 8th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, took the lead as Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, set an outer cordon for the operation at a psychiatric hospital in the Ubaydi neighborhood of the New Baghdad district. The NP found nothing significant to report at the hospital; however, while searching the neighborhood, they did recover three rocket rails. During the joint operation, the NP and U.S. Soldiers were attacked by four improvised explosive devices, two mortar attacks; they recovered two IEDs and were involved in four small-arms fire engagements. Iraqi Security and Coalition forces killed an IED triggerman at 2:40 p.m. Also, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
National Police Seize Cache SE of Baghdad
Policemen from the 3rd Brigade, 1st National Police Division seized a large weapons cache southeast of Baghdad, April 13. The 3/1 NP Brigade works in partnership with the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, in the city of Jisr Diyala, southeast of Baghdad across the Diyala River. Lt. Col. John Kolasheski, from Louden, Tenn., commander of 3-1st Cav. Regt., said the NPs received a tip from a local citizen that munitions were being transported through the area. Policemen … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, Surge 2007, War on Terror
Iraqi National Police engage criminal element
Nice work by our allies. MNF-I Four Iraqi National Police officers were wounded during a firefight with approximately 40 armed members of an organized criminal element linked to the Arkan Hasnawi Special Groups Network Feb. 10 in the Baghdad neighborhood of Sha’ab After opening fire on an INP convoy, the suspected Special Groups members reportedly approached the convoy and demanded the police officers drop their weapons and become hostages. The INP refused and a firefight ensued. The National Police were able to hold their ground despite the casualties and caused the attackers to flee. The Special Groups leader believed to be responsible for the attack was later arrested by 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment paratroopers in an adjacent neighborhood. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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