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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces detain insurgent leader and two accessories |
| 2007-07-17 |
| Members of the Iraqi Army, with U.S. Special Forces as advisors, detained three suspected insurgents linked to a rogue group of the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia, during a series of operations July 15 in north Baghdad. One team received small arms fire but safely detained the primary and secondary suspects at the location without injury. The third suspect was detained at a separate target location. The primary suspect is believed to be a rogue JAM battalion commander and is suspected of organizing kidnappings and leading death squad killings of Sunni Muslim Iraqi citizens. Intelligence suggests he has been involved in more than half of the detonated improvised explosive devices in two of the northern districts of Baghdad. The second suspect is an alleged rogue JAM cell commander in northern Baghdad under the primary suspectÂ’s control. The second suspectÂ’s cell is accused of conducting death squad killings of Iraqi civilians and using IED attacks against Coalition Forces. The third suspect has also been implicated in death squad killings of Iraqi civilians as well as operations using IEDs under the leadership of the primary suspect. A fourth additional suspect who was present during the operations was also detained. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Jack, the rogue tag is to identify those elements of the Mahdi army (Tater's boys) who are in clear and open league with Iran. These are the swine who are working with the Quds Force (lead bad element of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard). The new tag came about as a result of what seems to be an effective campaign to splinter Tater's group. Identify the rogue guys and bring the less hadline folks into the political/normal life process. Note that Tater has run off to Iran again, which another sign that the campaign is working. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2007-07-17 15:49 |
| #2 I think so enterprising reporter like Michael Yon or Bill Roggio should look into this new MNF PA style of using the word "rogue". How can there be a rogue element to AQ or the insurgency since they themselves are "rogue". Who is the individual writing the releases and who higher up has asked for this word to be used. Are we in fact protecting something or someone or are we projecting some intelligence we have but can't reveal. As Arte Johnson would say, "dis is verrrrry interesting". |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-07-17 13:55 |
| #1 Accessories? I hear Escape burqa and coordinated hijab are all the rage for insurgent leaders this year. |
| Posted by: Manolo 2007-07-17 07:35 |