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Iraqi Government and 1st Iraqi Army Division assumes control
IA Captures Al Qaeda In Iraq Cell Leader, Recovers Weapons Cache
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – Major General W.E. Gaskin, commanding general, Multi National Force-Western Iraq (MNF-W), relinquished operational control of the 1st Iraqi Army Division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Tariq Abual Wahab Jasim el Azawi, to Iraqi Ground Force Command in a ceremony held today in Habbaniyah, 65 km west of Baghdad.
The 1st Iraqi Army Division, headquartered in Habbaniyah, is one of two Iraqi Army divisions located in Al Anbar and the first to assume control of its own battle space in Iraq’s western-most province. The division’s area of responsibility is centered largely in the strategic city of Fallujah, but brigades from the 1st Iraqi Army Division operate from Baghdad to Ramadi.
BAGHDAD – Soldiers of the 5th Iraqi Army Division captured a suspected Al Qaeda in Iraq cell leader during operations Feb. 15 in Muqdadiyah. The suspect is believed responsible for coordinating and carrying out several improvised explosive device and rocket attacks targeting Iraqi civilians and Iraqi Security Forces in the area.BOMB-MAKING FACILITY DESTROYEDDuring the operation, several munitions caches were recovered by Iraqi Forces.
Munitions confiscated included 12 152mm artillery projectiles, ten 130mm artillery projectiles, five 105mm artillery projectiles, ten 120mm mortar rounds, 15 82mm mortar rounds, ten 60mm mortar rounds, 23 anti-tank mines, explosives and detonation cord.
The operation was planned and conducted by 5th IA Division forces. Coalition Forces accompanied the Iraqi force in an advisory role. Operations caused minimal damage and there were no Iraqi civilian, Iraqi forces or Coalition Forces casualties.
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces performed a controlled detonation destroying an improvised explosive devices factory in Salman Pak Thursday during an operation targeting an al-Qaida in Iraq-related IED network.IA, CF target terrorist cells in MuqdadiyaDuring a search of a targeted building, Coalition Forces found a large amount of IED making material including 1,000 pounds of various types of explosives.
An explosives ordnance disposal team determined that the material was too unstable to remove. Ground forces cordoned off the area and ensured local citizens were moved to a safe distance during the controlled detonation.The IED-making materials and building were destroyed to prevent future use by terrorists.
MUQDADIYA, Iraq – Soldiers from the 5th Iraqi Army Division, partnered with Coalition force members from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, targeted specific terrorist cells in the Jazeera neighborhood of Muqdadiya, Iraq, Thursday as part of an ongoing operation.Paratroopers crack down on extra-judicial killings
The 3rd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army, together with Soldiers from 6-9 Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, detained two suspected terrorists and discovered more than 10 weapons caches during the operation.
“The discovery of the weapons caches and the elimination of terrorist cells is credible evidence to the progress of the 5th Iraqi Army Division,” said Col. David W. Sutherland, senior U.S. Army officer in the Diyala province and commander of 3-1 Cav. “As we continue to discover these caches, a significant impact is made on the enemy’s ability to target the security forces and the people of Diyala.”
One of the individuals detained is a leader of a sub-group responsible for emplacing improvised explosive devices and conducting kidnappings.Two of the 12 caches contained IEDs, which were fully prepared for detonation. The other caches included several anti-tank mines; and IED making material such as mortar rounds, propane tanks and other explosives.
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Paratroopers operating in the east Baghdad’s Sha’ab area detained two men suspected of taking part in extra-judicial killings Feb. 15.That's one day's news from Iraq. Previous collection here.The paratroopers from Company A, 325th Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, were manning a vehicle check point when the suspects attempted to pass through. A search of the vehicle uncovered four dead bodies in the bed of their truck. The bodies had bullet wounds to the back of the heads and other signs of execution-style killings.
Paratroopers have been living and operating in the Sha’ab area since early February in an effort to re-impose the rule of law and contain the sectarian violence that has plagued the city. One of their top priorities is to put an end to extra-judicial killings. The suspects were detained and will face prosecution. The bodies were turned over to the Iraqi police.
