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Sadr Revolt Reports - Part 3

March 30 2008: Iraqi Army, MND-B Soldiers kill 7, detain 4 criminals
ISF, CF kill 8 criminals, detain 2 others in pursuit to secure streets of Baghdad
MND-B Soldiers kill 25 criminals
March 31 2008: Iraqi Special Operations Forces kill 14 criminals in Basra
MND-B Soldiers kill criminals, hand over suspects to Iraqi Army
April 2 2008: Coalition forces […]

Sadr Revolt Reports - Part 2

March 28 2008: MND-B Soldiers destroy rocket site, kill 12 terrorists
MND-B Soldiers kill 9 supporting ISF
MND-B Soldiers target criminals; 23 killed
March 29 2008: Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces patrol attacked; 13 criminal fighters killed (Suwayrah)
Iraqi Special Operations Forces engage, kill 22 in Basra
MND-B Soldiers kill 2 during routine operation
MND-B Soldiers kill 11 in Baghdad
March […]

Sadr Revolt Reports - Part 1

March 24 2008: Coalition forces engage suspected IED emplacers in Basra
March 25 2008: MND-B attack aviation crews destroy enemy positions
March 26 2008: 24 terrorists killed in Baghdad
Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition forces target terrorists, kill 26
Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces engage criminal elements in Hillah, al-Kut
March 27 2008: Terrorists launch eleven indirect fire attacks, other […]

Coalition captures Special Groups facilitator, kills criminal

Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups facilitator and killed an armed criminal here early this morning.
The targeted individual was reportedly an Iranian-backed Special Groups facilitator who arranged for Special Groups criminal militia members to receive training in Iran. The training prepared Special Groups criminals for sniper, improvised explosive device and explosively formed penetrator attacks […]

Coalition forces disrupt criminal network

Coalition forces detained two suspected criminals and killed two armed men during operations to disrupt criminal element networks early today [December 24 2007] in the Al Kut area, southeast of Baghdad.
The targeted individual was reportedly a Special Groups leader responsible for attacks against Coalition forces and its supporters. He allegedly received training on urban combat […]

Coalition forces capture Special Groups weapons trainer

Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups criminal element leader, killed two armed men in self-defense, wounded two others and detained five suspects during operations early Thursday in the Al Hayy area, southeast of Baghdad.
The targeted individual reportedly received special weapons training in order to train Special Group criminal element members for insurgent operations. […]

Shia Splinter Group Targeted

Coalition forces captured a senior militia extremist, killed two others and detained an additional 14 admitted criminals during operations in the village of al Fawwaliyah, northwest of Khalis early Saturday.
The operation was targeting a splinter group leader, who was not honoring Muqtada al-Sadr’s pledge to cease attacks and who was involved in weapons procurement, […]

Iran’s Dirty Fingers

Coalition forces are finding more evidence that Iran is directly supporting insurgents in Iraq, a U.S. military officer said today [October 12 2007].
“We know that they do have official involvement,” Air Force Col. Donald Bacon explained during a conference call from Baghdad. “When you actually have captured Quds Force operatives and leaders in country and […]

5 More Friends of Persia KIA

Coalition forces killed five gunmen and detained three suspected Special Groups members early Monday [October 8 2007] in Eastern Baghdad during an operation conducted to assist in the local reconciliation efforts.
Coalition forces were targeting an individual reported to be a long-time Special Groups commander with close ties to numerous senior members of the organization. Intelligence […]

25 Friends of Persia Sent to Allah

Coalition forces were engaged in a heavy firefight Friday [October 5 2007] morning, killing an estimated 25 criminals during operations west of Baqubah.
Coalition forces were targeting a Special Groups commander believed to be associated with members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard – Quds Force. Intelligence indicates that he was responsible for facilitating criminal […]