Al Qaeda in Iraq

Hostages Freed by U.S. Forces in Baquba Offer Glimpse of al-Qaeda Tactics

Baquba - He wasnâ??t anyone rich, or important â?? he only sold used clothes for a living but they saw him smoking at the bus depot and that was enough for them to take him away.

He rolls up his pants to show me the scars inflicted during four days in captivity by suspected al-Qaeda members â?? this 24-year-old Iraqi man afraid to give his name and afraid to show his face on camera.

His legs are painfully thin from what appears to be a lifetime of near malnutrition. On his ankles, feet and hands are the raised round scars where he says his captors butted cigarettes out on his skin. He pulls up his striped cotton T-shirt to show me the same marks on his chest.

â??They told me the Islamic State prohibits smoking,â?� he said. They were wearing masks, he said. When they checked his ID they found a Shiite name. They shoved him face-first into a car, blindfolded him and took him to the house in Baquba crowded with hostages.

The vendor was one of seven Iraqis rescued by soldiers from the 3-2 Stryker Brigadeâ??s 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment when they swept through an area of Old Baquba last week known as an al-Qaeda stronghold.

Nine others they were holding â?? including four Iraqi police â?? were shot dead just before the Americans arrived and the insurgents fled. Police officials here said two of the police who were killed at the house had been kidnapped the day before when they responded to a call that the Rafidayan bank in central Baquba was being robbed. In a grimly ironic Iraqi twist, the bank had no money in it, US military officials said.
IraqSlogger: Al Qaeda in Iraq: Torture, Bans, and Fines

Iraqi Army and Coalition forces conducted a raid based on a tip from a local citizen, and discovered 42 individuals at an al-Qaeda in Iraq hideout six miles south of Baquba, Iraq Sunday.
During the raid Soldiers from 5th Iraqi Army Division and U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discovered the men, who claimed to have been held captive by al-Qaeda. Some claimed to have been held as long as four months.

A joint air and ground operation, lead by the 5th IAD, was launched to locate the alleged AQI hideout after receiving information from a local citizen.

The individuals, who were found in a small, concrete and mud compound located approximately one-half mile west of the village, were sleeping in cramped rooms on dirty blankets and pillows, according to Coalition Forces present at the site.

Soldiers also described the surroundings as having rotting food inside the building and outside on the ground.

The men were transported by Coalition Forces to a nearby combat outpost for further medical evaluation. The individuals were provided with food and water and were questioned about their abductors' whereabouts.

There was evidence of torture and some had broken bones.

"This is one more example of how al-Qaeda treats the citizens of Iraq - and we mean ALL the citizens, not based along sectarian lines or any other lines," said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher C. Garver, a Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman. "This is another example of why we must win this fight against al- Qaeda."
IA, CF rescue 42 Individuals At Al-Qaeda Hideout Near Baquba

BAGHDAD â?? Iraqi police, acting upon a tip from an anonymous informant, on May 27 captured nine suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq operatives and seized materials believed to be used for small arms attacks, murder, kidnapping and ransom.

The raid netted a small cache of weapons including two AK-47 assault rifles, two grenades, more than 600 rounds of ammunition, three ski masks, military equipment, large sums of money, and a video camera with evidence of a recent car bomb attack in Samarra. The VBIED attack destroyed the home of the Samarra City Council President.

This raid was conducted in order to disrupt an entire insurgent cell operating in the Samarra area.

No Iraqi or Coalition Forces were injured during this operation. Coalition Forces served as advisors during this operation.
Multi-National Force - Iraq - Iraqi Security Forces break up terrorist cell in Samarra

AL-QAEDA REGIONAL EMIR, 13 OTHERS DETAINED

BAGHDAD, Iraq â?? In operations around Iraq Tuesday morning, Coalition Forces detained 14 suspected terrorists, including a suspected al-Qaeda regional emir.

Coalition Forces raided a building in Baghdad searching for an alleged terrorist leader. When they found the building empty, the ground force moved to a follow-on target. There, they detained four suspected terrorists, including the alleged al-Qaeda in Iraq emir in charge of the Hay al-Jamah area of the city.

In Mosul, Coalition Forces detained a suspected terrorist leader and his brother-in-law in two coordinated operations. Intelligence reports indicate the suspected terrorist leader was allegedly the emir of Ansar al-Sunna in Mosul until he fled to Syria in 2005 to avoid capture by Coalition Forces. He returned to Iraq in January.

Information gained from two successful operations May 28 led Coalition Forces to six buildings north of Fallujah, where they detained two suspected terrorists for their alleged ties to the al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leadership network.

North of Taji, Coalition Forces raided three buildings in search of an al-Qaeda senior leader. Six individuals were detained for their suspected association with the al-Qaeda network.

â??Weâ??re continuing our deliberate and methodical operations to hunt down and capture or kill terrorists trying to prevent a peaceful and stable Iraq,â?� said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.
Multi-National Force - Iraq - AL-QAEDA REGIONAL EMIR, 13 OTHERS DETAINED

Looks like we ARE doing some good over there and that Al-Queda IS a real threat in that country. To bad WE didn't keep up head counts to counter the left.

Have a good one!:s4:

OOOPS! Shouldn't post what GOOD THINGS our people do I guess. LOL

Have a good one!:s4:

[quote=Psycho4Bud]OOOPS! Shouldn't post what GOOD THINGS our people do I guess. LOL

Have a good one!:s4:[/QUOTEWTF are you smokin? Must be some of that Iraqi Bud. I think you need your glass perscription fine tuned. Just because I became a millionaire, it doesn't cloud my vision. Iraq is still a destroyed Shithole, and now they are even blowing up the green zone:http://Story Chat

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[COLOR="Green"]WTF are you smokin? Must be some of that Iraqi Bud. I think you need your glass perscription fine tuned. Just because I became a millionaire, it doesn't cloud my vision. Iraq is still a destroyed Shithole, and now they are even blowing up the green zone:65.36.138.212/publicus/chat/read/index.asp?ThreadID

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So our people do nothing good over there? Come on now dude.....I got some good bud here but I'm starting to think you might just need a hit. ;)

Here's some good ol' AC/DC lyrics for ya:
Just you wait -
One of these days see me driving round town
In my rock â??nâ?? rolls royce with the sun roof down
My bottle of booze
No summer time blues
Shouting out, â??look at meâ?�
In my rock â??nâ?? roll voice
Ainâ??t no fun waiting round to be a millionaire:thumbsup:


Have a good one!:s4:

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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud

So our people do nothing good over there? Come on now dude.....I got some good bud here but I'm starting to think you might just need a hit. ;)

Here's some good ol' AC/DC lyrics for ya:
Just you wait -
One of these days see me driving round town
In my rock â??nâ?? rolls royce with the sun roof down
My bottle of booze
No summer time blues
Shouting out, â??look at meâ?�
In my rock â??nâ?? roll voice
Ainâ??t no fun waiting round to be a millionaire:thumbsup:


Have a good one!:s4:

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I need a hit of something, fresh air or fresh money, or unrequited love. I'm sure they do some good, but compared to the evil going on, I don't think it's moving forward. I'll eat my words if proven wrong. I just think they're fomenting more terror than they are preventing.

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Originally Posted by medicinal

I need a hit of something, fresh air or fresh money, or unrequited love. I'm sure they do some good, but compared to the evil going on, I don't think it's moving forward. I'll eat my words if proven wrong. I just think they're fomenting more terror than they are preventing.

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Well work up that appetite because I think your in for a hardy meal in the future. :thumbsup:

Have a good one!:s4: