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1 Operations Against Death Squads: 28 Nov 4 Dec Dahuk BAGHDAD: ISF/CF Conducted a Raid IVO Tal Bayaa,IOT Afar Capture Mosul Death Squad Members. x Detainees BALAD RUZ: ISF/CF Conducted a Raid NE of Balad Ruz, IOT Capture Death Squad Members. NSTR SYR BAGHDAD: ISF/CF Conducted a Raid IVO Sadr City, Q-West IOT Capture Death Dayr Squad az Zawr Members 1 x Detainee Kirkuk BAGHDAD: ISF/CF Conducted a Raid IVO S of Doura, IOT Capture Death Squad Members. NSTR Bayji Tuz ISKANDARIYAH: ISF/CF Conducted a Raid Euphrates IVO N of River Iskandariyah, IOT Capture Death Squad Members. Tikrit x Detainees BAGHDAD: ISF/CF Conducted a Raid IVO New Baghdad, IOT Al Qaim Samarra Jalula Capture Death Squad Members. 1 x EK SAMARRA: ISF/CF Conducted a Raid IVO Samarra, IOT Capture Haditha Hit Balad Muqdadiyah Death Squad Members. 4 x Detainees 2 Baqubah: ISF/CF Conducted a Raid IVO Baquba, IOT Capture Kill EJK Cell Members 1 x EK, 2 x Detainees Ar Ramadi Baqubah 10 8 BAGHDAD: ISF/CF Conducted a Raid IVO Baghdad, IOT Capture Al Fallujah Baghdad Kill EJK Cell Members 1 x Detainee (Cell Ldr), 11 5x Detainees 4 BAGHDAD: ISF & CF Conducted a Raid IVO Taji, IOT Capture Kill 5 As Suwaryah EJK Cell Members 1 x Detainee (Cell Ldr), x Detainees Karbala FALLUJAH: ISF & CF Conducted a Raid IVO Fallujah, IOT Capture Al Hillah Al Kut Kill EJK Cell Members NSTR BAGHDAD: ISF & CF Conducted a Raid IVO Jihad, IOT Capture Kill EJK Cell Members 2 x Detainees (Cell Ldrs) Al Kufa An Najaf Irbil Sulaymaniyah 1 12 CITY of BAGHDAD IRAN 6 12 TOTAL MISSIONS; 5 IN BAGHDAD CELL LEADERS CELL MEMBERS 4 1 As Nasiriyah Al Basrah KUWAIT 1

2 Tearing Down the Al Qaeda Network in Iraq Dhanun Ahmad Mahmud Ahmad Gatekeeper for the Leader of Mosul Weapons Facilitator in Northern Iraq, Involved with VBIED attacks on Iraqis & CFs Mu adh Nuri Ali Fahad ((Tha ir)) ((al Badrani)) AAM s driver, personal confidant and facilitator of meetings Khalid Jihad Muhammad Yunis ((Zubaydi)) AQI chief of security for northern Iraq Sattar Ayyash Majid Hammad ((al-salmani)) AQIZ Emir of Habiniyah Abd-al-Karim Ibrahim Nhayyir Mahdi ((al-hashimi)) Member of Jaysh al Iraq Ghazi Husayn Khamis Frayyih ((al- Azzawi)) AQ Finance Emir for Salah al-din.

3 Cache and VBIEDs Discovered south of Risalah 2 December 06 In a neighborhood of southern Baghdad, just south of Risalah, a CF platoon was conducting a mounted patrol to disrupt AIF and prevent sectarian violence. The lead vehicle of the patrol was struck by a command detonated IED causing no injuries. 2 X SA-14 MISSLES, LAND MINES, IED MAKING MATERL, RPG'S, GRENADES, AND AK-4'S 00LBS OF UNK EXPLOSIVE & X VBIEDs After conducting a local area search, the platoon discovered a cache just northwest of the trigger point consisting of VBIEDs and 00 pounds of explosives along with RPGs, mines grenades and small arms. TRIGGER After further searches near the cache sight, CF discovered a false wall in a building with another large cache including 2x SA-14 Surface to Air missiles. Total Findings: X VBIEDs 2 X SA LBS UNK EXPLOSIVES LAND MINES RPGs / AK-4s / GRENADES IED MAKING MATERL IED N

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5 2 Iraqi Army in the Lead In The Lead Division Headquarters In the lead Battalion 0 Brigades Divisions Provincial Iraqi Control As of 1 Dec 06

6 CP TH Div. Operation vic. Al Iskandariyah 2 Nov 06 OBJ MARTINA S S OBJ MARTINA 2 Task Organization Personnel: 6x Infantry Co. CF Personnel: 1x Infantry Co. TAC, MTT 02: OPERATION BEGINS WITH ESTABLISHING A SCREEN LINE ALONG SOUTHERN ROUTE BY CF 0500: CF BLOCKING POSITION ESTABLISHED ON RTE FURGIE 050: BEGIN MOVEMENT 0600: CONDUCT SEARCH OF ALTHMAR COMPANY LAKE; SIMULTANEOUSLY ANOTHER UNIT CONDUCTS SCREENLINE ALONG NORTHERN ROUTE : 8 DETAINEES CAPTURED 0820: CLEARING UNIT DETAINS 2 AIF VIC ALTHMAR COMPANY LAKE 006: CLEARING UNIT ENCOUNTERED IED WHILE CLEARING A BRIDGE RESULTING IN WS 1445: MISSION COMPLETE DISPLAYED S S ABILITY TO CONDUCT BRIGADE LEVEL OPERATIONS. OBJ MARTINA 1 /B MiTT 842 B OP 2 28 OP 1 1/B OBJ KOREAN /D 2/A MiTT 842 RTE REBA 841 MiTT SUMMARY: 8 X DETAINED 1X MURDER VICTIM RECOVERED 1X IED 4X W / 2 X RTD 1X SUSPECTED INSURGENT W

7 8 1/ Operation in Rusafa 1 Dec / X X TAC 2 1/ 1/ RES 1 x US PLT QRF 2 1/ 2 X TAC Mahala 11 2/6 Mahala1 1 Mahala / 2 1/ AL FADHEL MOSQUE MB 4 80 Mahala 2 1/ 1 x US PLT / 2 1/ 4 AL JOBE MOSQUE MB /= BMP1/HWMMV 1 2 1/ 5 Mahala 12 MISSION NLT 0500 HOURS 1 DEC 06, TH DIVISION CONDUCTS MULTIPLE TARGETED RAIDS IN THE FALAHDT AO OF EAST BAGHDAD IN ORDER TO CAPTURE AND DENY SAFEHAVEN FOR AIF CELL MEMBERS THUS PROMOTING GREATER SECURITY FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST BAGHDAD. SUMMARY THE OPERATION INCLUDED MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS RAIDS TARGETING AIF CELL MEMBERS USING THE AREA AS A SAFE HAVEN. DURING THE OPERATION, SUSTAINED SMALL ARMS FIRE WAS REPORTED BETWEEN 000 HOURS AND 1000 HOURS, RESULTING IN 1X K, 1X US W, AND 6X W. THE OPERATION RESULTED in 4 X DETAINEES INCLUDED AMONG THE DETAINEES WERE SEVERAL FOREIGN FIGHTERS APPROX. 20X AIF K / W.

8 2-5 Bde Operations in Khatoon 2 December 06 Accomplished Mission: On DEC 06 4/2/5 conducted point raids and cordon and search as part of the BDE operations within Khatoon. Desired Endstate: 14 Targets captured and all caches found. The Battalion successfully captured 10 out of 14 targets. Significant Actions: 4/2/5 rescued one kidnap victim and found weapons within a Mosque.

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