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1 Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP) Purpose: Provide an Operational Overview COL Kenneth Tovo 27 February 2007 The overall classification is: Unclassified 1

2 Agenda Who We Are (1 slide) Photos (3 slides) CJSOTF-AP Operational Reach (1 slide) Foreign Internal Defense (1 slide) Operational Vignette (4 slides) Non-Kinetic Vignette (2 slides) Summary (1 slide) 2

3 Who We Are Green Berets 1 st SFG (A) FT Lewis, WA CJSOTF-AP HQ Green Berets 10 th SFG (A) HQ FT Carson, CO SEALS SEAL Tm 4, 8, and 10 Little Creek, VA SEALS SEAL Tm 3, 5, and 7 Coronado, CA CJSOTF-AP HQ Green Berets 5 TH SFG(A) FT Bragg, NC 3

4 Goal: Self-Reliant and Self Sustaining Reliant and Self-Sustaining 4

5 Strength: Tactical Confidence 5

6 Focus: Inculcating Values Nation over Self, Tribe, or Religious Interests 6

7 CJSOTF-AP Operational Reach SYRIA Dahuk Rabiya Al Kisik Mosul Sinjar Irbil Tal Afar Q-West Hawija Kirkuk Train / Advise Iraqi Army Train / Advise Police Euphrates River Bayji Tikrit Tuz Al Qaim Haditha Al Asad Hit Samarra Jalula Balad Muqdadiyah Ramadi Falluja Taji Baqubah Habbiniyah Baghdad KMTB Iskandariya As Suwaryah IRAN -CJSOTF-AP Trains, Advises, and Assists: 39 Iraqi Army Battalions 13 Iraqi Police Units 99% of operations are by, with, & through Iraqis Karbala An Najaf Al Hillah Al Kufa Diwaniya Al Kut -CJSOTF-AP Engages local residents, tribes, city and provincial government officials to gain influence As Nasiriyah Al Basrah -CJSOTF-AP Leverages PAO, CMO and PSYOP for non-kinetic targeting/influencing. KUWAIT 7

8 How the CJSOTF Fights FID activity Training ISF Targeting Foreign Internal Defense in combat Physical output Capable ISF Precision collection Find the enemy Effects output: messages to target audiences Effective Cohesive Values Based Vigilant Precise Culturally attuned + Accentuate Positives Information Operations Combined Ops Precision operations Fix & finish the enemy Competent Evenhanded ISF in the lead Mitigate Negatives - 8

9 Operational Vignette Sadr City Baghdad 9

10 Operational Vignette Sadr City Objective Baghdad 10

11 Operational Vignette EW Video 11

12 Operational Vignette Sadr City 12

13 Non-Kinetic Vignette SYRIA Sinjar Rabiya Al Kisik Mosul Tal Afar Irbil Q-West Hawija Kirkuk IRAN Bayji Tikrit Al Qaim Haditha Hit Al Asad Samarra Jalula Muqdadiyah Ramadi Falluja Baqubah Habbiniyah Baghdad KMTB Iskandariya As Suwaryah Karbala Al Hillah Al Kut An Najaf Al Kufa As Nasiriyah Al Basrah 13

14 Non-Kinetic Vignette EFP DETAINED Al KUT PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA SIEZED SIEZED 14

15 Summary CJSOTF-AP s role in Iraq is three-fold: Develop ISF capability to conduct COIN Neutralize insurgent capability through intelligence-driven, precision operations Employ non-kinetic enablers to achieve desired and lasting effects 15

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17 Back-up Slides 17

18 CJSOTF-AP EKG Model Effective Targeting Through Time HVI Prosecution of mid-level targeting develops actionable intelligence on network leaders Network -s -Financiers -Enablers -C2 -Cell s -Network Critical Path Focus on cell leaders and high level facilitators IOT isolate network subsets and effectively disrupt networks Technician Network Subset Technician Continue CJSOTFAP Targeting Methodology DA Soldier Soldiers Cell Members Infrastructure DA Soldier Cell 1 Cell 2 Once triggers are exhausted, target cell members IOT drive intelligence for follow on operations DA Soldier DA Soldier Technician Technician DA Soldier 18

19 HVIs Targeting Vignette AQIZ ship CJSOTF Net. Subset C2, Tech, Fin, Fac MNDs Soldiers, Cell Members IEDs Detonated IEDs Effective JAN 04FEB IED Tech 11FEB AQIZ moves in new leadership, facilitators and soldiers to rebuild the network subset. New group lacks sophisticated GSM IEDs, despite DA IED increase in IEDs detonated, significantly DA Soldiers Intel-driven ops disrupt AQIZ lower casualties; effectiveness is 1 in 9. cells, dramatically CJSOTFAP Follow reduced Targeting on ops isolate Results: and IEDs detonated. 16 ops Key over destroy captures 5 months remainder of this of technicians 37 detainees decreases AQIZ IED network subset. Prior to CJSOTFAP Follow on effectiveness. Operations, Disruption ops target Abu new of Abu Ghurayb AQIZ Ghurayb AQIZ had high IED affiliated levels network of subset, IED network subset. activity, with immediate 1 in 3 IED s reduction effective in CJSOTFAP continues to against CF/ISF. detonated Due primarily IEDs. New IED to group develop IED cells and rebuilding. action targets. setup in Abu G. advanced IED devices. 18FEB 25FEB 04MAR 11MAR 18MAR 25MAR 01APR 08APR 15APR 22APR 38S MB km radius 29APR 06MAY 13MAY 20MAY 27MAY 03JUN / Financier 10JUN 17JUN 24JUN 01JUL 08JUL 15JUL 22JUL 29JUL 19

20 CJSOTF-AP Operations to disrupt Extra-Judicial Killings (EJK) HVIs CJSOTF Net. Subset C2, Tech, Fin, Fac AIF Color Key Greater Baghdad Al Kut Diwaniya/ Karbala 232 total CJSOTF-AP Operations Shia Sunni to disrupt Operational Extra Judicial Killings Pause Due To netted Political Planner IED Sensitivity Technician 158 PCs, 570 Detainees, 149 EKIA Punishment s Death DA Soldiers Committee Cell MNDs Soldiers, Cell Members Trainer Kidnappers DA Soldiers DA Soldiers DA Soldier 18FEB 25FEB 04MAR 11MAR 18MAR 25MAR 01APR 08APR 15APR 22APR 29APR 06MAY 13MAY 20MAY 27MAY 03JUN 10JUN 17JUN 24JUN 01JUL 08JUL 15JUL 22 July 28 July 31 July 20

21 Operational Vignette 21

22 Operational Vignette 22

23 Operational Vignette 23

24 Operational Vignette 24

25 Operational Vignette Sadr City 7 Aug 25

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