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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Three North African terrorists were killed during security operations in northern Mosul August 27th. Tips from concerned citizens and recently acquired intelligence led Multi-National forces to the safe house where they found and killed the foreign terrorists.Two:
Abu Mujahir, Tunisian, was a facilitator of foreign fighters and foreign suicide bombers in the Mosul area. He is also alleged to have received and dispersed money from Abu Khallad to finance fighters under his control. Abu Khallad’s death at the hands of Coalition forces was officially reported on August 27th.
Abu Dur, Algerian, was subordinate to Abu Muhajir and helped him to direct foreign fighters as well as numerous bombing attacks in the Mosul area.
Abu Uthman, Algerian, another subordinate of Abu Muhajir and a foreign fighter facilitator.
“The killing of these foreign terrorists and capture and killing of more than 100 other foreign fighters during the last six months in the Mosul area continues to demonstrate the coalition’s success in disrupting of the Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQIZ) terrorist network and those who support them,” said Col. Billy J. Buckner, Multi-national Corps spokesman.
The safe house where the incident occurred was used to hide foreign fighters from local Iraqis. As Coalition forces approached the house, they were fired on by the terrorists. Coalition forces immediately returned fire and killed all three individuals.
Other Highlights:
During the week of Aug 20 through 26 in operations throughout Iraq, Multi-national forces captured four bomb makers, killed or captured six foreign fighters, found and cleared 115 improvised explosive devices and detained more than 500 Anti-Iraqi Forces.
On Thursday, Multi-national forces killed Abu Khallad, a major facilitator of foreign fighters and suicide bombers in northern Iraq.
Terrorist Abu Zubair, also know as Mohammed Salah Sultan, was killed Aug 12 by Iraqi Security Forces in an ambush in Mosul.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Multi-national forces raided a suspected terrorist hideout in Ramadi Aug. 23 and captured a pair of known terrorists based in Ramadi.Three:
Captured were Durayd Jassar Khalifah Hamud (aka Abu Jabbar), a known terrorist leader and weapons dealer for the Nu’man Brigade and Ali Husayn Muhammad Jasim, (aka Khalid Nazal or Abu Umar), a known IED cell leader in the Nu’man Brigade.
Multiple intelligence sources led Multi-national forces to Abu Jabbar’s and Khalid Nazal’s Ramadi location. Multi-national forces raided the location and detained them without incident.
Abu Jabbar, a key al-Qaeda in Iraq leader in the Ramadi-based Nu’man Brigade, is alleged to have facilitated the purchase, transportation and distribution of weapons for the brigade.
Khalid Nazal was an IED Cell leader who was responsible for numerous IED attacks the Ramadi area.
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces killed Abu Khallad, a major facilitator of foreign fighters and suicide bombers into northern Iraq, during operations in Mosul on Aug. 25. Multiple intelligence sources and tips from concerned citizens led multi-national forces to a location in Mosul where known foreign fighter facilitator Khallad, a Saudi national, was located. Upon arrival at that location, multi-national forces stopped his vehicle, a gunfight immediately ensued, and Khallad and an unidentified terrorist were shot and killed.Do you remember hearing about ANY of this on the news?
Recent detainees have alleged that Khallad had contacted recruiters in Saudi Arabia to coordinate the movement of foreign fighters and suicide bombers into Northern Iraq. Once in Mosul, he allegedly directed the distribution of the foreign fighters and suicide bombers to the various terrorist cells operating in Mosul.
He was also allegedly active in support of the foreign fighters smuggled into the Mosul area. According to detainee reports, Khallad supplied them with money, weapons and bomb-making materials. Detainees further stated these resources were from donations from the same Saudi contacts who recruited and sent the foreign fighters to Mosul.
