May 27, 2006 - Coalition Forces detained three terrorists
May 24 near Samarra, Iraq, during a raid targeting a known al Qaeda
associate, U.S. military officials said.
The successful operation led to the capture of the known terrorist and
two other male associates. The terrorist is believed to have a
high-level role within the local insurgency.
The terrorists were in procession of various propaganda materials, to
include CDs and tapes showing beheadings and information on improvised
explosive devices.
Elsewhere in Iraq, about 500 Iraqi and U.S. soldiers and more than 100
Iraqi police conducted a raid May 24 in the Ubaydah region of southern
Lutafiyah in response to reports of kidnappings and increased sectarian
violence in the area.
The U.S. soldiers were from Multinational Division Baghdad's 2nd
Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division.
Operation Chepultepec was Iraqi-planned and -led based on intelligence
developed in collaboration with various Iraqi security force units,
said U.S. Army Maj. Curt Taylor, operations officer for 2nd Battalion, 8th
Infantry Regtiment.
Iraqi police and coalition forces provided the outer cordon while Iraqi
army troops advanced to their objective to drive the terrorists from
the region. The combined forces encountered resistance from the armed
terrorists but quickly quelled the fighting.
Iraqi soldiers detained 12 suspects and captured several enemy weapons,
including a mortar tube with six projectiles and bomb-making materials.
In an area near the fighting, Iraqi army soldiers also uncovered a
weapons cache consisting of a 12.7 mm DShK machine gun with 150 rounds.
The Ubaydah region has been plagued in recent months by the escalation
of sectarian and tribal strifem U.S. officials said.
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