June 15, 2006

In the Aftermath, Forward Together

By John B. Dwyer
The aftermath of Zarqawi's death has seen ongoing follow—on operations, both Baghdad specific and countrywide.  In his June 12 press briefing Multi—National Force Iraq spokesman Maj. Gen. Bill Caldwell stated that 'in the last 48 hours coalition forces conducted 140 company and above level (battalion, brigade) operations.  32 anti—Iraqi elements were killed and 178 detained. Six major caches were found, and due to a tip from an Iraqi, one high—value individual with a $50,000 price on his head was detained.'  These operations followed the initial 17 conducted in and around Baghdad and the 39 all around Iraq, based on Zarqawi kill site intel exploitation that resulted in 25 suspects detained and one killed. Here are specifics on two of those operations: BAGHDAD, Iraq — Coalition forces killed seven terrorists, wounded three, and  detained an additional two terrorists during a raid in the vicinity of Baqouba June 12.  The...(Read Full Article)