Operation Al Fajr
Roll Up
Multi-National Force - Iraq
28 Nov 2004
(Note: These slides are accurate as of the date
annotated and are subject to change as more details
are determined from operations in theater)
Fallujah Facts
Based upon IMEF Reporting
Total Number
Mosques / Prayer Centers in Fallujah
Mosques Used as Fighting Positions / Weapons
Caches
Hospitals Used as Fighting Positions
Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device /
Improvised Explosive Device Factories
Hostage / Torture Locations
133
26
3
26
8
Major Weapons Storage Areas in City
354
Cases of Foreign Fighter Involvement
24
Mosques as Fighting Positions
and Weapons Caches
Mosque as a Fighting Position and Weapons Cache
Items found:
The exploitation of the mosque revealed one of the largest weapons and
munitions cache’s exploited to date.
There were weapons and/or munitions found in all buildings within the
mosque compound to include a rectory, which is the Imam’s sleeping
quarters and office space.
Buildings within the mosque compound contained munitions and ordinance
to include:
AT mines, 155mm projectiles, a large covered weapon system
believed to be a 12.5mm machinegun.
(1) RPG and (2) 60mm mortars
(5) additional RPG 7’s, (1) PKC machinegun, (2) RPK machineguns,
IED making material, (3) AKM’s, (1) Egyptian made H&K G3 knockoff,
(1) 32 caliber pistol w/ (3) magazines loaded, a brand new Draganov
scope, grenades, and ammunition too abundant to mention in this
presentation.
A 57mm Recoilless Rifle in excellent condition, along with a large
cache of ammunition still packed in its manufacturer’s containers.
An Anti-Aircraft weapon, possibly a ZSU 23-2.
Items found continued:
• (1) RPG-7, (1) 12.5mm machinegun (broken down) and loose
ammunition.
• Small shed that housed the A/C unit for the mosque, with so much
ordinance and munitions wedged into the shed, the decision was
made not to unload it for fear of booby traps. Also, just outside the
shed was a bag of rockets.
• (5) additional RPG 7’s, (1) PKC machinegun, (2) RPK
machineguns, IED making material, (3) AKM’s, (1) Egyptian made
H&K G3 knockoff, (1) 32 caliber pistol w/ (3) magazines loaded, a
brand new Draganov scope, grenades, and ammunition too
abundant to mention in this presentation.
• Imam’s room also contained documents detailing interrogation
notes.
• Ice Cream contained PE-4 explosive, Anti-Tank mines, RPG rounds,
AK-47’s, RPK machineguns, gas masks, grenades, 120mm mortar
rounds, rockets and other munitions and ordinance.
• In an ISO shipping container were substantial caches of weapons
and munitions.
Improvised Explosive Device
Factories
Atrocities
14 2km
23
23
H 2 20
17
23
4
19
7
H
1
11
H
16
5H
12
9
18
H
H
8
15
21
13
24
26
1
H
6
25
10
3
6km
H
Weapons Caches
Confirmed Number and Type of Weapons found
Weapon Type
Weapon Type
Number Found
Number Found
C4 Explosive (in Pounds)
15
155mm Artillery Rounds
8+
Grenades
239
152mm Artillery Rounds
1
CS Grenades
32
130mm Artillery Rounds
10
Detonation Cord (In Feet)
3000
122mm Artillery Rounds
6
Anti-Tank Mines
596+
122mm Rockets
23
Anti-Personnel Mines
12+
120mm Mortar Rounds
275
Mines (Unknown)
268+
120mm Illumination
Mortar rounds
15
107mm Rockets
Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
86
RPG
280
64
Recoilless Rifle Rounds
328
82mm Mortar Rounds
167
Propellant (in Pounds)
630
60mm Mortar Rounds
400+
Surface to air missiles
10
57mm Projectiles
20
Fuses (artillery and mortar)
57mm Rockets
25+
Radios
3
55mm Rockets
7
Car alarms
3
50mm Rockets
27+
Improvised Bombs (propane
tanks, gas cans)
6
Firefighting equipment
1
X-Ray Machine
1
Electrical Caps
97
2.75in Rocket
1
Bomb (size unknown)
1
As of 19 Nov, 2004
6039
Chemical Lab
Foreign Fighter Involvement
Humanitarian Assistance