MULTINATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
Situational Update
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Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, IV
September 6th, 2006
Murder & Execution Density Plot
Kadhamiyah
Adhamiyah
Al-Doura
JULY
Density
Most Dense
Al-Doura
AUGUST
Least Dense
All Casualties Density Plot
Kadhamiyah
Sadr City
Rusafa
Karadah
Al-Doura
JULY
Density
Most Dense
Al-Doura
Zafaraniya
AUGUST
Least Dense
Attacks on Civilians in Baghdad
March – August 2006
1200
73%
69%
1000
39%
800
8%
3%
600
400
200
0
Mar-06
Apr-06
May-06
Jun-06
Jul-06
Aug-06
Operation Together Forward – 5 Sept
COMPLETE
STARTED
NOT STARTED
OPERATIONS
1 DOURA
ADAMIYAH
THAWARA
3 AMERIYAH
4
4 ADHAMIYAH
KADAMIYAH
5 EAST MANSOUR
RUSAFA
2
2 GHAZALIYAH
NEW BAGHDAD
KEY EVENTS
MANSOUR
5
KARKH
3
KARADAH
BAYAA
1
DOURA
Buildings Cleared
48,847
Mosques Cleared
49
Detainees
75
Weapons Seized
1,099
Weapons Registered
419
Cache
28
Man-Days Employment 11,000
XX
2
Iraqi Army In the Lead
Baghdad Province
XX
XX
3
XX
4
9
XX
XX
5
XX
6
XX
7
1
XX
8
XX
Iraqi Army in the Lead
Division Headquarters in Lead
10
Air Strike on Mortar Cell near Ramadi
Mortar Firing Point
Ramadi
Air Strike
Operations Against Death Squads in Baghdad 28 AUG – 04 SEP
CITY ofDahuk
BAGHDAD
Baghdad City Operations
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
15 DEATH SQUAD MISSIONS
BAGHDAD: CF Conducted a C/S OP IVO Adamiyah, 28 AUG 06, to
Capture Death Squad Members. NSTR
Mosul
Tal ‘Afar
Irbil
BAGHDAD: ISF & CF Conducted a Mosque Search OP IVO Adamiyah, 28
CELL MEMBERS
CELL LEADERS
AUG 06, to Capture Death Squad Members. NSTR
BAGHDAD: CF Conducted a Mosque Search OP IVO Al Adamiyah, 28
5
11
AUG 06, to Capture Death Squad Members. NSTR
Sulaymaniyah
SYRIA
BAGHDAD: CF & NPD Conducted a C/S OP IVO Karadah,
28 AUG 06, to
Q-West
Kirkuk
Capture Death Squad Members. 1 x Cell Leader, 3 x Detainees
Dayr az Zawr
BAGHDAD: ISF & CF Conducted a Raid OP IVO New Baghdad, 30 AUG
06, to Capture Death Squad Members. NSTR
Bayji
BAGHDAD: CF Conducted a C/S OP IVO Bayaa, 29 AUG 06, to Capture
Tuz
Death Squad Members. Small Weapons Cache
Euphrates River
Tikrit
BAGHDAD: CF Conducted a C/S OP IVO Doura, 30 AUG 06, to Capture
Death Squad Members. 1 x Detainee
BAGHDAD: CF Conducted a Mosque Entry OP IVO Adamiyah, 30 AUG
Jalula
Samarra
Al Qaim NSTR
06, to Capture Death Squad Members.
Muqdadiyah
BAGHDAD: ISF & CF Conducted a Raid OP IVO
karadah, 31 Hit
AUG 06, to
Balad
Haditha
Capture Death Squad Members. 1 x Cell Leader
IRAN
BAGHDAD: CF Conducted a C/S OP IVO Mansour, 31 AUG 06, to
Ar Ramadi
Baqubah
Capture Death Squad Members. 1 x Detainee
BAGHDAD: ISF & CF Conducted a Raid OP IVO Bayaa, 01 SEP 06,AltoFallujah
Baghdad
Capture Death Squad Members. 1x Cell Leader, 4 Detainees
BAGHDAD: ISF & CF Conducted a Raid OP IVO Taji, 02 SEP 06, to
As Suwaryah
Capture Death Squad Members. 2 x Cell Leaders, 1 x Detainee
BAGHDAD: ISF & CF Conducted a Raid OP IVO Bayaa, 02 SEP 06, to
Karbala
Al Kut
Capture Death Squad Members. NSTR
Al Hillah
BAGHDAD: CF & NPD Conducted a C&K OP IVO Doura, 01 SEP 06, to
Capture Death Squad Members. NSTR
Al Kufa
An Najaf
BAGHDAD: ISF & CF Conducted Sequential (2) Raids OP IVO Taji, 03
SEP 06, to Capture Death Squad Members. 1 x Detainee
1 9
2 3
5
10
11
7
14
Baghdad Province (Not Shown)
NOTE: 13 & 16 - Operations North of Baghdad City
Operation Outside Baghdad Province (Not Shown)
NOTE: 6 – Operation in Basrah
15
12
8
As Nasiriyah
4
Al Basrah
KUWAIT
Subsequent Capture/Killings
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Abu Hammam has provided information that has led to the successful
capture/killing of at least 11 mid-level al-Qaeda leaders including
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A financial leader of AQIZ Salah al Din/Cell leader
A Saudi Foreign Fighter
Al Qaeda in Iraq media leader in Salah al Din
An operational leader in the Salah al Din network
AQIZ leader of Bayji
Leader of MSC in Bayji
A Salah al Din network cell leader
AQIZ leader of Tuz
Regional AQIZ leader
Military AQIZ leader of Bayji
Bayji MSC member
Abu Hammam has provided information leading to the successful
capture/killing of at least nine lower-level AQIZ leaders including
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4 Salah al-Din network cell leaders
A facilitator between Baqubah and Tikrit
Two associates of top-level AQIZ leaders
Assassination/ Kidnapping Cell Leader
Foreign Fighter Facilitator