IJC Operational Update, May 11

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

05.11.2010

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ISAF Joint Command

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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and international patrols successfully conducted operations in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the past 24 hours that targeted improvised explosive device facilitators and weapons used to attack security forces.

A couple of insurgents were killed when they fired on an Afghan-international security force as it pursued a Taliban commander in the Ghazni province last night.

The combined force went to an open field southeast of Zarah Sharan, in the Qara Bagh district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. As the security force approached a small camp they were confronted by several armed insurgents. Two of the militants were killed in a firefight.

The search team interviewed one of the tent owners, who said the insurgents were outsiders and had forced their way into the camp. The combined force found rocket-propelled grenades, an automatic rifle and fragmentation grenades.

The targeted Taliban commander is involved in approving attacks against coalition forces and recruiting new militant fighters.

Two suspected insurgents were detained for further questioning.


In Helmand province last night, a joint force searched a compound west of Marjah, in the Nawa District, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. During the search the security force captured a Taliban IED expert and a few other militants.

The Taliban explosives facilitator operates an IED and mine production facility, supplying insurgent networks with IEDs. When confronted by the assault force he surrendered immediately and identified himself as the sought-after militant.

No shots were fired and no one was harmed during the operation.

Also in Helmand last night, an Afghan-international security force detained almost a dozen suspected insurgents as it searched for a senior Taliban commander.

The combined force searched a series of compounds in a rural area of the Nawah-ye Barakzai District, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity, and detained the suspected militants for further questioning.

The targeted Taliban commander is a member of a commission directing IED attacks and ambushes against coalition forces.

No shots were fired and no one was harmed during the operation.

In Kandahar last night, a joint security force found explosive components and captured a suspected militant as the patrol pursued a
Taliban commander.

The combined force went to a compound in the village of Maku, in the Zharay district, after intelligence information indicated insurgent activity. While searching the compound the assault force captured a suspected militant and detained him for further questioning.

The search team also uncovered multiple 155mm shells, ammonium nitrate and sulfur, all used to make explosives.

The targeted Taliban commander is involved in purchasing weapons and IEDs for attacks on coalition forces.

No shots were fired and no one was harmed during the operation.

In Khost last night, several insurgents were killed and one was wounded by an Afghan-international security force searching for a Haqqani network facilitator.

Following a close air support mission, that killed some insurgents, a combined force went to a rural area in the Terezayi District. As the security force approached the area they were confronted by an armed individual. The security force attempted several times to get the insurgent to drop his weapon and comply with instructions. The militant refused, attempted to engage the assault force and was shot and killed.

The targeted Haqqani leader is responsible for facilitating and storing IED making materials, emplacing IEDs for attacks against coalition forces, and giving and receiving reports on coalition force movements.

An IED was found near one of the insurgents and, for safety reasons, was later detonated in place.