NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1232-05

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov 28, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualties             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  They died in Baghdad, Iraq on Nov. 23,when their unit came under direct fire during combat operations.  Both soldierswere assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade CombatTeam, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. Killed were:               

Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass, 25, of Niagara Falls, N.Y.               

Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen, 24, of Kingwood, Texas.             

The circumstances of the soldiers' deaths are under investigation as apotential friendly-fire incident.               

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000. 
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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1229-05

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov 27, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.               

Spc. Gregory L. Tull, 20, of Pocahontas, Iowa, died in the Al AnbarProvince, Iraq, on Nov. 25, when an improvised explosive device detonated nearhis vehicle during combat operations.  Tull was assigned to the Army NationalGuard's 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, Storm Lake, Iowa.               

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000. 
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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1233-05

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov 28, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.               

Sgt. 1st Class Eric P. Pearrow, 40, of Peoria, Ill., died in Baghdad,Iraq, on Nov. 24, when his M1A2 Abrams tank accidentally rolled over into a canal.Pearrow was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, FortCarson, Colo.             
For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000. 
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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1235-05

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov 28, 2005

Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.               

Pfc. Ryan D. Christensen, 22, of Spring Lake Heights, N.J., died at the Medical University of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 24, of a non-combatrelated illness identified in Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 10.   Christensen was assignedto the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd InfantryDivision, Fort Stewart, Ga.               

For further information related to this release, contact Army PublicAffairs at (703) 692-2000. 
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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1234-05

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov 28, 2005

Media Contact: Marine Corps Public Affairs - (703) 614-4309Public/Industry Contact: (703)428-0711

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty             

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who wass upporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.               

Master Sgt. Brett E. Angus, 40, of St. Paul, Minn., died Nov. 26 froman improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemyforces in the vicinity of Camp Taqaddum, Iraq.   He was assigned to Marine WingSupport Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, IMarine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   During Operation IraqiFreedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine ExpeditionaryForce (Forward).               

Media with questions about this Marine can call the 3rd MAW Public Affairs Office at (858) 577-6021. 

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American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON,

Nov. 27, 2005  -

A U.S. Marine engaged in combat operations against enemy forces near Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, was killed in an improvised explosive device attack Nov. 26, officials in Iraq announced today. The name of the Marine, who was assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), is being withheld until the family is notified. Meanwhile, Operation Numur, or "Tigers," continues with Iraqi soldiers in the lead and has resulted in the capture of several weapons caches and several terrorist suspects, officials reported. The terrorist suspects include Imad Salih Al-Fahdawi, a known insurgent linked to the Abu Khattab-al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell, officials said. He reportedly has been involved in attacks against government officials and imams. Terrorists linked to the al Qaeda in Iraq cell are part of Abu Musab Zarqawi's Ramadi network whose members have vowed to prevent local citizens from participating in the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections, officials said. The discovered weapons caches, they add, had numerous artillery and mortar rounds, rocket-propelled grenades, high explosives, small arms weapons, small arms ammunition, bulletproof vests and bomb- making equipment. Two of the weapons caches were found along a railroad track and were used by local terrorists, officials reported. Operation Tigers is the fourth in a series of joint U.S.-Iraqi operations designed to disrupt and destroy terrorist networks and infrastructure. The three previous operations -- Panthers (Numur), Bruins (Dibbah), and Lions (Asad) - began Nov. 16. These operations resulted in the killing and detainment of numerous terrorists and the capture of several weapons caches, officials said. Operation Tigers includes roughly 150 Iraqi soldiers and 400 coalition forces from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, which is assigned to 2nd Marine Division. The Iraqi army spearheaded the operation by providing security, identifying cache sites and gathering important information through their interaction with the local citizens, officials said. These actions prove the Iraqi army is "truly making very rapid advances," says Lt. Col. Abdul Majeed, an Iraqi army commander. "With time, we will be able to secure all of Ramadi and remove all of the hidden enemy weapons cache points," he said. Meanwhile, Iraqi and U.S. forces continued to fight Nov. 26 against terrorists operating throughout north-central Iraq. Sixteen suspected terrorists, including one woman, were captured in a series of unrelated events, officials said. For example, in an early morning cordon-and-search mission near Baqubah, Iraqi and U.S. soldiers reportedly detained nine suspected terrorists, while seizing detonating fuses and several anti-aircraft artillery rounds. Moreover, while investigating a late-morning explosion at a gas station southeast of Samarra, local Iraqi police detained four terrorist suspects. Four 155-mm artillery shells that had been converted into improvised explosive devices detonated before they could be removed from the station. The explosion killed nine terrorist suspects and injured four others, officials said. And, in nearby Balad, U.S. soldiers detained a terrorist suspect at a checkpoint after he attempted to avoid questioning. The suspect was searched and found to be carrying more than $3,000 in U.S. currency, officials said. U.S. troops also conducted a clearing operation in Baqubah Nov. 26. This resulted in the detainment of two terrorist suspects. Officials say the suspects were found to be carrying eight blocks of C-4 plastic explosive, an AK-47 rifle with several hundred rounds, blasting caps and various other bomb-making materials. Also on Nov. 26, in Mosul, Iraqi soldiers detained a terrorist suspect who was found to possess notes with the names of anti-Iraq insurgent forces. The soldiers were with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 3rd Iraq Army Division. They were conducting a combat patrol when they identified the man as a likely terrorist. The suspect is being held for further questioning, officials said. Iraqi police from the Samarra Major Crimes Unit, they add, captured a suspected kidnapper and two-time murderer Nov. 26. The suspected murder and kidnapper was taken into custody pending further investigation, and no injuries or damages were reported. Officials said two criminals believed to have been involved in the kidnapping and murders are still at large. In Baghdad, Task Force Baghdad soldiers reportedly captured four suspected terrorists during operations Nov 24 and 25. Officials said the successful effort stemmed from information provided by an Iraqi citizen. The citizen alerted soldiers to a terrorist cell operating in western Rashid. Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, then raided the alleged site during the early-morning hours of Nov. 25 and detained three suspects. A similarly successful raid took place Nov. 24, officials said, when soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, detained a terrorist suspect in eastern Rashid. The suspect is believed to have been responsible for attacks on coalition forces, and he unsuccessfully attempted to fleet the scene when the soldiers arrived.

(Compiled from various news releases.)   

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American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON,

Nov. 29, 2005  -

Two Task Force Baghdad soldiers were killed when their patrol struck a roadside bomb north of Baghdad today, military officials reported. The soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of family. In other news, a crewmember suffered minor injuries when a Bradley fighting vehicle struck a roadside bomb Nov. 28 in eastern Baghdad. The crewmember was treated and quickly returned to duty, officials said. Elements of 1st Battalion, 64th Armor, and Iraqi police secured the area to prevent injury to nearby civilians. "We have gathered some intelligence on who might be responsible, and we are working the issue right now with the Iraqi security forces and the local citizens to catch the responsible terrorists," said Army Col. Joseph DiSalvo, commander of coalition forces in eastern Baghdad. "The terrorists are willing to put innocent civilians at risk when they attack us. It is important that local civilians continue to turn in suspected terrorists to the Iraqi security forces." Coalition and Iraqi security forces discovered several weapons caches across Iraq on Nov. 28. As Iraqi and U.S. forces in Kirkuk continue unearthing weapons from a major cache discovered Nov. 27, several smaller caches were discovered around the north central region, officials said. Iraqi police and soldiers joined troops from the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team to continue the systematic excavation and securing of a large cache unearthed outside an abandoned military base near Kirkuk. Several thousand mortar rounds already have been removed from the site. A local resident led coalition troops to a weapons cache near Bayji. Soldiers found 18 large mortar rounds, 90 pounds of powdered explosives, a rocket motor and some small-arms ammunition. The rounds and explosives were taken away for disposal. In the village of Shumayt, near Haqija, Iraqi and U.S. soldiers turned up a small amount of plastic explosives, some anti-aircraft artillery rounds, five assault weapons, sniper ammunition, and 200 rounds of armor-piercing ammunition. A patrol operating from Logistics Support Area Anaconda near Balad discovered another collection of weapons. Soldiers seized hundreds of rounds of small-arms ammunition, four small rockets, 15 assault weapons and two night-vision scopes. During the past week, Iraqi army soldiers and U.S. Marines, soldiers and sailors of the 2nd Marine Division also discovered 66 weapons caches in Iraq's Anbar province. U.S. and Iraqi forces found blocks of plastic explosives, sticks of TNT, artillery and mortar rounds used in vehicle and roadside bombs along with remote detonators. They also discovered machine guns, assault and sniper rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and munitions. In Haqlaniyah on Nov. 27, Iraqi soldiers and Marines excavated more than 8,800 heavy-machine-gun rounds along with 150 artillery, mortar and tank rounds. Information gained from local citizens indicated that the cache was buried about a month ago by three carloads of people working through the night. Near Habbaniyah, four complete mortar systems, including their aiming sites and instruction manuals and more than a dozen remote detonators for roadside bombs, were found. Thirteen men were detained at the site for further questioning. Caches were found and destroyed from Fallujah to Qaim. Many of these weapons and explosive cache sites were located after receiving information from local citizens, officials said. Iraqi and coalition forces prevented two bombings in and around Baghdad on Nov. 26. A citizen in Sadr City provided a potentially life-saving tip to the Iraqi army on Nov. 26, alerting them to what appeared to be a bomb placed in the road. The Iraqi army and soldiers from Task Force Baghdad's 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry, responded and secured the site. Upon investigation, the Iraqi army and Task Force Baghdad team discovered a 122 mm mortar round rigged with a remote detonating device. A U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal team disposed of the bomb. West of Baghdad, in the Abu Ghraib area, Task Force Baghdad soldiers killed a terrorist trying to set up an improvised explosive device Nov. 26. Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry, spotted the bomber trying to put a 155 mm artillery round, with an attached detonation device, into a pile of trash along the street. The soldiers quickly engaged the individual. Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, secured the area and explosive experts destroyed the bomb. In the skies over Iraq, coalition aircraft flew 52 close-air-support missions on Nov. 28. These missions included support to coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities, and operations to deter and disrupt terrorist activities. Eleven U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Iraq. The U.S. Air Force and British Royal Air Force fighter aircraft also performed in a nontraditional ISR role with their electro-optical and infrared sensors.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq, Task Force Baghdad and U.S. Central Command Air Forces Forward news releases.)   

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