U.S and Iraqi Troops Kill Six Special Groups IED Placers In Baghdad Area

Excellent news as Coalition troops in several different actions, killed six special groups jihadists that were in the process of placing IED's. Here's the detail from MNF:

Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers disrupted efforts by Special Groups criminals to emplace improvised explosive devices, killing six and wounded another during a joint operation in the New Baghdad security district of eastern Baghdad, June 20. A group of suspected criminals were seen observing U.S. Soldiers in Shawra Wa Um Jidir, at approximately 7:45 a.m. They pointed at the Soldiers continuously and began using cell phones. Then, one of the men ran into a building and returned with an AK-47 rifle, which he aimed at the Soldiers. The Soldiers engaged the suspect, killing him and one of his cohorts. About 35 minutes later, the Soldiers spotted three additional criminals engaged in suspicious activity. The Soldiers engaged and killed one of the men as he attempted to emplace an improvised explosive device. Soldiers at the same location killed another criminal emplacing an IED approximately two hours later. Just after 10:30 a.m., two Special Group criminals attempted to retrieve one of the IEDs. U.S. Soldiers killed one of them and wounded the other. Another criminal was observed digging a hole to emplace an IED when Soldiers engaged and killed him at approximately 1 p.m.

I thought that an interesting bit of information in this report was that two of the special groups (Mahdi Army) jihadists were trying to RETRIEVE one of the IEDs. In other words, they suspected that the placement of the IED had been seen and they didn't want to lose it. Hmm...is the supply of those IED's getting tight? Is there a shortage of IED manufacture expertise? Maybe I'm reading too much into that but it would be encouraging to see these asshats running low on the lethal weapon.

MND-B Soldiers prevent Special Group criminals from emplacing IEDs, kill six

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers disrupted efforts by Special Groups criminals to emplace improvised explosive devices, killing six and wounded another during a joint operation in the New Baghdad security district of eastern Baghdad, June 20. A group of suspected criminals were seen observing U.S. Soldiers in Shawra Wa Um Jidir, at approximately 7:45 a.m. They pointed at the Soldiers continuously and began using cell phones. Then, one of the men ran into a building and returned with an AK-47 rifle, which he aimed at the Soldiers. The Soldiers engaged the suspect, killing him and one of his cohorts. About 35 minutes later, the Soldiers spotted three additional criminals engaged in suspicious activity. The Soldiers engaged and killed one of the men as he attempted to emplace an improvised explosive device. Soldiers at the same location killed another criminal emplacing an IED approximately two hours later. Just after 10:30 a.m., two Special Group criminals attempted to retrieve one of the IEDs. U.S. Soldiers killed one of them and wounded the other. Another criminal was observed digging a hole to emplace an IED when Soldiers engaged and killed him at approximately 1 p.m. “Neither we nor our Iraqi partners will tolerate attempts by these criminals to inflict indiscriminate violence through the use of IEDs or other means,” said Maj. Joey Sullinger, spokesperson for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. “These Special Group criminals who do not lay down their arms and embrace Iraq’s peaceful and prosperous future will be pursued, captured or killed.”