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Afghan War Diary · Field report

(EXPLOSIVE HAZARD) IED SUSPECTED RPT (Components) TF PHOENIX : 0 INJ/DAM

Report date 2005-11-02 05:36:00 · Published by WikiLeaks on 25 July 2010 · View original report »

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Report keyRegionLatitudeLongitude
43F90125-1FC0-4A65-8105-5B26F6CDF7B3RC CAPITAL34.8370552169.24170685
DateTypeCategoryAffiliationDetained
2005-11-02 05:36:00Explosive HazardIED SuspectedENEMY0
EnemyFriendCivilianHost nationTotal
Killed in action00000
Wounded in action00000

Report text

TF Phoenix reported a possible IED discovery 12km S of BAF. At 0630ZZ, TF Phoenix while on a convoy coming towards BAF they observed a tied brown bag with wires protruding from it, laying in the south bound lane of the roadway. The site was secured and while conducting a sweep of the area one AT mine was discovered 200m to the south of the first device, 30m E off of the road. The bag was reportedly thrown from a LN vehicle. EOD support was requested at 0650Z. CJTF76 approved request at 0702Z. EOD arrived on site and conducted an investigation of the bag. Investigation revealed the bag was not an IED. EOD destroyed the AT mine in place. Unit RTB, and TF Phoenix continued mission. No damages or injuries were reported. NFTR.

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Report key43F90125-1FC0-4A65-8105-5B26F6CDF7B3
Tracking number2007-033-005733-0323
Attack onENEMY
Reporting unitTF PHOENIX
Unit nameTF PHOENIX
Type of unitCF
Originator groupUNKNOWN
Updated by groupJTF Paladin 3rd EOD BN S-3
MGRS42SWD221550
DColorRED