IED Other

05 MAR 05: C/2-5 IN FORCES MET WITH ABDUL ALIME, THE INTERIM DISTRICT CHIEF IN CEHAR CINEH. ALIME REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN IED THAT EXPLODED ON 03 MAR 05 NEAR YAKHDAN. HE SAID THAT THE IED EXPLODED BEFORE ANY VEHICLES CAME CLOSE TO IT. ALIME STATED THAT THE IED WAS ON THE ROAD JUST NORTH OF THE BRIDGE IN REGAK (41S QS 3449). THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE IED WAS UNCLEAR, BUT IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS ALONG THE ROAD ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RIVER BETWEEN REGAK AND THE TOP OF THE WISHBONE. ALIME SAID THAT HE WAS PLANNING ON GATHERING ALL THE ELDERS TOGETHER FROM YAKHDAN AND TELLING THEM THAT THEY NEED TO REPORT ON THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT IEDS. ALIME AND COBRA 6 TALKED ABOUT THE LACK OF ELDERS COMING FORWARD WITH INFORMATION IN CEHAR CINEH AND HOW C/2-5 IN FORCES CAN IMPROVE ON THE INFORMATION FLOW AND SECURITY SITUATION IF ELDERS COME FORWARD (COBRA REPORTING).