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Iraq War Logs · Field report

(EXPLOSIVE HAZARD) IED FOUND/CLEARED RPT (Vehicle-Borne IED (VBIED)) %%%/A/-%%% WITH //%%% IA : %%% INJ/DAM

Report date 2009-05-14 21:09 · Published by WikiLeaks on 22 October 2010 · View original report »

Reference IDRegionLatitudeLongitude
IRQ20090514n74MND-N36.343.1
DateTypeCategoryAffiliationDetained
2009-05-14 21:09Explosive HazardIED Found/ClearedENEMY0
EnemyFriendCivilianHost nationTotal
Killed in action00000
Wounded in action00000

Report text

/ :%%%\012\012WHO: %%%/A/-%%% with //%%% IA\012\012WHEN: 142130MAY09\012\012WHERE: Ninewah Province, East Mosul, Rte , %%%\012\012WHAT: VBIED /%%%-confirmed (%%%/A/-%%%)-ineffective\012\012HOW: At 2058hrs %%% West reported that IP discovered a broken down vehicle and brought it to %%% (check point). Once there they discovered white substance coming from the gas tank and suspected that the vehicle is a VBIED. %%%/A/-%%% with //%%% IA moved to %%% and secured the site. EOD notified and is en route %%% the location.\012\012UPDATE: At 2225hrs EOD arrived on site and confirmed that the vehicle contained a unknown amount of HME. EOD does not have the mean to move the vehicle to the street to be reduced therefore they requested for IA EOD for assistance. \012\012UPDATE: At 150027MAY09 IP' %%% VBIED out of the compound to a safer location and then have EOD reduce it.\012\012UPDATE: At 0254hrs the VBIED has been towed to %%%. EOD has reduced the VBIED and %%% a post blast analysis. \012\012S2 Assessment: VBIED' %%% target ISF/CF. This is a common TTP for insurgents in our AO. \012\012EOD Assessment: EOD reports that a cell phone initiator was removed from the IED prior to the VBIED was moved. THE VBIED had 85lbs of %%% nitrate in the gas tank.\012\012IO:%%%. Your true "Enemies of Your Nation" are the criminals that continue to plan attacks against the innocent civilians living and working in your neighborhoods.\012%%%. These enemies live and work in your neighborhoods and work in your city. Who do you %%% Your security forces that protect you and your families each day or these enemies that want to destroy your lives and ruin you.\012%%%. Your Iraqi Police are getting better and better each day. This was a shining example of this shared partnership. Your Army and Police quickly recognized the seriousness of this situation, and together they diffused it. This Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device could have seriously injured or killed many innocent Iraqi'%%% if not for the quick thinking and training your Iraqi Army soldiers and policemen displayed.\012%%%. There are very lucrative Rewards available to anyone who steps forward and identifies the enemies that bring you death and violence.\012%%%. If you have any information that can lead to the arrest and conviction of these criminals, that clearly do not care what pain and loss they cause the people of Mosul, call the JCC Tips Line at %%%. Stand up against these enemies of your %%% They %%% and they %%% you and the Iraqi \012%%%: Monitoring for feedback\012%%%: LN' %%% the "word on the street"\012\012PAO: Release not done\012\012BDA: NONE\012\012MEETS MNC- %%%\012SIGACT STATUS///CLOSED///181056MAY09\012

Reproduced as published by WikiLeaks. “%%%” marks text that WikiLeaks redacted before publication.

Report key40E25017-E3F8-22F9-9B9C7914070F3E39
Tracking number20090514213038SLF
Attack onENEMY
Reporting unitMND-NORTH OPS LNO
Unit name2/A/2-82 with 2/3/1 IA
Type of unitISF
Originator groupMND-NORTH OPS LNO
Updated by groupMNC-I SIGACTS MGR
MGRS38SLF32
CCIRFFIR20 - SIGNIFICANT ACTION BY AIF
SigactMND-NORTH OPS LNO
DColorRED