Iraq War Logs · Field report
(CRIMINAL EVENT) MURDER RPT (Small Arms) //%%% IA : %%% ISF KIA
Report date 2009-12-22 19:07 · Published by WikiLeaks on 22 October 2010 · View original report »
| Reference ID | Region | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRQ20091222n257 | MND-BAGHDAD | 33.34 | 44.26 |
| Date | Type | Category | Affiliation | Detained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-22 19:07 | Criminal Event | Murder | ENEMY | 0 |
| Enemy | Friend | Civilian | Host nation | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed in action | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wounded in action | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Report text
***%%% NATION REPORT***\012***NOT CONFIRMED BY USF***\012\012UNIT: /%%% SBCT -%%%\012\012WHO: //%%% IA\012\012WHAT: MURDER\012\012WHERE: , \012: , : %%%, M: %%%\012\012WHEN: 221900DEC09\012\012CLOSEST ISF/SOI CP: IA\012CP NUMBER: %%%\012UNIT: //%%% IA\012GRID: %%%\012DISTANCE AND DIRECTION:\012%%% METERS NORTH EAST\012\012TIMELINE:\012AT %%% ON THE %%% DEC, ONE OF --%%% TCP'%%% IN /%%% WAS TOLD BY A SOI ELEMENT THAT THEY HEARD GUN SHOTS IN THE AREA. AT %%% THEY SENT A FORCE TO THE LOCATION AND FOUND THAT AN ARMED GROUP OF PEOPLE SHOT THE STAFF GENERAL %%% NEXT TO HIS HOUSE IN , /%%% IN THE %%% WITH A PISTOL. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO %%% HOSPITAL. CURRENTLY IA ARE STILL PATROLLING THE AREA FOR THE GUNMEN. APPROX %%% HRS, -%%% FA RECEIVED THE REPORT. IA REPORTED TO CONSTITUTION JOC THAT THE STAFF GENERAL () %%% WORKED IN THE OFFICE OF CHIEF INSPECTOR IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE. THE INCIDENT %%% IN THE //%%% IA BATTLE SPACE, WHERE //%%% IA ASSISTED IN THE SEARCH AND EXPLOITATION SITE. \012\012 AFTER THE MURDER, THE IA SECURED THE SITE AND COLLECTED ALL EVIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MURDER. THIS INCLUDES:SHELL CASINGS, RESIDUE, TRASH %%% FROM THE SITE. THEY REPORTEDLY HAVE SOME "FINGERPRINTS". THEY ALSO INTERVIEWED THE RESIDENTS AND POSSIBLE WITNESSES. NO ONE REPORTED ANYTHING AND NFI WAS GIVEN AT THAT POINT. THE FAMILY OF THE VICTIM WAS ALSO INTERVIEWED AND THEY REPORTED THAT GEN %%% NO ENEMIES AND NO NAMES WERE GIVEN\012AS POSSIBLE SUSPECTS. LTC %%% THE GENERAL WAS A FRIEND OF HIS, AND THAT HE DIED WITHIN %%% OF THE SHOOTING.HE DID NOT CONFIRM THAT HE WAS TAKEN TO %%% HOSPITAL (*ASSUME THAT THE GENERAL WAS %%% BASED ON THE AFFILIATION OF THE %%% HOSPITAL.) AN INVESTIGATION %%% IN THE MORNING OF THE . \012\012 //-%%% WAS IN THE AREA .%%% HOURS AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT THE COMPANY LEVEL IA ON THE GROUND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ACCURATE INFORMATION.\012\012S2 ASSESSMENT: THIS MURDER IN %%% TARGETED %%% WHO WORKED AS THE CHIEF INSPECTOR FOR THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD). BASED ON HIS POSITION WITHIN THE MOD AND HIS FUNCTION, IT'%%% HIGHLY LIKELY THAT HE WAS INVOLVED WITH INSPECTING THE %%%/ TERRORIST LOC FROM THE WEST ( / %%%) INTO THE %%%. BECAUSE %%% IS A CRITICAL SUPPORT NODE FOR %%%/ AQI, THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS LIKELY TARGETED TO STIFLE ANY ATTEMPTS AT DISRUPTING THE NETWORK. DISRUPTING INVESTIGATIONS %%% THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM WITHIN THE %%% WOULD ENSURE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT THROUGH THIS KEY SUPPORT ZONE.\012\012\012SUMMARY:\012%%% X MURDER OF STAFF GENERAL %%%\012\012\\\\CLOSED//
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| Report key | B907D55E-E33A-7362-30A2579F3F40D172 |
|---|---|
| Tracking number | 20091223035538SMB |
| Attack on | ENEMY |
| Reporting unit | MND-BAGHDAD G3 OPS LNO |
| Unit name | 2/35/9 IA |
| Type of unit | ISF |
| Originator group | MND-BAGHDAD G3 OPS LNO |
| Updated by group | MNC-I SIGACTS MGR |
| MGRS | 38SMB3190 |
| CCIR | FFIR6 - ACTION OR INCIDENT RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT MILITARY OR CIVILIAN CASUALTIES |
| Sigact | MND-BAGHDAD G3 OPS LNO |
| DColor | RED |