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(TS//SI//REL) SCS Mosul and Coalition Forces Team Up to Neutralize
Major Insurgent Cell
FROM:
SCS Iraqi Issues Coordinator (F615)
Run Date: 08/31/2006
(TS//SI//REL) The Special Collection Service unit in Mosul, Iraq contributed to the capture of an
extremist cell in the area...
(TS//SI/REL) SCS Mosul played a key role in helping Coalition forces track and eventually
capture six extremists, neutralizing a major Iraqi insurgent cell. On 8 June 2006, operational
commander
was apprehended and, within 24 hours of his capture, he
identified his successor,
.
(TS//SI//REL) Employing excellent analytical capabilities, SCS Mosul was already tracking
and had reported on his plans to conduct four operations over the coming week, allowing
Coalition forces to successfully locate and capture
on 19 June 2006. As a result of the
captures, mortar attacks, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and suicide bomber attacks
around Mosul have decreased.
(TS/SI//REL) During the operations, SCS Mosul reported that
s associates were
extremely concerned about a camera recovered during his capture. This reporting expedited
exploitation efforts on the confiscated camera, which revealed images of senior facilitators and
footage of recent "weddings" -- code for terrorist operations.
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DERIVED FROM: NSA/CSSM 1-52, DATED 08 JAN 2007 DECLASSIFY ON: 20320108