MNF-I Strikes Terrorist Checkpoint
Fallujah, Iraq -- Multi-National Force-Iraq conducted strikes the night of October 16 against an armed Al Zarqawi terrorist checkpoint in the Jolan district of the city of Fallujah.
The strikes occurred at about 10:40 p.m.
The terrorists operating this illegal checkpoint were heavily armed and were using the blockade to disrupt traffic, intimidate and harass local citizens, and interrogate and detain local civilians.
The checkpoint consisted of complex barriers and was considered key to the Zarqawi network's ability to control movement into and out of the city.
Based on multiple intelligence reports, Multi-National Force-Iraq accurately targeted the checkpoint today. Informants have linked this and other checkpoints to kidnappings and executions conducted in the Fallujah area. In a previous strike on October 14, Multi-National forces destroyed two other major checkpoints.
The latest strike continues the coalition's intensive campaign against foreign terrorists in the Fallujah area.
Iraqi security forces and Multi-National forces continued increased security operations by establishing a dynamic cordon around the city.
Since October 14, Multi-National forces have struck numerous Zarqawi network locations, including safe houses, training locations, a command and control planning center, and a weapons storage site. In the last month, the coalition has also struck large stockpiles of illegal explosives, including those used to build car bombs. Numerous Zarqawi operatives have also been captured.
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