Zarqawi Safe House Destroyed
Fallujah, Iraq - Several Abu Musab Al Zarqawi safe houses and weapons storage facilities in southern Fallujah were struck this evening as part of continued operations to thwart the Zarqawi terrorist network plans to attack the Iraqi government and its people during Ramadan.
The strikes occurred between 10:55 p.m. Oct. 18 and 12:31 a.m. Oct. 19. Multiple secondary explosions indicate a significant amount of explosives or ammunition inside the houses.
Specifically reported to operate at locations in Fallujah, are Abu Musab al Zarqawi associates identified as replacements for senior leadership recently killed in Multi-National Force-Iraq strikes. The recent strikes against the Zarqawi network have changed the leadership structure of the terrorist group causing numerous reorganizations within the group.
Zarqawi terrorists routinely use such sites to plan attacks against Iraqi citizens and Multi-National forces in Iraq. Reporting indicates that Zarqawi was planning to use
foreign suicide bombers in vehicles rigged with explosives. These preemptive strikes will reduce the threat of such attacks.
Operations in Fallujah are being conducted to disrupt terrorist planning and reduce the threat to Iraqi civilians, Multi-National, and Iraqi forces. These preemptive operations will reduce the capabilities of the terrorist network and save countless innocent Iraqi lives.
MNF-I is committed to assisting the Iraqi Interim Government in stabilizing the country and setting the conditions for a revitalized and independent Iraq.
Release #041019a
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