Sep 13 th ERV Opns Aug 30 Sep

Sep 13 th ERV Opns Aug 30 – Sep 30, 2005 Salah Mahdi -- AQIZ cell leader was detained. Sep 18 th Hussein Shehab (Abu Ali) -- AQIZ Emir and military commander of Western Al Anbar province, killed Rawah Husaybah Sep 24 th Akkab Hamad Frayh -- Abu Ali affiliate detained. Karabilah Al Qaim Haditha Aug 30 th Abu Islam -- AQIZ leader in Husaybah and Karabilah, killed Sep 6 th Hit Abu Jaffar -- commander of foreign fighters Killed Habib al-Libi -- AQIZ leader Detained Sep 8 th Ramadi Abu Ibrahim – Abu Islam’s replacement. Killed. Abu Mohammed -- cell leader for AQIZ Possibly Killed in Airstrike Sep 25 th Abu Dijana -- propaganda specialist. Detained. Sep 26 th Abu Nasir – AQIZ leader in Karabilah. Possibly Killed in Airstrike Sep 22 nd Sep 30 th Yasir Sabah Ibrahim -- Ahwal Brigade leader in Kubaysah detained Abu Sa’d – AQIZ Emir of Husaybah. Killed in Raid

Operations Effectiveness Casualties Suicide Attacks 3208 2856 2695 1949 VBIEDs Bomb Makers Captured/Killed

The Difference 9 Months Makes Security Forces IECI Polling Centers Anbar Ninewah Total Polling Centers in Iraq Registered Voters

Total Attacks per Day Comparison January ’ 05 Elections vs. October ’ 05 Referendum Total Attacks by day during January ’ 05 Election Period Total Attacks by day leading up to October ’ 05 Referendum Vote

“IRON FIST” Sa’dah - 1 Oct “LIGHTNING STRIKE” Anah - 28 Sept “RIVERGATE” Hadithah / Haqlaniyah / Barwanah - 4 Oct ERV Operations Coalition Forces 4, 800 Iraqi Security Forces 4, 200 “MOUNTAINEERS” TAMMIN / W RAMADI - 4 Oct

Dulab Barwanah Haditha

Operation Hiba (Mountaineers) • Large Weapons Cache and IED Factory found at Qibbaa Public School in Malaab District of Tammin • No students were present at the school • 3 Suspected insurgents were detained w/ 2 testing positive for explosive residue. • 12 Suspects total have been detained since the Operation began

OPERATION THUNDER II - NATIONAL UNITY COMBINED OPERATION 25 SEP CF CF SADR CITY CF CF ABU GHRAIB CF CF CF Combined MOI/MOD/Coalition Forces More than 20, 000 Iraqi Policemen Public Order and Commando Brigades Iraqi Army and Mechanized Division Brigades

Operation National Unity: Weapon caches: 23 Cordon & Searches: 165 Iraqi citizen’s tip leads to Cache: • 175 sticks of dynamite, 109 grenades • 83 mortars, 46 anti-personnel mines • 53 artillery rounds, 28 RPGs • 6 rockets, 2 rocket launchers