Key information

Operation Parabole (2017) XVIII

Paramount

Deploying

Thursday 15 July 2021, 19:30 UTC

Situation

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS NATO’S PRESENCE IN IRAQ HAS PROGRESSIVELY DECREASED AND WHILST THERE IS A SEMBLANCE OF LAW AND ORDER IN THE COUNTRY, THE PRODUCTION OF OPIUM IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH AND DRUG ORGANISATIONS ARE KNOWN TO BE FUNDING TERRORIST AND JIHADIST ORGANISATIONS. OUR GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE NOW TO ACT AGAINST THE DRUG ORGANISATIONS THE SITUATION COULD GET OUT OF HAND AND LEAD TO A POSSIBLE RESURGENCE OF THE TALIBAN OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS. BASED ON THE SUCCESS OUR AMERICAN COUSINS HAD IN ABRAMIA AND IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION WE HAVE DECIDED TO USE SPECIAL FORCES TO BRING THE DRUG WAR FORCEFULLY AND DIRECTLY TO PRODUCERS AND DEALERS IN THE REGION. OUR LAST MISSION DID NOT SUCCEED IN STARTING THE GANG WAR WE EXPECTED, PROBABLY BECAUSE THE EFFICIENCY WITH WHICH THE ATTACKS WERE CARRIED OUT INDICATED TO THE ENEMY THAT IT WAS DONE BY PROFESSIONAL SOLDIERS RATHER THAN PARAMILITARY GROUPS. HOWEVER, THE OPERATION YIELDED VALUABLE INTELLIGENCE WHICH LEAD US TO DISCOVER THAT ONE OF THE GROUPS, HARIQ FI ALSAMA (MEANING FIRE IN THE SKY) IS BRIBING IRAQI MILITARY OFFICIALS AND IS INTENT ON PURCHASING HEAVY WEAPONS TO PROTECT THEIR OPERATION. INTELLIGENCE SUGGESTS THAT COLONEL QASIM AMIN OF THE IRAQI MILITARY WILL BE SELLING WEAPONS TO THE ENEMY. THERE IS A CONVOY SUSPECTED TO BE LOADED WITH WEAPONS TRAVELLING THROUGH FALLUJAH AND HEADING TO THE FOB NORTH OF THE CITY. IF THE TRANSACTION IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE IT WILL BE IN THE CITY. WE SHOULD POSITION OURSELVES TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE CONVOY AND IDENTIFY IF AN ARMS TRANSACTION IS TAKING PLACE. RECENT IMAGE OF COLONEL QASIM AMIN Continue reading