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-assessing their tactics-
Emergency Response Manual
Chapter 31
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Overview
The reality of this problem is that all their training
basically results in the death of the hostages and
the death of the hostage takers.
The training manuals indicate that they will use
what ever means it takes to obtain their objective
with no remorse of who or what is destroyed whileaccomplishing their mission.
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Assessment of Al Qaeda Training
This assessment has been
made by the review and
analysis of Al Qaeda
training materials and
tapes captured during
counter terror operations.
Primary training included:
1. Small arms firing2. Live fire room entry
3. Mixed live fire role
player scenarios.
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Scenarios Include:
1 Detailed planning
2 Diagramming of
scenario
3. Walk-through of scenario
4. Live-fire real time exercise
The
MakingOf a
Terrorist
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Role Players:
Numerous role player/scenario types of interaction
Victim role players were aggressive in resistance
Resistance met w/immediate and brutal
countermeasures by terrorist
Extensive efforts to produce detail & realism
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Points seen REPEATEDLY and ROUTINELY:
Military small unit tactics
Multiple elements
1.Assault
2.Security
3.Support
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Coordination
Coordination w/sub-units via hand-held fm radios
or cell phones
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Pickup Trucks
Use of pick-up trucks by assault element
(shooters concealed in bed of pick-up)
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Motorcycles
Use of motorcycles:
For drive-by
shootings or
assassinations
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Explosives
Use of explosives:
1. As diversion atinitiation of attack
2. Upon withdrawal
from objective
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Signal for Attack
Vehicle horn to signal:
1. Initiation
2. Withdrawal
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Detailed planning and rehearsal of
all actions
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Exercise of prisoner handling
Initial contact
Search
Control
Execution of prisoners (role
players begged not to be
killed)
Terrorist practicedcommands in English
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Room Entries
One or two 2 man teams
Assumed a back to back
position near center of room
Distraction device used prior to
room entry (improvised,
burning fuse type)
Multiple breach points into
structure and individual rooms
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Live Fire Scenarios
All scenarios practiced live-fire, including those w/role
players
Paper targets & role players interspersed in same scenario
Practiced good muzzle awareness & control
Handguns carried high ready
Long guns carried ejection port up
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Specific Scenarios
Training was conducted on multilane highways for ambush
with multiple vehicles as well as sniper and explosive
devices.
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Targeting of Law Enforcement in
Ambush/Assassinations
Fake disabled vehicle w/shooters in trunk or pick-up bed
Assault initiated by blowing vehicle horn as officers
approach
Officers first engaged w/long arms from vehicles
Coup de grace at close range
Explosive device into LE vehicle upon exit
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Rear Security to Engage Police
Practiced first as diagram and explanation
Progression to dry fire walk-through
Final phase was live-fire exercise
Target location busy multi-lane highway
Decoy vehicle placed just before exit ramp (ex-filtrationroutes and security overview )
Security engaged responding LE officers
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Residential Assassinations
Non-threatening approach to door- weapons concealed
Conversation to get resident toopen door
Empty weapon into victim upondoor opening
It should be noted that therehave been several cases
where they have stolen realdelivery vehicles that show up5 minutes prior to yourscheduled delivery from aknown vendor
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Golf Course Assassinations
Target on green - at pin or
flag
RPG to neutralize any VIP
security vehicles
Target engaged w/rifle fire
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Raid on Fixed Location -
Kidnapping of Victim
RPG or grenades to compromise security
Primary target compromised w/RPG
Multiple breach points on primary target
Explosive breach of walls/windows/doors
Target victim exfiltrated by pick-up w/motorcycle securityelement
Drive-up kidnapping of walking target
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Additional Scenarios
Use of cover &
concealment for infiltration
and exfiltration
(tunnels,storm drains)
Rappelling from roof for
upper floor entries
Multiple exercises on
buildings w/large # of
occupants (schools &
office buildings)
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Motorcycle Assassinations &
Assaults
1. Two people onmotorcycle
2. Shooter stands on rearpegs & shoots over driver
3. Muzzle awareness &control
4. Grenades thrown frommotorcycles
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Raids Followed a Standard Pattern
Covert entry into building (guns concealed in bags and
under clothing)
Initiation w/extreme violence of action
Any resistance aggressively overcome (shot any resistors,
or suspect of being LE)
Immediate positive control and search of prisoners
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Raids Followed a Standard Pattern
(continued)
Segregation of prisoners into manageable groups
Explosives & weapons displayed for psychologicaldominance over prisoners
Prisoners moved to roof for media purposes
Prisoners executed one by one in front of cameras
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Raids Followed a Standard Pattern
(continued)
ALL scenarios ended in execution of
all prisoners.
NO scenario included a plan for
exfiltration of terrorist (suicide
mission)
Intelligence suggests planning forsimultaneous, multiple attacks at
multiple locations (9/11 scenario)
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Law Enforcement Considerations
No time for SWAT or tactical unit intervention
Compliance will only buy limited time
If you are seen as a potential problem, immediate
neutralization (shot)
Terrorist looking to ID LE/armed citizens
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Law Enforcement
Considerations(continued)
If you feign compliance, expect
physical restraints as well as
psychological restraints (threats tokill women and children if anyone
causes a problem)
Ultimate fate if you dont resist is to
be ritually executed in front ofmedia
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Analyze Options
Die a short time later
Die now
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Victim Resistance Considerations
Immediate Resistance
Once terrorists have reached
their objective, it will be very
difficult to take effective action,
also
if you are injured on the streetthere is a better chance of
assistance than off in an ally.
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Reaction Considerations
Shoot - Move -
Communicate
Seek cover
Attempt to acquire better
weapon at first opportunity
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Know how to use what you find
Do you know how to
place an AK47 or
SKS intooperation???
Dont overlook
terrorist as source of
grenades, RPG, etc.
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Preemptive Actions
1. Detect pre-mission activity
2. Pay attention to your environment
3. Investigate unusual or suspect activity
4. Report unusual or suspect activity
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You must always be aware
The world is changing
Are you ready?
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Review
+ We know that Al Qaeda is a driven opponent
that has been trained to die to complete their mission.When a person is willing and plans to die while attackingyou the only deterrent is to put him down first.
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The one thing that we see from this training is thatthey attempt to gain access through a Con approach andthen become violent.
+ We need to have strong security policies in place thatwe do not wavier from.
+ Do not allow admittance to restricted areas for ANYreason.
For more information you can contract the Anti TerrorismAccreditation Board at www.goATAB.org