29 December, Terrorist Camp, South of City K

Outside the facility in the staging area for their departure, David Dang, felt the explosions through his feet. While he knew each of them were aware of the risks to themselves and each other he was worried about any civilians who may be inside. He moved to where the medic was waiting and said "We need to be prepared for casualties in poor condition. As soon as it is confirmed that the colonel is safe, contact the base and request urgent medical backup to this location. We will make do, until that help arrives."

"Yes Sir. I am hoping for the best, but with those two explosions I have a view that we will have severely injured people rescued from the location," responded the medic while scanning the area behind the vehicles to ensure that there was no attack coming on their location from behind.

David moved back to his previous location at the front of the vehicles carefully scanning the area for signs of any potential attack on their position.

At the same time inside the facility Ben and Joseph, along with the balance of the team, having quickly and carefully cleared the second lower level-headed to the third lower level. Here the screams that they had heard earlier were louder, and they met the first signs of any real resistance from those within the facility, with two terrorists firing weapons in their direction, while shouting "Allah akbar."

Ben, noticed at the first of these cries, Lieutenant Mohammad Akur tense. He not only was a dedicated solider willing to serve and die for his country, but as a practicing Muslim hated with a passion what he saw as the abuse and misuse of his religion. Calling our God is the greatest at the same time as shooting to kill people, went against everything he stood for and fed into perceptions that it simply was a war cry. While Lieutenant Akur tried to explain all the usages to him time and time again, all he came away understanding was that it was meant as a means of praising god and as an expressing faith, not this twisted use that was being made here.

Signalling to Lieutenant Akur, the two of them moved forward with cover from behind towards the voices. As soon as he had a clear shot, Lieutenant Akur with two rapid shots took both men down. Coming in from behind two other team members started clearing the rooms, while moving as s group along the corridor.

After a few minutes, they reached there the two men shot had fallen, and one could still be heard breathing. Before Ben could say anything Lieutenant Akur bent down and said, "I hope Allah, peace be unto him, will be merciful to you and your friends, but me I cannot at this time." With that, at close range he took one more shot and finished him off.

Ben, as he stood back up said quietly "Lieutenant, take the emotion out. We all know your view but remember we are here for a reason, not to take any form of revenge. Anyone captured will face justice, you know that."

Knowing he had been called about letting his emotions get to him, Lieutenant Akur responded "Yes sir."

With that they kept moving down the corridor they had started, carefully clearing rooms. As the group moved along the corridor they continued to meet pockets of resistance, which they quickly and efficiently took care of. As they came to the end of the corridor, opening the door took them into a room that horrified them as soldiers. There were various bodies stacked in the room, looking like they were ready to be fed into a crematorium to be disposed of. From what they could quickly observe, each body was battered, bruised and showed the signs of torture and abuse.

The men in the room quickly noticed the solider's presence and could be heard picking up weapons. Ben, Lieutenant Akur and the others with them, carefully took the best sheltered positions they could to start to deal with those inside the room.

Heading in the other direction was Joseph and three other soldiers. Unlike the others, they found themselves in, what they could only silently describe to each other as a series of torture chambers. As they kept opening doors, they either found men abusing and assaulting people they had chained up, or people simple left in the room n.a.k.e.d often unconscious, but chained. Where they found abuse occurring, they quickly and ruthlessly dealt with it. On reaching the end of the corridor and clearing the last room from any terrorists Joseph, signaled to the men, to head to the other end of the level and aid the balance of the team while he worked his way back, reassuring the victims they found that they would soon be taken away.

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