There are certainly hundreds of events like this that aren't considered significant enough to make the news. I get many of these little reports in my inbox all the time -- unnamed locals assisting with identifying terrorists or pointing out IEDs or weapons caches, Iraqi and Afghan troops conducting operations...it's too much to bother posting every one. Here's one sample, but maybe I should do it more. And for those who would criticize posting DoD press releases, I don't find these press releases to be any less reliable (on the contrary!) than the average editorialized MSM news report.

DoD: Citizen Tip Leads to IED in Afghan Mosque