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Bastogne Soldiers take fire while searching vehicle

HAWIJAH, Iraq – Bastogne Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 101st Airborne Division, came under fire March 15 while searching a vehicle during a combined combat patrol with Soldiers of the Iraqi Army in Hawijah, a small village west of Kirkuk.

The Soldiers, all from the 1st BCT’s 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, were on patrol when two men in a Mitsubishi Gallant repeatedly passed the patrol.

Suspicious of the men’s intent, the Soldiers stopped the men and started searching the vehicle when a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) was fired from a nearby building, landing harmlessly short of the patrol’s position. The RPG was followed by small arms fire.

Bastogne and Iraqi Soldiers immediately returned fire, dispatching a combined team to go search the building, where they found the RPG launcher, two RPG rounds, a cell phone and a black mask.

The weapon and other items were taken to a nearby U.S. compound along with the two men and their car.

The 1st Brigade Combat Team has been in northern Iraq since November of last year, working with Iraqi security forces to bring stability to the region.

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Iraqi Army convoy attacked

KIRKUK, Iraq – Iraqi Soldiers detained nine individuals March 16 following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a convoy transporting General Babaker Zebary, the Iraqi Army Chief of Staff. Zebary escaped injury, but one of his body guards was among three Iraqi Soldiers wounded in the attack.

The convoy was traveling north from Baghdad when the IED detonated. Soldiers immediately stopped their vehicles and searched the immediate area, taking the nine suspects into custody.

Bastogne Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, who are stationed in Kirkuk, were patrolling nearby at the time of the incident and helped the convoy as it continued on to a nearby town.

Two of the nine detainees tested positive for explosives and remain in the custody of the Iraqi Army. The others were all released.

The three injured Soldiers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and are expected to be released shortly.

As Iraqi security forces work to bring peace and stability to the country, insurgents continue their attempts to disrupt progress, bringing pain and suffering to the people of Iraq.

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Iraqi Police conduct mission; cache discovered

KIRKUK, Iraq – Iraqi Police conducted back-to-back cordon and search missions of six houses in Kirkuk on March 16, detaining nine individuals suspected of terrorist activities.

Under the watchful eye of Bastogne Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, stationed in Kirkuk, the police moved into the city’s Qadiysiahya neighborhood, systematically checking every room in the houses and detaining the men inside.

“The training we’ve been giving the Iraqi security forces is paying huge dividends,” said Major Greg Bishop, spokesman for the Bastogne Brigade. “Our role continues to morph into that of advisor, as police in the city of Kirkuk are planning many of the missions and then carrying them out.”

Following questioning at a nearby police station, five of the men were moved to the U.S. military compound in Kirkuk for further questioning. The other four were released.

Elsewhere in the region, police in the village of Dibbis, just outside Kirkuk, discovered a cache of twelve 120 mm mortar rounds. The police moved the cache back to their police station for disposal.

Iraqi security forces continue to take on greater responsibility for the security and stability in the Kirkuk region. As their abilities continue to improve, security in the region continues to improve, bringing stability and economic growth to the citizens of Iraq.

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Soldiers capture 16 insurgents near Mosul, Iraqi Army finds cache

TIKRIT, Iraq – Sixteen insurgents were detained in a raid conducted by 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldiers in Humera March 17 after receiving a tip that directed them to a house full of insurgents and a cache of weapons.

The cache included 11 AK-47 assault rifles, 28 weapon magazines, ammunition, and IED-making materiel.

All of the detainees tested positive for traces of explosive substances and were taken to the Mosul Detention Facility for further questioning.

Soldiers from 2nd Iraqi Army Division in Mosul found a cache of five rocket-propelled grenades, four AK-47’s, one RPG launcher, one hand grenade, 10 weapon magazines, and ammunition hidden in a white truck.

The Iraqi Army explosive ordnance disposal team assisted in securing the cache, which was taken to a secure location for disposal.

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Iraqi Army, Coalition troops continue searches in southern Salah Ad Din province

TIKRIT, Iraq – A total of 11 caches have been discovered and more than 60 suspected insurgents detained as Operation Swarmer continued for a third day March 18.

Coalition Forces did encounter an IED along one of the roads in the area today and one vehicle was damaged. No troops were injured in the attack.

As of 6 p.m., Iraqi time, March 18, there had been no Iraqi or Coalition casualties directly associated with Operation Swarmer.

As Iraqi Army troops and their Coalition partners continue to clear the objective area northeast of Samarra, enemy caches captured thus far have yielded significant amounts of weapons and IED-making materials.

Included in the finds were the following munitions:

- More than 350 mortar rounds of varying sizes

- 88 rocket propelled grenade rounds

- Nearly 2,000 rounds of armor-piercing rifle ammunition

- More than 15 rockets of varying sizes

- Over 60 hand grenades

- SA-7 surface-to-air missile components, including launcher tubes and batteries

- 30 machine guns and assault rifles

The following items were among the IED-making materials discovered since the operation began:

- More than 500 feet of explosive detonating cord;

- 50 explosive blasting caps;

- 25 130 mm artillery rounds packed with plastic explosive;

- Various remote initiation devices, including cordless phone base stations and washing machine timers.

In addition to the weapons and munitions, terrorist training publications, Iraqi Army uniforms and videos have been recovered. The video footage portrayed U.S. troop locations in Iraq, the rigging and detonation of a car bomb, a suicide bomber and equipment taken from Iraqi Police.

Operation Swarmer is expected to continue for the next 24-48 hours at a minimum as Iraqi and Coalition Forces exploit cache sites and search all structures in the area.

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Weapons caches discovered near Tal Afar

TIKRIT, Iraq – A local man led Iraqi Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, to a cache of ammunition during a joint patrol with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division March 18.

The cache contained 500 rounds of 14mm anti-aircraft ammunition. Soldiers secured the cache and took it to a nearby base for disposal.

A second combined patrol in Tal Afar discovered a cache of 200 rounds of small arms ammunition. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 3rd IA Division, seized the cache and took it to a nearby base for disposal.

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Terrorists Attack; Two Detained

By: Sgt. 1st Class Paul Schultz

KIRKUK, Iraq – Iraqi Police and Bastogne Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division captured two terrorists Saturday after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated on a combined patrol near Kirkuk, damaging one of the patrol vehicles.

Soldiers and policemen, all of whom avoided injury, immediately searched the area, capturing the two men. Mariwan Rahim, who came up positive in a test for explosive residue, and his brother Ahmed Rahim are in custody for their terrorist activity.

“Terrorist efforts to try and destabilize this region are not being tolerated by the local populace,” commented Major Greg Bishop, spokesman for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, currently stationed in Kirkuk. “Nearly 300 leaders throughout this province have banded together, signing a statement condemning terrorist activity and swearing to do everything in their power to end the violence.”

Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team have been training and working alongside Iraqi Security Forces since arriving in northern Iraq last November.

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