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Caches seized in north central Iraq
TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi security forces and Task Force Band of Brothers Soldiers seized three caches in separate locations throughout north central Iraq April 26.
Iraqi Soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, teamed up with local police and an Iraqi explosive ordnance disposal team to seize a cache in eastern Diyala province. The cache consisted of 32 tank rounds and eight anti-tank mines. The 1st BDE assumed full control of the eastern portion of the province April 24 and is continuing to demonstrate its capabilities.
A tip from a local resident led Soldiers from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, to another cache in Ad Dujayl. The unit seized 28 rockets, 39 tank rounds, 125 rounds of 20 mm ammunition and four artillery shells. All of the munitions were transported to a nearby military base for disposal.
Soldiers from the 3rd HBCT also discovered a large cache in eastern Diyala province that contained 46 large artillery shells, 14 recoilless rifle rounds, six mortars and eight anti-personnel mines.
Every cache discovered removes weapons from the hands of terrorists who have shown little discrimination in their attacks against civilians and security forces.
Tip lines have been set up in local and provincial Joint Coordination Centers throughout northern Iraq to enable citizens to inform authorities when they spot weapons caches or see other terrorist activity. Tips have led to dozens of terrorists detained, weapons caches seized and plots disrupted.Release A060427b
Kidnappers stopped; victim rescued
TIKRIT, Iraq– An Iraqi civilian kidnapped in Samarra was rescued April 27 when Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division stopped the would-be kidnappers' vehicles and released the citizen.
Units stationed in Samarra had already been aware of a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) report for a silver sedan suspected of being involved in a kidnapping when some alert Soldiers noticed a pair of silver sedans along a major thoroughfare in southern Salah ah Din province.
The two automobiles were parked next to each other as observers noticed the occupants passing what appeared to be a rifle between the two vehicles. Soldiers began pursuit of the vehicles but were unable to maintain contact.
The pursuing Soldiers radioed other troops in the area to be on the lookout for the two sedans.
Soon afterward another patrol spotted one of the sedans and was able to stop the vehicle. Three occupants inside the car were detained while the vehicle was searched. While searching the vehicle Soldiers soon discovered the bound and gagged kidnap victim inside the trunk of the car.
Shortly thereafter Soldiers stopped two more cars matching the description of the suspected criminals involved, and detained their two occupants.
The victim was promptly transported to a nearby military medical facility and the five detainees taken to a secured location for further questioning.
Anti-Iraqi Forces, to include criminals, continue to victimize the common people of Iraq as they threaten and extort its citizens. Coalition and Iraqi security forces will continue to work together to eliminate this type of criminal threat so that the streets will be safe for all Iraqis.
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AIF routed after attacks on Iraqi security forces in Baqubah
TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi security forces quickly responded to a series of attacks April 27 in Baqubah in the eastern Diyala Province, leaving 21 anti-Iraqi forces dead and capturing 43.
The attacks began in southern Baqubah in the afternoon when the Buhriz police station and five police checkpoints were simultaneously attacked with mortar rounds, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Iraqi Soldiers and police killed 17 AIF and detained 28 responsible for the attacks.
One Iraqi Soldier was killed and two were wounded. Four Iraqi police were wounded.
In Dali Abbas, the 3rd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Headquarters was reportedly attacked by more than 100 terrorists with mortar rounds, RPGs and small arms fire. The Soldiers returned fire, killing four AIF and detaining 15. Six Iraqi Soldiers died and eight were wounded.
Two civilians were also killed and four were wounded during the attack on the 3-5th Headquarters.
Diyala police forces and 5th Iraqi Army quickly reacted to these attacks and have secured the city of Baqubah and surrounding areas. The governor enacted a province-wide curfew.
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Iraqi, MND-B Soldiers discover weapons cache in remote village
BAGHDAD , Iraq – Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, found a weapons cache at approximately 10:41 a.m. April 25 while conducting a combined cordon and search in a remote village southeast of Baghdad.
The cache consisted of three improvised-explosive devices encased in concrete, five anti-tank mines, 25 anti-personnel mines, five .50-caliber machine guns, four 55 mm mortar rounds and 28 home-made 60 mm mortar tubes.
The munitions were destroyed by Iraqi army and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers.
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Iraqi army, MND-B Soldiers find two large weapons caches
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad , found two large weapons caches during a search in a rural community southeast of Baghdad April 26.
The first cache included five tank mines (two of which were prepared as improvised-explosive devices), two 80 mm mortars, two 60 mm mortars, a suicide vest, a 20 mm rocket prepared as an improvised-explosive device, and an armored vest.
The second cache consisted of 11 250-pound aerial bombs, two 155 mm artillery rounds, eight 120 mm artillery rounds, 10 82 mm mortars, nine 102 mm mortar rounds, 53 rocket-propelled grenades, 22 rocket propelled motors, 31 60 mm mortar charges, four 82 mm mortar charges, a hand grenade, four blasting caps, 40 fuses, three rolls of detonation cord, two rocket-propelled grenade launcher sights, 10 RKG hand grenades, three unidentified rockets, a long range rifle, an improvised-explosive device ready for use, three artillery fuses, a large bag half full of 10-ounce primers, an AK47 rifle, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and five pounds of TNT explosive.
A U.S. explosive ordinance team destroyed the weapons .
Iraqi Soldiers kill suspected terrorist bomb maker
FOB KALSU, Iraq – Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, along with Coalition Forces advisors, conducted an operation near Najaf April 25 in an attempt to detain a suspected terrorist assassin and improvised explosive-device maker.
During the operation, the Iraqi soldiers were attacked by small-arms fire. The IA soldiers returned fire and killed the suspect.
Three other people were detained and later released.
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