IA soldiers detain 2 terrorists, seize weapons, MND-B Soldiers find, disarm 3 IEDs
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, detained two suspected terrorists near Mahmudiyah at approximately 10 a.m. today.
IA soldiers detained the suspects after witnessing them carrying more weapons than the law allows.
In a separate incident, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, found an improvised-explosive device on the side of the road in Baghdad’s Doura neighborhood at approximately 10:45 a.m. today.
Upon further investigation, the team found three unexploded IEDs. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team destroyed the explosives without incident or casualties.
Coalition Force conducts raid on compound
BAGHDAD – Coalition Force personnel detained an individual at the residence of Dr. Adnan al Dulaymi in Baghdad Sept. 29. The detained individual is suspected of involvement in the planning of a multi-vehicle suicide operation inside Baghdad’s International Zone.
Credible intelligence indicates the individual, a member of Dr. Dulaymi’s personal security detachment, and seven members of the detained individual’s cell were in the final stages of launching a series of VBIED attacks inside the International Zone, possibly involving suicide vests.
Coalition Force personnel detained the individual without incident, securing the area without physically entering the residence of Dr. al Dulaymi at any point. They did search the security trailer and the suspect’s vehicle.
The detained individual has links to the VBIED network operating in the southern area of Baghdad. He is believed to be a member of the al-Qaida in Iraq group.
Iraqi Army Conducts Raid to Capture Terrorist Tied to Kidnapping, Murder of Iraqi Civilians - Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
BAGHDAD – Specially trained Iraqi Army forces conducted an early-morning raid today to capture a suspected terrorist involved in the kidnapping and murder of Iraqi civilians in northeast Baghdad.
Iraqi forces, with coalition advisers, conducted the operation to detain an individual believed connected to illegal armed groups and involved in improvised explosive device attacks targeting innocent Iraqi civilians, Iraqi forces and U.S. forces.
The operation was conducted as part of Operation Together Forward with the goal of capturing criminals inciting sectarian violence, denying them sanctuary, and providing for a safe and secure Iraq.
MND-B Soldiers seize large weapons cache
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, seized a large weapons cache northwest of Baghdad at approximately 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
The cache consisted of 141 rocket-propelled grenades, 150 RPG boosters, 186 fuses, 50 grenade bodies and a missile warhead.
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team destroyed the weapons.
MND-B transfers control of FOB Duke to ISF
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO
FOB KALSU, Iraq – Iraqi officials and Multi-National Division – Baghdad leaders transferred responsibility of Forward Operating Base Duke to Iraqi Security Forces during a press conference at the base Sunday.
Col. John Tully, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, officially signed documents to transfer the FOB to the Ministry of Interior, which was represented by Maj. Gen. Hussein Aooyiz Al Ghazali, commander, 5th Department of Border Enforcement, and Asaad Sultan Abu Gelal, the Najaf governor.
The transfer of the FOB follows an Iraqi in the Lead ceremony during the past week in which Iraqi Security Forces assumed operational control for the northern Babil province and security of the cities of Al Iskandariyah, Haswah and Al Khudi from 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT.
The FOB and operational area transitions are part of a plan to eventually turn over all southern provinces to the Iraqi government and military control as the ISF continues to grow into a viable force, said Maj. Jeff Avolio, ISF liaison officer, 2nd BCT.
“The turn over of these FOBs and operational areas is a key indicator of ISF success,” he added.
Before the press conference began, Tully and Hussein signed a property release, which signifies the beginning of 5th DBE’s ownership and assuming responsibility for the security of the FOB as well as the border security of areas that extend from the Iraq-Saudi Arabian border, to the southern portion of the An-Anbar province, and through the Najaf and Al Muthanna provinces, ending at the Iraq and Kuwait border.
The FOB transfers mark significant steps towards normalcy and the transition to full Iraqi control, especially with the large area the 5th DBE is responsible for, said Tully.
“This is a significant step in the ISF stepping to the lead in the Najaf province,” he said. “The turnover of FOB Duke to the border patrol shows the ISF is strong and able to handle the security of Najaf. The Najaf province continues to be an example for the rest of Iraq because of its leadership, like Governor Assad and Gen Hussein.”
Coalition Forces will not have a permanent presence in the province, but will continue to help train and equip the ISF on a weekly basis so it can continue growing stronger, Tully concluded.
Assad echoed Tully’s confidence in the ability of the ISF to provide security in the province, saying the ceremony is a historical day and it stands as proof that Coalition Forces are confident in the ISF’s ability to secure the province on its own.
Assad asked the sons of Najaf to stand with ISF and provide a new life, free from the oppression of the old regime, and to support the prime minister.
“We are the Najaf people. We support them, and we stand with them against the terrorists,” he concluded.
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