Girl's tip foils IED
BAGHDAD , Iraq – A young girl phoned in a tip of a possible roadside bomb to Coalition Forces Jan. 14, potentially saving innocent lives.
The girl reported seeing a white bag in a hole on a road in southeast Baghdad . When Coalition Forces investigated, they found a man hiding in the grass by the road, as well as four masked men in a car. A man carrying an AK-47 and talking on a cell phone was observed walking over to two suspected trigger men who were in the prone position. Attack aviation engaged the terrorists preventing them from carrying out the attack.
Explosive ordnance disposal was called to disable the roadside bomb.
On Jan. 13, Coalition Forces discovered two large weapons caches. The first cache consisted of six 107mm rockets, 10 120mm rockets, one 155mm projectile, five 76mm rockets, one six-foot rocket (purpose unknown), two blasting caps, one roll of detonation cord, one 125mm heat round, 44 122mm projectiles, four 102mm rounds, 12 155mm rounds, two 60mm rounds, one 60mm tube, one G3 rifle, one grease gun, 1 RPK and six 50-pound bags of unknown substance believed to be bomb-making material.
The second cache consisted of two recoilless rifles, one 300-lb. bomb casing, two 500-lb. bomb casings, one artillery casing, one TOW casing, three 10mm mortar casings, 15 rocket casings, 10 60mm casings, 25 multi-sized rocket casings, 30 82mm mortar round casings, 60 60mm mortar casings, one tip of a 135mm casing packed with an unknown substance without primer, and numerous mortar fins, rifle springs and empty magazines.
Slovakian Minister of Defense visits MNDCS
CAMP ECHO , Iraq -- Slovakian Minister of Defense Juraj Liska visited Multinational Division Central South Jan. 14.
Minister Liska and Slovakian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt Gen. Lubomir Bulik attended a meeting with MNDCS Commanding General Piotr Czerwinski, Slovakian soldiers and MNDCS staff officers. The visitors also received a briefing concerning the current situation in the area of MNDCS' responsibility and its role and tasks.
Following the meetings, Liska and Bulik accompanied by the MNDCS commander visited Slovakian troops in Camp Echo , Ad Diwaniyah.
The Slovakian mission in MNDCS is focused on explosives ordnance disposal and engineering operations. There are more than one hundred Slovakians in MNDCS.
Approximately 500 security detainees released from Abu Ghraib
ABU GHRAIB, Iraq – Approximately 500 security detainees were released from Abu Ghraib Theater Internment Facility Jan. 15.
This release and others like it highlight the progress toward democratic governance and the rule of law, demonstrating the involvement of Iraq 's government in the effort to provide both security and justice for all Iraqis.
Those chosen for release are not guilty of serious, violent crimes – such as bombing, torture, kidnapping, or murder – and all have admitted their crimes, renounced violence, and pledged to be good citizens of a democratic Iraq . Their cases were carefully reviewed on an individual basis by a combined board of Iraqi and Coalition officials and decided on in light of Iraq 's ongoing efforts to create peace and stability and build a brighter future for its citizens.
A Task Force Band of Brothers OH 58 Kiowa helicopter refuels at Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq, while conducting a night surveillance mission on Dec. 10, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by Spc Timothy Kingston) (Released)
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