Iraqi Soldiers, MNDCS catch terrorists
CAMP ECHO , Iraq -- Iraqi Soldiers from 8th Iraqi Army Division supported by Multinational Division Central-South Soldiers detained four suspected terrorists Jan. 10 in the Diwaniyah province.
The Soldiers conducted a cordon and search operation in a small village in the southern part of Diwaniyah province. Two terrorists were killed and four were detained during the operation.
One MNDCS soldier was wounded during the operation. He was immediately transported to a Coalition Forces medical facility. His condition is stable. The Soldier's next of kin was informed about incident.
The terrorists are suspected of murder, kidnapping and selling drugs.
Five weapons caches discovered in northern Iraq
TIKRIT, Iraq – Task Force Band of Brothers Soldiers continue to have success tracking down and seizing weapons and explosives before they can be used by terrorists and anti-Iraqi forces throughout northern Iraq . Five caches were uncovered in the area Jan. 9.
The largest discovery of the day was made during a raid by local police and Soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division along with U.S. troops from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division near Muqdadiyah. More than 100 artillery and mortar rounds were discovered along with 20 rockets. An explosives ordnance disposal team will conduct a controlled detonation to dispose of the cache.
Soldiers from 3rd HBCT also discovered a cache of bomb-making materials near Logistics Support Area Anaconda, southeast of Balad. The Soldiers were investigating a suspected IED when they noticed detonating cord running to a nearby house. The home was searched resulting in the discovery.
Another large cache was discovered by Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team southwest of Kirkuk . The patrol discovered about 80 mortar rounds and several large artillery shells.
A separate 1st BCT patrol operating north of Kirkuk found a cache of 30 mortar rounds and two rocket-propelled grenade warheads. An EOD team destroyed the weapons at the site.
Acting on a tip, troops from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division teamed with Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and local police to raid a house near Tal Afar. The security forces found a variety of IED-making materials in a portion of the house that was extremely well hidden.
A tip also led Soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team to a cache in Mosul . The troopers found 16 mortar rounds and several detonating fuses hidden in a local cemetery. The rounds were taken to a nearby military base for disposal.
Terrorists blow themselves up, gunmen lose battles
TIKRIT, Iraq – Two terrorist bombers and two gunmen were killed during a series of unrelated incidents throughout northern Iraq Jan. 9.
Two terrorists were killed in Samarra early in the evening Jan. 9 when an IED they were attempting to emplace detonated prematurely.
In a separate incident near Samarra , Soldiers killed one man and captured another during a brief engagement after the gunmen fired at their patrol.
Accurate return fire from the patrol killed one and forced the other to run away, but the Soldiers chased and quickly apprehended the man.
A lone gunman was also killed the morning of Jan. 9 after shooting at a joint Iraqi and U.S. patrol near Balad. The man began firing at the patrol as it approached the building he was in and the patrol returned fire, killing the gunman. The Soldiers searched the building and seized a variety of IED-making materials.
A joint mission by Iraqi and Coalition Soldiers in Mosul resulted in the detainment of a man who was attempting to follow the Soldiers as they moved through a residential neighborhood. The man was questioned by the Iraqi Soldiers and detained after he tested positive for explosives residue.
Soldiers from HHB 4-3 20 field artillery, 101st Division and Iraqi police officers search a greenhouse during operation Battle Hawk in the Zafaraniyah District, on the 29 December 2005. Battle Hawk was a joint operation between 3rd Division; 101st Division and the Iraqi Police in search for possible weapon caches.
(U.S. Army photo by Specialist Teddy Wade)
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