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Stryker Brigade Soldiers Detain Suspect

Feb-27-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

[Link to CJTF7 Press Release]

MOSUL, Iraq - Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, under the operational control of Task Force Olympia, detained one suspect and continued ongoing weapons-collection operations over the past 24 hours in northern Iraq. Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon-and-knock operation early this morning in Qayyarah and detained one subject wanted for anti-coalition activities.

Members of the Coalition for Iraqi Unity, a concerned group of citizens in northwestern Iraq, approached 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment Thursday and turned in 39 rocket-propelled-grenade rounds, 10 RPG boosters, three RPG launchers, one RPG sight, two 155 mm artillery rounds, three 82 mm mortar rounds, 256 60 mm mortar rounds, 15 120 mm mortar rounds, one antipersonnel mine, nine blasting caps, 500 7.62 mm rounds, 124 14.5 mm rounds, 360 40 mm rounds and 90 rifle-propelled smoke grenades.

A concerned Iraqi citizen came to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment headquarters in Tall Afar Thursday and turned in one RPG launcher, an antiaircraft gun and 200 anti-aircraft gun rounds. Anyone with information about criminal or terrorist activities should inform Iraqi police or coalition forces or call the Tips Hotline at 813-343 or 780-013. To turn in weapons or munitions, contact any coalition soldier or call the hotline at 813-343.

Release #040227c


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