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TFO detains three suspects, collects weapons

Feb-29-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

[Link to CENTCOM Press Release]
February 29, 2004
Release Number: 04-02-54

MOSUL, Iraq - Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) under the operational control of Task Force Olympia detained personnel suspected of anticoalition activities and recovered weapons and other explosives in northern Iraq Saturday.

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon-and-search operation in Hammam Al Alil and detained one person suspected of selling weapons and participating in attacks on Iraqi police. During the operation an enemy grenade exploded, wounding one soldier. The solder is in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon-and-search operation in Mosul and detained one suspect wanted for anticoalition activities. Members of the Coalition for Iraqi Unity, a concerned group of citizens in northwestern Iraq, approached 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment at Sinjar and turned in 143 rocket-propelled-grenade rockets, 60 RPG boosters, two RPG launchers, three hand grenades, 70 122 mm artillery rounds, two 125 mm rounds and 1,362 14.5 mm rounds.

A concerned Iraqi citizen used the Tips Hotline to report the location of two RPG rockets in Mosul, which were subsequently found by soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.


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