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Joint Iraqi Police and Coalition operation

May- 8-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

[Link to TFO Press Release]
by Sgt. Joseph Sanchez

MOSUL, IRAQ (May 8, 2004) – Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained four people wanted for anti-Coalition activities and collected a variety of weapons and munitions Friday in Northern Iraq.

Iraqi Police and Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment conducted three cordon and knock operations in the neighborhood of Tal Al Ruman in southwest Mosul and detained four people suspected of conducting an attack against Iraqi Police during the first week of March. All four suspects are in Iraqi Police custody. No injuries were reported during the searches.

The same unit discovered a large weapons cache west of Mosul that consisted of 100 mortars varying in size from 80-100mm while a shoulder-fired surface to air missile was turned over to soldiers by a citizen in south Mosul.

Members of the Coalition for Iraqi Unity, a concerned group of citizens in northwestern Iraq, approached soldiers of 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry in Sinjar and turned in a large cache of weapons consisting of 53 120mm mortar rounds, 45 100mm tank rounds, 611 hand grenades, 192 37mm anti-aircraft artillery rounds, and six 125mm tank rounds.

As of today, there are 55 days until the transfer of Iraqi’s sovereignty to the Iraqi people. Let us continue to work together to show Iraq’s progress toward democracy and to demonstrate to the rest of the world that Mosul is different.

Task Force Olympia continues to work with the citizens and leaders of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous, and democratic nation. Anyone with information about criminal or terrorist activities should inform the Iraqi Police, Coalition forces, or call the Tips Hotline 813-343 or 780-013. To turn in weapons or munitions, contact any Coalition soldier or call the Hotline (813-343) to arrange turn-in.


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