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Coalition detains two

May-27-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

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

MOSUL, IRAQ (May 27, 2004) – Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) wounded one terrorist and detained two others wanted for anti-Coalition activities and collected a variety of weapons and munitions Thursday in Northern Iraq.

On the morning of May 26, terrorists attempted to attack a Coalition convoy with an improvised explosive device but failed as it detonated 100 meters behind the convoy injuring nobody. Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment pursed the assailants and detained two people suspected of detonating the roadside bomb while collecting a variety of weapons that included one rocket propelled grenade, two Russian-made RPK rifles, two hand grenades, one AK-47 and a .45 caliber pistol. No Coalition soldiers were injured during search of the building.

A patrol from the 293rd Military Police Company came under attack by six anti-Coalition personnel in the Mosul neighborhood of Bab Al Beez. Soldiers returned fire wounding one of the attackers. No Coalition forces were injured during the attack.

Members of the Coalition for Iraqi Unity, a concerned group of citizens in northwestern Iraq, approached soldiers of 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry north of Sinjar and turned in a large cache of weapons consisting of 115 90mm tank rounds and one 120mm mortar round. The weapons were secured and will be destroyed.

Security personnel from the Mosul Mayor’s office came to soldiers of 1st Battalion, and 23rd Infantry Regiment in northwest Mosul and turned in a RPG at the gate of the Coalition base. Soldiers secured the weapon and moved it to a Coalition munitions destruction facility.

As of today, there are 36 days until the transfer of Iraq’s sovereignty to the Iraqi people. Iraqi security forces, government officials, Coalition forces and the people of northern Iraq will continue to work together 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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