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Coalition detains 14 individuals

Jun-15-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

(Task Force Olympia press release)

Sgt. Joseph Sanchez

MOSUL, IRAQ (June 15, 2004) – Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 14 people wanted for anti-Coalition activities Tuesday in northern Iraq.

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon and search operation in the neighborhood of Al Karama and detained two people suspected of planning and conducting attacks against Iraqi forces. The suspects are in custody and no soldiers were injured during the search.

A cordon and search operation conducted by soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment in the city of Ash Shurah detained 10 people wanted for questioning regarding anti-Iraqi forces activity. The suspects are in custody and no soldiers were injured during the search.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery and the 296th Brigade Support Battalion detained two individuals in possession of a hand grenade in the neighborhood of Al Rissala. The Coalition soldiers responded the region shortly after a Coalition military base came under a mortar attack. The suspects are in custody and no soldiers were injured during the attack or search.

As of today, there are 16 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.


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