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Joint operations continue in Mosul

Aug- 4-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (August 4, 2004) –Today Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) located a cache of 125 25mm rounds and 300 mortar fuses on the northeast side of Mosul. They secured the area until an explosive ordnance disposal team moved the cache to a nearby ammunition supply point.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment (SBCT) conducted two cordon and search operations in the Al Monsour neighborhood in southwest Mosul, where they detained 4 individuals suspected of mortar attacks on multinational forces bases. An RPG sight was also confiscated.

Iraqi Police, Iraqi National Guard and multinational forces soldiers conducted a joint cordon and search operation in the Al Hadba neighborhood of Mosul this morning in search of suspected anti-Iraqi forces cell members. Two individuals believed to be in possession of fake identification cards were detained for questioning.

The joint operations are conducted in an effort to stop the terrorist attacks that have resulted in the death of several Iraqi Security Forces members in recent weeks, and to increase security for the citizens of the northern region of Iraq.

Since the transfer of sovereignty on June 28, Iraqi Security Forces have continued to assume a greater role and level of responsibility for the overall security of the region. They are conducting patrols and operations in the region with support and training from forces of Multinational Brigade-North.


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