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ING Soldiers detain 12 in search

Aug- 5-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL , IRAQ ( August 5, 2004 ) – During a cordon and search in Mosul to detain terrorists operating in the city, Iraqi National Guard soldiers detained 12 suspected terrorists and confiscated the bodies of two others. Iraqi Police detained one suspected terrorist and identified an explosive device in a vehicle and reduced it.

At approximately 9:45 p.m. yesterday, Iraqi Police detained one suspected terrorist who was intercepted as he and two others were disembarking from a boat on the Tigris River . The terrorists were attempting to enter the Oprawi Hotel on the banks of the river in northeastern Mosul . One terrorist was seen throwing his rifle into the river after being spotted. The other two suspected terrorists escaped. In a separate incident, Iraqi Police identified an abandoned vehicle in central Mosul that contained an improvised explosive device. Iraqi explosive ordnance disposal teams reduced the bomb without injury or damage.

At approximately 10:30 p.m. yesterday, soldiers of the 101st Iraqi National Guard Battalion conducted a cordon and search of a butcher shop in Mosul suspected of harboring terrorists. During the search, National Guard soldiers identified and detained 12 suspected terrorists. They also took custody of the remains of two other suspected terrorists. The detainees have been turned over to authorities for further questioning.

Following a day of coordinated attacks on Iraqi security and multinational forces in Mosul in which the Iraqi National Guard and Iraqi Police quickly quelled the attacks, the continuing success of local security forces underscores their increasing capacity to maintain order and security in the Ninevah Province region.


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