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MNF detain seven, Iraqi Police destroy ordnance

Aug- 6-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (August 6, 2004) – A total of seven individuals suspected of anti-Iraqi activities were detained by Stryker Brigade Combat Team soldiers over the past 24 hours in western Ninevah Province, and Iraqi Police patrols discovered unexploded ordnance in two different locations.

At approximately 10:00 p.m. yesterday, soldiers of 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment conducted a hasty cordon and search of a building in Hammam Alil after three military aged males were observed unloading large military type crates from a vehicle. The crates were not found, but four individuals were detained for questioning.

At approximately 5 a.m. today, a cordon and search operation was conducted by soldiers of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment near the Syrian border. The operation resulted in the detention of three individuals suspected of being part of a smuggling network in western Ninevah Province .

Iraqi Police reported finding several rockets concealed by a pile of rocks on a main supply route near the Syrian border yesterday. An explosive ordnance disposal team from a nearby multinational forces base responded to the request for assistance and reduced the rockets in place with no injuries or damage.

In western Mosul , Iraqi Police discovered unexploded ordnance near the intersection of two main highways yesterday, which was likely the result of hostilities in the area the day before. An Iraqi explosive ordnance disposal team secured the round, which they determined to be an 80mm projectile.

Local citizens are urged to report any unexploded ordnance they find, and to cooperate with security forces by providing information that leads to the capture and arrest of anti-Iraqi forces. Anyone with information should call the Joint Coordination Center in Mosul at 125 or 513462.


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